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So the camera is flawed? [purple halo/haze] [merged]
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Is anyone going to go to apple and try and swap it out for a different one I highly doubt that will work because I think this is widespread
Exchanging it will do nothing to resolve what you perceive as a flaw. This is a common occurrence with cameras. More so with the lower end cameras found in point and shoot and cellphones.
this is going to be like the imac or MBP yellow screenhysteria from a little while back
the screen looked fine to a normal person but because some software program said it was yellow people panicked and ran to the apple store
people are just as dumb if not dumber with the internet than pre-internet
the screen looked fine to a normal person but because some software program said it was yellow people panicked and ran to the apple store
people are just as dumb if not dumber with the internet than pre-internet
it depends on the angle and just the right light conditions. i've taken photos of the sun just to get my 4S to have it screw it up for the effect
This was taken on my Sony Xperia Mini Pro Android phone
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There is some purple tint on this picture too but nowhere near the scale of iPhone 5.
My guess is that it could be related to the Sapphire lens cover, while incredibly resilient to scratches it might give off that purple tone while exposed to a extremely bright source of light (like the sun).
That's no where near bright enough to give you a purple hue, you need the big bright light in the sky.
That's no where near bright enough to give you a purple hue, you need the big bright light in the sky.
I don't get this. Purple or white. Why is one better than the other. Recompose the shot and it all goes away. It only takes a second. We are asking the camera to do things it is incapable of. My wife's 4s does it as well. Not as bad but it is still there. All of these photos with a blinding white glare look as bad as a purple glare. Somehow people are satisfied with the white. The both look bad. All cameras will do it.
Here it is illustrated in video
http://youtu.be/qnKK-keReBk
The difference between purple and non purple haze is simply 2 degrees
http://youtu.be/qnKK-keReBk
The difference between purple and non purple haze is simply 2 degrees
Wow. Just wow. I am not a professional photographer, but I know something about optics and the purple fringe is simply due to the fact that it is very difficult to focus all wavelengths of light onto the same focal plane. In essence, some wavelengths of light (colors) are bent more easily when they pass through a lens than others. It requires a combination of at least three separate lenses that are precisely made to avoid this problem.
Apple is good but not god - they cannot change the laws of physics. Expecting an apochromatic lens that eliminates completely the purple fringe on a mobile phone is simply ridiculous. One can buy far, far more expensive camera lenses, telescopes, binoculars, and microscope objectives that share the same problem of purple fringing. Perhaps Apple can do a tweak that reduces the purple tint through image processing. Until then, relax, enjoy life, and stop staring into the sun....
Apple is good but not god - they cannot change the laws of physics. Expecting an apochromatic lens that eliminates completely the purple fringe on a mobile phone is simply ridiculous. One can buy far, far more expensive camera lenses, telescopes, binoculars, and microscope objectives that share the same problem of purple fringing. Perhaps Apple can do a tweak that reduces the purple tint through image processing. Until then, relax, enjoy life, and stop staring into the sun....
I don't think people here are assuming that is camera should be compared to professional photog tools. I think the major concern is why it is so much more prevalent in the 5 than it was in the 4s in the same exact conditions.
Do you suspect Samsung and Sony in changing the laws of physics? Just check the camera in SG3 with the same resolution and even the same sensor (Sony). Surprise, almost no purple fringe. Different laws of physics?
This is unfortunate. And it is obviously an issue. How big an issue is dependent on the user, but I will stick with my 4S for now.
Never noticed it until today. I just tried it out on my iphone 5. It does exist on the top edge, but i wouldn't say it screws up the picture OR the camera is now flawed(queue bad music)...
For an 8M camera packed inside such a small area, I don't think the purple flare will ruin my shots. I can tilt my phone forward or back a few degrees and it disappears.
Such a trivial imperfection,
MemphisDave
For an 8M camera packed inside such a small area, I don't think the purple flare will ruin my shots. I can tilt my phone forward or back a few degrees and it disappears.
Such a trivial imperfection,
MemphisDave
Trivial to you, maybe. The camera is a huge deal to a lot of people who own a smartphone, and something like this is a big problem.
It's easy to get it, but it's also easily avoided. There's only a few degrees where the light source is just barely out of the frame where you get the purple. You can adjust your shot pretty easily before you take it
The only Apple-type camera I have right now is my iPod touch 4G and I don't have any purple issues at all, so this sort of worries me, since I would like some sort of decent camera.. I just don't want any hardware defects when I get mine.
I understand that the purple thing is a issue with cheaper cameras, but I've never heard of this until now.
Also, it sounds like no matter what you will have SOME sort of purple flare, but you can make it minimal?