Lightroom Camera Images are Blurry

[mikebrodt]

I recently updated Lightroom CC on my iPhone X and iPad Pro to version 3.4.0, and I noticed that the images that I take with the camera built into Lightroom seem to come out blurry. I’ve tried multiple modes and they all seem to yield the same result. I’ve tried taking pictures with the regular camera app and the images are not blurry. Also, images that I import from my DSLR are not blurry. Has anyone else been experiencing this?

[cmgap]

Hi Mike,

Can you set up a tabletop shot and take the same image with both the Lr camera and the iPhone app? Please post a screen shot of them side by side. When you take the photo be sure to hold your finger of the spot that you are focusing on so that it is the same with both camera apps.

[Jao vdL]

Please show an example. The lightroom camera is a little more likely than the built-in camera app to give you images that have camera shake in them as it is meant to give you more control and therefore doesn't "think for you" as much as the built-in app and by default doesn't use the LED to light up stuff when you are underexposing, etc. The options on the other hand give you more control of exposure, focus, etc. but you have to spend more time controlling those. It is also possible that you are simply not focusing the camera. Tap on what you want the Lightroom camera to focus and expose for when you are taking a picture.

[Charlie.D]

Hi Michael

As others have said, a screenshot may help us understand what's going on.  My guess is that after capturing images in Lightroom Mobile's camera, you may be tapping on the thumb that appears in the camera -- this shows the last image captured.  This Review mode indeed shows images at a lesser resolution than the actual final image.  Can you confirm what happens when you exit the camera and open the image in Edit or Info views?  They should be as sharp as images from the iOS native Camera app or DSLR imports). 

Thanks,

Charlie

[mikebrodt]

Charlie.D so sorry for the delay in responding. I've attached screenshots of an an object I took a picture of on my desk. Same light, same distance. I also attached the screenshots of the camera settings for comparison. All of these images are taken with a fully updated iPhone X.

1. The first image was taken using the camera built into Lightroom using the Auto settings and the telephoto lens
2. The second is a screenshot of the Lightroom camera
3. The third is the same image taken with the native camera app using the default settings and the telephoto lens
4. The fourth is a screenshot of the native camera

I should note, that the camera in Lightroom is not blurry 100% of the time, and I have only had this a problem since I updated to the latest version. I've taken some wonderful shots with the Lightroom camera before.

[Jao vdL]

These are clearly out of focus both. The autofocus behavior  is different in the Lightroom app then in the native app

[Jao vdL · Accepted solution]

Ah playing with it a bit it is clear that the Lightroom camera is not able focus automatically at close distance. You have to use the manual focus to get close. Hadn’t noticed that but you are right. The native camera focuses just fine at those distances.

[mikebrodt]

You are right, thanks for the feedback. I'm glad to know that it wasn't just me losing my mind. It would be great if Adobe could match the focus distance. I'll try filing it as a bug. In the meantime, at least there is a workaround.