Apple publicly addressed the issue of "purple lens flare/halo" produced in the iPhone 5 device on Sunday.
A purple flare or a halo was visible in the pictures taken through the iPhone device, which led to complaints from the users of the iPhone 5.
Apple clarified the "purplish or other colored flare, haze, or spot" issue in its Apple Support page.
"Most small cameras, including those in every generation of iPhone, may exhibit some form of flare at the edge of the frame when capturing an image with out-of-scene light sources. This can happen when a light source is positioned at an angle (usually just outside the field of view) so that it causes a reflection off the surfaces inside the camera module and onto the camera sensor. Moving the camera slightly to change the position at which the bright light is entering the lens, or shielding the lens with your hand, should minimize or eliminate the effect," said the Cupertino-based company in a statement.
Last week, Apple's AppleCare representative had privately responded to an iPhone 5 user on the issue of "purple lens flare," which was reported by Game & Guide.
It had earlier called it "normal behavior," stating it was a result of angling of the camera and taking pictures with a light source nearby.
Some users were expecting a software update to fix the issue, but that is not going to happen for the time being. Gizmodo questions if the new sapphire glass covering of the iPhone 5's camera is to be blamed.
But Apple refutes that and says the user has to be a better photographer.
