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White i 4s camera issues with flash - all blurry

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bespoken4

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I'm having loads of issues with the camera, anytime I use a flash.

The pictures are coming out blurry and unfocused.

- No case and, yes, the protective film is removed

anyone else experiencing this? Is it a white model issue only?

Taken indoors with flash:
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after a few tries, I finally got it to focus:
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Dont take this the wrong way, but I couldnt take pictures that bad with my 4S even if I tried. In fact I couldnt take pictures that bad with my old 3GS.

My pictures are coming out fantastic. User error?
 
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User error. No offense but I think you need a photography course.
 
You just need to focus it - this will happen regardless of flash being on or off
 
I actually *am* a photographer, I know how to focus the camera, and did tap the screen before taking these photos. This is not user error.

And this is happening to other people who are using my camera as well.

Why am I taking a picture of an ugly pink chair? Because I am putting it up on craigslist.
 
Sir Ruben said:
Forgot to add, mine is white also. Why do you think that would make a difference and more to the point, why do you keep taking a picture of an ugly pink chair?
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I have read that there were problems with the white model and flash leakage distorting photos.

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ZBoater said:
You are holding it wrong.

Seems like operator error.
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How should I be holding it? Other people have tried who also have an iphone and have the same problem. I had an iphone before and never experienced this.
 
Did you remove the plastic cover from the rear of the phone, someone I know :D didn't do that and they had blurry pics. :rolleyes:
 
bespoken4 said:
How should I be holding it? Other people have tried who also have an iphone and have the same problem. I had an iphone before and never experienced this.
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My apologies. I should have included a :rolleyes: in my statement. I was being somewhat sarcastic in quoting Steve Jobs' famous reply when people complained about poor reception in their iPhone 4s and the whole antenna issues.

But I then speculated it was operator error. It takes a while sometimes to focus, and you may need to tap the area you want to focus.

If you are unable to consistently get clear pictures, I would recommend having it checked out by Apple. It is entirely possible the autofocus mechanism is faulty. I mean, anything is possible...
 
Sir Ruben said:
Forgot to add, mine is white also. Why do you think that would make a difference
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Apparently there was a BIG "difference" with the camera on a White vs Black iPhone. That is exactly the reason iPhone 4 didn't have white models at launch. I'm assuming they have worked out that issue since both the 4 & 4S are available in white. But there is a difference.
 
sulpfiction said:
Apparently there was a BIG "difference" with the camera on a White vs Black iPhone. That is exactly the reason iPhone 4 didn't have white models at launch. I'm assuming they have worked out that issue since both the 4 & 4S are available in white. But there is a difference.
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Well yes, seeing as this is the only topic on the matter I would say there is no problem with white iPhone camera/flash or otherwise it would be everywhere.

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bespoken4 said:
Why am I taking a picture of an ugly pink chair? Because I am putting it up on craigslist.
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I actually feel bad for saying that, its not ugly really, I would have preferred a kitten though ;)
 
Sir Ruben said:
Well yes, seeing as this is the only topic on the matter I would say there is no problem with white iPhone camera/flash or otherwise it would be everywhere.

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I actually feel bad for saying that, its not ugly really, I would have preferred a kitten though ;)
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Well it is kind of ugly that is why I am selling it.
 
My photos with flash are coming out blurry too. I have the white one as well, but I just put a scratch proof shield on the back and it seems to be just barely TAPPING the silver part of the flash, if at all, so I don't know if that's the reason or not?
 
orange42 said:
My photos with flash are coming out blurry too. I have the white one as well, but I just put a scratch proof shield on the back and it seems to be just barely TAPPING the silver part of the flash, if at all, so I don't know if that's the reason or not?
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I'm not sure if that would affect it....

here is another photo with 0 focus. The person taking the picture held it very steadily because they were all coming out this way...out of 10 shots taken, only 1 of them was focused, the rest looked like this...
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I am having no problems with photos taken without flash.
 
bespoken4 said:
I'm not sure if that would affect it....

here is another photo with 0 focus. The person taking the picture held it very steadily because they were all coming out this way...out of 10 shots taken, only 1 of them was focused, the rest looked like this...
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I am having no problems with photos taken without flash.
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What you're seeing in that photo is complete motion blur from the camera holder and more so the people. There's no exif data attached to the image you shared, but I bet if look at the full size original it's entirely too slow of a shutter speed.
 
pdqgp said:
What you're seeing in that photo is complete motion blur from the camera holder and more so the people. There's no exif data attached to the image you shared, but I bet if look at the full size original it's entirely too slow of a shutter speed.
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What about this one - we weren't moving:
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bespoken4 said:
I'm not sure if that would affect it....

here is another photo with 0 focus. The person taking the picture held it very steadily because they were all coming out this way...out of 10 shots taken, only 1 of them was focused, the rest looked like this...
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I am having no problems with photos taken without flash.
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It's a shame. Would have been a great cleavage shot.
 
bespoken4 said:
What about this one - we weren't moving:
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The 4S camera was much, much improved for shots where you aren't asking it to see in pitch black, instantly focus on drunk partiers and come up with magic after shining a hard white spotlight directly onto their faces.


Really, my 5D Mark II has a hard time focusing in ridiculous situations such as that. Stop relying on flash.
 
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