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X1 Camera Shutter Problem

Hi guys 1st post here, Im having a problem with my X1 camera shutter button. Here it is, when im in the todays screen when i press the camera shutter ofcourse it will activate the camera application, and now here is my problem when I'm now in the camera application when I press the camera shutter nothing is happening, it's not focusing nor taking a shot but when I'm outside the camera application it is working. Any guys have an idea on how to solve the issue? Please give some advice, thanks!

You say that it does work when you're outside? If that is so, there's obviously nothing wrong with your X1, as the unit doesn't "detect" wheter it's indoors or outside
I'm thinking more along the lines of it's working, but it just takes a while. When inside with low light intensity, it might take time for the software to focus.

Angelusz said:
You say that it does work when you're outside? If that is so, there's obviously nothing wrong with your X1, as the unit doesn't "detect" wheter it's indoors or outside
I'm thinking more along the lines of it's working, but it just takes a while. When inside with low light intensity, it might take time for the software to focus.
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I mean outside is when i'm not in "camera application (taking picture mode application)". Not outside (outdoor) literally. The shutter button is not pressing.

That is very odd indeed.
1) Have you tried a hard-reset?
2) Have you installed any custom ROM's?

So far i did'nt hard reset nor install custom rom on my fone. I think that is my last choice if can't rid of this problem.

Does it work when pressing the joystick button instead of the camera button?

damskie said:
So far i did'nt hard reset nor install custom rom on my fone. I think that is my last choice if can't rid of this problem.
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Have you tried soft resetting alone? Might be enough to fix it.

@on8a
yes, i used this button as an alternative shot at the cost of no automatic focus.
@THESpideyWVU
Yes i tried the soft reset.
Im not quite sure if this is the cause of the problem, the last time it was not working since I installed some softwares like Handango InHand and Resco Keyboard Pro, Im not satisfied with the software and then unistall them both.

I have the same problem - haven't found a solution.
The hardware camera button will launch the camer application (so yes, it is 'working') but it doesn't seem to be mapped to actually take a shot any more. It won't even auto-focus... it just does nothing once the camera program is open. The joystick button will take pics fine.
Seen several posts from multiple people about this problem (on several sites!) but none with an answer!!!

Hi,
Can't believe it - I was gonna post a question about this today as I have discovered my camera button doing the same - it will launch the camera app but not actually take a photo.
I had Resco Contact Manager installed too but have removed it. I also have AE Button Plus installed, so am not sure if this is messing about with the key mapping.
Shame no-one's got an idea!
Does anyone know anything about where this might be stored in the reg?
Cheers all

Sounds to me as if a (any) program messed this up. First you guys/gals need to find a common program or software developer to see if that is somehow a commonality.
The other, in my opinion faster way to find that out, the first one with that problem and having any such program installed, who restores/resets the phone and then the button works again.... that will in any case proof for that instance that it was any of such programs that messed it up in the first place.
Just a suggestion...

*bumb*
I'm having the same problem. Any news on this matter?

Just discovered recently I am having the same problem. The thing is tat even the volume buttons which is supposed to make it zoom doesnt work also.
The strange thing is tat the volume (zoom) button and the focus-take picture button will work when i slide out the keyboard. But it is just weird tat I have to slide out the keyboard to take a picture and the button is not so accesible either.

Indeed. I'm having this problem as well. Might be a program conflict but I have no idea which. Do any of you have GProfile/GAlarm/FingerKeyboard2 installed as well?

benengyj said:
Indeed. I'm having this problem as well. Might be a program conflict but I have no idea which. Do any of you have GProfile/GAlarm/FingerKeyboard2 installed as well?
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What is the Firmware you guys are using? How about flashing to the latest 'official' one and see/check PRIOR installation of those programs, if the issue is there. If so, call SE for warranty because then its probably a hardware issue.
Otherwise I guess very strongly that those 'keyboard mapping programs' mess up this button. It seems obvious to me at least! "Remapping Keyboard Button"... then camera button doesn't works... hm...

hi
anyone found any solution yet. i am facing the same problem as well. I cannot remember when it started not to work but i remember it is still working before i update to the official R3a firmware. I have also installed the auto-flash and disabled the shutter sound. Did any of these broke the key function?

