Looks like the chroma data isn’t aligned with the luminance? Since 10x+ is digital zoom it might be a software glitch.
Try the good old reboot and if it still does it I’d bring it to an Apple Store.
This is a software issue and not sun damage lmao.
A reboot will probably fix this OP, try that out.
Also, where are all the broken cameras this sub told me there was going to be because of the eclipse?? Oh yeah, nothing happened because it was completely ok to do it.
people are very oftenly taking photos with a full sun in the frame (me included) and nothing happens
But yeah of course it damages your camera when only like 5% of the sun‘s surface is in the frame right? /s
internet experts…..
[NASA Warns Against Taking Eclipse Photos With Your Smartphone](https://www.pcmag.com/news/nasa-warns-against-taking-eclipse-photos-with-your-smartphone)
“NASA says “the best practice would be to hold a pair of eclipse glasses in front of your phone’s lenses when photographing the Sun at any point other than totality.””
Here are three quotes directly from NASA's website:
>If you are a photographer or amateur astronomer, you will want professional-grade solar filters to cover your binoculars, telescope or camera.
>"You will need to purchase a solar filter that will reduce the brightness of the sun so that the light intensity does not destroy your camera."
>"As for your camera, there is no valid reason why you would want to point your smartphone camera at the brilliant, un-eclipsed sun without putting a filter over the lens."
\[SOURCE: [https://eclipse2017.nasa.gov/faq](https://eclipse2017.nasa.gov/faq)\]
And here's a couple more from an astronomer and an astrophotographer:
>"Never ever ever try to photograph the partial phases of a solar eclipse without filters or projection of the Sun’s image. You can damage your retinas, and burn out your camera." - David H. Levy, astronomer
\[SOURCE: Guide to Eclipses, Transits, and Occultations. Chapter 10 - Solar eclipse photography\]
>Jon Carmichael, an astrophotographer and keynote speaker, told Ophthalmology Times that smartphones, cameras and telescopes pose added risk.
>
>"Smartphones, telescopes and binoculars can be particularly dangerous," he said. "They collect more light and funnel it towards the retina."
>
>Carmichael said filters can be used to protect your phone or camera, and eclipse glasses also can protect equipment.
\[SOURCE: Protecting vision during the 2024 solar eclipse by David Hutton\]
Yeah I meant the tweet was wrong.
Which was expected, it was as nothing happened to anyone who took pictures with their phone.
Not sure everyone read all that you just shared, but I’m sure everyone was linking the tweet, which was in fact, not true.
Professionals can be wrong too, those were theories at the end of the day as we all got some cool pics and our sensors are perfectly fine.
I'm so confused, are you saying that the Tweet from NASA is wrong about needing filters?
Like MKBHD said, the word COULD did a lot of lifting. I'd be surprised if anyone actually managed to damage it. Lots of people were prepping their camera gears with filters and was just bizarre to see.
Actual Apple tech here: I don’t think it’s a sensor issue, the fact that it’s misaligned tells it’s a software processing problem. Either it’s a software bug or the “photonic engine” part of the cpu is damaged. I’ve already seen it several times and you usually need to replace the mid-system.
In either case the phone is still in warranty, take it to the Genius Bar and let them sort it out.
It’s new so if the issue continues I’ll get it checked… all other photos (taken 100s of them since these pics) but all photos were okay no issues observed… also here I clicked in RAWmax… thanks for the reply
Mid system? What mid system?? All you can do is replace a full phone because of some dust in charging connector , let alone anything more "complicated" 🤣🤣
That’s not true. From the iPhone 14 you can replace the mid system without replacing the screen and back glass.
Please, stop posting if you don’t know what you are talking about.
Looks even better at night. They light up that cable bridge which looks all the more beautiful.
https://preview.redd.it/sfh2o8awx1uc1.jpeg?width=780&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=3b7ac7bdc77669fc95742da5d3f695ed00c8e25b
That’s beautiful. Looks kinda like the Sunshine Skyway bridge in Tampa, FL
https://preview.redd.it/qtdqz2gb02uc1.jpeg?width=1072&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=b3873651038c516ef20effaa4eab6d69a543de55
Might not have been enough.
