In the iPhone 4 introduction at the WWDC Keynote, Steve Jobs really pushed how great the camera was on the iPhone 4. We've seen some really great photos, and even a short movie come from the on-board 5MP camera. However, new reports from Macworld suggest that some iPhone 4 owners are suffering from yellowish tinted photos when photographing in low-light situations.
The article, which contains some example photos taken from several different cameras, suggests that the problem may be caused by the auto-white balance in the iPhone 4. When the iPhone 4 attempts to adjust for low-light situations by correcting the white balance, the software may not be accurately choosing the correct levels.
As of right now, Apple hasn't breathed a word about a possible white-balance problem in the iPhone 4, but they could address this issue in a later software update.
Until that day comes, you can correct the white balance problems with image editing software on your computer (e.x. iPhoto, Aperture, Lightroom, or Photoshop).
Have you experienced any problems with your iPhone 4's camera? If so, let us know the comments below.
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DavidFell
July 02, 2010 at 7:43am
Yup, I'm getting yellow on indoor stuff pretty consistantly. Affects movies too, here's my cat, who is mostly black white and gray:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lD0_orgZkfg
jiubreyn
July 02, 2010 at 12:55am
The yellow tinge helps make the picture more clear, though no less annoying. :-T
edcowdenvoice
July 01, 2010 at 6:18pm
I took some a few days ago - absolutely terrible yellowing, even with the flash...which is basically useless in any close-up shots, too, regardless of light level.
Only pictures I've taken that look any good have tons of natural light.
The Camera seriously needs White Balance.
rkpruz
July 01, 2010 at 1:24pm
After reading this i took some shots indoors and yes all of them came out yellowish, not very happy about it.
ehtkhr
July 07, 2010 at 5:28am
the guy below you hit the nail on the head. It is a white balance issue. you could put them into Photoshop and balance them there (by the way under 'fluro' lights you will get blue photos)
dismantle
July 01, 2010 at 11:47am
I have used Sunprint kits before and they're awesome, but what do they offer to the issue of the yellowing of the photos? If the photographer used that as a reference in the photo it was a bad idea and is confusing. I would have used a book or something that was unrelated to photography.
