Whenever I take a photo of a light source with the back camera of my 6s, there is an annoying oval shape. This happens during the "preview" before actually taking the photo too. This only happens when the light source is actually in frame, and the shape moves accordingly (pictures attached). I was wondering if this was normal, and if anyone else has had this issue? Cleaning the outside glass has no effect. I have a Genius bar appointment booked for later, but my warranty expired just over a month ago... However as I'm in the UK would this be covered by the EU consumer laws?
It is normal. This is an internal reflection inside the lens. Not much that can be done as these lenses are so compact it is hard to stop them. In a large camera lens there are black paint baffles that help control this but even the best lenses can show these reflections under some conditions.
Ah ok, thank you for the info Just wondered as I had never noticed it before and thought something had gone wrong (I always assumed the usual flare was the streaks of light, not shapes)
I'm afraid it didn't. Also the s6 and s7 do not exhibit this problem either. This is one of the main things I don't like about the iphones camera.
you should not take pictures of the sun, it will mess up any lens. if you want to do that you need like an ND filter or something like they use on real lenses.
I find this annoying on my 7+. It's really noticeable in low light conditions. I know it's not Apple's fault, and could be a limit to tiny camera technology. But it's interesting on their promo videos how there is no artifacts / flares.
don't know. its easier to tell on dslr's/mirrorless cameras if the sensor got damaged. you can try to take a video in normal conditions and see if you notice anything weird.