iPhone 17 camera facing two distinct technical glitches, with one issue potentially not being the camera's fault, according to Apple's admission.
The iPhone 17 series, Apple's latest offering, has started shipping, but some users have reported issues with the camera. A rare problem has been causing blacked-out portions in some images, and Apple has acknowledged the issue.
According to tech journalist Henry Casey, who discovered the camera bug at a concert, the blacked-out portions occur when an extremely bright LED light display shines directly into the iPhone 17's camera. The blacked-out portions are likely caused by individual panels in an LED wall being in the off part of their flicker cycle when the photo was taken.
Another issue that has been reported is the appearance of irregularly shaped black splotches in some images. These splotches are likely an anti-blooming artifact, created when light hits a camera sensor that is too bright for the iPhone 17's camera to record, and the software tries to correct the issue. The good news is that this is a software issue, which means it can be fixed with an update.
The black boxes in the photos are likely a challenge in photographing any type of LED technology. Electronic shutters, such as those used on iPhones, expose one row of pixels at a time, which can lead to dark bands in an image known as banding.
Apple is working on a software fix for these issues with the iPhone 17 series camera. Another solution to the LED flickering issue is to use a slower shutter speed, reducing the odds that the picture will be taken during an LED flicker.
It's worth noting that the black box issue in earlier iOS systems had nothing to do with LEDs.
The iPhone 17 series uses more computational photography than any previous model. This means that the camera software is doing a lot of work to enhance the images you take. However, it seems that in some cases, this processing can lead to issues like the ones mentioned above.
The new iPhone 17 series has started shipping, and while these camera issues may be a concern for some, Apple is working diligently to address them. The article was written by Hillary K. Grigonis, who leads the US coverage for Digital Camera World and has over a decade of experience writing about cameras and technology.
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