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Hi,
I would like to ask if anyone has a similar problem as me. When I want to photograph the Sun or the Moon or another light, a green dot appears in the photo. I didn't have a green dot before. Is it a hardware error? Thanks so much for the reply.
iPhone 12 Pro Max, iOS 14
What you are seeing is “lens flare”. It is the result of the physics of light. When you include a light source in your photo it will reflect between the elements of the lens. It will happen with any camera, from your cell phone to a $10,000 DSLR to a $100,000 cine movie camera. Professional photographers sometimes take advantage of it for artistic effects. Here is a much longer explanation of lens flare: What is Lens Flare and How to Deal with it in Photography
You can minimize it by trying different positions or shooting directions.
What you are seeing is “lens flare”. It is the result of the physics of light. When you include a light source in your photo it will reflect between the elements of the lens. It will happen with any camera, from your cell phone to a $10,000 DSLR to a $100,000 cine movie camera. Professional photographers sometimes take advantage of it for artistic effects. Here is a much longer explanation of lens flare: What is Lens Flare and How to Deal with it in Photography
You can minimize it by trying different positions or shooting directions.
It is very sensitive to the angle of the light and the camera. And the iPhone 12 has a more complex lens, with more lens elements, giving more opportunities for internal reflections. If you are careful when taking the photo you can sometimes reduce or eliminate the reflections with small changes in angle.
These, I thought . If I checked another (older) photos, I do not have these "lens flare" and the lenses are absolutely clean.
They are also common to all modern smartphones with complex lenses as well as all cameras.
For example, as compared with a Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra:
Dear Lawrence,
thank you very much for your help.
Best regards MV
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