Is there anything that can be done about it? In all of my videos it seems that it's just autofocusing the entire time, doesn't look good at all.
In the options there's a checkbox for "Lock focus in video"
With that checked, you'll have to focus manually when you want to by tapping.
Mind you, make sure you're still when focusing otherwise it'll take a while.
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In the options there's a checkbox for "Lock focus in video"
With that checked, you'll have to focus manually when you want to by tapping.
Mind you, make sure you're still when focusing otherwise it'll take a while.
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I'm running the TrickDroid rom and it still continues to autofocus often when I checked that box.
Hmm, odd. I'm using Trick as well, the version before the May 18. Just took a couple videos to check. Works fine for me. How's the lighting when you try?
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Hmm, odd. I'm using Trick as well, the version before the May 18. Just took a couple videos to check. Works fine for me. How's the lighting when you try?
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I guess maybe I take too many action videos? Cars driving fast, drifting, going everywhere.
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I guess maybe I take too many action videos? Cars driving fast, drifting, going everywhere.
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Did you try the other video shooting modes? Like Fast HD? Haven't really played with that stuff.
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Did you try the other video shooting modes? Like Fast HD? Haven't really played with that stuff.
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Yeah, maybe they're all just gimmicks or something.
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Hello,
I've tried to find this issue in the forums, but can't.
I have a problem with my camera on the AT&T Tilt (8925), it really slows down in low light settings. Unless it's really bright or sunny it takes horrible pictures. The preview mode jumps and skips.(I'm using the ROM it came with)
The 8525 that I had before would take pictures and video no problem in semi low light situations, but the Tilt is not even close.
Please let me know if other people are having the same problem or if you think I have a defective unit or something is wrong with the ROM.
I don't think anyone has ever had a problem with their camera in low light. It must be just your phone. I would take it back to ATT and demand a refund and a free phone for your troubles.
i agree, i think not a single person in this forum has any issue with using the camera in low light conditions. In fact, I'm pretty sure that if you look in the kaiser wiki, you will see nothing about low fps in the camera at all.
Have you pressed Control Alt Delete?
Kaze0110 said:
Have you pressed Control Alt Delete?
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Oh, is this a webcam he is talking about?
ok thanks, I get it
kspirit said:
ok thanks, I get it
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Haha, that was sweet. No one was suggesting that you check out the wiki and you totally did not get the hint that they were not hinting.
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Oh, is this a webcam he is talking about?
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Oh, which reminds me, I was going to bring this up after I tested it as working or not.
I had a webcam that had the same problem as this phone's does.
Point being, I was going to install the latest camera software because that one (the 5.xx version) had different registry settings than the 4.xx one did. And I THINK, that there was a registry setting that defined the different increments available for the lighting scenarios.
EG: you should be able to deactivate the camera's ability to auto adjust to light, or at least increase the time before it does to some unholy number.
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Hello,
I've tried to find this issue in the forums, but can't.
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How can you say you couldn't find the answer? There are tons of threads and a classaction law suite (or something like that) with this problem stamped all over it.
Ok so I don't know how HTC can allow this type of thing to happen but the Kaiser is by far the worst phone I've used in terms of bugs.
The camera... oh the camera...
My secondary VGA camera takes a 5x clearer photo than the 3MP one.
The VGA camera has no lag or reduced fps in the viewer, yet the 3MP camera has horrible horrible lag when you press button and what seems like 3-5 fps.
This is all the same with the video...
Can somebody tell me what the ****?? Are you all having this problem also or is it just me?
Could it be my radio?
I'm using ROMeOS 4.21
Thanks... and HTC... eff you!
edit: forgot to mention I've tried editing the registry and changing the button to half press instead of full... nothing works.
I'm sorry, but this sort of thing has been discussed before.
Here:http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=360001&highlight=Camera
Here:http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=426101&highlight=Camera
And try searching for the Subject "Camera" in this Fourm. You'll find a few posts.
I am not going to spend another minute trolling on this issue.
Dave
Thanks Dave but I've really tried everything suggested in those thread already.
From changing the registry in HKLM\Software\HTC\Camera\Captparam
to installing HTC Album and Camera (with no improvements).
Also I don't see how the first link you posted is relevant at all.
This is why I come to think it is either a screw up in my registry or my radio?
I think the camera in general is bad, I though the first link was a different thread, sorry.
If you search for Threads with the title camera in Kaiser General you will see the scale of how many people have complained about this camera. I am not happy with mine, but I also own a EOS400D, so it's not too bad
Dave
lol I see fair enough... For me I was planning to use my phone camera as my primary camera.. I really just cannot believe the VGA camera can operate at a higher quality than the 3MP..
I honestly think there is a fault in my registry..
I'll say it again.. sometimes the camera works perfect and takes a picture instantly with no FPS lag in the viewer, but most of the time it will be extremely low FPS and after I press the shutter button it will lag for 3 seconds then capture a fuzzy ****ty image.
