Unusual Marking on photos from new camera Any Ideas?

iconnect

HI guys bought camera for my wife while on holidays and photos seem to have a round almost flare on them
Posted pic for example
Anybody know whats going on

leinsterman

... might seem an obvious question but is it in the same location on all pictures or just random ?

Also ... what sort of camera is it ?

... I'm not sure what it can be but more information could trigger someone else to suggest a problem ...

Have you performed a visual inspection ?
Check the lens inside and out for dirt particles ... not just on the surface but inside also ... this could be the problem though not all that likely ...

iconnect

Its a samsung i50
I think it is in the same place on most pics but cant explain it have tried cleaning the lens

leinsterman

Hmnn ... don't know to be honest ... if itwas an SLR I suggest getting it cleaned ... in particular the ccd ... but if it is a point and shoot then all you can really do is return it under the warranty ...

... look closely into the lens to see if there are any foreign objects ...

B0rG

in manual mode put it to lower aperture 8F-11F should do and fotograph the clear sky.
same settings photograph white sheet of paper.
Make sure exposure time is around 1/100. then you'd clearly see if there is a dirt on the sensor.

leinsterman

B0rG wrote:

in manual mode put it to lower aperture 8F-11F should do and fotograph the clear sky.
same settings photograph white sheet of paper.
Make sure exposure time is around 1/100. then you'd clearly see if there is a dirt on the sensor.

Is this possible on the Samsung i50 ?

It looks a pretty basic camera to me ... I doubt it has too much manual control ...

I does look a bit like dirt on the sensor ... but the only way to clean it is send in for repair ... which is probably too expensive if not under warranty...

Oriel

It's not dirt on the sensor. If anything, it's dirt on the inside of the lens, causing the light to be dispersed on to the sensor. If cleaning the outside of the lens doesn't do anything, then you're going to have to take it back to get it repaired.
Try taking a photo in low light and see what happens.

S.

B0rG

leinsterman wrote:

Is this possible on the Samsung i50 ?

It looks a pretty basic camera to me ... I doubt it has too much manual control ...

I does look a bit like dirt on the sensor ... but the only way to clean it is send in for repair ... which is probably too expensive if not under warranty...

God witness I looked on dpreview - no review there... probably means camera is beneath dprev acceptance treshold. If it doesn't have manual control, then we need to think how to close the apperture... hm... Lanscape program with high isos?

Warranty should cover it IMO as it is the manufacturer fault for not closing the body properly.

Sebzy

Seen a lot of dirt in the past and thats not dirt.

It's damage to a lens element most likely due to forced instalation or droppage.
If the external casing is perfect it will be covered by the manufacturer.

looking at the sample image up close you can celarly see glass refraction caused by chips on the lens element.



Seb.

iconnect

Thanks for the comment guys i will send it back to samsung as its only a week old.