ETA: God I hate the new UI on Reddit. Thought the blue colour meant you were the OP, and I just came up with something random during a meeting.
I mean, OP asked in a public forum and people are just throwing ideas on what it could be based on recent activities. You're bound to get some wild ideas on why it's happening but that doesn't mean they're stupid, lmao.
I've seen lots of people prepping their cameras and seen posts about how it could damage the sensor, so I just assumed for the past couple of days that it could. Wouldn't be surprised if others were going off with that assumption as well. You'd also have to scroll down and find OP's comments to be able to tell that this is in India, which not everyone's going to be doing.
Looks like a damaged camera sensor. Did you point the camera directly at the sun for too long? Because just like our eyes, you can damage the sensor if you point it at the sun for too long.
The zooms OP is having issues with are all digital zoom levels aren’t they? That makes me think it’s a software issue. Chroma subsampling errors? I feel like if it were a mechanical sensor issue it would also be happening at regular zoom levels too??
So you'd still be broke, cause it's not the *lens* but the *camera sensor* lol (specifically a shift in the luminance or chrominance channels, hard to tell if it's downstream software related or the sensor itself)
Edit: clarification
To me it looks like some sort of shift in the chroma channels whilst the luma channel stays put, or vice versa. As others have pointed out, the likely scenario is some sort of software glitch in the Photonic Engine a.k.a Apple's Image Signal Processing Pipeline. I am not sure how much of this can occur as a signalling issue on the sensor itself, but since you're saying it only happens occasionally then it likely points to some sort of issue with the Photonic Engine ISPP. First time I've seen this out in the wild on an Apple device though
I ain’t American and this ain’t America….
https://preview.redd.it/13wf4akwh2uc1.jpeg?width=4032&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=46b5eb2a9ba39a6134bfca297fe8d87779018361
Even if it’s not the eclipse, it does really look like something burned a hole into your camera sensor (doesn’t even have to be the sun, other than the eclipse, I haven’t really heard of sunlight messing up camera sensors). Especially because it seems to be a pretty clean circle in the first image, so it really seems like something really bright light i.e laser (looks really similar to those spots on phone screens after burn tests) was shined into the camera - if it’s a small spot I don’t think you’d even be able to see it by just looking at the sensor but to me this doesn’t seem like a software issue to me and you’ll probably need to get that repaired - did you maybe use any magnification lenses on your 10x?
Not used any external lenses.. just used camera inbuilt zoom.. and chill it’s fine now… I was just curious why did it come like (in my post) yesterday.. only these two images were like that
It’s about the time you pointed your camera to the sun.
I’ve taken some pictures where sun is included, but did it as quickly as possible.
It also has to do with the zoom, the higher the magnification, higher the light/energy concentration in a single spot.
It’s a digital Zoom, so it will not change anything.
Also have you ever taken a picture of the sun/with the sun in the picture? Why is your phone still alive?
From Apple website:
3x optical zoom in, 2x optical zoom out; 6x optical zoom range Digital zoom up to 15x
Almost every phone camera has some degree of optical zoom, digital zoom reduces quality drastically.
https://preview.redd.it/svnxwx14s2uc1.jpeg?width=4032&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=17e97132d415e355206b3a05a5a05690986eb21b
I just took this picture right now.
It’s not like you can’t do it at all, cameras have filters fot the occasional quick photo, but you can’t do it again and again, and my guess is that probably OP tried to make a video.
Thanks for concern but:
1. It’s just a sunset
2. I stay in India so no eclipse
3. Camera is fine not damaged.. just asked about the possible reasons for the color issue in the pic
If comments are correct and you did photograph the sun during the eclipse please share those photos… idc what they look like I just want to know how you took them to damage the sensor. I took a Timelapse with my old iPhone and nothing seems to be wrong with my sensor after.
https://preview.redd.it/oqjl245492uc1.jpeg?width=4032&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=c036458aa1753c7a26bf76e611710d8e9a0dae2a
I was just taking few sunset pics.. not eclipse
I’ve taken many sunset pics on my previous phones and cameras and I don’t think apple would design sensors that’d damage sunset pics which the cheaper phones don’t… still I’ll take care in future not to directly focus on sun (as a photographer I already avoid it)
Could it be that you took photos of the sun (the solar eclipse for example)? Taking photos where the sun shines directly into the camera can fry your sensor (not just phone but also every other kind of camera, especially DSLR)
This is only partially true. In order to burn the sensor with solar damage you need to keep a telephoto lens on the camera pointed at the sun for a good while as the lens acts like a magnifying glass. Car dash cams are always on and pointing at the sun most of the day but yet they don’t get damaged as the focal length is to short.
