iPhone 16 Pro Max Camera problems: Blue smudges, lines, etc. [MERGED]

[lee82gx]

My unit never have had this issue in iOS 18.1.1 and all versions below: in all the full dark shots @ 30 sec exposure the ISO was around 10k - 12k.
Once I have updated to 18.2 and above, the ISO for the same test shots went down to 6400 and also blue / red smudges started appearing.

Sorry to hear that, I don't have the pleasure to know what happens to those originally unaffected but seems like everyone is now on the purple boat. TBF, I am having a 1/8 chance of having a pure black picture if the camera decides to do so with a lower ISO. But the darker the scene, the likelier it will resort to high ISO and that is confirmed to be purple.

With a moderately super dark scene (No idea how to quantify), such as under a few blankets or in a drawer that leaks light etc, I have from time to time drawn a pure black picture.

As usual in real life you will hardly have a pure black scene anyway and I feel that it should be the case of the very dark and maybe there are cases where you will have good luck with ISO2500, 1500, etc that begets you a better chance of no purple.

Anyway its a shoddy job, I have gotten over my grief with Apple, I am really tempted to trade in for a 17 Pro and testing every unit while at the store and just ripping through unit after unit to get a pure black one or if not I will just return everything to the store without a purchase! That will be my revenge.

 

[jajo.j]

Sorry to hear that, I don't have the pleasure to know what happens to those originally unaffected but seems like everyone is now on the purple boat.

My 16 Pro Max on 18.3.1 is unaffected and has been from start. Updates didn't change the performance of my phone.

 

[Furrr]

Just got my 16 pro max yesterday, January build, and is full of blue and purple smudges when taking pictures in the dark.

And sometimes a group of I guess hot pixels:

The 16 pro max is 1 day old. This is just ridiculous.

 

[lee82gx]

Just got my 16 pro max yesterday, January build, and is full of blue and purple smudges when taking pictures in the dark.View attachment 2489134

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And sometimes a group of I guess hot pixels:

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The 16 pro max is 1 day old. This is just ridiculous.

Have you double checked, is your last photo from the ultra wide camera instead of the main camera?

 

[ToddH]

Just got my 16 pro max yesterday, January build, and is full of blue and purple smudges when taking pictures in the dark.View attachment 2489134

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And sometimes a group of I guess hot pixels:

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The 16 pro max is 1 day old. This is just ridiculous.

I have a warranty replacement iPhone that was delivered to me in January and it has a lot of blue smudges like that as well. It’s not warranty replacement because of that but because of Camera focusing issues. Anyway, whenever I shoot images at night in darkness outside, none of that blue smudgy Amp glow shows up on any of my photos. You probably may not see it either. I’ve even taken photos in my bedroom at night with ISO reaching 6400 and there’s are no blue smudges visible during a 30” second exposure.

 

[Furrr]

Have you double checked, is your last photo from the ultra wide camera instead of the main camera?

Last picture is ultra wide. Does it matter? Please explain! 👍🏻👍🏻 Even if it’s the ultra wide, it looks like hot pixels. Am I missing something?

Also, in some pictures made with the main fusion camera, some dots can be seen.
Im not sure but isn't it possible the dots are from the lidar? If so, isn't it possible that the lidar is the cause of the blue streaks?

 

[lee82gx]

Last picture is ultra wide. Does it matter? Please explain! 👍🏻👍🏻 Even if it’s the ultra wide, it looks like hot pixels right? Am I missing something?

Also, in some pictures made with the main fusion camera, some dots can be seen.
Im not sure but isn't it possible the dots are from the lidar? If so, isn't it possible that the lidar is the cause of the blue streaks?

1. Ultra wide is capable of the pure black pictures in 30s. For everyone that I know. 1.1 the hot pixels are not a big problem every camera has it.

The dots on the main camera is due to lidar. This is because you are taking pictures of the darkness with too close a subject and it is reflecting the lidar dots

Move further from the item in front of the camera when testing.

Without the dots we all also have plenty of purple. My wife’s iPhone 15 pro will not have enough patches of purple even if the lidar dots are close enough to be captured during the 30s dark exposure.

 

[Furrr]

While some hot pixels are to be expected this is just to many.
Ultra wide 30 sec exposure iso 1600:

 

[Furrr]

This is 100% normal. Perfect result.

Little late to the party but an image full of hot pixels is not normal.