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iPhone 6 plus rear camera blurry/wobbly (not focusing)

iPhone 6 plus rear camera is not focusing, won't remain stable and is blurry no matter how still I get whether video or picture. Automatic or manual focus not working either. Front facing camera works fine. Seems OIS isn't doing anything but making it worse.


Here is a photo(below) taken while completely still that never focuses automatically or manually and is vibrating vertically as if taken in motion.

User uploaded file


Videos become wobbly and out of focus. Link: https://vid.me/Nxh

Steps I have taken:

1. Closed all apps and forced reboot of phone.

2. Reset all settings.

3. Restored phone to latest 8.1 software and set up as new phone.


Results still the same even if I use 3rd party camera/video app.

iPhone 6 Plus, iOS 8.1

Posted on Oct 20, 2014 8:58 PM

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Posted on Mar 17, 2017 7:56 AM

How did you find this out? I bought my iPhone 6+ in 2014, and the camera stopped working a couple months ago. But just got the new 7+, bc I was tired of not having a camera ph that didn't work! :-(


Can I still get a new iPhone 6+, since it's a defect issue?

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Sep 4, 2015 1:30 PM in response to mordzyUK

The program is in effect BUT what about those (like me) who have a defective camera with a 1 year warranty and do not qualify for the serial number units that Apple discretionally has chosen as with defective iSight cameras. Of course Apple cannot say that ALL cameras are or could potentially be defective though I believe should´ve been more straight forward and provide for those who can present same problems outside their estimated wrongful doing.


Anybody in this situation?


Thanks!

Sep 4, 2015 5:27 PM in response to deggie

I hope so Deggie!


I am totally ****** off with this matter! Paid over US 1,000 for the phone in London and now can´t get any pictures right. And you know what?


There´s no authorized service provider in my country no any Apple Store, thus the only way would be for me to bring the phone to a neighbor country and see whether they can provide for the repair...


Thanks for the reply!

Sep 15, 2015 2:26 AM in response to oneZer01

Had my phone replaced as part of iSight camera replacement program, the phone I received is supposed to be new but the serial number shows that the phone is 6 months old, with the high demand for 6 plus, I doubt the phone is new and set on a shelf for 6 months, also the battery is draining really fast and nothing changed in terms of the camera blurring issue. Anyone had similar experience?

Oct 12, 2015 7:46 AM in response to mordzyUK

mordzyUK,


This is UNBELIEVABLE!


I sent my iphone for iSight Camera replacement two week ago to New York Grand Central Store and it just came back with exactly the same blurry problem!!!


How can that happen?


They supposedly replaced the camera for a new one, haven´t they tried it out for proper functioning before sending it back?

Please, can anybody explain this to me?

I will make a huge complain though but what if I get a second broken camera as it has happened before to other people?

Is it a problem of the camera or the phone itself?

I do not know what to do.

I am an Apple fan, but this really doesn´t seem to be the best I can expect from Apple!

Oct 12, 2015 7:55 AM in response to josé mfromcaba

To be honest i can't fault apples service. I can only imagine the pain id get from any other large retailer with a fault. The first time in store they also diagnosed a wifi fault so just swapped my phone. After a week or two that developed the same fault so i went in to the store. I was told that this time I should have the part fixed as it was different to the original and would correct the issue. The girl told me it would be 45 minutes so I did a bit of shopping then collected it all fixed.


Unfortunately its doing it again so i can only assume that its not a new component. and its something I'm doing to cause it. I have a call scheduled from tech support tomorrow so will update the thread.

Dec 2, 2015 7:57 PM in response to AlanJL

My iPhone 6+ 64GB is just like yours--not wavy, but definitely seems to be stuck at a fixed focus of about 6"-8". The farther you get away from the subject, the blurrier the subject is. And it started doing this suddenly about two weeks ago. I have wiped my phone, reset it as a new phone, added NO apps, and it still does this. I've had to argue for two days, but, thankfully, Apple is now willing to replace my phone. (I would have gone to an Apple store, but the nearest one is four hours away.)

iPhone 6 plus rear camera blurry/wobbly (not focusing)

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