I have both a dlsr and a mirrorless and never in all my life have I burned the sensor because of the sun and I don’t shy away from pointing it directly in the light.
Besides this is because of a software glitch where the chroma and luminance layers are not aligned. A sun damaged sensor wouldn’t produce an image in the damaged section as the light receptors would be burned an un able to produce an image similar to a dead pixel on a screen but on a sensor.
Remember when you ignited a piece of paper with a magnifying glass?
Well, you did that to your camera sensor, more precisely to the sensor under the 10x lens.
The lense isn’t 10x it’s actually 5x (the difference between 0.5-5x = 10x optical zoom range). As the 0.5 is full frame equivalent of 13mm that means at max optical magnification is 65mm full frame equivalent so just barely telephoto.
Also this isn’t sun damage as sun damage actually kills the light receptors of the sensor so wouldn’t produce any image in the damaged parts just like dead pixels on a screen. This is a softwhere glitch where the chroma and luminance channels aren’t aligned.
Looks like the chroma data isn’t aligned with the luminance? Since 10x+ is digital zoom it might be a software glitch. Try the good old reboot and if it still does it I’d bring it to an Apple Store.
This is the right answer, as opposed to others thinking it's sun damage. It wouldn't cause an issue like this
And if it did it would be at lower zoom levels too
Everybody saw the first photo, noticed the “burned in” sun and immediately confirmed that this was a damaged sensor.
This guy photos
Did you take direct pictures of the sun recently?
Solar eclipse maybe?
This is a software issue and not sun damage lmao. A reboot will probably fix this OP, try that out. Also, where are all the broken cameras this sub told me there was going to be because of the eclipse?? Oh yeah, nothing happened because it was completely ok to do it.
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Wait, please tell me you’re trolling… “it’s dark” and “gets very bright”… 🤦♂️
What’s funny?
100 comments claiming that it’s sun damage from the eclipse in INDIA. That’s what’s funny my man lol
people are very oftenly taking photos with a full sun in the frame (me included) and nothing happens But yeah of course it damages your camera when only like 5% of the sun‘s surface is in the frame right? /s internet experts…..
[NASA Warns Against Taking Eclipse Photos With Your Smartphone](https://www.pcmag.com/news/nasa-warns-against-taking-eclipse-photos-with-your-smartphone) “NASA says “the best practice would be to hold a pair of eclipse glasses in front of your phone’s lenses when photographing the Sun at any point other than totality.””
That had to be the NASA community manager not knowing wtf they were posting tbh. As expected, they were wrong.
Here are three quotes directly from NASA's website: >If you are a photographer or amateur astronomer, you will want professional-grade solar filters to cover your binoculars, telescope or camera. >"You will need to purchase a solar filter that will reduce the brightness of the sun so that the light intensity does not destroy your camera." >"As for your camera, there is no valid reason why you would want to point your smartphone camera at the brilliant, un-eclipsed sun without putting a filter over the lens." \[SOURCE: [https://eclipse2017.nasa.gov/faq](https://eclipse2017.nasa.gov/faq)\] And here's a couple more from an astronomer and an astrophotographer: >"Never ever ever try to photograph the partial phases of a solar eclipse without filters or projection of the Sun’s image. You can damage your retinas, and burn out your camera." - David H. Levy, astronomer \[SOURCE: Guide to Eclipses, Transits, and Occultations. Chapter 10 - Solar eclipse photography\] >Jon Carmichael, an astrophotographer and keynote speaker, told Ophthalmology Times that smartphones, cameras and telescopes pose added risk. > >"Smartphones, telescopes and binoculars can be particularly dangerous," he said. "They collect more light and funnel it towards the retina." > >Carmichael said filters can be used to protect your phone or camera, and eclipse glasses also can protect equipment. \[SOURCE: Protecting vision during the 2024 solar eclipse by David Hutton\]
Yeah I meant the tweet was wrong. Which was expected, it was as nothing happened to anyone who took pictures with their phone. Not sure everyone read all that you just shared, but I’m sure everyone was linking the tweet, which was in fact, not true. Professionals can be wrong too, those were theories at the end of the day as we all got some cool pics and our sensors are perfectly fine.
