Bubbles in the A70

[gaz63]

It can be dust particles highlighted by the flash or light from side on causing lens flare... just a thought, or even dust on the lens

[goodbacon]

Those bubbles are multi element reflections that are picked up by the camera. Think about when your eyes water in the dark and looking at a light--streaking and reflection. Same thing, just the bouncing of light (it is very fast), being picked up by the camera.

[twelve]

are or can these bubbles also be found in the canon S45 pics ??????

[Armand Theron]

I found to have the same problem when I took a shot of the sky at dusk with the camera on auto. so I set the camera to P mode and took
the same picture again (with the white balance setings to cloudy in P mode) and guess what no bubbles ...

I just find that the Auto on the camera does not always bring out the pictures in the way that I want them to come out. Cause I found that the flash over exposes sometimes.

[Gimli]

I have the a60 and I've have only 2 shots out of the 600MB worth of shots I've taken with these "bubbles"

I have concluded that they are dust particles or they are water droplets.

When I took the pictures I came from the outside while it was spitting out with rain. Water droplets could of easily been on the lens when I took the pictures.

Now in the pictures with the bikers, it is raining. The "bubbles" there could be raindrops with the flash reflecting off of them at a certain angle (look at the jacket and the bubbles, seems to be same effect)

*shrug* Those are just my thoughts though.

[dom277]

maybe you have been taking pictures of bubbles? Hey, if thats what you enjoy. Whatever gets you off..

[Sayuri]

Bubbles?

[xlfix]

I, too, have noticed 'bubbles' in my pictures. Yes typically in flash pictures. But also daylight piccies there are unsavoury bright reflections in the lens that cause bright spots and bubbles.

I would like to know :
- if this is a problem with the canon a70 in particular ( ie did the a40 do that too)...
- if this happens with most digicams
- if this is covered by the guarantee as I find that pants and I cannot believe that a decent company like canon could make such a mess of their lens!
- what can be done about it otherwise.

This is what I do know about reducing the effects in daylight so far.... use telephoto and do not use 2.8 aperture but more like 4.5. This impedes bouncing light a little. I have read that the a70 may not have had the sames lens treatment that the a40 had.

This is such a shame as the camera is excellent bar that detail, but it is a VERY important detail. Had I known I would have considered another camera. I would love to get it sorted and praise canon instead.

[stefank]

I own the A70 and have AS YET not noticed any bubbles

stef

[xlfix]

Simply put the canon has lens flare. This produces coronas, bright portions of light here and there visible under high contrast situations in particular.

Check these sites:

http://www.dcresource.com/reviews/ca...ew/index.shtml

http://www.imaging-resource.com/PRODS/A70/A70A.HTM

I would like a solution.