iPhone 5 flash and shutter out-of-sync

I meant not a hardware issue.

@ Wastd.d

How is the restore worked. I just noticed my 5 doing the same thing!!!!😐

for about around 4 days after the restore everything was fine then recently it started again.

I have tried every idea that ive seen posted, setting the flash to on instead of auto, resetting the settings, restoring the phone completely and nothing seems to make a lasting difference.

At this point ive resigned myself to the fact that ill have to wait for apple to acknowledge and address the issue.

If anyone else has any other ideas id be glad to hear them.

i have the same problem with my iphone which i purchased in berlin, germany.. this *****, i tried everything. i head of people getting replacements at the apple store - is that true?

I'm having the same problem, has anyone found a permanent fix or heard of a possible software update to fix the issue?

I think it may be a hardware issue, I am saying that as right now I have two iphone 5's, one I got on the 21st, with scuffs and dents, and thats going back which takes pics fine and has never missed a beat with the flash, thats a week 35 build I think. The second is a week 39 and that has the flash problems, but the phone is imaculate. Seems you cant win with this years iPhone 5 at all, I have never had so many issues with a phone, of course the 5S will probably be a much better device from the learning curve of problems Apple is having with this one I expect..

My phone is a week 35 and came in perfect condition, no marks or scratchs. My camera however does have this problem.

Model introduced: 2012

Serial number: ****************

Production year: 2012

Production week : 35 (September)

Hello guys, I've resolved with a simple restore (Home+power). Now the sync is ok.

Bye,

Fabio.

Hi, thanks for the input but if you read through the thread youll see that everyone has tried this and the results are always the same, it solves the issue for a short period of time but it always returns as it does with the following.

Turning off and on,

Resetting,

Restoring,

DFU Restoring

The ONLY way this issue will be resolved is by apple either by software update (assuming its a software bug) or handset replacement (if its a hardware bug).

🙂

Yes, I'have resolved the issue for only few minutes!!! 😢

I think the problem is software and no hardware... But Apple know this issue??

Sorry for my english, I'm italian...😝

I wonder if its because they are using different manufacturers chips other than the A6 in these phones and some have a hardware/software with the camera, I'm grabbing at straws but I have spent a day taking pics with the week 35 phone with no issues, the week 39 will fail to sync with flash very quickly. I have seen one report of a 4s with this issue but that could just be a fluke, I'm going to try a replacement I think. which is annoying as the rest of the phone is great. The only difference camera wise I have noticed is the week 39 has more rattle noise in the camera and the sapphire lens looks slightly different, but that could just be manufacturing process differences.

But how can I understand wich week is my iPhone?

Thank you

I reset it but it comes back the next day, has anyone heard a solid answer if this is a software issue? Have the other people with this issue returned your phones or are you waiting to hear?

Use this site and it will tell you

http://www.chipmunk.nl/klantenservice/applemodel.html

Thank you Killhippie, I have verified my iphone 5 and the production week is 34 (August), than the problem is not only for week 39.

Bye,

Fabio