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So the camera is flawed? [purple halo/haze] [merged]

canadianpj said:
I can see it can happen in a 4S but out of the hundreds of photos I took with the 4S I got no purple. With the 5 I have it in a number of photos already. This is not right to me.
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I've been unable to experience the issue no matter how many photos or angles I use on my Iphone 5.
 
I did call AppleCare a few minutes ago, They did contact the engineering dept again and said the official word was it was the normal properties of this particular camera set and even if I returned it for another it would be the same. They are tracking it though so if you fall into the camp that is hoping apple will try something to make it less objectionable... You should at least call and let them log your complaint 800-694-7466
 
Or...we can all try taking better pictures and stop aiming our phone at direct light, with or without the purple haze the picture is still bad..
 
RenoG said:
Or...we can all try taking better pictures and stop aiming our phone at direct light, with or without the purple haze the picture is still bad..
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You realize it's not really that simple right? No, probably not.

I understand not pointing at the sun but let's say you go to a indoor football game with all those lights or such? Want to take photos and not get purple haze? Good luck.
 
Cookisnfooty....it is post like yours that make me wonder if there is a variation of chips out there.... I have two iphone5s and it is quite easy for both of them to bloom purple across a third of the screen.... Just get them near any light source and its there
 
This is, without question, the most ridiculous thread we've had here in months.

Grip up, people. You didn't buy a DSLR. You bought a phone that has what amounts to a toy camera in it. Like it or not, the iPhone camera shares more in common with a Holga than a Canon or Nikon point and shoot. The limitations of a micro camera like this one are to be expected. Stop blaming Apple for your own photographic ignorance.
 
Mercury7 said:
Cookisnfooty....it is post like yours that make me wonder if there is a variation of chips out there.... I have two iphone5s and it is quite easy for both of them to bloom purple across a third of the screen.... Just get them near any light source and its there
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There probably is fortunately no scuffs and no issues here phew
 
As a curiosity I took a Hoya clear uv lens protector off my canon. Set up a shot were the purple was blooming and held the filter over the lens.... Pretty substantial difference.... You could still see it but it looked more like the 4s.... Makes me think a lens coating may be the culprit....
 
Surf Monkey said:
This is, without question, the most ridiculous thread we've had here in months.

Grip up, people. You didn't buy a DSLR. You bought a phone that has what amounts to a toy camera in it. Like it or not, the iPhone camera shares more in common with a Holga than a Canon or Nikon point and shoot. The limitations of a micro camera like this one are to be expected. Stop blaming Apple for your own photographic ignorance.
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Wow, getting sick of these replies I think. Hold on while I look through my 4S photos and cannot find any purple flare and yet the less than 20 I have from my 5 I can find it easily.

Must all be in my mind. Guess I should learn how to take pictures.
 
Wonder if they make a transparent uv film that would not effect image quality, that would be a quick fix and be fine with me since the phone only needs to last a year or two.... Any photography buffs know of such a product?
 
Mercury7 said:
Wonder if they make a transparent uv film that would not effect image quality, that would be a quick fix and be fine with me since the phone only needs to last a year or two.... Any photography buffs know of such a product?
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SGP has a "lens hood" for the iPhone. I tried it, but it falls off too easily, IMO.
 
Surf Monkey said:
This is, without question, the most ridiculous thread we've had here in months.

Grip up, people. You didn't buy a DSLR. You bought a phone that has what amounts to a toy camera in it. Like it or not, the iPhone camera shares more in common with a Holga than a Canon or Nikon point and shoot. The limitations of a micro camera like this one are to be expected. Stop blaming Apple for your own photographic ignorance.
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Precisely, I still like my Sony Cybershoot (with Zeiss lens). My iphone is fine for what it is.
 
I think it would have to be a film to place between the case and the lense to be functional for me... I am excited though that the filter worked.... Surely a thin uv film exist to try... Who ever makes it might make some money

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I thought an optical shop might be able to coat it but not crazy about anything I couldn't remove
 
I just found this... Although I am scared of anything that says virtually lol either it's transparent or its not lol
http://www.edmundoptics.com/optics/optical-filters/longpass-edge-filters/flexible-thin-film-uv-filters/1873
 
Just wrote edmunds to try to get a sample.... Explained what I was doing, ill pat the reply if positive
 
Just a follow up... Went out and took another uv filter off a old camcorder I had... This one is a tiffen, lens flare gone! Apparently any uv filter will work, I think the tiffen actually worked better than the Hoya
 
Ok... To much time on my hands ;)... Do I did call AppleCare again and had them document the results of the uv filter test. It would be interesting if the camera parts supplier did not coat the lenses like they were suppose to.... Hard to think of a reason why apple would delete the coating that they had on the 4s ... And if it was simply a large batch that did not get coated it would explain why so many people can't replicate it or consider it a non issue because the flaring is not as bad with coatings
 
Yeah, u got 14 days...time will tell if the uv coating thing was on all or some.... If it is some then I would expect a fix/exchange , if it is all then we are probably stuck finding uv filter for it... For those of us who care anyway
 
Surf Monkey said:
This is, without question, the most ridiculous thread we've had here in months.

Grip up, people. You didn't buy a DSLR. You bought a phone that has what amounts to a toy camera in it. Like it or not, the iPhone camera shares more in common with a Holga than a Canon or Nikon point and shoot. The limitations of a micro camera like this one are to be expected. Stop blaming Apple for your own photographic ignorance.
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LOL... :eek:

and Holga's are lots of fun (though I prefer old Polaroids)... :D

My "quick take" ;) - it's that weird Sapphire lens thingie as a contributor... cameras generally don't have that.
 
Theory busted.... Further test reveal the uv filter is muting colors making the purple appear lighter.... Back to the drawing board
 
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