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Dots on the camera

Hey ! I have had an Iphone 11 Pro Max for a year now and from the beginning I noticed a few dots on the camera, but only when I use the camera at night. Can you help me with some information about this? Thanks!

iPhone 11 Pro Max, iOS 14

Posted on Jun 24, 2021 3:38 PM

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Posted on Jun 24, 2021 4:26 PM

That's lens flare and completely normal. Before you take a picture, you can see the dots (which are reflections of light against the camera sensor) and you can alter the angle of the camera a bit to eliminate the flare. Even $100,000 cameras do this. And it's most noticeable when using night mode photography.


Here is an example of a photo I purposely took with lens flare and without changing my position I repositioned the camera relative to the flare to eliminate them completely:



I didn't move, but moved the angle of the camera and voila, flares gones:


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Jun 24, 2021 4:26 PM in response to MadalinaJdn

That's lens flare and completely normal. Before you take a picture, you can see the dots (which are reflections of light against the camera sensor) and you can alter the angle of the camera a bit to eliminate the flare. Even $100,000 cameras do this. And it's most noticeable when using night mode photography.


Here is an example of a photo I purposely took with lens flare and without changing my position I repositioned the camera relative to the flare to eliminate them completely:



I didn't move, but moved the angle of the camera and voila, flares gones:


Jun 24, 2021 4:21 PM in response to MadalinaJdn

Hi there,


I have actually come across this as well on my iPhone. It is something that happens when there is a bright source of light in a dark environment, where the light rays from the concentrated light source gets kinda reflected and gets captured as part of the image. (Correct me if I am wrong).


As observed that in both of the images you have provided included a contrastingly bright light source, therefore that may be the case.


Should you have any questions or concerns such as this also happening in plain photos, you may want to contact Apple support.


Hope this helps!

Dots on the camera

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