iPhone 7 Plus Camera Problem against Direct light

Just received my iPhone 7 Plus and, as seen in the photo bellow, when taking photos, I'm getting a blue reflection of the lamp when they are in the picture frame... this is annoying. I already tried with two different lamps and I get the same result. Anyone experiencing the same problem?

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Posted on Oct 6, 2016 11:57 AM

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Posted on Sep 24, 2017 2:05 PM

I think it’s a physical limitation of having a very thin lens. The Google Pixel and Samsung experience the same issue.


There is a cool app called TouchRetouch at the App Store which fixes such dots due to lens flare very easily. It can be used to also remove other unwanted objects, like wires and poles

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Dec 22, 2016 12:00 AM in response to Mathias Brito

It seems this is a serious design flaw with the camera glass cover. When shooting in low light, directly against a light source produces refraction of that light against the glass cover, similar to what happens inside your eye when light passes through its own lens (if you wear contact lenses you know how it happens).


Have a look at the photo below, where the light of the cross was reflected upside down on the photo! So much for the "amazing" night shots on the iPhone 7...


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