I am getting some sort of reflection in my low light snaps with Lumia 1020. What could it be?

[Aditya Palsule]

I am getting some sort of reflection in my low light snaps with Lumia 1020.

Hello all,

Whenever I try to take a picture in low light example of a candle or a bulb I see a dot in my field of view which moves as i move my phone. It becomes worse when I try to capture multiple lights say for example an array of LEDs. It is very irritating to find something like this on snaps taken by such a good camera phone. Please help me out in this and what can be done about it? As you can see in images attached just above the switch board on wall in 1st and 3rd image and on edge of cupboard in a close up shot in 2nd image.

 

[ven07]

Re: I am getting some sort of reflection in my low light snaps with Lumia 1020.

isn't that due to the light? try a picture of a different object

 

[Aditya Palsule]

Re: I am getting some sort of reflection in my low light snaps with Lumia 1020.

hi, I know it is due to light but is it normal to have it in pic.? In this case i can't have a nice pic. of LED array as mentioned in Question .
So, do all 1020 face this problem while shooting a light/candle in low light background OR only am the one to face it?

 

[ven07]

Re: I am getting some sort of reflection in my low light snaps with Lumia 1020.

So, do all 1020 face this problem while shooting a light/candle in low light background OR only am the one to face it?

So far you're the only one, that's why it's best to make a few more pictures to compare and if it really still is there, you should consider bringing the phone back?

 

[coolbreeze78]

Re: I am getting some sort of reflection in my low light snaps with Lumia 1020.

Not sure if it's the same issue, but my 1020 is just terrible at capturing lights. There are always serious refraction going on. Oh well.

An example from last night:

http://1drv.ms/1CjoSJH

 

[George Kyr]

Re: I am getting some sort of reflection in my low light snaps with Lumia 1020.

Sorry for posting a maybe silly answer. Have you cleaned the lenses of the phone? Some dust on the sensor could be the cause of that. Since I do not believe dust has gone into the sensor encasing, try wiping clean the plastic lens cover with a soft cloth (as the one you would use for the screen) and see if it persists.

 

[Aditya Palsule]

Re: I am getting some sort of reflection in my low light snaps with Lumia 1020.

Yup have tried cleaning the lens. Am sure that's not the issue. Anyways planning to take to service center would keep you all updated.

 

[Aditya Palsule]

Re: I am getting some sort of reflection in my low light snaps with Lumia 1020.

hi, coolbreeze78
The issue you are facing is mostly due to uncleaned lens, when I faced same I cleaned lens with soft cloth and results were satisfactory.
Please try taking snaps as I have shown in example snaps and let me know it you face same issue.

 

[Black3ternity]

Re: I am getting some sort of reflection in my low light snaps with Lumia 1020.

At OP:
This is the Lensflare which occurs due to light refracting through the six lenses inside your camera assembly.
It's nothing to worry about. You can circumvent that when taking a shot from a different angle. ;-)
If your lensflare or light is smudgy, you need to clean the outer lens with a soft cloth but other than that: It's working as expected

Kind regards,

 

[Aditya Palsule]

Re: I am getting some sort of reflection in my low light snaps with Lumia 1020.

thanks a lot it relieved me a lot. Tomorrow I was planning to go to service center and actually didn't wanted to operate my baby.

 

[Geo Hutchings]

Re: I am getting some sort of reflection in my low light snaps with Lumia 1020.

Hello all,

Whenever I try to take a picture in low light example of a candle or a bulb I see a dot in my field of view which moves as i move my phone. It becomes worse when I try to capture multiple lights say for example an array of LEDs. It is very irritating to find something like this on snaps taken by such a good camera phone. Please help me out in this and what can be done about it? As you can see in images attached just above the switch board on wall in 1st and 3rd image and on edge of cupboard in a close up shot in 2nd image.
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