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iPhone 11 Pro Max 2x camera black line/flare

Does anyone else has this line when using 2x lens. If yes, any solutions???

iPhone 11 Pro Max, iOS 13

Posted on May 7, 2020 3:16 AM

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Posted on May 7, 2020 6:28 AM

Does this appear on every photo on the same spot same size? If no read the Wiki article below. If yes then clean your camera surface and if that does not resolve the issue then Contact Apple for support and service - Apple Support 


Lens flare refers to a phenomenon wherein light is scattered or flared in a lens system, often in response to a bright light, producing a sometimes undesirable artifact within the image. This happens through light scattered by the imaging mechanism itself, for example through internal reflection and scattering from material imperfections in the lens. Lenses with large numbers of elements such as zooms tend to exhibit greater lens flare, as they contain a relatively large number of interfaces at which internal scattering may occur. These mechanisms differ from the focused image generation mechanism, which depends on rays from the refraction of light from the subject itself.

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May 7, 2020 6:28 AM in response to aram28

Does this appear on every photo on the same spot same size? If no read the Wiki article below. If yes then clean your camera surface and if that does not resolve the issue then Contact Apple for support and service - Apple Support 


Lens flare refers to a phenomenon wherein light is scattered or flared in a lens system, often in response to a bright light, producing a sometimes undesirable artifact within the image. This happens through light scattered by the imaging mechanism itself, for example through internal reflection and scattering from material imperfections in the lens. Lenses with large numbers of elements such as zooms tend to exhibit greater lens flare, as they contain a relatively large number of interfaces at which internal scattering may occur. These mechanisms differ from the focused image generation mechanism, which depends on rays from the refraction of light from the subject itself.

May 8, 2020 1:06 AM in response to aram28

It seems like it’s software related because when night mode goes on...black line disappears. It also disappears when I I focus on something close but in the distance it shows. My gf’s phone doesn’t have that black line or flares on the 2x lens. My lens is clean and i don’t have a case on it. Apple support doesn’t know why it’s happening. They told me I might have to send it in

iPhone 11 Pro Max 2x camera black line/flare

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