Last few weeks I've noticed some stains on any pictures taken with my phone's (rear-facing) camera. They have been getting progressively worse as well... I think there's dirt somewhere but after taking the phone (partially) apart and cleaning the inside & outside of the back cover in plus the outside of the camera module nothing has changed.
Any opinions? Should I get a new camera module or can I somehow clean this one? Did I do something wrong with my phone or is this normal?
Attached is a picture of a clean white surface, which does not look very clean on the picture!
Thank you for any information!
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Marshian said:
Any opinions?
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It looks like there is some dirt on the sensor, or between sensor and the lens. Let it be cleaned in Samsung service.
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These are the pictures i recently took on my trip to Goa, i took the pictures using Camera 360 and applied the filters using the phone itself. Hope you like them. . Never knew our phone was such a good camera, only thing required is a little software tweak.
kalpak2021 said:
These are the pictures i recently took on my trip to Goa, i took the pictures using Camera 360 and applied the filters using the phone itself. Hope you like them. . Never knew our phone was such a good camera, only thing required is a little software tweak.
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these are simply instagram effect pics. no manual tweak required.
Looks fine. I´ve got some problem with this aplication the latestest photos had to much noise. I don´t know why but only with this aplication. Good job with your passion!
I know they are PP'd but they are nice anyway.
You have a talent for it.
cmahendra said:
these are simply instagram effect pics. no manual tweak required.
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Mate instagram in no ways takes pics at such resolution. So this is good
did any of LG 2x users tried to take down the back cover of their phone and then take the picture?
yesterday i accidentaly broke that plastic part on the back cover while cleaning (the part that says "8M" and protects the lens/flash) and discovered that it's blurry as hell and can't be cleaned much...
60nine said:
did any of LG 2x users tried to take down the back cover of their phone and then take the picture?
yesterday i accidentaly broke that plastic part on the back cover while cleaning (the part that says "8M" and protects the lens/flash) and discovered that it's blurry as hell and can't be cleaned much...
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Haha same thing here, the pictures are awful now.
If you want you can clean it with isopropyl alcohol and then put a new back on.
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redmonke255 said:
If you want you can clean it with isopropyl alcohol and then put a new back on.
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i tried to clean it with a liquid specified for monitor cleaning - but nothing happened...
btw how can picures be worse without the blurry cover? they can only be better
My felt off like 6 months ago, and I think it pohos looks better without it.
They are cleaner without the back cover, but hace you tryed andyCP's camera mod (gingerbread) i have taken my best pictures with it, by far the cleanest images
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60nine said:
i tried to clean it with a liquid specified for monitor cleaning - but nothing happened...
btw how can picures be worse without the blurry cover? they can only be better
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My back cover has been broken for a while now and now the camera lens is beat up and got dirt and stuff on it from being in my pockets and on tables. The cover is good for keeping the lens safe.
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redmonke255 said:
My back cover has been broken for a while now and now the camera lens is beat up and got dirt and stuff on it from being in my pockets and on tables. The cover is good for keeping the lens safe.
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yes, it's good to have it covered for preventing any mechanical damage to the lens but in my case i rarely keep anything else in the phone pocket...
when the phone seats on the table, the lens is still protected from the mechanical damage because it isn't in the same level with the table but slightly inside the back battery cover...
only dust can access it...
however... it was just an idea
Hello, so yesterday i noticed some scratches on the camera lens and i can feel them with fingernails.So i googled about scratches on lens and almost everywhere they said it does not affect pictures that much but when i try to take pics with my SP they turn out to be fuzzy/blurry.Im afraid the warranty doesnt cover it too
Any advice what should i do?
Sorry for my english and if this thread is in the wrong section feel free to move it
after 2 months the camera lens looks terrible. im not using protective case but it is in pocket on its own no keys or lighter next to it. somehow the camera LENS got nice scratches. there is a purple color shine on the lens like on eyeglasses which supposed to be scratch resistant layer but it has gone completely. since the lens is not covered physically i have to clean the fine dust off the lens to take photo. what i see the on closer look is that the scratches are drawing circles that makes me think the lens is so soft material that the cleaning causing the scratches. i guess its plastic. i havent checked it yet but after replacing it ill do a test. i ve found on sony support forum a link where u can buy replacement lens which is by description 100% glass.
interesting that the screen itself is very durable but this tiny round lens is a crap. disappointing from sony. very stupid mistake of chosing this material for such a nice phone. i am thinkin to call them and make a complaint. :crying:
Yup, mine is scratched too, every photo looks like Joan Collins c1986.
