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Apple Publicly Responds to Complaints of Purple Lens Flare on iPhone 5 Photos
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This is a non-issue. Any DSLR user worth his salt uses a UV or similar filter when shooting. Just take one of those and using tape or a rubber band secure it to your phone. Mission accomplished.
So as you say, who having iMap issues they are idiots? really?
or there is any posts, that says
" My camera sucks thats why not getting right direction and find a nearest pub (in UK)"
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So it is Samsungs fault now??? wow wow we wow
So basically... you're holding it the wrong way
hahahaha!!
Was about to say just that!
we are aren't we...
Personally, ya,, putting the blame on a camera, that didn't get any of this attention in the 4s, since this "purple" affects some users, not all..
If it was a design defect, don't you think it would be ALL iPhone 5's that would have a flaw ?
Therefore, it has to be the users, (or can also be unique to those users iPhone's need replacing).
Apart from that, there is nothing else.
I still blame the change to sapphire, though as a culprit.
I just noticed that it is difficult to hear my iPhone 4 when making a call using the iPhone hands-free speaker, while I am in my car with the stereo turned up really loud. I think there is something wrong with the iPhone 4 speaker.
I also noticed that when I take a picture of the sun, it just comes out all white.
Seriously, purple flare indicates something with the lens. If you want a better camera, go buy a better camera. iPhone camera is not high quality in my opinion, and there are probably better cameras on other phones.
I also noticed that when I take a picture of the sun, it just comes out all white.
Seriously, purple flare indicates something with the lens. If you want a better camera, go buy a better camera. iPhone camera is not high quality in my opinion, and there are probably better cameras on other phones.
Maybe I've missed something - but I think the point in those complaining has nothing at all to do with stupidity or the fact that even DSLRs have issues when pointing directly at the sun. The point some were trying to make is - side by side - the iPhone 4S vs the 5 are not exhibiting the same quality image.
So isn't the "debate" whether or not the new camera is 100% an improvement over the older one?
So isn't the "debate" whether or not the new camera is 100% an improvement over the older one?
It's not the fact that there is a purple haze, it's the fact how much easier it is to get it in the iPhone 5.
Has anyone actually compared lens flare of the iPhone 5 with that of an iPhone 4 or 4S or Samsung SIII or others? That would be the only way to have a valid criticism of the performance of the new camera in my view.
Just so that people can see this isn't only occurring when the camera is aimed directly at the sun or a bright light, here's a pic I shot earlier today with my 5. Notice the purple near the upper edge. If I had panned upward a bit more in this shot you would see bright blue sky, but no sun. I've owned/used many cameras and none exhibits this much of a purple artifact. I'm very familiar with "purple fringing" and deal with it regularly when taking pics with my 5D Mk II. As any photographer should, I know the limits of my equipment and work around them. But there is a point where the equipment has to be given some blame. The issue here isn't black and white either, or I guess I should say purple and not purple. It's a spectrum. Some cameras/lenses are truly excellent, others are just awful, but then in the middle are many many shades of...gray. Don't get me wrong, I'm a huge fan of Apple, but I don't want to give them permission to get sloppy, which is essentially what you are doing when you place all of the blame on the user.
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There's absolutely nothing wrong with the camera...IMHO it's stunning what kind of photo quality that can be achieved with the new iphone 5...There's a thread in the iphone forum with just pictures taken with the iphone 5 and they look spectacular...
Can't Macrumors do something about the scaling down of photos ..... *edits*
If the above post is true, then explain why it doesn't happen on the 4s, if these are spose to be the same camera.
*who's the guy in the hoodie* .. i'm sure people would of loved to know they've been shot and uploaded.
*edits*If the above post is true, then explain why it doesn't happen on the 4s, if these are spose to be the same camera.
*who's the guy in the hoodie* .. i'm sure people would of loved to know they've been shot and uploaded.
After reading this I was about to type the following:
Before hitting submit reply, I decided to try it on my old point and shoot digital camera.... To my surprise, the purple haze was there too.
I have similar lighting in my kitchen and I've been trying my butt off to get anything close to your photo. And why are your lights off?
