iPhone 7 front camera flickering HDR during FaceTime

I believe it is the facial recognition software in Facetime interacting with the exposure control software.

Rotating the camera 90 or even 180 degrees makes the problem go away.

Facetime doesn't recognize rotated faces as well :-)

Same issue as described, iPhone 7 Plus, Black, 256 GB, running 10.0.2

camera brightness alternating high and low and occasionally flashing green as though it were resetting, seems to be straining the system in some way, i live 4 hours from the nearest store so hopefully an update can resolve...

iPhone 7+ 128GB iOS 10.0.2 no carrier lock, same issues as described, the bright full screen green flashing is annoying everyone I ft, looking great for Apple and it's early adopters when I tell them it's the newest and best iPhone yet. Thanks, Apple.

I am having the same issue (iPhone 7 128GB silver iOS 10.0.2). I have changed 3 iPhones 7 for the same problem: the brightness of the front camera is continuously changing during FaceTime, making it impossible to use it (everything is becoming white). I have contacted the Apple support, restored the iPhone without using the backup but the issue remains.

I've had this same thing happen as well. Today I discovered when the FaceTime camera starts doing it's goofy cycle, switching to the rear camera briefly then back to the FaceTime camera, the situation stabilizes. I've also noticed pausing the FaceTime session then going back makes the issue start almost immediately. If I'm on the right track then I think it's likely software based.

iPhone 7, 128 GB, IOS 10.0.2

I'm having the exact same problem and I contacted apple support and they were no help. They had me restart my phone and then restore it as well and it still didn't work. They said they had no solution and then recommended that I go to the Apple Store and have it checked out by someone there.

I have this exact problem. Iphone 7 plus, 256g, tmobile (but I doubt that part matters). It happens to me randomly when I use the camera. I've never Facetimed on this phone yet. Camera occasionally stays pitch black and then pulses bright, black, bright, black - over and over. The only way I've found that fixes it for me is a hard reboot of the phone. iOs 10.0.2 here. It's a brand new phone 😟. I'm thinking it's either got to be a bug in software - if not, then it's a hardware issue. Glad to know I'm not alone.

I am having then same issue with my unlocked iPhone 7 Plus 256Gb (Camera goes from dark to light the entire call).Had a chat with support then went to the Apple Store for support. A reset of the phone temporarily resolved the issue (tested while in store) but is happening again. Hoping the next update resolves this issue otherwise I may return the phone.

Exact same problem with FaceTime camera flickering and very bad audio while face timing on a brand new iPhone 7 plus

My wife and I have both purchased iPhone 7 Plus (128 GB and 256 GB models). We have now experienced this issue with both our phones. It seems to be made worse when sitting in front of a window. For some reason, the camera will periodically massively overexpose the scene. On my phone, it would do so for less then a second, so it flickers bright (about every 30 seconds or so). On my wife's, it would stay overexposed until I changed the angle enough. Problem is, as everyone here has noted, the overexposure is triggered randomely, usually without movement. I really do think that illumination by daylight is responsible.

We both owned 6S before, and had never experienced the problem. And I had the 6S for a while running iOS 10, without experiencing the flickering Facettime.

Same problem here. Occasional green flickering, constantly gets really dark during facetime. And I also have pretty bad audio quality with both FaceTime and FaceTime audio.

Same here, but mine from Australia

Same issue on my iPhone 7 Plus and wifes iPhone 7. Resolution yet?

HI, is there now a solution to this problem ?

I Have bought my iPhone here in France and I am facing the same problems. It is a black iPhone 7 128 GB!

I Would like to know if there are people not having this problem ???

Hope this can be solved rapidly !

Thanks

I spoke with support again for this issue, they advised that I put the phone into recovery mode to wipe and reinstall the OS. After doing so this seems to have improved the issue for me quite a bit (I noticed a couple times where the camera did not adjust properly to changes is lighting during a FT video chat). They advised if the issue continues to happen to take the phone back to the store and get it replaced.