iPhone 8 Plus horrible lens flare and reflections

[aetherpeak]

OP, do yourself a favor and return it. Get literally any other phone, because Apple has half assed the last 4 years now, and even if you're spending $1000 on a current model, you're not getting anywhere near that value. Those pics are NOT normal, do NOT look acceptable, and you SHOULD NOT have to live with such subpar quality for the price you've paid.

 

[amozo]

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[dlusionz]

I didn't think lens flares would create a ghost of objects, always thought of them as just shiny bright circles, but how come you only labeled 2 of the 4 photos as lens flare? are the other 2 possibly something else in your opinion? @iSayBoourns

 

[iSayBoourns]

I didn't think lens flares would create a ghost of objects, always thought of them as just shiny bright circles, but how come you only labeled 2 of the 4 photos as lens flare? are the other 2 possibly something else in your opinion? @iSayBoourns

The ghosting can happen even on DSLR’s if a lens filter is used. In the case of the iPhone camera, the front glass over the camera module basically acts like a UV filter one could find for “real” cameras (though UV filters themselves aren’t typically used anymore with digital and the front glass covering the iPhone camera module isn’t technically a UV filter, it’s the same concept almost though as in it’s an extra piece of glass between to front lens element and the world.)

 

[Zune55]

Hi everyone,

Last night I went out to take some photos with my new iPhone 8 Plus and I realised that there were many little dots everywhere when I shot to light sources.

Sometimes it’s like a big reflection inside the lens.

When you use the 2x zoom you can see this glare twice as big:

When you point to multiple lights you see multiple little reflections:

I read on the Apple discussions website that this may be an issue that all iPhones experience since 6 Plus (could you confirm that?). It that’s the case, I am OK with that, but anyway it’s really annoying.

I noticed that on 7 Plus and i thought it was a defect but it wasn’t.
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I have this issue too, got my phone replaced by my carrier, but the new one has the same issue, on both front and rear cameras, both on picture and video, during both night and day, currently have a case with apple, but no official response yet View attachment 725427 View attachment 725428
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This happens in my 7 plus don’t worry your phone is okay and plz don’t make excuses to return it because you always wanted X but just to kill the time you bought this
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So is this normal? I tried with an iPhone 6s and there were some flares but not so big and so many.

Do you suggest anything? Thanks

Your photos looks completely okay to me, with 8 you are just paying too much attention that’s all.

 

[ezechiele2517]

Hi everyone,
I have the same issue on my iPhone 8 plus:

Is it a lens defect or lens flare ?

 

[mjjferreira]

Something is going on here.
The lens flare is is way too much agressive.
This is no “common” lens flare...let’s see what apple has to say.
On previous years, iPhone foruns weren’t talking about this as much as this year.
Something’s fishy is going on.

Btw, i have an iPhone 8 Plus and it does the same thing.

 

[Mildredop]

That is normal with all cameras.

It's not the camera, it's the lens. It's caused by internal refraction between the lens elements, most evident in zoom lenses.

It's not completely normal, as the elements can be coated to reduce it.
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Your two photos with the ceiling fan, that’s lens flare. To be expected when you’re pointing the camera directly into a bright light source such as the light bulbs.

It's not a flare, it's internal refraction.

 

[iSayBoourns]

It's not a flare, it's internal refraction

Yeah no kidding. Which is what results in lens flare. Light bouncing off the lens elements and even the sensor.

 

[ezechiele2517]

He some other example with direct sun light and without sun:




Night photos this effect is more evident. Have I to replace my 8 plus or it's "normal" ?

 

[Diorama]

OP, do yourself a favor and return it. Get literally any other phone, because Apple has half assed the last 4 years now

Literally the only phone camera rated higher by DxO Mark (the Pixel 2) isn’t even out yet. So if he buys another phone, he is by definition getting an equal camera (Note8) or a worse camera (“literally any other phone”).

 

[apolloa]

Seems like a poor lens on the iPhone looking at these photos, does the Note 8 or Pixel 2 have this issue?
On the 7 and 7 Plus we had the stuttering when it changed the exposure, this year its lens flare? On devices that are more expensive then the competition.

 

[Diorama]

Seems like a poor lens on the iPhone looking at these photos, does the Note 8 or Pixel 2 have this issue?
On the 7 and 7 Plus we had the stuttering when it changed the exposure, this year its lens flare? On devices that are more expensive then the competition.

If you google ‘note 8 lensflare’ you find plenty of threads just like this.

From literally the first result on google:

 

[Zigourney]

I have to say though, apart from the lens flare, those picture taken at night look pretty damn good to me. I'm still on the iphone 5s and the pictures off that are terrible at night, the X is going to be a massive upgrade for me...judging by the quality, I now know that I can safely leave my Nikon behind more often than not!

I'm not a pro photographer, more an amateur, do it as a hobby, like to take good pics on holidays and stuff etc. and I do see lens flare from my nikon during night photography, its normal, but its mostly orange, or bright yellowy flares, I haven't seen any distinctive green coloured spotty flares that look abnormal on my DSLR like those pics above, especially of that picture above with about 4 or 5 green spots randomly spread across the ground (the pic that you have circled in red)...that looks like the most unnatural flare I have ever seen...but like I said, I am no pro.

 

[iSayBoourns]

I have to say though, apart from the lens flare, those picture taken at night look pretty damn good to me. I'm still on the iphone 5s and the pictures off that are terrible at night, the X is going to be a massive upgrade for me...judging by the quality, I now know that I can safely leave my Nikon behind more often than not!

and p.s. I'm not a pro photographer, more an amateur, do it as a hobby, like to take good pics on holidays and stuff, and I do see lens flare from my nikon during night photography, its normal, but its mostly orange, or bright yellowy flares, I haven't seen any distinctive green coloured spotty flares that look abnormal on my DSLR like those pics above.

The different colours happen on DSLR’s too. Depends on how the light bounces and also depends on the lens. Some have better coatings than others to help mitigate it.

 

[dlusionz]

Alrighty, so no problem then Haha

 

[apolloa]

If you google ‘note 8 lensflare’ you find plenty of threads just like this.

From literally the first result on google:

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That didn’t really answer my question, find the photos to prove it.

 

[Irock619]

It's not the camera, it's the lens. It's caused by internal refraction between the lens elements, most evident in zoom lenses.

It's not completely normal, as the elements can be coated to reduce it.
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It's not a flare, it's internal refraction.

No crap

 

[Sopo87]

I have this issue too, got my phone replaced by my carrier, but the new one has the same issue, on both front and rear cameras, both on picture and video, during both night and day, currently have a case with apple, but no official response yet View attachment 725427 View attachment 725428
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It happens to all iPhones from 5 apparently. I exchanged mine two times and it is the same. I compared with my girlfriend 6s and it happened the same. We will have to live with it

 

[Christy1973]

That’s night time photography for you.

that isn't all that's wrong with the iphones, mine glares every light bulb and every window and my older iphones do not and also my friend and I took the same shots with her cancer fighting red iPhone and hers are beautiful, mine are crap. I am glad to know that the iPhone 8plus wont help, I would have upgraded.