Apple: Purple flare on iPhone 5 camera is normal

If youâ€™re one of the privileged few who already owns an iPhone 5 and plans to take pictures with its revamped 8MP snapper, you might want to â€œangle the camera away from the bright light sourceâ€ â€˜cause if not your images will suffer from Purple Flare.

In essence, that was the reply that an iPhone 5 owner got from an Apple Care support representative when his Purple Flare issue was escalated to the Cupertino based company’s â€œengineering teamâ€. The disappointed owner leaked the copy of the email reply to Gizmodo, who also happens to be one of their avid readers.

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It is said that the flare is caused by the camera’s sapphire glass coating. So if you happen to snap a picture with your iPhone 5 and noticed a purple flare, donâ€™t be alarmed as it is â€œconsidered a normal behaviorâ€ as per Apple.

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Ronnie Bulaong

This article was written by Ronnie Bulaong, a special features contributor and correspondent for YugaTech. Follow him on Twitter @turonbulaong.

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18 Comments

Ashvanale says:

12 years ago

Is it me or medyo half baked tong Iphone 5, I’ve watched/read some reviews and yes on technical side it might be great but the way they executed some of the features are questionable. And no i won’t blame steve jobs or his protege whatever because i just don’t roll that way.
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Tae says:

12 years ago

Gary V to atat iPhone buyers:

“Di na natuto”

Bugs are somewhat acceptable…. but hardware issues? deym!
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R2 says:

12 years ago

it’s normal just like the scratches out of the box, it’s Apple’s new way to deal with the problems accompanied with iphone5. :D
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nameless says:

12 years ago

That’s normal! Before windows 7 we have Vista, Before Iphone 4s we have Iphone 4… Iphone 5s would have lesser bugs and more features :) Consider the first release as beta versions. haha.
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hctim_23 says:

12 years ago

Parang yung Iphone 4 yan, yung sa Antenna Signal!!! your Holding it the wrong way!! hahaha
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Tae says:

12 years ago

This is an added feature!

You can get “F”-ed up pictures instantly with this innovative new feature. No need for instagram to F up your pictures!
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yurisama says:

12 years ago

haha i-barney cam
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bobby says:

12 years ago

Don’t buy this yet.

iPhone 3G to iPhone 4 to iPhone 5… not good decision

iPhone 3GS to iPhone 4s to iPhone 5s… better decision
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ocommon says:

12 years ago

hindi na kailangan ng instagram hehe..
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Marcelino says:

12 years ago

First, scratches. Second, the camera’s purple flare. What’s next?

How come they can act as if everything’s normal?! Hahaha!
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kyoko says:

12 years ago

Quality Assurance Fail. These are the words that I can say about iPhone 5. What’s worse is that they treat a hardware defect as “normal”. WTF Apple. Apple is definitely getting worse since the day Steve Jobs died.

I’m very sure that Steve Jobs is disappointed right now in heaven.
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emongkal says:

12 years ago

Typecast to early adopters: “Will you ever Learn?”
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Justin says:

12 years ago

Haha! Yan. Buti nga sa mga iPhone 5 users. Mga nag-waldas ng malaking pera para sa bulok na hardware.
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denden says:

12 years ago

feature yan!!!! biruin mo barney effect sa pictures mo? meron ba android nyan???? hehehe
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