Yet another reason to not be an early adopter / iPhone 5

Quote from Dr. J : http://www.cnn.com/2012/10/08/tec...?hpt=hp_c3 you stupid user! you're doing it wrong! nevermind that other cameras/sp's can take the photo at the same angle just fine.

I'm not fan of the iPhone 5, but look at the position of the sun in each photo. The scenes are not the same. Whoever did those was trying to cause lens flare with the 5. Consumer Reports did a test and found that, with respect to color overlay and lens flare, the iPhone 5 behaves similarly to the iPhone 4S, the Galaxy S3, and the Droid Razr Max. http://news.consumerreports.org/e...one-5.html

Quote from RockySosua : Anyhow, she mentioned something about size that I didn't quite catch

Don't worry, just pretend you heard that yours is bigger.

Quote from RockySosua : My lady was complaining that the battery barely lasted half a day, but after the tweaks, it could last the whole day, no problem.

I'm really liking the 'juice defender' app - but it's the only one I've tried so far (on my ICS phone)

Quote from vivahate : Don't worry, just pretend you heard that yours is bigger.

Having moved from America and its inch measurements, to the islands with their centimeter measurements. I went from 4 to 10 overnight.

Quote from vivahate : I'm really liking the 'juice defender' app - but it's the only one I've tried so far (on my ICS phone)

Better than the Assistant (18)?

Quote from RockySosua : Better than the Assistant (18)?

I'm not sure they do exactly the same things but I don't have Assistant (18) on my phone... juice defender will turn off radios when the screen is off and then enable them every 15/30/60 minutes for any background apps that might need them. Lots of other features too

Quote from Mixels : I'm not fan of the iPhone 5, but look at the position of the sun in each photo. The scenes are not the same. Whoever did those was trying to cause lens flare with the 5. Consumer Reports did a test and found that, with respect to color overlay and lens flare, the iPhone 5 behaves similarly to the iPhone 4S, the Galaxy S3, and the Droid Razr Max. http://news.consumerreports.org/e...one-5.html

I've had an iPhone 5 for almost a week now. To tell you the truth, I have noticed purple hazes in some of my pictures. For example, a picture of someone wearing a gray sweater, and smack dab in the middle, it turned out purple in the picture. It was outside, but we weren't facing the sun. First hand experience says that the problem is real.

Quote from RockySosua : Having moved from America and its inch measurements, to the islands with their centimeter measurements. I went from 4 to 10 overnight.

The US needs to suck it up already and make the switch. Doing engineering and having to switch back and forth is such a royal pain.

Quote from vivahate : I'm not sure they do exactly the same things but I don't have Assistant (18) on my phone... juice defender will turn off radios when the screen is off and then enable them every 15/30/60 minutes for any background apps that might need them. Lots of other features too

That sounds very interesting indeed. Thanks.

Quote from brbubba : The US needs to suck it up already and make the switch. Doing engineering and having to switch back and forth is such a royal pain.

I know what you mean, but it's part of our culture.
There are certain sayings that just don't sound right in metric, like "I'd walk a mile for a Camel". And what about football? The announcer says, "And he's just a few centimeters short of the 40 meter line"???? Sounds a bit effeminate.
Even the slogan for the website to my previous business, "Half a Mile From Heaven". It don't sound right, saying, "1 kilometer from heaven". (rockysbar.com)
And what about sayings like, "Inching Along".
Victory is won not in miles but in inches.
Give him and inch and he'll take a mile.
Before you criticize someone, you should walk a mile in their shoes.

We are the last of the hold outs and that is part of our identity as a nation, don't you think?

Quote from Dr. J : I'm not saying that it was an ideal shot HOWEVER OTHER CAMERAS AND SMARTPHONES DO NOT HAVE THE ISSUE. Putting the blame on the user is lame

Even $5,000 Hasselblads suffer from lens flare. Every camera lens has this issue. Whether it is purple or not is irrelevant, the images all look like crap. You just looked at a tiny 128x128 pixel image, but the pictures look piss-poor.

What's more is that the phone provides a live preview, so you can see the flare before you shoot the image. The flare is caused by the lens, not by the digital processing, so you can surely see it before you snap the picture.

DPReview has some of the best camera experts, and they studied the issue in detail [dpreview.com], and concluded:

The most likely cause of the iPhone 5's purple haze is probably lens flare and internal reflections in the camera lens assembly. All lenses are susceptible to lens flare to some degree, and as you can see from the images at the top of this page, the iPhone 4S isn't immune either (ditto the iPhone 4 and competitive smartphones from other manufacturers).

But in our shooting we've found that it's a little more noticeable on the iPhone 5. So why is that? It's unlikely that the flare is solely due to the much-vaunted inclusion of a sapphire glass lens cover (although the refractive index of the sapphire glass is different to conventional optical glass, so it could be a contributing factor). Our money is on it being caused by a combination of different things, none of which, alone, is unique to the iPhone 5.
Really, our advice is not to worry. Just do what you should do anyway, and avoid putting bright lights near the edge of the frame when shooting.

Quote from RockySosua : That sounds very interesting indeed. Thanks. I know what you mean, but it's part of our culture. There are certain sayings that just don't sound right in metric, like "I'd walk a mile for a Camel". And what about football? The announcer says, "And he's just a few centimeters short of the 40 meter line"???? Sounds a bit effeminate. Even the slogan for the website to my previous business, "Half a Mile From Heaven". It don't sound right, saying, "1 kilometer from heaven". (rockysbar.com) And what about sayings like, "Inching Along". Victory is won not in miles but in inches. Give him and inch and he'll take a mile. Before you criticize someone, you should walk a mile in their shoes. We are the last of the hold outs and that is part of our identity as a nation, don't you think?

or arrogance?

Quote from peppermint : or arrogance?

Maybe. I suppose it depends on the individual.
I don't think there's anything wrong with having a cultural identity.
We're already a hodge podge of other nations, but as centuries have passed, an American culture has developed and it has its good points.

Quote from RockySosua : Maybe. I suppose it depends on the individual. I don't think there's anything wrong with having a cultural identity. We're already a hodge podge of other nations, but as centuries have passed, an American culture has developed and it has its good points.

I always give practicality more priority. Same goes for when they traded stock in 32nds and what not.. Wasnt there some Nasa mission or something which went down the toilet because someone forgot to apply some stupid conversion or something?

That SGIII mini looks pretty... Too bad att made up my mind, lol.

Quote from peppermint : I always give practicality more priority. Same goes for when they traded stock in 32nds and what not.. Wasnt there some Nasa mission or something which went down the toilet because someone forgot to apply some stupid conversion or something?

yep. it was some sort of mars rover mission.

Quote from RockySosua : Maybe. I suppose it depends on the individual. I don't think there's anything wrong with having a cultural identity. We're already a hodge podge of other nations, but as centuries have passed, an American culture has developed and it has its good points.

i don't really see why it's a cultrual identity.

it's not like france and england became one when they both switched to the metric system.

Quote from fyu : i don't really see why it's a cultrual identity. it's not like france and england became one when they both switched to the metric system.

England lost some of it's cultural identity by going metric, but they didn't go 100%, like using pounds instead of Euros.
It doesn't matter much if you or others don't perceive things of this nature being part of the American cultural identity, as it's only an opinion, be it mine or yours.
Some folks see it more than others, be it true or not.
It's like some folks will blame everything a child does wrong, on how the parents brought the child up, and others just perceive some kids being rotten, regardless of how good or bad the parents treated them.
In short, what I am saying is that my views are simply an opinion. If everyone thought the same as me, it would be a boring world.