iPhone 5 camera issues black screen

Did not restore camera at all on iPhone 6+ but did have to re-enter all my wallpapers, passcode, stop the stupid reachability re-enter finger prints re-enter Apple Pay . Completely fed up with Apple as well.

See it from lock screen, see camera few sec then black screen

Same problem here. Tried a clean install of IOS 8.0.2 with factory settings & hard reuse to exclude interference from other photo apps, but still just black rear camera. Affects also every other camera app (FaceTime, scanner, Camera+ and so on).

I have the same problem on my iphone 5s

I've closed the app and re-booted the phone several times but it did not resolve the issue.

Upgrading to iOS 8.0.2 did not resolve it either.

Erasing the iPhone and restoring from a backup did not resolve it.

Still waiting on a solution before I go to the Apple store

UPDATE: I was able to get the camera to work again!

go to Settings, General, Reset and tap Reset All Settings.

This won't erase everything but you'll have to set up your WiFi and sign in to iCloud again.

Nope here on the soft reset. I hope this post will help illuminate the current software issue.

The camera now has four modes:

Mode 1: Selfie-plus-black-external

Mode 2: Selfie-plus-blurry-external

Mode 3: Selfie-plus-black

Mode 4: Black - bricked camera

In either mode, attempts to adjust camera settings soon crash the entire camera.

Exiting the camera, doing something else and re-entering the camera usually, but not always, brings it back to one of the partly responsive modes.

Again, soft reset fails to restore full camera operation, and any operation is temporary. Further, having to reconfigure various settings after reset is unacceptable.

Our use cannot tolerate time-consuming workarounds. While Reginaiphone may have the best solution, alternative proposals are also welcome.

I have the same problem and have done everything stated here.

If the camera is still showing a black screen after performing a hard reset chances are that this issue is hardware related meaning the actual camera piece is malfunctioning on the phone.

Use caution before attempting this next suggestion, you don’t want to physically break the phone accidently; it will void the phones warranty.

I know of instances where the actual camera on the phone can become dislodged and of course cause it to malfunction, making sure the phone is powered off and then applying pressure to the actual camera lens itself, firm pressure but be careful you don’t want to break your phones screen or anything else on the device, it can pop the camera lens back into place and fix the issue

I am also facing the same issue. Not able to take pictures or videos. The screen is black when camera is opened. The torch/flash is also not working.

I had camera that was hung with black screen all the time for a while.

Nothing helped - neither cold reboot, nor reinstall.

But the I've felt that there is something shaking inside the phone.

May be battery.

Or bad contact.

So, I shaked the phone hard for a few minutes.

Voila - it works now 🙂

Thanks Haydenturong!

I had the same problem as everyone else on this thread. I did resets, restoring the phone as new, even updating the iOS software. NONE of these worked for more than a few minutes to a day( if at all). Finally, I gently pushed on the camera lens with a soft cloth, and my camera is now working again.... At least temporarily. So it looks like it was a simple hardware problem. I wish Apple would acknowledge such problems publicly, and provide solutions.....so we don't have to spend hours jumping through all these hoops that do not solve a thing. I have used Apple (and only Apple ) products for over 25 years. I am now starting to lose faith in this company! Why can't they address issues with hardware or iOS software (such as wifi problems, or battery drainage) & instruct us how to fix the bug, instead of leaving us all frustrated. Being upfront about such issues would at least show me that Apple still has the integrity that originally was part of the reason I fell in love with this company. As the iPhone interface seems to look more & more like some of the other Smart phones, and they play dumb about iOS bugs, I am more inclined to try a different company's products.

tq..... it works... same problem with me.. hope have no issues anymore.. tq..

tq haydentruong... it's really work for me... thanks

I tired everything mentioned here, hard resets, soft resets, erase all iphone settings, pressing the camera screen etc. Nothing worked. I then tried an App which accesses the camera, Simple resize it is called. First of all it brought up the black camera screen but after 3-4 attempts the camera came to life, all blurry and flashing on and off. After several more attempts the camera started working in the App and now the camera works as normal. The flashlight now works as well.