Dust in the lens

Does anybody has dust like spot in the iPhone camera lens ?
Thanks

CLEANED OUT DUST FROM INSIDE LENS IPHONE 5, NO MORE DARK SPOTS
I've had 3 dark spots on my inner lens too for 3 months and I take lots of pictures and it was bugging me. After I researched here and saw that a lot of people had the same problem and I saw your video I knew there was a way to fix it. But first I went to the apple genius bar this morning to make sure and they agreed it was dust inside, He said a replacement iphone for me would be $269.00 since I was out of warranty. ***? Im sure I will upgrade to the next iPhone when it comes out later this year or get a iPhone 5s. But for now happy again with my iPhone 5.
But on the way home i happen to find a store called Digital Clinic in Torrance ,CA that opened my iphone and cleaned the lens for $25.00. ALL GOOD NOW! THANKS AGAIN TO THIS FORUM.

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there is a huge long thread of messages about the camera dust issue:
Is there dust inside camera lens of iPhone 5?
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Dust inside the screen?

Hello! Iv'e used my iPhone 3gs for 2 weeks now and i have discovered that i got a couple of dust corns under the screen, is there someway to get rid of them? Or can i get a new one?
sorry for my english..

I have the same problem. And I also find some particles or dusts inside the lens of camera. I don't know whehter this kind of problems is normal.

Dust Under IPhone5 Lens

I have an iPhone 5 that is out of the warranty period (purchased Sept. 2011). I recently discovered some debris on the underside of the lens that is showing up as a black blob on all pictures I take. I have read several posts about similar issues that have been resolved by returning the phone to an Apple Store with no questions asked. In some instances, I have heard these are always addressed as no dust should be able to penetrate the lens unless it happened during manufacturing.
I should also mention the phone had an unfortunate meeting with some concrete that caused the glass at the top of the back of the phone to shatter. The lens was not impacted and the debris did not show up until 5 months after the incident.
Is there a way I would be able to get the issue addressed if my phone is out of the 1-year warranty period? It's not the end of the world if its not something they will support but just thought I would ask if the opportunity even exists.
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Also, note that dust under the lens may not show up in images because it will be out of focus, but it will reduce the sensitivity of the camera.

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Then i dont understand how could any dust go under the lens. Can you post a picture or something of the lens. If the device is waterproof and there is dust under the lens, am i stupid to thing you putted the device into sand with opened covers? There is no way of any dust coming into the lens if the device is waterproof and all covers are closed.

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I'm seeing the same thing on my iPhone 5. I just noticed it today so I don't know how long it's been there (got mine on launch day). Here are some photots I took with my iPad (only other camera I had). I have not noticed anything on any of the photos I've taken with the iPhone but, then again, I haven't done any extensive testing either.
Not sure what I'll do about it (closest Apple Store is 2 hours away and, again, haven't noticed anything on the photos I've taken).
Click these photos for full resolution.
Message was edited by: AppleGeek1990 - Tried to scale down ginormous images!

Dust under iphone lens

Hi every one I have dust under my lens since I took it out of the box it's an iphone 5 and I cannot take picture from the lens because all the picture just focusses on the dust speck. Pls help fast

http://support.apple.com/kb/index?page=servicefaq&geo=United_States&product=ipho ne
Pick Ireland from the drop down menu to see your service options and links to contact AppleCare in Ireland
Suggest Vodafone is your last port of call for any service
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can i return my ipod if there is dust underneath the screen

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How can i remove dust from the inside of my iMac ?

Good Morning (?)
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Why, because some clumsy, careless humans couldn't stop scratching a less that 1/4 inch wide lens? That is no reason for replacing the lens and pandering to their inability to handle advanced technology is not going to push the technology forward. Tossing out cheap cases like you did for the imagined iPhone 4 antenna "problem" will not fix this VERY real problem. I have been a loyal customer since 2005 and this, as stated in the title, could be your most costly mistake. Either your software engineers are going to have to compensate for the purple tint appearing in photos or you're going to sacrifice massive profits to physically replace the lens in every iPhone 5 you have sold and continue to sell. I've read that Apple customer service has tried to sweep this away by falsely claiming that the purple tint is "normal". It is absolutely not normal by any stretch of the imagination. Do not be silent Apple customers! Let the complaints pour like Niagara Falls or settle for the garbage that has been sold.
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Signed,
Extremely dissapointed

Read: http://support.apple.com/kb/TS4436
It is pretty short so here is the entire text:
Symptoms
A purplish or other colored flare, haze, or spot is imaged from out-of-scene bright light sources during still image or video capture.
Resolution
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.
Which is exactly what eelw wrote.
No one on Apple Support Communities has authority to speak on behalf of Apple, unless their avatar is accompanied by this Apple image:
... identifying themselves as Apple employees.

Does the Lens Profile Creator work with Photoshop Elements 8.0..?

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