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lol I see fair enough... For me I was planning to use my phone camera as my primary camera.. I really just cannot believe the VGA camera can operate at a higher quality than the 3MP..
I honestly think there is a fault in my registry..
I'll say it again.. sometimes the camera works perfect and takes a picture instantly with no FPS lag in the viewer, but most of the time it will be extremely low FPS and after I press the shutter button it will lag for 3 seconds then capture a fuzzy ****ty image.
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Do a Hard Reset and / or try another ROM, if you really think there is something in the registry corrupt / wrong.
Ta
Dave
DaveShaw said:
Do a Hard Reset and / or try another ROM, if you really think there is something in the registry corrupt / wrong.
Ta
Dave
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Might just do that, cheers.
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lol I see fair enough... For me I was planning to use my phone camera as my primary camera..
[blah blah blah]
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You have got to be kidding.... It's convenient to have a decent camera built into the phone. But your primary camera? Ugh.
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lol I see fair enough... For me I was planning to use my phone camera as my primary camera.. I really just cannot believe the VGA camera can operate at a higher quality than the 3MP..
I honestly think there is a fault in my registry..
I'll say it again.. sometimes the camera works perfect and takes a picture instantly with no FPS lag in the viewer, but most of the time it will be extremely low FPS and after I press the shutter button it will lag for 3 seconds then capture a fuzzy ****ty image.
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Have you noticed that the camera takes faster pics in lit areas and slower the darker it gets? This topic is fairly redundant. Click my Vegas link and you can see what the camera does.
Ok, so you're getting a fuzzy image, that will be due to movement when pressing the button.
To improve this slightly use the 3 second timer, that way you can line it up, press the button and hold the camera steady to get a more stable picture.
No, its not a fix for the poor hardware, but it helps a little.
Try removing the transparent cover from the rear casing - or just take pics without the rear casing. Pic quality improves no end....
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Ok so I don't know how HTC can allow this type of thing to happen but the Kaiser is by far the worst phone I've used in terms of bugs.
The camera... oh the camera...
My secondary VGA camera takes a 5x clearer photo than the 3MP one.
The VGA camera has no lag or reduced fps in the viewer, yet the 3MP camera has horrible horrible lag when you press button and what seems like 3-5 fps.
This is all the same with the video...
Can somebody tell me what the ****?? Are you all having this problem also or is it just me?
Could it be my radio?
I'm using ROMeOS 4.21
Thanks... and HTC... eff you!
edit: forgot to mention I've tried editing the registry and changing the button to half press instead of full... nothing works.
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This has been discussed many times before...The camera is only usable in daylight. Even artificial light makes it really slow (bulbs) Here's why whenever you use the camera in other conditions than the daylight it switches itself into "Night Mode" and because of the lack of optimized 2D drivers the nightmode is terribly slow. Now... there's a small workaround....turn on the camera...if it's slow...press the button on the side the one that switches the screen off..press it again after about 10 seconds and you should have satisfying amount of frames in the camera app. Basically this trick forces the camera to turn off the night mode at least for a while. The only drawback is the quality of the pictures...they are darker. So if you disable the night mode through the registry you will have the camera without any lags.
Good luck
You think the Kaiser is the worst phone ever because it takes bad pictures. Wow. I think it is the best phone ever with an ok camera. I didn't buy the phone because of the camera.
wmg76 said:
You think the Kaiser is the worst phone ever because it takes bad pictures. Wow. I think it is the best phone ever with an ok camera. I didn't buy the phone because of the camera.
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Not only the camera mate, and it's my personal opinion.
The phone itself is very buggy, crashes, not very responsive..
I thank got I found this forum or else my phone would be in the trash by now..
PS. Was your post even needed?
oh, oh, oh.
Please, deXtrous, a little humility. You joined last month and go around shouting at people already?
Perhaps your phone bugging out and crashing is a result of multiple registry edits, application installs, radio/spl/rom incompatibility etc. Not necessarily of putrid quality of the phone itself. Look around this forum: there are many MANY people who are either happy with their Kaisers, or have only minor gripes. This should mean that the phone is not inherently bad, just that - maybe- it is less than perfect... but then, what IS perfect?
Ever since I switched to ROMeOS (easily half a year) I haven't had a single hang-up or bug-out. Granted, I tend to use a tried-and-tested set of applications, but hey, there are about 40-50 of them! And my Kaiser still works nice and fast..... sans the camera which still sucks... but hey, it's just an effing camera. Useful in a phone but FAR from key.
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Not only the camera mate, and it's my personal opinion.
The phone itself is very buggy, crashes, not very responsive..
I thank got I found this forum or else my phone would be in the trash by now..
PS. Was your post even needed?
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You're asking a guy who's defending a kaiser, in a kaiser forum, after you rubbish the kaiser, if he needed to post. I think you should chill for a bit..
OK, enough. No need to start laying into each other.
Can a Mod close this thread? Nothing constructive can come from this.
