Apple boasts that the built-in iPhone 13 camera is a “huge upgrade” over its predecessor. While that might be true purely in terms of numbers, the onboard smartphone camera inherits a particularly bad trait. This takes the form of an iPhone 13 lens flare issue, whereby distracting lens flares are still visible in lowlight shots. The problem is even present on the iPhone 13 Pro and Pro Max models, which feature additional rear camera capability.
Does the iPhone 13 camera fix lens flare issues?
No. Like previous Apple handsets, the iPhone 13, iPhone 13 Mini, and iPhone 13 Pro/Pro Max all feature lens flare when snapping lowlight pictures.
The iPhone 13 range of smartphones contain a “totally new architecture” when it comes to camera implementation. Apple states that this results in the “best dual-camera system ever” to feature in an iPhone. Despite all the upgrades, however, iOS users are still struggling to capture pictures in lowlight settings without blemishes.
It’s seemingly possible for Apple to rectify iPhone lens flair issues via iOS software updates. This feature first made an appearance during the iOS 15 beta, yet the implementation clearly isn’t foolproof. During GameRevolution’s testing — utilizing an iPhone 13 Pro Max running the public iOS 15 build — lowlight pictures would still produce a lens flare effect. Presumably, Apple is still working to stamp out this issue on the software side of things.
Big news: the latest iOS 15 beta automatically removes the famous 'green orb' lens flares we are so used to on iPhones. Thoughts? https://t.co/l6OQ3vRVRR pic.twitter.com/4wtorXaZxt
— Halide + Kino (@halidecamera) August 4, 2021
While an iPhone 13 camera lens flare fix could arrive in a future iOS update, there are seemingly no plans for anything of the sort in the next system software patch. The iOS 15.1 update will primarily focus on integrating SharePlay, which lets iPhone users share music and videos on FaceTime.
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