Iphone 11 Pro Extreme lens flare

Small sensors can only handle so much light, without any protective anti-glare coatings, which phones like the s10 have an extra piece of glass in front of the camera to prevent disturbing flares. Just hope that flaring is resolved with that new sensor Samsung is going to put into the s11, we can see how much better it handles light.

Normal for the iPhone 11 Pro Max.

If you don't like it, return your phone if within 14 days I'd purchase or you can or sell it as used and buy something else.

It was trivial to induce similar flare on the iPhone XS and X before that.

For me, there's no other phone that can do what the 11 Pro Max can photographically, so I can work around situations that induce flare.

No one is going to sell their $1000 phone for a little bothersome issue. The flaring is due to the sensor size and way the lenses are designed on the back of the phone. Other phones in this price range show similar quality photos while handling flaring better. All I can hope is Apple adds some algorithm that can reduce it in post. I disagree in saying the iPhone 11 has the beat overall camera setup. It does provide promising hardware, but for example, it’s ultra wide is IMO and other tech enthusiasts, lacking compared to its competitors in image quality. Deep fusion is a good technique being used to allow more definition into the final shot

Guys i have the same in my video recordings. Its not nice buying something you really wanted for a long time and then it does not work as advertised. Apple claimed its the best camera yet on A Apple device. I have had at least 5 or 6 iPhones before this and never once come across this issue. Here is a link to my video recordings with my iPhone 11 Pro Max - https://youtu.be/ep0zlpRa438

RatFace82 wrote:

Guys i have the same in my video recordings. Its not nice buying something you really wanted for a long time and then it does not work as advertised. Apple claimed its the best camera yet on A Apple device. I have had at least 5 or 6 iPhones before this and never once come across this issue.

That's because newer i{Phones have real lenses as opposed to the lower resolution units on older phones. It's easier to induce lens flare on a DSLR than an iPhone 5 as well.

TheJolly Fellow wrote:

Same.. refund

If it's been less than 14 days since purchase, get a refund.

If it's been more, sell your phone and buy something else.

To me that Galaxy 10+ photo looks boring and bland, but I'm sure Samsung would be thrilled to have your money and then you can go on with your life.

But whatever you do, don't click on this link:

Anyone else getting terrible lens flare on S10+?

Lens flare is normal but flare like iPhone 11 is NOT. I almost never noticed my old iPhone flare. I took three pictures with my Android, iPhone 11 and Canon. iPhone has the most extreme and noticeable flare. But on Android and Canon, the flares are not noticeable at all. It is a design fault. They mess up the glass and coating (if any) for cost. It is shameful that the no tubers are reporting the issue. The PR of Apple has done a great job though. Freedom of speech, oh yeah.

It is NOT easier to induce flare on DSLR. There is a reason we call it DSLR camera instead of phone. The flare is barely noticeable on my EOS RP and 5D Mark III for the same picture. The coating and the design of lens minimize the flare. Just admit it, the flare of iPhone 11 is more extreme than normal. It happens even when there is no strong lighting source in the picture.

Buying a lens glass cover. Hopefully this can A. reduce flaring by having an extra layer of glass, and B. decrease smudge marks. This camera gets smudges from being in the pocket. I will post before and after pictures to show if it helped and if it degrades the image quality.

Hope it helps. I've not had any unusual amount of flare with my 11 Pro Max. Nor any smearing problems. Haven't wiped the lenses since I bought it 6 weeks ago. I use a clear case, the surface of which is almost two millimeters higher than the lens cover surfaces. The lenses are still perfectly clean. I never touch them. I keep the phone in cargo pants pockets, jacket pockets and shirt pockets.

i use the UAG snow case and it has a good about of room between the camera. You can’t tell the camera is dirty til you have direct light. If you have smudges it will cause a white gradient over the image.

A $300 camera vs a $1100 phone that Apple markets for professional photographers. Most the time you can remove flare in post if you use tools like Adobe PsE. I hope Samsung’s 108mp camera can avoid the flare with the bigger sensor, even if it sacrifices low-light performance. Back on the topic, I think if Apple is going to market this as a pro photography, they should of made the sensor from the 11 and 11 pro different because there is no difference in quality. I bought the max for screen size because I need the bigger screen, but I feel the price tag warrants thing a like excessive flare inexcusable.

Like the butterfly keyboard of the MacBook like, if the consumers don’t do anything and just accept the faulty camera design then they will continue to make the same mistakes It doesn’t matter if the effect is fractional or non existent, if I don’t complain then some other person may buy the phone not knowing that it has a glaring issue.

I agree. These companies are more than willing to take your money but

when it comes to fixing glaring problems they do not move unless masses start screaming. The implementation of iCloud storage still makes me want to

spit nails.

Its like what do people think review pages are for. If the word isn’t spread about an issue, people will buy the phone expecting a perfect camera when it’s not. I say “I” as in the average consumer, people look for reviews and a negative one doesn’t look good on Apple. Words don’t do much, but if they spread to media outlets and get attention, it will affect sale numbers which Apple does care about

Reviews of the camera don't seem to share your opinion that lens flare on the iPhone 11 series of phones is excessive.

For example, DXOMARK stated:

The Apple iPhone 11 Pro Max camera generally controls image artifacts very well, which is why the device achieves a high score in this category. When viewing images at full size, some ringing can be visible along high-contrast edges, but it’s usually not too intrusive. Our testers also found flare artifacts in a small number of our sample images, such as in the shot below, but the iPhone generally controls flare well.