Are these signs of camera defects with my iPhone 13 Pro Max? I keep getting these lens flares when taking photos and videos with bright sources of light. Happens allot with the sun during day and bright lights during night.
iPhone 13 Pro Max, iOS 15
Yes and they're normal. Before you take the photo, you can easily see the flares on the screen. Alter the angle of the phone relative to the bright lights and you can eliminate the flares.
While these two photos were taken on iPhone 12 Pro Max, you can see what I'm talking about.
This photo show lens flare:
Simply angling the camera differently without moving at all produced this photo:
The problem is still there since the iphone 11.
my old huawei mate 10 deliveres better photos and almost no lens flare..
so i have my brand new 11 still in its box.
very dissapointed with the camera quality.
last week visited apple store and the new 13 has the same problems
they209 wrote:
The problem is still there since the iphone 11.
my old huawei mate 10 deliveres better photos and almost no lens flare..
so i have my brand new 11 still in its box.
very dissapointed with the camera quality.
last week visited apple store and the new 13 has the same problems
Then clearly iPhone 13 is not the right phone for you. For however, while I loved my iPhone 12 Pro Max, my 13 Pro Max takes even better photos in almost ALL situations. It's far and the best camera on any phone I've ever owned.
There are many improvements over the 12 series phones. Larger cameras, lower apertures let in more light, especially in low light situations and for the first time ever in an iPhone, the 13 Pro and 13 Pro Max have Macro photography capabilities.
Are these differences significant. No. iPhone 12 phones already took great photos. The 12 Pro models have lidar sensor and triple cameras, so a bit more impressive capabilities than a 12. But the improvements were enough to get me to upgrade my 12 Pro Max to the 13 Pro Max.
It's getting to the point that my very nice Nikon DSLR and array of very expensive lenses are not being used much, if any of late. To have a phone camera system that rivals and in some ways outperforms a DSLE Camera and lenses is really impressive!
Hello lobsterghost1 ~ My Canon eos doesn’t get much action either ….you are making the decision easier and easier to make…although I would have to go with the 13 mini for I have grasping issues. Now … the really tough question …will all my 12 mini cases fit the 13 mini 😉. All joking aside you put together such an informative post above as always…you must have some major writing skills. Thx once again for your time and knowledge.
~Katana-San~
If you can find a way, my friend, go for the 13 Pro. It's not that much bigger than the 13 Mini, but the added camera features (3 cameras, not two, lidar sensor and macro photography capabilities) make the upgrade SO MUCH more worthwhile.
And the 13 Pro is more durable as it's surgical grade stainless steel, not aluminum as is the case with the mini.
And then you'll know your cases won't fit! LOL
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Hello again ~ I may just go in a take a look….you are very persuasive ….
~Katana-San~
If you're going to upgrade. Make it a truly worthy upgrade! Think of as needing the right tools to offer the best help to users on the forum.
"But honey, I need the better phone, so I can be more supportive to users on the forum!"
Hello ~ Now in that regard….I am very lucky. I am my own worst enemy and an eternal procrastinator…getting better though as it took 2 years to change to the 12 mini so only 5 months this time :)
~Katana-San~
While I think I may not upgrade yearly, I kid myself as I just enjoy my toys too much. Getting the new phone every year is what I do.
My iPad Pro 11 is 2018 and I haven't yet found a major need to move up. Sure the newest pros have better cameras, but to me, I have never found a need to take photos on an iPad.
My Apple Watch is Series 4. If they come out with one which is a truly significant upgrade to the Series 4, I'll do that. We may upgrade this year to the New Series 7. It's got a bigger screen, always on display, a longer lasting battery and more memory, is it could well be the upgrade to get up into a new watch. It could be Santa's gifts this year.
I get the new phone every year for two big reasons:
1) It is the computing device I interact with the most. If the speed bump from the new processor saves me just one second per day, that's 365 seconds, or six minutes I get back per year.
2) It is the camera I use the most. While I have a DSLR, as the old saying goes "the best camera is the one you have with you."
Hello my friend ~ That means a lot …what an honor. I am striving for the lounge to get to know some of you better. Thank you very much for the friendship …now how soon can I get in to see the iPhone 13 will be my last waking thought 😁
~Katana-San~
No. You use a 20w charging brick with Magsafe. That said, speed is not super important to me. I use the recommended put your phone a charger when you go to sleep and leave it charging all night long, every night. The phone is connected to Wifi, backups to iCloud and using Optimized Battery Charging, learns your charging routine, charging the phone to 80%, stopping the charge, to restart charging before you get up and the phone is 100% charged.
I think it’s fine…15 watts…..I don’t find thing need for more, at all and I think there’s some longevity on the components to be had by not maxing it out…
Magsafe is pretty slick on my Belkin wireless charger. 3-way stand…. Wasn’t big on the idea before actually using it and thought the magnetic mounts would be a harder pull off then they are. It’s perfectly calibrated, actually!
A little thing in a design change that actually is pretty slick! Never going back!
Couldnt watch the video, I was asked to login but I dont have an account on vimeo. Bit strange, normally it doesnt ask for a login there. The lense hood you linked is quite big to carry around and hard to fit in a pant pocket. Let us know if it works once you get it.
What was that thing about the reddit user who said the iOS 15 software removed some of the flares for him after the photo was taken? Anyone heard of him? He said he would see the flares on the screen before the shot was taken and after when he checked the photo, some of the flares was removed automatically by the software. Might have been something they tested in beta version, I havent heard more about it since the public iOS 15 came out.
I agree I have always had "slight" lens flare all the way back to the iPhone 6, but I started noticing a considerable amount starting at the iPhone 11 Pro Max. and we should not have to angle our way out of it, this should not happen on a $1100.00 phone, they need to have the problem fixed.
iPhone 13 pro lens flare
