Anyone else run into the issue of dust in their lens? I have a tiny speck on the rear camera and a more a noticeable speck on the front facing camera. I plan on going to the Apple store tomorrow.
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iPhone XS Max Speck of dust inside cameras
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It's so annoying to look at lol. I'm still trying to figure out how the dust got in there in the first place.
I had a weird shadow on mine before. Maybe dust. I just got it switched with another iPhone 7.
Just an FYI, with the rear lens camera, Apple ‘Geniuses’ are actually trained to disassemble the module, clean behind the camera lens cover and reassemble. Most stores won’t permit an exchange, unless it’s under the 14 day return policy.
Dust gets into everything. not likely to affect picture quality though. Here's an interesting case of how much damage a lens can take and still work more or less normally.
How Dust and Damage on Lenses Affect Image Quality
This photograph was taken by a lens with some "obstruction" on the front element. Aside from the blurry patch of nastiness in the bottom portion of the
If it doesn’t affect image quality trust me and don’t exchange, it’s not worth the hassle to get into a possible exchange loop. I have nightmares still from my Apple warranty exchange case from a year ago. I had the same issue, you can check the thread, one of my first posts on this forum. It is not for the weak heart. 😶
I caught the dust the day after I bought it so I got lucky on that one but yes you’re right on this.
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I feel you on this. It feels like the dust is in there just waiting to show up lol. My first iPhone 5 had a chip on the glass on the inside of the camera lense and every time I looked at it I cringed. It didn’t affect the image taken with the phone but it was still annoying.
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Update. I went to the apple store and the genius said my phone was slightly bent. That apparently that’s the reason why I had dust in my cameras. I don’t see how that’s possible as I take care of my phones but okay. I ended up getting my phone swapped for another one and this one doesn’t have any dust in the front facing camera but it has a speck or two on the rear camera. I’m just going to live with it and wait for the 12.
Just my luck I guess. 🤷🏻♂️ I can’t even see the specks unless I’m really looking for them. Doesn’t affect my pictures either. I don’t know why the genius was saying my phone was slightly bent but according to him it was.
If you can barely see the dust yourself and and most importantly, if it doesn’t affect your photos, it’s a non-issue. I’m willing to Believe that almost every iPhone has some form of dust that’s embedded from the factory under the camera lens cover, but no one looks that close to actually pay attention to it, unless it directly affects their photo outcome.
I always open the phone in the store and inspect the lenses for dust. I found dust in the lenses when I bought and opened a 10 XS in store. Exchanged on the spot for another. I agree that specs of dust on larger lenses like those for DSLRs should not present a problem. But for a pinhead sensor and tiny lens of a phone, dust and debris can be an issue.
Eh. Most of the cases I've seen have shown that a lot of people have had this issue starting with the iPhone X. I can't even see the specks anymore. In other words, I'm ready to upgrade my XS Max to the 12.