Lighting in videos recorded on iPhone 12 Pro flicker

I’ve noticed when I am shooting videos on my new IPhone 12 Pro the lighting/shadows keep adjusting on a smooth colored surface like a wall, floor, or street when I pan the camera across the scene. HDR makes it more pronounced but it has happens with HDR off. It’s almost like the image processor can’t decided on the proper exposure as a pan the camera, but only for the smooth surface and not the rest of the image. Try shooting a video outside in the middle of the day of a smooth road and pan the camera. You will see the lighting go light to dark like waves as you pan. I certainly expected more from the 12 pro moving from the XS model. The XS was the worst camera I thought Apple ever put in an iPhone and now these videos are crap at the 12 pro. I still don’t understand how people are ready to move away from DSLR cameras.

iPhone 12 Pro, iOS 14

Posted on Oct 31, 2020 7:18 AM

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Nov 25, 2020 7:59 AM in response to Joserratlv

That thread describes a different issue. It’s really hard to explain what is happening but looking back on my IPhone XS it did the same thing but not as noticeable. When you pan the camera in video lighting on a solid surface varies as you move the camera. I wish I could post a small sample clip, but it almost looks like a wave of shadows as you move the camera. I’m not talking about the exposure adjusting if you move across different lighting. I’m talking about a scene with a flat surface with uniform lighting and when you pan the camera across the scene the lighting on the surface goes light and dark quickly, (lake a wave) as you move the camera. The wave is in sync with your motion. Slower you pan the slower the change in color and faster than the faster the lighting will change in the surface. Try it on a well lit solid wall or ground. Just pan the camera back and forth and you will see it.

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Lighting in videos recorded on iPhone 12 Pro flicker

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