iPhone 6 Camera Issues: white balance, flash, contrast/skin tones

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iPhone 6 Camera Issues: white balance, flash, contrast/skin tones

i can't be the only one who has experienced thsse with the 6 forward facing camera.

1. White balance: a lot of my pics have an unnatural pink hue. The white balance is totally off especially on skin tones. VERY annoying.

2. Flash: in low, ambient light, my flash seems to be much pinker than it should be, unlike the golden flash that the 5s provided. Once again, this leads to horribly pink photos. Also, the flash seems to be far too bright, leaving faces blown out and unpleasantly blotchy.

3. Contrast and skin tones: I've noticEd the contrast is WAY off and either leaves an unpleasant grrunes or blotchy skin tones.

i Have been very disappointed so far with the camera and am considering a refund. Could these be algorithm issues? Or hardware? So frustrating.

iPhone 6, iOS 8

Posted on Sep 27, 2014 8:33 PM

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Jennjoy521 Author

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Sep 28, 2014 12:57 AM in response to Jennjoy521

Sorry about all the typos... I was typing this on my phone... while laying down watching a movie.

*either leaves an unpleasant gray

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eastmac

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Oct 5, 2014 12:58 PM in response to Jennjoy521

The same here, all iPhone 4s pictures looking more natural than those taken by iPhone6. 😟

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rabidroy

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Oct 5, 2014 2:17 PM in response to Jennjoy521

Agreed. I posted a pic in another thread here called iPhone 6 poor picture quality. Shows a the same pic with 4s, 6 and 6+. Looks like too much auto noise reduction leading to blotchy colors and jagged edges. Should be worked out with a software update if enough people call attention.

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eastmac

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Oct 5, 2014 2:20 PM in response to rabidroy

http://www.tomsguide.com/us/iphone-6-ios8-camera-problems,news-19585.html

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sur4dye

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Oct 6, 2014 1:46 PM in response to rabidroy

It's aggressive noise reduction and should be able to be fixed in a software update. It's when will Apple get to it is the real question.

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Jennjoy521 Author

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Oct 17, 2014 11:00 PM in response to sur4dye

Would this explain the white balance issues? My photos are ALWAYS too cold and too pink...

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halo969

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Oct 19, 2014 10:42 AM in response to Jennjoy521

I'm very disappointed in most of the photos taken with my new iPhone 6. I felt like I got better looking photos from my old 4S. I can't believe I spent so much money on a new phone to have such a crappy camera. I'm extremely unhappy with the panoramas on the iPhone 6. Everything is too bright and washed out. I feel like I need to go out and buy a point and shoot camera because I don't like using my iPhone to take pictures now. 😟

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Jennjoy521 Author

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Oct 19, 2014 10:50 AM in response to halo969

RRight!!! I am SHocked there isnt more about it on line!? I LOVED every shot i got with my old 5s! To the point I may demand my money back to get it. It's so disappointing! And is an easy fix! Just go back to the original algorithms for everything....

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davidkf

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Oct 31, 2014 7:34 PM in response to Jennjoy521

Same problem here, just got the iPhone 6 and I'm very disappointed with the tone and the white balance. The pictures with flash look unrealistically bright and cold, and more blurry as compared to the 5S.

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Dec 27, 2014 8:57 AM in response to Jennjoy521

My iPhone 6 takes pinkish pictures. Something is wrong with the white balance. Skin tones look wrong. My skin tone isn't pink at all. But when I am photographed with my iPhone i look pink. Like I just got a sunburn.

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Dec 27, 2014 9:57 AM in response to Jennjoy521

i want to give you an idea as to just how much the white balance is off. here is an iPhone 6 shot. yes tungsten lighting. i look like a lobster.

now here is a shot from a Pentax DSLR. With the color balance as correct as possible. this is what i actually look like, not pink at all.

the white balance for the iPhone 6 seems off mostly with artificial lighting.

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Answer 12

Dec 27, 2014 10:25 AM in response to graigsmith

BTW, that was with the rear facing camera. It doesn't matter which camera you use, they are both pinkish.

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Dec 27, 2014 10:46 AM in response to graigsmith

One more thing. it only seems to happen on scenes that are lit by artificial light. daylight balanced bulbs in one room create good looking photos. old tungsten bulbs somewhere else create the pinkish colors.

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Dec 27, 2014 3:22 PM in response to Jennjoy521

has anyone have this red-pink tint on videos or photos when shooting in white backround?

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Dec 28, 2014 12:11 PM in response to TAzZ4EvEr

My very first iPhone6 had a row of dead pixels and a mis-alined front camera, it clicked on the right side and the camera also did what yours is doing. i took a close up picture of a green couch and there was this blueness in the center, which actually looks like what you have going on there.

Either you are blocking light that is pinkish and causing a shadow in the image. Cameras are more sensitive to color temperatures than the eyes. Or your camera sensor is bad.

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