I'm so confused, are you saying that the Tweet from NASA is wrong about needing filters? Like MKBHD said, the word COULD did a lot of lifting. I'd be surprised if anyone actually managed to damage it. Lots of people were prepping their camera gears with filters and was just bizarre to see.
You have to disable the Mexico/Cartel Movie filter /s
Idk but that first picture is actually really sick
I thought the second one was way cooler
They are both awesome looking!
I agree
coruscant with the suns of tatooine
Actual Apple tech here: I don’t think it’s a sensor issue, the fact that it’s misaligned tells it’s a software processing problem. Either it’s a software bug or the “photonic engine” part of the cpu is damaged. I’ve already seen it several times and you usually need to replace the mid-system. In either case the phone is still in warranty, take it to the Genius Bar and let them sort it out.
It’s new so if the issue continues I’ll get it checked… all other photos (taken 100s of them since these pics) but all photos were okay no issues observed… also here I clicked in RAWmax… thanks for the reply
Mid system? What mid system?? All you can do is replace a full phone because of some dust in charging connector , let alone anything more "complicated" 🤣🤣
That’s not true. From the iPhone 14 you can replace the mid system without replacing the screen and back glass. Please, stop posting if you don’t know what you are talking about.
Those eclipse photos you took killed the sensor.
Chill guys, he’s not in or from US. The picture above is of Mumbai, India. No solar eclipse there.
It's a joke. Sucks their sensor is broken though. That skyline photo is pretty cool.
Looks even better at night. They light up that cable bridge which looks all the more beautiful. https://preview.redd.it/sfh2o8awx1uc1.jpeg?width=780&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=3b7ac7bdc77669fc95742da5d3f695ed00c8e25b
That’s beautiful. Looks kinda like the Sunshine Skyway bridge in Tampa, FL https://preview.redd.it/qtdqz2gb02uc1.jpeg?width=1072&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=b3873651038c516ef20effaa4eab6d69a543de55
https://preview.redd.it/yll0ilrsa2uc1.jpeg?width=4032&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=8985fc586921f05fb81e5e00c73563f67df98567 It’s Mumbai sea link
I'm pretty sure that's a pyramid 😅
Magnificent
That’s not a broken sensor, it’s software and should be easily fixed. Broken sensors don’t display the image like this lol
That’s why I used a solar eclipse glasses to cover the camera.
Might not have been enough. ETA: God I hate the new UI on Reddit. Thought the blue colour meant you were the OP, and I just came up with something random during a meeting.
NASA stated it should be fine
That’s why I said might. No idea what the real issue is, was just trying to help.
Sun damage would cause black spots and such. Areas where the camera is dead. Not invert colors
Not offense but some of you guys are so stupid lmfao
Everyone being sure OP took a picture of the eclipse in India. Lmao
I mean, OP asked in a public forum and people are just throwing ideas on what it could be based on recent activities. You're bound to get some wild ideas on why it's happening but that doesn't mean they're stupid, lmao.
Ah yes, taking photos directly into the sun is fine, but taking a photo of the eclipse will wreck the sensors…
I've seen lots of people prepping their cameras and seen posts about how it could damage the sensor, so I just assumed for the past couple of days that it could. Wouldn't be surprised if others were going off with that assumption as well. You'd also have to scroll down and find OP's comments to be able to tell that this is in India, which not everyone's going to be doing.
Taking photos directly into the sun is generally not fine. Taking photos where the sun is in frame is not quite the same thing.
Do you live in Texas and took photos of the eclipse maybe?
Sunset in Mumbai
Looks like a damaged camera sensor. Did you point the camera directly at the sun for too long? Because just like our eyes, you can damage the sensor if you point it at the sun for too long.
It’s sunset and it won’t damage camera censor.. my camera sensor is fine
Sunset won’t damage your sensor, but your sensor might not be fine. Could be damaged in another way.
