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Green point on my screen

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when i take night photos or videos it’s a green point on screen, photos or videos so it ruins night shots

Posted on Aug 23, 2021 2:03 PM

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Posted on Aug 23, 2021 3:14 PM

This is a form of lens flare and is a reflection off the sensor and also normal. Before you take a night photo, the green dot is there on the screen before you take the photo. Simply angle the camera differently relative to the scene you are taking a photo of and you can eliminate the artifact.


Look at the two photos I took personally. One with multiple green artifacts. One without any. I didn't change my location. I changed the angle of the camera a little and the artifacts were gone.


Picture with artifacts:



Changing the angle completely removed the artificats:



There is nothing wrong with your phone's camera. And with a little effort and practice you can take photos without the artifacts yourself.

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Aug 23, 2021 3:14 PM in response to Murado

This is a form of lens flare and is a reflection off the sensor and also normal. Before you take a night photo, the green dot is there on the screen before you take the photo. Simply angle the camera differently relative to the scene you are taking a photo of and you can eliminate the artifact.


Look at the two photos I took personally. One with multiple green artifacts. One without any. I didn't change my location. I changed the angle of the camera a little and the artifacts were gone.


Picture with artifacts:



Changing the angle completely removed the artificats:



There is nothing wrong with your phone's camera. And with a little effort and practice you can take photos without the artifacts yourself.

Green point on my screen

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