Using the flash createsa white haze in the corner of pics

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Using the flash createsa white haze in the corner of pics

Not every time, but am seeing some pics I take with the flash result in pics that have a whitish haze in the corner of the pic where the flash lit. Is this from the flash being too close to the lens? I noticed this mostly when shooting pics with the camera in landscape mode and the lens positioned in the bottom right, which I do to prevent me getting my fingers in the lens. I have taken pics in the normal upright position which haven't had the haze effect in pics. I do have a Belkin clear soft case on the iPhone that has a cut out for the lens and flash that comes very close to the flash, and thought that might be causing some reflection in the lens, but was curious if others are having the flash effect in pics.

iMac Intel Core 2 Duo (white), MacBook, mac mini, iPhone, iPhone OS 3.1.3

Posted on Jul 10, 2010 10:34 AM

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Answer 1

agli

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Jul 22, 2010 11:01 PM in response to Jim Alden

greetings all iPhone4 users. do u get the impression that apple should have called this model the "lemon".
i'm experiencing the same drop call issues and now discovering that when i use the flash for pics, i get nothing but haze.
i called apple on this and they told me to 'restore' the phone. i did it, and no improvement.
i'm going to call them again and let them walk me thru the whole process, if still doesnt resolve the issue, i'm returning this lemon

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Answer 2

Dave Hutch

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Jul 23, 2010 1:51 AM in response to Jim Alden

**PLEASE NOTE**
It's very important to clean the lens before you use the flash. ANy grease at all will reduce the contrast of the shot and cause a certain amount of glare from the LED flash.
I'm always amazed by the differenc it can make

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geforcer

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Jul 23, 2010 6:50 AM in response to Jim Alden

I had this same problem, except mine was a blue haze. Turns out it was putting a reflection of my case (iFrogz Blue) in the pic. I ended up using a black permanent marker to color over the blue parts of the case around the flash. This worked for me.

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Answer 4

w7ox

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Jul 10, 2010 10:38 AM in response to Jim Alden

Others have reported issues with reflections from certain cases where the edge of the cutout is too close to the flash.

Have you tried it sans case?

Phil

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Garydp

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Jul 23, 2010 1:57 AM in response to Jim Alden

i noticed problems with mine when taking pictures with the flash. when i peeled off the rear screen protector it rectified the problem. i can only asume it was reflecting back on itself.

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Answer 6

kaluzu

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Jul 23, 2010 6:55 AM in response to geforcer

guyz, it's allways the case, or protector, whatever you you have. flash works fine when "bare" phone, or a "smart" designed case is used

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