black dot on camera

There appears to be a black dot when attempting and taking pictures with rear view camera and it does not seem to be going always at all! I have an iPhone 15pro max and it has not even been a year since having this phone yet please assist with this matter!

Posted on Jan 20, 2025 04:41 AM

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Jan 20, 2025 04:54 AM in response to MaxineFew

Does this black patch appear on every photo on the same spot same size? If no read the Wiki article below. If yes then clean your camera surface and if that does not resolve the issue then Contact Apple for support and service - Apple Support 


Lens flare refers to a phenomenon wherein light is scattered or flared in a lens system, often in response to a bright light, producing a sometimes undesirable artifact within the image. This happens through light scattered by the imaging mechanism itself, for example through internal reflection and scattering from material imperfections in the lens. Lenses with large numbers of elements such as zooms tend to exhibit greater lens flare, as they contain a relatively large number of interfaces at which internal scattering may occur. These mechanisms differ from the focused image generation mechanism, which depends on rays from the refraction of light from the subject itself.


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Jan 20, 2025 06:59 AM in response to MaxineFew

That’s not lens flare. That’s a dust spot on the surface of your camera sensor, not the lens. Contact support to have your iPhone camera serviced. If you’re in the US please call 1-800-MY-APPLE or outside the US, consult the support articles below.


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