what Causes This to happen in bright light?

[rwcmick]

If you examine this video I shot of the Chevy Volt, you'll see that whenever I aim my camera towards bright light, I get these spots in the picture. It really ruins things and people tell me to clean my lens (something that I have done). Furthermore, I have seen this happen with a new camera out of the box. This is a simple point and shoot camera, but still I'd at least like to know what is going on here.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SDDOxspw5qg

 

[darr]

It is called lens flare.
See this for help: http://www.cambridgeincolour.com/tutorials/lens-flare.htm

 

[Godfrey]

It is called lens flare.
See this for help: http://www.cambridgeincolour.com/tutorials/lens-flare.htm

And the lens has dust on it too.

 

[rwcmick]

Thank you for your replies.

 

[Wozza604]

Yeah, that's not lens flare, that's dust on your camera's lens. The vertical lines are called sensor blooming and it's a common problem with CCD sensors.