I am disappointed with Apple hardware quality. A new Samsung 21 SE with unpopular color over here is just around 1/3 price with almost exactly same hardware spec as the pro I am using now, I would try that kind of solution next time, 1/3 price I don’t care if it has hardware software problem.
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iPhone 14 Pro Black Dot in 1x Camera
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Well time should solve it since people report eventually the practice would move and disappear. The particle in mine does not move like how this post creator reported.
Hey Guys,
has anyone else on their iphone 14 pro a black spot when using the 1x Camera ?
This really sucksView attachment 2074293
I even try sport muscle vibrator does not work lol xd
So hard to move the particle. Actually there are 2 more particles but so hard to see these too, basically invisible except you check with a white background. I think a lot of users have some particles on the 3x sensor just don’t carefully check then never know.
So far cannot move any of these 3 particles yet.
So far cannot move any of these 3 particles yet.
Ok, good to know. But maybe, as this is obviously a flaw from manufacturing, and warranty could be just expired, they could fix it for free is asking nicely
No idea why the particles is so sticky. The muscle massage gun is like 4000 hits per minute lol xd I tried like 30 minutes for any position on the back of the phone with camera face ground, still cannot move any of these 3 particles at all.
‘Agreed. I think it is some debris on the sensor.
In my past DSLR it is time to break out the swabs to clean.
Sad that Apple does not provide clean camera lens service except the phone is within warranty period. I would pay like $50 for Apple to just clean the lens but they don’t sell this service.
Yeah… that’s a piece of dust on the sensor. Apple will replace the unit.Hey Guys,
has anyone else on their iphone 14 pro a black spot when using the 1x Camera ?
This really sucks
That's not possible because the lens units is a solid sealed block. You can clean dust on the outside element (the one that you can see with a naked eye from the back), but you can't disassemble the lens from the sensor like you do in a DSLR/Mirrorless camera
Apple technical staff would try to clean the outer surface of sensor or the glass first if still within warranty.
Yes, but dust on the outer lens will not affect the final image. Try putting dust on the lens and take a picture, you won't see anything. It's the same with DSLRs, it's common to have dust inside the lens, in particular not tropicalized sealed lens, but they don't matter. Only dust on the sensor on on the back lens is visible. So in case of that in an iPhone, only a total lens module change would fix it, sadly. Examples:
How Front Element Scratches Affect Your Images
We have a lot of gear in our inventory, which means we also have a lot of broken gear in the middle of repairs. When it comes to lenses, one thing we see a lot in the repair department is front element scratches. And that makes sense, when a lens is mounted, it's the single [...]
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Front Element Scratches
We had a chance to make a pretty fun demonstration today, and here it is. As most of you know, we’re very finicky about our gear. We don’t like even tiny scratches on front elements or dust in a lens (although a bit of that is inevitable). We’re like you. We want the lens to [...]
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Yes, but dust on the outer lens will not affect the final image. Try putting dust on the lens and take a picture, you won't see anything. It's the same with DSLRs, it's common to have dust inside the lens, in particular not tropicalized sealed lens, but they don't matter. Only dust on the sensor on on the back lens is visible. So in case of that in an iPhone, only a total lens module change would fix it, sadly. Examples:
How Front Element Scratches Affect Your Images
We have a lot of gear in our inventory, which means we also have a lot of broken gear in the middle of repairs. When it comes to lenses, one thing we see a lot in the repair department is front element scratches. And that makes sense, when a lens is mounted, it's the single [...]www.lensrentals.comFront Element Scratches
We had a chance to make a pretty fun demonstration today, and here it is. As most of you know, we’re very finicky about our gear. We don’t like even tiny scratches on front elements or dust in a lens (although a bit of that is inevitable). We’re like you. We want the lens to [...]wordpress.lensrentals.com
Also many people report the dust can be “shaked” off like this one:
Dark spot on camera - iPhone 12 Pro
Hello! Today I was taking a picture at a white background and I noticed this dark shape on my camera. I thought that it was dust or something on my lens and cleaned it carefully with some cotton and some cleaning substance for lens and they looked clean with no scratch or anything. When I...
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I have tried both closed to 90% humid and decrease to at least 40% humid then push the phone to soft surface, still cannot move the particles at all lol.
I have read a lot of dust in camera sensor stuff online no matter here, Reddit, local tech forums. Seem like at least 95% cases happen to iPhone but not Android. While there are much more Android than iPhone in the world for sure. Apple quality control is really bad while Apple charges so much more money.
When I do the searching, I also see many other posts talk about having dust in iPhone screens, seem like this is another popular QC problem of iPhone.
When you went to Genius Bar to fix this issue, did the Apple staff send you a Genius Bar analysis email or something like that? Or just the receipt email saying the camera replacement cost after the camera had been replaced?