Iphone 16 pro max crazy lens flares on video recordings

Sorry please disregard my last post, I checked the lens to see if there was something there, didnt see anything but wiped them gently anyways to be sure, then went out and tested again and now the light stribe was gone. I was like pheew, I almost thought my camera was messed up because the light stribe was pressent on both the 1x and 5x lense. Thankfully it's gone now.

This was video recording and I didnt notice them on screen while recording, and also it was not only during low light, some recordings were also during daylight but still got the flares dancing across the screen. And again I didnt see this with my previous iphones like the 15 pro max, at least not with video recording only photos. And how come all the photos I took looks fine with no lens flares, but the video recordings are full of flares.

Something is not right. Im probably buying the iphone 17 when it comes out so hopefully they made it better here. The 16 pro max have some coating on I think that was supposed to prevent some of the flares, but it didnt seem to have helped much.

I mostly take photos so thats good, but the few times I make video recordings I want it to look nice also.

See thats what I was asking for, someone to confirm they had the same issue with the 16 pro max, thank you. I still think as someone else pointed out that the difference with the bigger lens size and also possible the higher 48 megapixels can play a role here. I went back to check some recordings from last year that I did with my 15 pro max, and there are no flares here. Also the flares on my 16 pro max also showed on recordings that was done during daylight and not just during low light, thats also what I found strange. I understand during low light that they can show up but during daylight it should not be so much. Of course you can get flares from the sun but these came from the stage lights.

Lets see if they find a way to reduce them on the 17 model, I know there was talk about some coating to reduce them, this was rumored already for the 16 model but seems it didnt work so well.

I watch a lot of live streaming where people film with their phone, a lot of them are using samsung, like s24 or the latest s25, but even some that I watch are using iphone, and I don't see these crazy flares here. So I dont think it's about defying the laws of camera physics, it's seems to be a problem related to this model 16 pro max. But im curious to know if others with the 16 pro max are are having the same problem when they record video from concerts with stage lights etc. - Cause if they don't then it's a problem with my phone. Also the fact that all the photos I took from the concert didn't have any of these annoying flares, so that makes it a little strange that it was only on video.

Yes but why didnt I see any flares on the photos I took, why only on video? It should have been the same no? What im looking for is to hear from others who have the 16 pro max, and to know if they have the same problem when doing video recordings. And like I said before my 15 pro max wasnt like this when I was recording video. And it's better to know if others are having the same issue with this model before I take it to any store, cause if its a general problem for all who have this phone then its pointless taking it to a store.

I watch many different livestreamers who use either samsung and iphone, and I don't really see this issue there. When you say defying laws of physics you make it sound like all cameras have this problem which isnt true. Hopefully someone with an iphone 16 pro or pro max will chime in and let me know how it works for them.

I tried my best to explain but you don't seem to understand what I mean. Im not saying lens flares doesnt exist, they do, and they can show up on any phones and cameras. What im saying is all the photos I took had no lens flares, and I didnt do anything special to avoid them, just pointed the camera and took the photo. That said I do get random flares on photos sometimes, I just didnt really get any at the concert so maybe I was just lucky.

And as I also mentioned already my previous phone didnt have all these flares when I was doing video recording under the same conditions as here. That is why I would like to know if anyone with a 16 pro / max have noticed more lens flares during video recording than what they were used to on older models.

Also what you are seeing with your DSLR is not really helping me here, if you dont have an iphone 16 like me and havent tested or done video recordings with it under these conditions then your reply is to no use for me. I know this is a user forum and that is also what I am looking for, users who have the iphone 16 pro /max who can let me know if the flares are more promenent for them also during video recording with lights from a concert stage and things like that. If you don't have the 16 pro/max and havent tested this, you don't have to answer.

I still think something happened with the camera on my phone, I was just outside taking a few pics and I noticed something strange that I have seen others having problems with also sometimes. I took a photo down a road here where I live and there was 2 small street lights, when I pointed the camera in that direction there was suddenly a light stribe going from the lamp and up in the air, I tried to see if I could angle my way out of it but didnt work. Now I have seen this before and on other peoples photos, the strange thing is that I have taken many pics before in that direction, and this stribe of light going up in the air was never there before. So im not sure why I suddenly see this now when I didnt before with those lights in that direction. I will test again tomorrow or some other day.