We're not on about how you reproduce flare on your camera. Flare from what I ask as there were no ceiling lights on etc. Only light source other than the flash was coming in from behind me from the living room. So if the light rays decided to miraculously wrap themselves around me and enter lens from top right or produce a flare then I'm impressed. It was a dark room as in no lights on in the room, ok apart from the xmas lights on the tree and the room behind me. My cover is open as far as it is possible, but like I said just because your unit doesn't show the same problems doesn't mean others do not. It's like any other device, product etc, some units will show symptons that others do not.