Ta
Dave
Ha... Sorry I find this kind of funny..
It's just a phone guys, no need to take offense to anything I say about a silly phone..
It's my personal experiences with the phone. Not everyone can be happy with the product they buy but why should the unhappy ones be shunned off by their counterparts for simply voicing their opinions?
Everyone has an opinion and view on things, no need to be offended of my opinion that the kaiser is a piece of crap with **** battery life, **** camera, flimsy buttons and crap hardware (IME).
anyway,
The camera was like this even prior to any ROM swapping or registry editing, which is why I thought a new ROM might help but apparently not.
Maybe you have a bad phone, I know I don't think mine is buggy and non reponsive. Also nothing I have on mine seems to be flimsy..
Bad phone maybe?
Can they fix the auto focus problem when filming?
What do you think?
And the hissing sound !
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AW: Will or can they fix the auto focus problem on the camera?
The pumping AF @ videomode is very bad. I think singlefocus and focus while tapping the screen will be ok.
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2Nice4U said:
The pumping AF @ videomode is very bad. I think singlefocus and focus while tapping the screen will be ok.
Sent from my HTC One
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I thought you can lock focus during video in the camera settings ?
john291 said:
Can they fix the auto focus problem when filming?
What do you think?
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Under camera setting you can enable Lock focus in video
focus problem
cobbcobbdavid said:
Under camera setting you can enable Lock focus in video
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Okay
But its better if they fixed it.,...
john291 said:
Okay
But its better if they fixed it.,...
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The fix is already there. If you're getting annoyed by continuous AF, then turn it off in the settings.
I don't understand why people are complaining about this, do you somehow think that the One is the only phone that does this? Unless you turn of continuous AF on any phone, video will always have an in-out focus effect when you pan.
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The fix is already there. If you're getting annoyed by continuous AF, then turn it off in the settings.
I don't understand why people are complaining about this, do you somehow think that the One is the only phone that does this? Unless you turn of continuous AF on any phone, video will always have an in-out focus effect when you pan.
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Agreed,
I would KILL for an autofocus off button on my nexus 4. Thing is such a piece.
Hey guys, its happening to me too.
Do you know if it's a particular phone problem and just giving it to service will help it?
or is it a phone model problem?
Thanks
How do we do this on the Google Edition? It's absolutely killing me to not be able to take a steady video without that irritating pumping action. Is there a solution?
I've looked for apps on in the Play store, but nothing really has the frame rates and quality that I require.
check this out http://forum.xda-developers.com/htc-one/help/autofocus-optical-image-stabilization-t2887236
Is anyone else experiencing the front camera stuttering when they use it? I swear, the frame-rate is 10 fps. I thought it would be while in viewfinder mode only, but it's even captured this way, making front facing videos (in snapchat) look terrible.
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Is anyone else experiencing the front camera stuttering when they use it? I swear, the frame-rate is 10 fps. I thought it would be while in viewfinder mode only, but it's even captured this way, making front facing videos (in snapchat) look terrible.
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Pretty sure everyone has this issue. It gets worse the darker the environment you are in, and it doesn't matter what camera app you use. A few threads here have discussed it.
Should be patched at some point, seems to be just a software issue.
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Pretty sure everyone has this issue. It gets worse the darker the environment you are in, and it doesn't matter what camera app you use. A few threads here have discussed it.
Should be patched at some point, seems to be just a software issue.
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Ah, I gotcha. Sorry - didn't find anything helpful when I was searching. Just picked up the phone and love it, but thought mine was busted!
yes. mine too
So I got my girflriend a S9 and she claims that the camera is slower than the S7 (both front/rear).
Any other opinions on this? Last Sammy phone I owned was S2.
It's probably one of the camera settings, something to do with focus or light causing a slight delay on the shutter while it adjusts, mine is instant as soon as I press the shutter button, I owned the S7 before this too
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It's probably one of the camera settings, something to do with focus or light causing a slight delay on the shutter while it adjusts, mine is instant as soon as I press the shutter button, I owned the S7 before this too
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What about the selfie camera? There's no option to delay it.
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What about the selfie camera? There's no option to delay it.
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If it is focussing it has a few ms delay but otherwise also instant
Try changing the HDR setting?
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If it is focussing it has a few ms delay but otherwise also instant
Try changing the HDR setting?
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Will check when I get back to my hometown. Hard to fix anything remotely, lol. Just wanted to have a start point.
doriandiaconu said:
Will check when I get back to my hometown. Hard to fix anything remotely, lol. Just wanted to have a start point.
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I know low light makes it take a little longer as it increases the shutter open time and depending on the darkness it can take a bit longer to focus too, but was the same on the S7
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I know low light makes it take a little longer as it increases the shutter open time and depending on the darkness it can take a bit longer to focus too, but was the same on the S7
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It seems HDR was indeed the issue. Thanks for the help!
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It seems HDR was indeed the issue. Thanks for the help!
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