iPhone 4 camera focus problems on iOS 5

[Stiksi]

After updating to iOS 5 I've noticed a consistent problem with the iPhone 4 camera. Even when focus is right on the money, the camera pumps once through the full focus range for every shot.

This adds about 3 seconds to the time between shots and before the first shot (you can take a photo during the focus pump but obviously it's not going to be in focus). I don't know what I'm supposed to do during that time, maybe "get coffee".

During video recording the focus works as well as it used to aside from the first "pump".

 

[DreyDawg]

Having the same issue on my new iPhone 4S. I'm upgrading from an iPhone 4 running iOS 4.3.3 which did not have this issue.

Good thing i found your post since right now i'm trying to figure out if this is a hardware issue with the iPhone 4S or a software bug in iOS 5. Sounds like the latter.

Hoping more people come forward so we can isolate this issue and have apple do something about it.

 

[jaina]

I have the same issue and was also wondering if its hard- or software related. Doesn't seem to affect too many people though... Which also means we can't rule out hardware.

I am on an iPhone 4.

This behavior rendered most of the photos I have recently taken useless, in contrast to 80-90% of the pictures being perfect before.

 

[Ad Guy]

I'm experiencing the same issue. Iphone 4 upgraded to IOS 5.

 

[gentlefury]

Ive noticed this as well with my iPhone 4s. I haven't, however, had any delays tho...it will focus, then I can snap a pic and keep snapping and it will stay focused, but if I stop it will keep refocusing unless I tap an area on the screen.

 

[ricrhys]

New cam

just ordered a new camera for mine so we shall see weather its hardwear or software on this one

 

[abbstrack]

having the same issue on my iPhone 4, and it is also since upgrading to iOS5.

 

[gentlefury]

just ordered a new camera for mine so we shall see weather its hardwear or software on this one

You mean a replacement phone? How would you order a new camera??

 

[BrunoWill]

Haven't met such situation, I think it will repaire in the next version of ios

 

[ricrhys]

You mean a replacement phone? How would you order a new camera??

I ordered a new camera from Here when it arrives I'll fit it and let you know if its fixed anything. I't works out just a tiny bit cheaper to get a new camera as aposed to a new phone

 

[DreyDawg]

So i went to the 5th ave apple store in nyc and found this issue is consistent with every iphone 4 and 4s that i could get my hands on.

Definitely an iOS 5 issue.

Someone please start a thread on apple support forums.

 

[Boen]

Same problem on my iPhone 4. Glad it's not just mine.

 

[gothamguy]

I just tried on my 4S. The only time it went through the focus cycle was when I moved the phone in between shots.

 

[DreyDawg]

I just tried on my 4S. The only time it went through the focus cycle was when I moved the phone in between shots.

That never used to happen on the iphone 4 running anything below ios 5.

 

[Ad Guy]

I took a bunch of photos today with my Iphone 4 with the IOS 5 update. More than half of them turned out like junk and aren't even salvagable in Photoshop.

With IOS4 I rarely had any bad photos. With IOS5 It's now the norm and a good photo is rare.

So my camera is capable of taking a good photo, but apparently IOS 5 getting in the way. Do you think shooting with the Camera+ app it would be any better?