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

whitesand said:
I know...This is not a defect...Seems like folks are making up defects and they have no idea what they are talking about..
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Please enlighten me on how to get this to happen on my 4S because I've reviewed about 1,000 pictures that I've taken and it isn't in one of them. My co-worker showed me about 20 pictures he's taken since he got his 5 and it's all over the place.

People are too quick to jump on stuff like this in general, but this looks like a pretty serious problem to me.
 
May I point out how funny it is that a lot of us who are posting examples of purple haze are taking photos of the flourescent lighting above our cubicles...

;P
 
From my 4S
 

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whitesand said:
I know...This is not a defect...Seems like folks are making up defects and they have no idea what they are talking about..
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And what is your expertise ?

KPOM said:
All cameras are susceptible to this to some degree. It seems the lens in the iPhone 5 is a bit more susceptible to this, but is better in other respects. It's a compromise. Maybe Apple might make some silent design changes (such as adding a polarizing filter to the lens) but that may have other consequences. In the meantime, note that it appears in the view finder screen, so if it does, just tilt the camera away from the light a bit.
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"It's a compromise"​

Not me. I don't want compromises. I want it to work well over the other iphones that it replaces. Period.


Edited: Do I ever wish I had the correct cable to transfer my test photos (Cannot), but I just took a few pictures with my Samsung Flip Phone of some objects with the Sun next to it and other bright sources with absolutely no purple anything...Not one bit. This is from a cheap phone
 
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And this was taken with my ~$3000 DSLR setup... Maybe I need to get a refund... :rolleyes:

This "defect" happens in ALL cameras... It does, however, get worse with lower end cameras with small sensors such as point and shoot and camera phones. This is not anything new.
 

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mplenhart said:
Please enlighten me on how to get this to happen on my 4S because I've reviewed about 1,000 pictures that I've taken and it isn't in one of them. My co-worker showed me about 20 pictures he's taken since he got his 5 and it's all over the place.

People are too quick to jump on stuff like this in general, but this looks like a pretty serious problem to me.
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go ahead.....make my day

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Hammie said:
And this was taken with my ~$3000 DSLR setup... Maybe I need to get a refund... :rolleyes:

This "defect" happens in ALL cameras... It does, however, get worse with lower end cameras with small sensors such as point and shoot and camera phones. This is not anything new.
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I think you will find that is an Alien craft coming to get all tractor drivers.
 
Hammie said:
And this was taken with my ~$3000 DSLR setup... Maybe I need to get a refund... :rolleyes:

This "defect" happens in ALL cameras... It does, however, get worse with lower end cameras with small sensors such as point and shoot and camera phones. This is not anything new.
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Beam me Scotty!
 
SR45 said:
And what is your expertise ?




"It's a compromise"​

Not me. I don't want compromises. I want it to work well over the other iphones that it replaces. Period.


Edited: Do I ever wish I had the correct cable to transfer my test photos (Cannot), but I just took a few pictures with my Samsung Flip Phone of some objects with the Sun next to it and other bright sources with absolutely no purple anything...Not one bit. This is from a cheap phone
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how about this. Post a picture from your samsung flip phone with the sun on the edge or just beyond it or if there is no sun use a fluorescent light
 
mplenhart said:
Please enlighten me on how to get this to happen on my 4S because I've reviewed about 1,000 pictures that I've taken and it isn't in one of them. My co-worker showed me about 20 pictures he's taken since he got his 5 and it's all over the place.

People are too quick to jump on stuff like this in general, but this looks like a pretty serious problem to me.
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when i first got my 4s last year i noticed it screwed up some photos. one time i took a picture of the clouds with a blue sky spot in the middle. on the final photo the blue spot was gone.

i've noticed that with the point updates to iOS 5 it was improved somewhat. but in the end if you really want the best photos go buy a DSLR and lenses for $1000 and a $300 software program that is good with RAW images.

it has been explained that the good and expensive lenses for DSLR's are made to handle situations like this
 
mattioch said:
It hasn't happened to mine I tested it a few times. It only seems to be with some of the phones
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My iPhone is pretty much perfect, no other issues that have been discussed on these forums....But I do have the purple in certain lighting.

Could you please try to take a pic where the light is near the corner of the photo and let us know if it still doesn't have the purple in it? Thanks!!
 
