Iphone 12 pro max odd camera reflections and glare

There are few dots appearing on pictures I don’t know what is this?

First time noticing a ghost as well

Definitely frustrating. something needs to be done

I read this somewhere and I don’t want to go through the hassle of trying to get a new one of it’s going to be the same issue. 🤔

if DSLR, you have to buy a lens hood........ but it's impossible for a mobile device...... but yes, iphone 12 photo/video are top notch but sucks at the same time

I had no problems with my 6+ which I had for 6 years. Amen

lol

I bought the 12 PM for the cameras, not for pictures with green dots and ghosting. Very disappointed with the latter. That’s all.

You've made that abundantly clear. Complaining about here as I've said get's you nothing.

I am vey disappointed and sad my phone was really expensive

I have a noticeable glare, support said it is my lighting but it’s in every video

There is a similar thread for the iPhone 12 Pro. It is about lens flare but also about thse refelections (called 'ghosting').

I too find the reflections very annoying. I refuse to find this 'normal'. Of the various advices some stalkers in the other thread repeat endlessly (it's normal, follow a course, ask for a refund, buy something else, call Apple support) I think the latter advice is the most useful. So today I called Apple support and presented the ghosting issue. The support employee told me that the problem is known to Apple and that it is considered to be a real problem. Apple is looking for a solution. She also mentioned the auto focus problem which is also being studied, but she did not know if these problems are related. She could not answer my question if it was a hardware or software problem, but she did say that in case of a software problem I could expect a software update and in case of a hardware problem I could expect a hardware solution.

I know you consider me to be one of those "stalkers" but the REALITY is Apple CANNOT bend the physics of optics no matter what you were told. They couldn't do this with iPhone 11, which is the first iPhone which came with Night Mode and iPhone 12 is NO DIFFERENT in this regard. It's NO DIFFERENT, because it CAN'T be different, no matter what you think or were told. Apple CANNOT eliminate naturally occurring Flare when the camera is confronted with very bright lights in Night Mode or when photographing a very bright object, such as the sun in daylight. Simply cannot be done, no matter, by the way, how much money you spend on a camera system. My multi-thousand Nikon DSLR and lens system is no better.

Oh I get that some people are not satisfied. But that doesn't mean their phones are defective. It means many don't understand photography at all and have completely unrealistic expectations. And there's nothing Apple can do with the hardware for people who don't understand the technology and are unwilling to accept reality. Nothing at all.