benengyj said:
Indeed. I'm having this problem as well. Might be a program conflict but I have no idea which. Do any of you have GProfile/GAlarm/FingerKeyboard2 installed as well?
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I have GAlarm and Fingerkeyboard2 installed but i cannot remember if the button works before i installed these programs. I have also discovered that my camera button works, meaning i can do focus and take pictures if i slide out my keyboard, therefore i think it is more of a software issue rather than hardware defects

benengyj said:
Indeed. I'm having this problem as well. Might be a program conflict but I have no idea which. Do any of you have GProfile/GAlarm/FingerKeyboard2 installed as well?
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Out of those three, I have G-Alarm installed. No camera button mapping problem.

michaelthemage said:
What is the Firmware you guys are using? How about flashing to the latest 'official' one and see/check PRIOR installation of those programs, if the issue is there. If so, call SE for warranty because then its probably a hardware issue.
Otherwise I guess very strongly that those 'keyboard mapping programs' mess up this button. It seems obvious to me at least! "Remapping Keyboard Button"... then camera button doesn't works... hm...
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I have the problem on the latest FW..both on the official 6.1 and the cooked 6.5 roms. I have a feeling that it might be FingerKboard2 but I haven't uninstalled it to try yet. The only app that I had which remapped anything was GProfile but uninstalling that didn't change anything.
Shutter key DOES work when keyboard is slid out though.

I have this issue as well...
i only have the Rhoidum keyboard installed.

Xperia Z - front camera not working

Hello ,
Just bought 3 days ago my xperia Z and yesterday i realised that the front camera isnt working at all. when i press the front camera button its says "unfortunately camera has stopped " and returns to home menu. other times there isnt a front camera button to press at all! and from the camera options i dont have "front camera , front video" choice. When i run diagnostics for the front camera its total black and i cant press the button for the test.
i guess its a hardware issue? Has anyone had a similar problem? I am on 4.2.2 and 10.3.A.0.423

AlexR29 said:
Hello ,
Just bought 3 days ago my xperia Z and yesterday i realised that the front camera isnt working at all. when i press the front camera button its says "unfortunately camera has stopped " and returns to home menu. other times there isnt a front camera button to press at all! and from the camera options i dont have "front camera , front video" choice. When i run diagnostics for the front camera its total black and i cant press the button for the test.
i guess its a hardware issue? Has anyone had a similar problem? I am on 4.2.2 and 10.3.A.0.423
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Perform a repair using SUS to rule out any software issues. If the problem persists, then it is most likely a hardware issue.
Backup your SD Card & other data prior to using SUS because it will erase all data on the phone.

AlexR29 said:
Hello ,
Just bought 3 days ago my xperia Z and yesterday i realised that the front camera isnt working at all. when i press the front camera button its says "unfortunately camera has stopped " and returns to home menu. other times there isnt a front camera button to press at all! and from the camera options i dont have "front camera , front video" choice. When i run diagnostics for the front camera its total black and i cant press the button for the test.
i guess its a hardware issue? Has anyone had a similar problem? I am on 4.2.2 and 10.3.A.0.423
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I would suggest you download a different app to take pictures and see if works with the front camera
I suggest maybe Camera MX
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.magix.camera_mx
if it doesn't work then its hardware and best suggestion is to take it back for a replacement
If it does work then its a software issue, possibly a small bug with the sony camera app
I had something similar and had it reflashed with the original firmware directly from sony by a Guru/Tech guy at the store I got my phone.
Let me know if that helps ok.

kgs1992 said:
Perform a repair using SUS to rule out any software issues. If the problem persists, then it is most likely a hardware issue.
Backup your SD Card & other data prior to using SUS because it will erase all data on the phone.
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Sorry , i forgot to mention that i have already performed a factory reset , sus repair , nothing worked. i guess its a hardware issue.
LT nicles said:
I would suggest you download a different app to take pictures and see if works with the front camera
I suggest maybe Camera MX
if it doesn't work then its hardware and best suggestion is to take it back for a replacement
If it does work then its a software issue, possibly a small bug with the sony camera app
I had something similar and had it reflashed with the original firmware directly from sony by a Guru/Tech guy at the store I got my phone.
Let me know if that helps ok.
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Tried it , just to be sure , but it doesnt even give me an option for front camera use !