SR45 said:
Not me. I don't want compromises. I want it to work well over the other iphones that it replaces. Period.


Edited: Do I ever wish I had the correct cable to transfer my test photos (Cannot), but I just took a few pictures with my Samsung Flip Phone of some objects with the Sun next to it and other bright sources with absolutely no purple anything...Not one bit. This is from a cheap phone
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Everything involves compromises. They could put in a better lens, but then it might not be as thin. They could put in a polarizing filter, but then perhaps low-light shots wouldn't be as good. They can make software adjustments to compensate for the purple effect, but that might affect color quality of other images. At some point the laws of physics get in the way.

They may well "fix" this to make the purple effect less prominent, but then we shouldn't be surprised to hear different complaints about the camera. At the end of the day, making a phone thinner is incompatible with making the camera better. The Lumia 920 will be the best mainstream camera phone when it comes out next month, but it is thicker and much heavier than the iPhone or even the Galaxy S3.
 
MonkeySee.... said:
I think you will find that is an Alien craft coming to get all tractor drivers.
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darster said:
Beam me Scotty!
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We joke about this because this was taken shortly after my father-in-law passed away. This was his tractor and I was helping my mother-in-law out with some debris and she took a picture of me while driving.

We say that it is my father-in-law watching over me as I drive around on his tractor. :D
 
eleite said:
May I point out how funny it is that a lot of us who are posting examples of purple haze are taking photos of the flourescent lighting above our cubicles...

;P
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OK, here is another one. This picture was taken with Galaxy Nexus:

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You have to be careful of bright light at the edges of the frame. The good thing is that you can see it before you take the shot. Take a look at the two pictures I took last night. The light bleed is from my monitor. In the second shot all I did was shade the phone with my left hand and as you can see there's no purple shading. I'm guessing its because of the natural colors in the crystal and I would think that it affects all iPhone 5s. I'll have to check to see if it happens with my iPhone 4S too. I'm also guessing this is a natural occurrence and you just have to be mindful when composing a shot.

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alent1234 said:
when i first got my 4s last year i noticed it screwed up some photos. one time i took a picture of the clouds with a blue sky spot in the middle. on the final photo the blue spot was gone.

i've noticed that with the point updates to iOS 5 it was improved somewhat. but in the end if you really want the best photos go buy a DSLR and lenses for $1000 and a $300 software program that is good with RAW images.

it has been explained that the good and expensive lenses for DSLR's are made to handle situations like this
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DSLR's and high quality lenses can MINIMIZE this effect. Look at my earlier post which was taken with my Nikon D300 DSLR (~$1800 new) and Nikon 24-70mm "Pro" lens (~$1500 new).

Also, Adobe Lightroom and a very good program for RAW photos (which is what I use) and does not cost $300. I think it is around $150. ;)
 
JRoDDz said:
Out of these 3 photographs, the iPhone 5 looks the worst. Anyone with 2 eyes can see that. Yet the Apple apologists want you to "think different".
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All three photos were taken in the same area but not the same spot. Look at the background and the trees in the foreground. The shooter was standing in a different spot, shooting from a different angle.
 
hasanahmad said:
look above. the Camera is exactly the same as 4S. 4S at the exact location at the exact angle will produce the exact same purple haze. haze being white or purple will always be there in all cameras. Its not called a purple blur its a haze caused by chromatic aberration and it exists in DSLRs as well. You cannot hide away from it. You also have the right to use common sense and have some semblance of intelligence when looking at this.
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Actually, I am looking at it with intelligence. I've spent the last day systematically taking pictures with my iPhone5 and my 4S (same shot, same location, same angle, same lighting, one right after the other), and I definitely notice a difference. I'm actually trying to do my own research and make my own assessment, not just listening to a bunch of people say "I don't think it's an issue. You should shut up and move on and quit bad mouthing Apple for everything". I know that it's called a purple haze, I'm just tired of the Jimmy Hendrix jokes, so I called in a blur instead. Get over the grammatics already. That's what people use to argue with when their position is weak. Insults about intelligence and about wording that has nothing to do with the subject. Lame that we can't even have a reasonable conversation without insults on this forum...
 
Looks like its just some sort of lens flare, I wouldn't expect a software fix as its a physical property of the camera, I wouldn't call it a defect.

Really, I'm just happy that the green blob my iPhone 4 had in every indoor picture is gone.
 
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