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I took my NEW Max Pro out for some night photography and noticed some bad ghosting. Lenses were clean. Clear night. Not what I expect from the "best camera" on a smartphone.
Anyone have a fix for this? Note the floating star above and the duplicate light to the left.
Nan1000 wrote:
If it not related to the digital processing (sensor data fusion, EIS, etc.), how could the following be explained? 1. The ghost image appears to be unstabilized and superimposed over stabilized image. 2. Not like flare, the ghosting can clearly show as a piece of real scene content. 3. both ghosting and flare are not obvious in wide angle mode which is supposed to be more susceptible to flare.
All are examples of a form of lens flare known as ghosting. The wide angle and normal lenses are of slightly different designs, which means are slightly different in terms of susceptibility to reflections.
The image from the Samsung Galaxy S20 I posted above is not due to image processing, nor is this from a Canon DSLR/lens combination:
Or this from a Google Pixel 3XL:
This is normal for high end smart phone cameras.
Here's a photo from a Samsung Galaxy S20 Ultra; note the flare and ghosting to the lower left of the bright object.
Same symptoms with iPhone pro max. The flare and ghosting don’t look normal by my experience with DSLR and mirrorless cameras. First, the flare and ghosting are apparent only with zoomed view. Then the ghosting seems to be a fragment of the image shifted and unstablized. The problem could be rooted in the digital processing for stabilization and merging of multi-camera data.
Nan1000 wrote:
The flare and ghosting don’t look normal by my experience with DSLR and mirrorless cameras. First, the flare and ghosting are apparent only with zoomed view. Then the ghosting seems to be a fragment of the image shifted and unstablized.
Lens reflections, nothing to do with digital processing.
If it not related to the digital processing (sensor data fusion, EIS, etc.), how could the following be explained? 1. The ghost image appears to be unstabilized and superimposed over stabilized image. 2. Not like flare, the ghosting can clearly show as a piece of real scene content. 3. both ghosting and flare are not obvious in wide angle mode which is supposed to be more susceptible to flare.
Thanks I wonder if a software fix in in order?
There's nothing to fix, it's normal for premium smartphone cameras.
See above for the same type of thing from a Samsung Galaxy S20.
Lens Flare and Ghosting on Apple IPhone Max Pro