AlexR29 said:
Sorry , i forgot to mention that i have already performed a factory reset , sus repair , nothing worked. i guess its a hardware issue.
Tried it , just to be sure , but it doesnt even give me an option for front camera use !
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I'd recommend that you contact Sony support instead of trying to do something on your own, which might just end up worsening your problem.

AlexR29 said:
Sorry , i forgot to mention that i have already performed a factory reset , sus repair , nothing worked. i guess its a hardware issue.
Tried it , just to be sure , but it doesnt even give me an option for front camera use !
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Sounds like a hardware issue especially since the front camera did not work with a different app. take your phone back and exchange for new one before that option disappears.

LT nicles said:
Sounds like a hardware issue especially since the front camera did not work with a different app. take your phone back and exchange for new one before that option disappears.
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I took it back and made an exchange. Got my new one and its working fine! I hope it keeps up that way

[Q] Front and Back camera don't work in MB860 Atrix

I have a motorola MB860 phone and after a repair both frontal and back cameras don't work.
When I touch the camera button the camera app opens but the screen is black. If I touch the shutter button it looks like the picture is taken, but it doesn't save the picture. The flash doesn't work. And frontal camera is the same thing. Only a black screen. The camera app doesn't force close or anything. It opens normally, but cameras don't work.
I tried updating the software of the phone and still the same issue with both cameras.
Do you know if it is a hardware problem? Speakers, microphone, and volume keys work fine. I know they are connected to the flex cable of the front and back camera. So what does that mean?
I just need to know if I need to change the parts or maybe there is something else I can try to fix it. And what are the symptoms of a camera that doesn't work? Should the camera app force close or should it do what I mentioned before? Show a black screen?
Thank you

aerismel said:
I have a motorola MB860 phone and after a repair both frontal and back cameras don't work.
When I touch the camera button the camera app opens but the screen is black. If I touch the shutter button it looks like the picture is taken, but it doesn't save the picture. The flash doesn't work. And frontal camera is the same thing. Only a black screen. The camera app doesn't force close or anything. It opens normally, but cameras don't work.
I tried updating the software of the phone and still the same issue with both cameras.
Do you know if it is a hardware problem? Speakers, microphone, and volume keys work fine. I know they are connected to the flex cable of the front and back camera. So what does that mean?
I just need to know if I need to change the parts or maybe there is something else I can try to fix it. And what are the symptoms of a camera that doesn't work? Should the camera app force close or should it do what I mentioned before? Show a black screen?
Thank you
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WRONG forum bud.

matt99017d said:
WRONG forum bud.
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I know, I'm sorry but there is no forum for the Motorola Atrix.

aerismel said:
I know, I'm sorry but there is no forum for the Motorola Atrix.
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This should be it.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/forumdisplay.php?f=994

Thank you for pointing me to that. Is there a way to move the post to that forum? Or I need to create the post again in that forum?

aerismel said:
Thank you for pointing me to that. Is there a way to move the post to that forum? Or I need to create the post again in that forum?
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you cant move it.
but you can copy and paste it so you dont have to type it all over again.

Thank you for your help =) I'll do that. and sorry again.

Broke my screen, camera stopped working, vibrates randomly

I broke my screen last week , it fell and was damaged, and the camera stopped working too. I fixed the screen, but the camera is still offline, tried to change the rom, but no changes., i am getting the "Error, camera not available". When i click on camera icon, it shows a black screen after some delay and then right away an error message pops up with "Error! Camera not available". When i load this from any application, such as snapchat or instagram, it crashes the application. Has anyone dealt with such issue before? Give me some hope, what could be wrong.
The camera was not working even before i replaced the screen. (The screen repair was good, i made sure nothing was touched that should'nt be touched.
The phone's proximity sensor seems to be a bit off too, the phone also vibrates ( like it received a text message) randomly.
Unrelated issue: the screen i install has a round ring that appears if i press the screen to hard at a certain spot. it's not too annoying but it is there.

