I bought generic phone case and protector, including lens protector. I tried taking a picture of the full moon at night and a bright green light appeared in the view. I found out that the lens on camera may have an issue, or the lens protector is interfering with the camera's focus.
Does Apple recommend lens protectors? I didn't have one on my iphone 8+.
iPhone 15 Plus, iOS 17
Apple doesn't recommend, nor not recommend camera lens protectors. But they do add another layer light has to pass through, so I DON'T recommend them. The lenses covering the camera on your iPhone are Sapphire, so very hard to scratch (though sapphire can be shattered). That said, the light appearing above the mood is called lens flare and very common when photographing something bright like the sun or moon. You could actually see the flare in the photo before you took it (though you likely didn't notice it) and had you angled the phone differently, you would have seen the flare diminish or go away. It's all in how the light hits the sensor on your camera.
Here are two photos I took to illustrate lens flare and how to eliminate them by angling the phone different to the lights:
Photo with Lens flare at night (see the green dots above the lights on my deck)
Now, simply by angling the camera differently (I never moved my location, just the angle of the camera), the flares are completely gone:
Lens flare is a normally occurring feature of digital photography. With patience and time in composition, you can avoid or eliminate it, but not always, like when photographing really bright lights (such as moon or sun).
Apple doesn't recommend, nor not recommend camera lens protectors. But they do add another layer light has to pass through, so I DON'T recommend them. The lenses covering the camera on your iPhone are Sapphire, so very hard to scratch (though sapphire can be shattered). That said, the light appearing above the mood is called lens flare and very common when photographing something bright like the sun or moon. You could actually see the flare in the photo before you took it (though you likely didn't notice it) and had you angled the phone differently, you would have seen the flare diminish or go away. It's all in how the light hits the sensor on your camera.
Here are two photos I took to illustrate lens flare and how to eliminate them by angling the phone different to the lights:
Photo with Lens flare at night (see the green dots above the lights on my deck)
Now, simply by angling the camera differently (I never moved my location, just the angle of the camera), the flares are completely gone:
Lens flare is a normally occurring feature of digital photography. With patience and time in composition, you can avoid or eliminate it, but not always, like when photographing really bright lights (such as moon or sun).
Youre welcome. The lens flare shows up more on the newer series of iPhones. The newer phones have advanced hardware and software features to make night shots look better. Unfortunately these advanced features also enhance the lens flare artifact.
Lens flare isn't just an artifact of digital photography, lens flare has been around since the invention of the lens hundreds of years ago. It's caused by light reflecting off the surface of the lens. Look at a camera or phone lens, you will notice a green or maroon color to them. This is a coating they use to try to reduce lens flare. Apple uses a green coating, that is why you see the green spot.
It's a phenomenon known as lens flare.
What is lens flare?
Thank you very much for your thorough reply. I believed me and my ignorance of how to operate my "new and improved" iphone were the culprits. Do not recall having green light issue on my 8, though I didn't put lens protectors on it. Didn't know they existed.
I have been learning that the green light is actually a thing.
I did try moving camera about, but could not lose the pesky green annoyance. Also tried shielding lens with my hand, which mostly just got in the way.
So, I get it. And feel like I have a little bit of my sanity back. I am going to remove lens protector, for reasons you explained.
More thanks.
Thanks. The link info is quite in depth. Simple me, expecting to move heaven and earth with my new iphone camera.
You're very welcome. Glad to have helped.
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