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I think there was a thread here on the disadvantages of all the software processing in phone cameras today. I had a similar experience trying to capture the ora

I think there was a thread here on the disadvantages of all the software processing in phone cameras today. I had a similar experience trying to capture the orange skies when the wildfires were raging here in California. My iPhone corrected every single image to remove the orange and replace it with a dark gray sky. It looked more overcast than apocalyptic. But I'm not fully against the idea of shipping some of those algorithms in a DSLR, especially the Pixel's low light photography.

gomox 6y ago
I would be surprised if any other auto white balance camera (basically any digital camera on the market) didn't do the same in that situation.
crazygringo 6y ago
What you're describing is the problem with auto white balance, which affects phone cameras and webcams equally. Often it works well, but sometimes (like in your case) it fails disastrously. Unfortunately the iPhone (and Mac's built-in FaceTime) cameras have no option to manually set the white balance. You need to use third-party apps/webcams to handle it.
- ValentineC 6y ago
  > Unfortunately the iPhone (and Mac's built-in FaceTime) cameras have no option to manually set the white balance. I think the new iPhones ship with native ProRAW support, which might mean that the built-in Photos app would be able to access the same amount of imaging data that a specialised RAW editor could in prior versions.
mrkstu 6y ago
Apple ProRaw should allow best of both worlds: https://www.techradar.com/news/what-is-apple-proraw-the-new-photo-format-coming-to-iphone-12-pro-explained https://www.techradar.com/news/what-is-apple-proraw-the-new-...
SketchySeaBeast 6y ago
Does iPhone not have a pro mode? On my Samsung phone I put it into pro, adjusted the white-balance inside and then pointed my camera outside.
- pat2man 6y ago
  Nope, all you get is exposure controls. Third party apps like Halide fill in the gaps here quite well, but sadly you can't make them your primary camera.

gomox 6y ago

I would be surprised if any other auto white balance camera (basically any digital camera on the market) didn't do the same in that situation.

crazygringo 6y ago

What you're describing is the problem with auto white balance, which affects phone cameras and webcams equally. Often it works well, but sometimes (like in your case) it fails disastrously. Unfortunately the iPhone (and Mac's built-in FaceTime) cameras have no option to manually set the white balance. You need to use third-party apps/webcams to handle it.

ValentineC 6y ago
> Unfortunately the iPhone (and Mac's built-in FaceTime) cameras have no option to manually set the white balance. I think the new iPhones ship with native ProRAW support, which might mean that the built-in Photos app would be able to access the same amount of imaging data that a specialised RAW editor could in prior versions.

mrkstu 6y ago

Apple ProRaw should allow best of both worlds: https://www.techradar.com/news/what-is-apple-proraw-the-new-photo-format-coming-to-iphone-12-pro-explained https://www.techradar.com/news/what-is-apple-proraw-the-new-...

SketchySeaBeast 6y ago

Does iPhone not have a pro mode? On my Samsung phone I put it into pro, adjusted the white-balance inside and then pointed my camera outside.

pat2man 6y ago
Nope, all you get is exposure controls. Third party apps like Halide fill in the gaps here quite well, but sadly you can't make them your primary camera.