It was almost 4 weeks ago when Apple conducted an event in which they launched the new iPhone 13 Series. This series’ main highlights are the 120Hz Display, the A15 Bionic Chip, Cinematic Video, and other features related to their camera. However, the pricing of the iPhone 13 series is also higher, but according to their quality features, it is worth it. But recently, many users have reported on the Apple Support Page that their iPhone 13 camera is flickering.
More information Specifically, whenever they move their camera near or far to any object, it flickers for a few seconds, which is very annoying after spending that much money. In response to the user report, Apple Community officials replied with a link address to their article explaining how magnetic accessories might affect iPhone cameras. So, in this article, we will majorly discuss why the iPhone 13 Series camera flickers while moving near or far to a subject.
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The iPhone 13 series includes the iPhone 13 Mini, iPhone 13, iPhone 13 Pro, and iPhone 13 Pro Max. But the above-given issue only occurs on the iPhone 13 Pro. So, we will briefly discuss the iPhone 13 Pro Camera. As per the official specs, the iPhone 13 Pro camera has the feature of automatically turning on the macro lens when you move your camera near to a subject. But, the user reports that when he moves his camera near to a subject, the camera flickers for some seconds.
Actually, it is the same time when the iPhone 13 Pro camera automatically switches to a macro lens. And it looks like a flickering effect or bug. A toggle to disable auto-lens switching may be added in the iOS 15.1 update. Your flickering issue should be resolved following that update. But keep in mind that once you disable the automatic macro lens switching, it will not be able to turn on again. However, developers might also add one more option in the future.
As the user reported on the Apple Support page, in response to this, nick_h2 Apple Community Specialist shared a link address to understand the whole camera function. So, below we will tell you what the shared link address reveals.
An Apple Community Specialist Replied to the iPhone 13 Pro User Report
When the iPhone 13 Pro discovered the flickering issue on his brand-new iPhone 13 Pro, he contacted Apple. He immediately reported it on the Apple official support page. Interestingly, an Apple community specialist named Nick_h2 replied with some link addresses and said to check those link addresses relating to iPhone 13 Pro functionality. These are their Support page link addresses in which they explain the iPhone 13 camera function.
They also mention the iPhone 13’s Optical Image Stabilization (OIS), which helps shoot stable photos of moving objects. They also offer Closed Loop Auto Focus (AF), which resists the effects of gravity and vibration to maintain fine focus in various camera modes. Basically, the OIS features work on the gyroscope senses. In order to overcome image motion and the annoying blur. The lens moves according to the angle of the gyroscope. Even with closed-loop AF, accelerometers measure and are helpful for gravity and vibration effects. Meanwhile, magnetic sensors measure the lens position so that the compensating motion can be set correctly.
Collectively, the camera lens-position sensors respond to magnetic fields. Also, placing a magnet near magnetic sensors will cause the camera to malfunction. So, we can expect that this flickering effect will be resolved soon in the upcoming updates to their OS 15. Until then, stay connected with the official website or social media handles of Apple.
In the end, we can say that the flickering effect is just a feature but it looks like a bug. Apple intends to add a toggle switch for this, which will be fixed in their very first update. If anyone has any questions about the above topic, they can post them in the comment area below.