Broken flat cable, broken camera. Physical damage.
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electrash said:
Broken flat cable, broken camera. Physical damage.
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Ah! what do you think , can it be saved DIY?

marksee said:
Ah! what do you think , can it be saved DIY?
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Well i didnt opet Z1 before, so i dont know if you can only replace flat cable (if that is problem) or you must replace whole camera module.
Best bet is to give to service center, probably they will put new module on it, and its best in my opinion.

electrash said:
Well i didnt opet Z1 before, so i dont know if you can only replace flat cable (if that is problem) or you must replace whole camera module.
Best bet is to give to service center, probably they will put new module on it, and its best in my opinion.
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Most likely put a new module in there as the modules are machine made are probably solid.

Status Update
So i opened the phone again, and seems like i was able to fix the screen issue.
Issue of camera remains. I removed the camera from the socket, and disconnected its wire from the motherboard. When i accessed camera without wire connected, it straigth away went to "ERROR. Camera not available. Earlier, when wire was connected, it took about 5 seconds and then outputted the Error. Flash/ Front camera are still not accessible or usable even when front camera was plugged out.
Weird vibrations are felt randomly, i am still trying to pinpoint what causes them, but they have decreased significantly.
My question now is, will replacing the camera fix the camera issue? Or is there a deeper wire/motherboard issue here? What would be your next step to investigate it further. Also, can this be not a broken screen issue but a camera issue covered in warrantly?
Additional info: i have tried reinstalling ROM, flashed T-mobile's original ftf file, cleared camera cache, files etc. used 3rd party apps but no success.
#####SOLVED: SCREEN HAS WEIRD FLOATIES WHEN WE TOUCH AREA NEAR THEM
This is caused because of dust between the digitizer and the back of the phone. To fix this, simply open the phone up and remove any dust particles between the digitizer and the phone. Screen will work perfectly after that.

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Most likely put a new module in there as the modules are machine made are probably solid.
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When you say module? you mean the camera with the connection wire ? or something more than that?

marksee said:
When you say module? you mean the camera with the connection wire ? or something more than that?
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The camera with connection wire

Update: so bluetooth call recieving does not work, people call me, and if i pick it up, voice does not work over bluetooth anymore. music skips randomly too. My question was that will camera module replacement fix this? or is this a deeper issue, such as cable that connects the camera module? what will i need to replace .

I don't think that anybody here could answer your questions. You should take your phone tot a service center.
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SOLVED it.
Fixed it! The issue was that the back camera module was malfunctioning. Because of that, phone chip that controls camera (also controls vibrations) was not functioning properly. I bought a used camera module from ebay, plugged it in and phone works perfectly now
Feel free to pm me if anyone else has questions about this, or need help dismantling phone. Xperia Z1s I AM BACK!!!

Selfie cam stucked.

Hello, selfie cam wont pop up, theres a motor sound and that light on selfie cam is working but it just seem like its stuck there. I've tried motor app, changing rom but still. Is there any solution beside taking it to reparation store?

How did you use the motor app? I ask you because the first time I try to use it I used it bad ?
You have to set cam out from the 3dots menu in the top right and then press takeback
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I also have motor issues sometimes, but changing camera from front to back and from back to front in camera app like GCam or ANXCamera fixes it.

Sbodezzi said:
How did you use the motor app? I ask you because the first time I try to use it I used it bad
You have to set cam out from the 3dots menu in the top right and then press takeback
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Yes i did it that way and still nothing, guess ill need to send it to repair

It happened to my phone once. When I tried to use it there was a weird noise and the camera didn't open. I reinstalled the stock rom, tried a bunch of other fixes and it didn't change anything. I looked at it really closely and noticed that there was some grime where the popup camera is.
I fixed it by putting a drop of water on it. It was enough to make it pop back up again and then I cleaned it properly so that it didn't happen again.

MickyZa said:
Yes i did it that way and still nothing, guess ill need to send it to repair
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I fixed it by flashing masik rom.

addidas_85 said:
I fixed it by flashing masik rom.
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Lemme try this, i dont see how it will work as i tried 3 roms before, but will give a try.
Edit: Doesn't work . I just hope its fixable.

MickyZa said:
Lemme try this, i dont see how it will work as i tried 3 roms before, but will give a try.
Edit: Doesn't work . I just hope its fixable.
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May be it's a mechanical problem