Remember that purple lens flare issue with the iPhone 5’s camera?
Upon the release of the iPhone 5 last month, some users began reporting a strange issue with the iPhone 5 camera where a purple flare or haze appears when taking a photo near a bright light source such as a lamp or the sun. The issue was first reported by a forum user going by “Kaido” on the tech review site AnandTech who posted several different photos taken inside and outside that showed a purple haze.
Later, Fisher found that the iPhone 5 was in fact particularly vulnerable to lens flare of the sort Kaido and others had described. Interestingly, PCMag’s digital camera analyst found that Apple’s previous-generation handset, the iPhone 4S, was one of the best at minimizing the reproduction of flare caused by out-of-shot light sources (the Galaxy S III was another phone that handled lens flare well, he found).
Video Comparison between iPhone 5 & iPhone 4S
The bottom line from iMore: “There isn’t that big of a difference between the cameras on the iPhone 4S and iPhone 5. There is improvements to the iPhone 5′s camera, but if you were wondering if you should upgrade because of the camera, the answer is definitely no.”
But, if you’re still not convinced that the iPhone 5 isn’t quite a DSLR-replacer just yet, take a look at it compared to a Canon 5D Mark III. That ought to change your mind.