I love my iPhone but hate using it in the sun. It always shows dust that's not really there, and the stuff between the steel and glass. It drives me nuts! I love it but hate using it in the sun, what about you?
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Why does the sun show the flaws?
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I would suggest becoming a vampire.
No more going into the sun=no pesky sun problems.
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Avoid using your iP4 in the sun. Problem solved!
Avoid using your iP4 in the sun. Problem solved!
A picture sample is helpful but odds are what you're seeing is a combination of different things. The sensor surface is highly reflective and in high contrast backlighting situations can show up as areas of reduced contrast, ghost images, flare, etc. It's a common problem for point and shoots (and even some DSLRs) -- especially any that aren't using specially coated lenses.
Other things inside the mechanism can also show up in the picture accordingly. Without seeing a picture I can't be more precise. But I can say that little specks of dust have no impact on a picture unless they are on the sensor itself. Then it will show up as small dark blobs.
I posted this in the help and troubleshooting forum but do you guys see the phone as gray in sunlight or bright lights?
Here's the pic I posted there.
looks pretty gross if you ask me.
https://forums.macrumors.com/threads/989703/
Here's the pic I posted there.
looks pretty gross if you ask me.
https://forums.macrumors.com/threads/989703/
I dont think the OP was complaining. he made an observation about how the sunlight really shows the imperfections of the phone. I know exactly what he means. if i look at my phone under "normal" lighting conditions it looks great. No dust or anything. If i look at it again in direct sunlight, all these dust particles that do not show up normally are staring you in the face.
OP, I know what you mean. Others, Chill out!!!!!!!!
Because this isn't a complaint about Apple, this is a complaint about the sun and how light works. The EXACT same thing happens when I watch TV on my plasma with bright sun shining on it; you can see all the dust and streaks. Again, the OP is having a problem with science, and he's not asking a real question.
i think you need to reread the original post. this isn't an apple rant, this is a sun rant. thanks for your thoughts on haters and whiners though.
I'm sympathetic to the OP but at the same time this is just something that's going to happen. I don't like seeing dust and streaks on my phone as much as the next person but I've accepted the fact that unless I put my phone in a sealed plastic bag or something, **** is going to happen to it. As was stated before me, it's simple science that you can't get around other than to just not go out during the day. Short of doing that because it's really impractical, there isn't anything anybody here will say that's going to help
I should clarify. by dust, I am referring to dust between the LCD and the glass. Dust that I can do nothing about. That is the type of dust that shows up and bothers me.
My house is dusty during the day when I open the curtains!
Why is that?! I see no dust when the light is dim!!!
Why is that?! I see no dust when the light is dim!!!
Don't want to hijack the thread.. but I was wondering what the mesh-looking lines are when you put the iPhone 4 under the sun? It's like a bunch of little squares as silly as that sounds.
It's obvious it's probably to do with the IPS display, but is there a name for it?
It's obvious it's probably to do with the IPS display, but is there a name for it?
I believe it has something to do with the wavelength of all the different colors of the light being emitted from the sun. With the smallest wavelength hitting the angle of the slightest "scratch" on the surface of the phone, the different possibilities of light being angled/reflected/scattered from the surface can be countless.
Any physicists out there to back or add to this theory?
-C
Any physicists out there to back or add to this theory?
-C