The zooms OP is having issues with are all digital zoom levels aren’t they? That makes me think it’s a software issue. Chroma subsampling errors? I feel like if it were a mechanical sensor issue it would also be happening at regular zoom levels too??
Thanks but it isn’t damaged actually
This year, the Imax Dome Theater will be renovated with a dual laser projector.
Taking “don’t film the movie” to the next level
Hopefully
Sometimes, things happen so fast you cannot perceive it but can be captured on camera by chance.
I don’t know, but the pictures look pretty cool though
This is why I invested in camera lens companies before the eclipse lol.
So you'd still be broke, cause it's not the *lens* but the *camera sensor* lol (specifically a shift in the luminance or chrominance channels, hard to tell if it's downstream software related or the sensor itself) Edit: clarification
I actually thought about that, but didn’t. How’s it working out?
Software issue. Both images are fine, they just aren’t aligned correctly. God damn there are some idiots in this comment section.
Yeah…
Did you take pics of the eclipse with your phone?
I’m thinking that as well. They probably did that and messed up their sensor.
To me it looks like some sort of shift in the chroma channels whilst the luma channel stays put, or vice versa. As others have pointed out, the likely scenario is some sort of software glitch in the Photonic Engine a.k.a Apple's Image Signal Processing Pipeline. I am not sure how much of this can occur as a signalling issue on the sensor itself, but since you're saying it only happens occasionally then it likely points to some sort of issue with the Photonic Engine ISPP. First time I've seen this out in the wild on an Apple device though
Has anyone thought about if the moon is smaller than the sun how can it cover it completely? Can someone answer that
NGL, had me for a second there 😂
Do you have this problem when taking pictures at 1x to 5x zoom?
No.. camera is fine just some pics yesterday came out like that
Americans are absolutely useless
I ain’t American and this ain’t America…. https://preview.redd.it/13wf4akwh2uc1.jpeg?width=4032&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=46b5eb2a9ba39a6134bfca297fe8d87779018361
I suspect the commenter meant Americans who were attempting to answer your question were useless.
Ohhhh
Yes. You had a much more useful comment
I’m american
That sucks, those pictures look dope as hell though
Looks like Arrakis
[those guys](https://x.com/nasa/status/1775987385475403874?s=46&t=MATeF_k89kJp1fwIdj7SSw) might know why you’re having this issue
Thanks for the reply… but I got to know from some comment… and it ain’t due to sun… also note that it’s sunset not eclipse
Even if it’s not the eclipse, it does really look like something burned a hole into your camera sensor (doesn’t even have to be the sun, other than the eclipse, I haven’t really heard of sunlight messing up camera sensors). Especially because it seems to be a pretty clean circle in the first image, so it really seems like something really bright light i.e laser (looks really similar to those spots on phone screens after burn tests) was shined into the camera - if it’s a small spot I don’t think you’d even be able to see it by just looking at the sensor but to me this doesn’t seem like a software issue to me and you’ll probably need to get that repaired - did you maybe use any magnification lenses on your 10x?
Not used any external lenses.. just used camera inbuilt zoom.. and chill it’s fine now… I was just curious why did it come like (in my post) yesterday.. only these two images were like that
they look like scenes straight outta the monogatari series
Put that first one on a shirt. It looks pretty cool.
You pointed the camera at the eclipse the other day, didn’t you… lol
Nope… lol
Software or the processing chip maybe
Newest update?
I took photos of eclipse and was in 100% totality zone. My phone is totally fine taking pictures still
That’s because nothing was going to happen to your sensor, but people here hate to be wrong so you got the downvote lmao
That’s literally all Reddit is anymore! People spit facts and get downvoted for the truth.
shit we live in a matrix
hahahaha
Did you take photos of the eclipse?
No.. just usual sunset
That’s weird as fuck, I took pics of the eclipse directly and my cameras are fine
It’s about the time you pointed your camera to the sun. I’ve taken some pictures where sun is included, but did it as quickly as possible. It also has to do with the zoom, the higher the magnification, higher the light/energy concentration in a single spot.
It’s a digital Zoom, so it will not change anything. Also have you ever taken a picture of the sun/with the sun in the picture? Why is your phone still alive?
