iPhone 5 Distorted Video Recording and Screen Flicker

I have the same problem and I am also wondering if there is coming an update or do I get a new one ??

Yep, happening to my iPhone 5 64GB too.

It's starting to bug because when I opened the box, my phone had a few scrathes on it.

It's a shame because I had to pay 490 euro's for the phone and also because it's a 1 year contract.

I hope apple start's working on it.

I send a email to T-mobile that I have isues with my phone and hopefully a get a replacement.

If that doesn't happen, i'm never ever buying a iPhone again.

I just noticed the same thing on my iPhone 5 32gb. I was taking a video outside and during the course of playing back that one minute video on my iphone, I noticed that there were three to four instances that a horizontal line of flicker quickly popped into and out of the screen. I didn't notice it at the time of recording. I put the quicktime video on my computer and noticed the same behavior. I shot another test video indoors and did not observe the same horizontal line. The line itself is hundreds of pixels thick; however in relation to the screen size, is about 1-2mm thick. The first video was shot outside during extremely sunny conditions while the second video was shot indoors. This leads me to believe it may have something to do with the camera's light sensor.

I just took my iPhone 5 32GB into the Apple Store to have a "Genius" look at a similar problem. I see horizontal shifting (flickering) on videos taken in moderate or lower light situations. My own tests show that when the iPhone is propped up on a table or hard edged surface to simulate a tripod and limit hand movement, the horizontal flickering does not occur. It also does not occur in bright, outdoor lighting. The "Genius" said that the is likely due to the image stablizer in the iPhone 5 being too strong. He has seen the same issue when stablizing a video in iMovie if the setting is too aggressive. He indicated that it would require a software fix and suggested that I report the issue to Apple tech support via a phone call or chat on their website's support page. The more reports Apple gets, the liklier it is thatthey will address this problem.

I have faced the same problem with my iphone5 16gb....

While recording video i can see some screen distortion and screen shifting.....looks like lines are moving downwards the screen.

The same lines showed up even when i viewed the recorded video on my laptop.

I updated to the latest ios 6.0.2, but still the problem persists.

Please let me know if this is a software problem or it has something to do with the camera lense on the phone.

This is not an answer, this is just an additional voice to prove and to make it apperant to Apple that they have to do something about all the problems with the iPhone5. I have as TS encounterd the camera/video destortion apart from my bad reception and battery drain problems.

I bought a 32GB black iPhone5, have already changed it once, because of the battery drain, from 100% to 70% during a night, in stand-by mode(no usage).

This second one, still doesent live up to my excpectations, batterywise my 3,5 years old iPhone 3GS is at pair with my brand new iPhone5, video distortion when recording.

I am going to change it today!! third time's a charm... Lets hope so...