Deleted videos from iPhone, but Camera Roll is still 3.1GB

You say you are using iCloud for saving photos on your iPhone and iPad; Are you deleting photos from your photostream (presumably iCloud) or from your Camera Roll (Which stores on your local device)? If you are at capacity in your iCloud Storage, you need to delete the photos/videos from your photostream. If you are at capacity on the local devices you need to deleted them from your Camera Roll.

Also, just to clarify, Photostream is only going for photos anyway, correct? No videos.

Yes, photostream only syncs photos to iCloud.

BUT...I currently have 153 photos and 2 videos (0:44secs & 0:15secs) on my iPhone. When I've removed the videos, I've trashed them manually on the iPhone so why does it keep saying I need 3.1GB?

The reason for this is probably because you only deleted 59 seconds worth of video which is not a lot. every 1GB (or gigabytes) is equal to 1,024MB (or megabytes).

3.1GB = 3174.4MB

What this means is your video files were so small in size, they did not remove enough data from your Camera Roll in order for it to make a difference.

1GB = 1,024MB / 10 = 102.4MB

every 10th of a gigbyte is 102.4MB so your video files were likely less than that size give or take which is why you do not see a reduction in the amount of storage you need.

Does this help answer your question?

I am having the same issue and I think I have found the way to deal with it...

I also am near my limit for the 5GB free and before I pony up for the extra GB I thought I would remove the videos and a bunch of photos from my camera roll. I removed at least a GB worth but it never seemed to make a dent in the "Camera ROll Backup Size" in the "Mange Storage on this Device" setting. Even after an iCloud backup I was still struggling for space.

The solution seems to be to actually remove the camera roll backup from the iCloud (and then add it back again). Slide the switch from green to white and give it the "ok" to remove photos from the cloud. Next, step out of that menu and then step back into it and re-activate the switch to backup the camera roll to the cloud. Then, run a backup and it should free up a bunch of space and recalibrate the size of your camera roll.

Don't know why this has to be done manually - I guess the iCloud doesn't recalibrate or delete the photos it actually keeps up there without a little prodding.

This, along with the interminably long "waiting to apply changes" when syncing, is one of those issues that I'm amazed Apple hasn't addressed. It's taken them so long, in fact, that I've just come to learn to live with it.

Thank you Amighty! This worked for me!

It's likely that in this case, there's a MUCH faster and simpler solution. The Videos app keeps a reference to the file it plays open even after it's done playing it, which essentially pins the file. So in this case:
1. User plays video
2. User deletes video from computer and syncs to iPhone, or just deletes from iPhone

the space will become "Other" space. The quick fix is to force-quit the Videos app (or to restart the iPhone). Then the "Other" usage will go away immediately.

This was also bugging me for weeks!

Photos > Albums > Recently Deleted

Thanks Amighty, this works for me too. Deleted all via image capture, then emptied trash. But still no go. Then followed your advice. Seems to be working.

Thank heavens, Laserscout!! This was making me crazy and you are exactly right. It's that dang Recently Deleted folder!!!

Thanks!!!