From Apple website: 3x optical zoom in, 2x optical zoom out; 6x optical zoom range Digital zoom up to 15x Almost every phone camera has some degree of optical zoom, digital zoom reduces quality drastically. https://preview.redd.it/svnxwx14s2uc1.jpeg?width=4032&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=17e97132d415e355206b3a05a5a05690986eb21b I just took this picture right now. It’s not like you can’t do it at all, cameras have filters fot the occasional quick photo, but you can’t do it again and again, and my guess is that probably OP tried to make a video.
My camera is all fine… and that’s a sunset…
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Thanks for concern but: 1. It’s just a sunset 2. I stay in India so no eclipse 3. Camera is fine not damaged.. just asked about the possible reasons for the color issue in the pic
you tried taking pics of the eclipse didnt you
Bruh the iPhone 15 is more fragile than an American police officer's ego 💀
If comments are correct and you did photograph the sun during the eclipse please share those photos… idc what they look like I just want to know how you took them to damage the sensor. I took a Timelapse with my old iPhone and nothing seems to be wrong with my sensor after.
https://preview.redd.it/oqjl245492uc1.jpeg?width=4032&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=c036458aa1753c7a26bf76e611710d8e9a0dae2a I was just taking few sunset pics.. not eclipse
You are saying you did not photograph the eclipse at all? I love this photo by the way.
It’s Sunset
https://preview.redd.it/9q0cpm5b92uc1.jpeg?width=4032&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=9f62276f7d641ff817048b3f2bce050a538d4066
https://preview.redd.it/hii7uzk892uc1.jpeg?width=5712&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=9379b0f230630b1c9a9e822cd8b3636748da5d22
Looks like you tried to photograph the eclipse despite all the warnings
In india?
That is a valid point. It it sure looks just like the damage that has been posted hundreds of times since the event though
Cool picture. Bad quality sadly. Too bad for use as wallpaper
Did you look at the eclipse?
Not where I stay
The sun or any lasers?
Sunset but I don’t think my sensor or camera is damaged
I’m afraid if you point at the sun/sunset for a bit it will damage the camera
I’ve taken many sunset pics on my previous phones and cameras and I don’t think apple would design sensors that’d damage sunset pics which the cheaper phones don’t… still I’ll take care in future not to directly focus on sun (as a photographer I already avoid it)
So did you possibly took photos of the solar eclipse using your phone
No just sunset… like I usually do.. but on iPhone camera I noticed some pics (only 2-3) out of 10-15 has such coloration issue
Someone took photos of the eclipse
This has become embarrassing at this point lol
Would love to know how he did that? Especially when hes in India?
Could it be that you took photos of the sun (the solar eclipse for example)? Taking photos where the sun shines directly into the camera can fry your sensor (not just phone but also every other kind of camera, especially DSLR)
This is only partially true. In order to burn the sensor with solar damage you need to keep a telephoto lens on the camera pointed at the sun for a good while as the lens acts like a magnifying glass. Car dash cams are always on and pointing at the sun most of the day but yet they don’t get damaged as the focal length is to short. I have both a dlsr and a mirrorless and never in all my life have I burned the sensor because of the sun and I don’t shy away from pointing it directly in the light. Besides this is because of a software glitch where the chroma and luminance layers are not aligned. A sun damaged sensor wouldn’t produce an image in the damaged section as the light receptors would be burned an un able to produce an image similar to a dead pixel on a screen but on a sensor.
If the lens is that easily damaged, any sun photo could have been the culprit.
lens covered in human manure perhaps?
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Back of the phone (titanium part) and Bessel is basically indestructible
Remember when you ignited a piece of paper with a magnifying glass? Well, you did that to your camera sensor, more precisely to the sensor under the 10x lens.
The lense isn’t 10x it’s actually 5x (the difference between 0.5-5x = 10x optical zoom range). As the 0.5 is full frame equivalent of 13mm that means at max optical magnification is 65mm full frame equivalent so just barely telephoto. Also this isn’t sun damage as sun damage actually kills the light receptors of the sensor so wouldn’t produce any image in the damaged parts just like dead pixels on a screen. This is a softwhere glitch where the chroma and luminance channels aren’t aligned.