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So my dad got the IP5, Pictures are Purple!

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Mitheone

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So disappointed with apple right now. My dads first iphone and the Camera is giving him these purple hazes 80% of the time. My dad loves taking photos, he got the 64gb version. I can't believe apple wouldn't test it before releasing it to the public. I'm so mad and my dad probably won't ever get an apple product again.

Apple needs to fix this!
 
I tried mine after reading about it and I can reproduce the problem but only holding it a very specific way, trying to make it happen. I looked back at all the pictures I've taken so far and none of them have the purple.
 
MVallee said:
I tried mine after reading about it and I can reproduce the problem but only holding it a very specific way, trying to make it happen. I looked back at all the pictures I've taken so far and none of them have the purple.
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You think my dads holding it wrong?
 
Mitheone said:
So disappointed with apple right now. My dads first iphone and the Camera is giving him these purple hazes 80% of the time. My dad loves taking photos, he got the 64gb version. I can't believe apple wouldn't test it before releasing it to the public. I'm so mad and my dad probably won't ever get an apple product again.

Apple needs to fix this!
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The same thing happens on the iPhone 4S and iPhone 4. It's just the lens glare. If it's such a problem, return it and get a replacement. Takes all of 10 minutes.
 
Mitheone said:
So disappointed with apple right now. My dads first iphone and the Camera is giving him these purple hazes 80% of the time. My dad loves taking photos, he got the 64gb version. I can't believe apple wouldn't test it before releasing it to the public. I'm so mad and my dad probably won't ever get an apple product again.

Apple needs to fix this!
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can you post some of the pics so we can see what you're talking about?
 
MVallee said:
:rolleyes:

No, all I'm saying is that personally, I've only had it happen when trying to make it happen. Angling the phone the right way until I see purple. All my normal pictures are fine.
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Same here. Those who experience it under normal experiences can get warranty service or, idunno invest in a Lumia.
 
Happens to me if there's a light source on the edge of the photo, but correcting my angle fixes it. I don't see this being a huge issue, I thought it was actually a common effect on lenses. Chromatic aberration?
 
Mitheone said:
So disappointed with apple right now. My dads first iphone and the Camera is giving him these purple hazes 80% of the time. My dad loves taking photos, he got the 64gb version. I can't believe apple wouldn't test it before releasing it to the public. I'm so mad and my dad probably won't ever get an apple product again.

Apple needs to fix this!
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I think you need to put things into perspective, exchange it, move on. Focus on the things in life that are important.
 
OP: Definitely get it returned and a camera that makes him happy. No insult to your dad but I went from carburetor / distributer to that big one piece thing under the hood. But I still expect the dependability of two screws even when I get something with a computer chip. This is cutting edge technology and considering the number they've shipped, even the large number of complaints on the forums is a tiny percentage.

I expect colored lens flares on coated lenses. I'm not the "pics or it didnt happen guy" but can you post some pics? (And be ready for the comments). I upgraded to the 4S and will probably upgrade to the 5 specifically for the camera improvements and I'm interested in the behavior. Or I can probably find some on-line.

Disregard the pic request. Plenty of examples out there. :)
 
I have this problem too. Maybe its the new sapphire crystal

Here is an article detailing the problem.

12.09.26-PurpleHaze-2.jpg
 
This has always been around, but it is more pronounced on the iPhone 5.

This was taken with a 4S.
 

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