Why is my iPhone 15 Pro Max camera reflecting light at night?

abdelaziz198 wrote:

I have an issue with the rear camera in Iphone 15promax/ reflecting the light and image at night, I have raised my complaint to the Apple but unfortunitly there is no solution till now, since 1 month or more. Please advise .

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Lens flare is a normally occurring phenomenon when photographing in dark light with bright lights in the image. As other's have said, you need to re-angle your camera in relation to the lights. And the lens flares were readily seen on your iPhone screen before you took the photos.

Here is an example of two photos I took. The first shows lens flare of the holiday lights on my deck at night. I saw them before I took the photo, but wanted them for the point I want to demonstrate:

Now, without moving my position, but by angling the camera differently, I was able to take the same photo and virtually eliminate the flares:

While we haven't seen any examples of the pictures you've taken, I'm willing to bet there is nothing wrong with your phone. People now have cameras, which until recently were unable to take photos at night. Most don't understand that bright lights in dark settings are VERY difficult to photograph. But it's not impossible to minimize or even completely remove flares, if you are careful.

It's a phenomenon known as lens flare. You can't get rid of it, you can try to manipulate the angle of the camera to reduce it but it is a physical anomaly of a lens where light reflects off the inside of the lens. All cameras will do this.

What is lens flare?

https://photographylife.com/what-is-ghosting-and-flare#:~:text=Lens%20flare%20occurs%20when%20a,being%20present%20in%20the%20image.

Please post several examples of the reflecting light. There may be multiple causes for the issue and several possible solutions. But without seeing examples, it’s impossible to suggest possible resolutions to the issue.

abdelaziz198 wrote:

So Apple has nothing to do with such case in rear camera ??

And is there someone experienced that it gone by it self after that ??

Apple is a great company and the cameras on iPhone awesome, but Apple itself cannot defeat the laws of optics when it comes to taking photos. Lens flare is normal. Even my DSLR Nikon camera with lenses costing even more than my iPhone capture lens flare. So no, lens flare can't just disappear on it's own.

All lenses exhibit flare to one degree or another. Lens flare can be reduced by the design of the lens, materials used for the individual lens elements and coatings applied to the surfaces of individual lens elements.

So, while there is nothing to be done for existing lenses, in the future Apple could design and manufacture an iPhone with a more expensive camera and lens system that reduces the presence of lens flare. But cost is a consideration and many current users might not purchase an iPhone with a more expensive camera module.

You’re welcome to provide feedback directly to Apple using the link below. Apple does not reply to feedback.

Product Feedback - Apple

You'll need to move and adjust your angle to avoid the reflection.

Well yes and no. It does have to do with your camera and the way light travels through the lens, but it's not a problem, it's just a physical limitation.