I believe it's just stuck on so should be easy to replace.
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faulty assembly?
My mate said that purple layer is a kinda filter (flare,uv or whatever) supposed to face to camera. Is that possible?
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a link where u can buy replacement lens which is by description 100% glass.
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Can you share the link? I might be looking to replace my lens if it's not too hard
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ZakooZ said:
Can you share the link? I might be looking to replace my lens if it's not too hard
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unfortunately I cant post link yet.
Stellatech dot com
Here are the links :
http://stellatech.com/sony-c5303-xperia-sp-camera-lens,a,en,814897.html
http://rounded.com/sony-xperia-sp-c530x-camera-lens.html
or on ebay.
I have the same problem, and I just bought one.
Here's a question for people who have changed it : do you have to unscrew the back of the phone (not just the back cover) or can you change it directly ?
From what I've seen, the lens and the "camera ring" might be "glued" directly, but might as well have to come off from the inside.
Another thing, there's one screw that's not directly visible, it's under the antenna, at the bottom of the phone...
Some help would be really appreciated !
Thx
I managed to get the ring off with just my finger nails, the ring and lens are two separate pieces, when the ring is off, the glass sits in a recess, so may be a bit tricky to remove.
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Is there any purple coating on the replacement lens? If no than its just a plain glass and not like the original. I will just polish off the coating. On photo there is sharp area just as the clean area of the lens.
Thanks for the tip @technaudio.
@r1kkHUN : I'll tell you when I get it, but since it's an original part, I guess it'll be there, i'd make no sense otherwise.
Good luck with the polishing, I'm affraid I doubt it'll solve the problem though.
T cut or some fine rubbing compound that you polish a car with might work?
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Hi.
Just got the new lens, and changed it.
Easy and fast, and the result is perfect, and for only 11€
There isn't any purple coating on the new one I got, but it seems to be okay, I'll try to take pictures in the sun as soon as the weather gets better.
I did a little guide about it on a french forum, if you want to have a look at the pictures.
http://forum.frandroid.com/topic/168392-tuto-changer-la-lentille-de-lapn-arrière/
Bye and thanks again.
My phone dropped from about a meter (3 feet) off the ground the other day on to some concrete. Luckily there were no cracks or scratches on the phone so I thought it was fine.
A little while later I used the camera and noticed it looked a bit weird. The screen had lines all over it and the photos came out with a red tint. I thought that maybe it was just the app screwing up, so I tried a different camera app but came out with the same results.
I recorded a video of it happening: (but I can't post links since I'm a "new" user. So here's a gif and the picture I took.)
The front camera is completely fine, so I guess something in the rear got damaged when it hit the ground.
Is this problem fixable? Or is the rear camera broken for good? I'm thinking of buying a replacement lens online somewhere and opening the phone and swapping it for the broken one, but I'm not sure if the water resistance will remain intact.
That's unlucky man I'm guessing you will need a new lens and I'd probably get someone proper to do it so you can blame them if anything happens
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I doubt it's the lens. Broken camera module.
So I have this pretty ridiculous problem with the camera flash. It simply ruins pictures if used, which is why I've taken all my pictures so far without it, increasing exposure if needed (with various results).
I've attached a picture I just took with Superior Auto mode and flash enabled (Auto mode aswell).
As you can see, there is a clear bright gradient at the bottom of the picture which is impossible to get rid of.
What is this and is it really a buggy flash issue or can it be fixed on my own?
I have the protective screen applied to both sides of the phone, could that be causing this?
jurchiks said:
So I have this pretty ridiculous problem with the camera flash. It simply ruins pictures if used, which is why I've taken all my pictures so far without it, increasing exposure if needed (with various results).
I've attached a picture I just took with Superior Auto mode and flash enabled (Auto mode aswell).
As you can see, there is a clear bright gradient at the bottom of the picture which is impossible to get rid of.
What is this and is it really a buggy flash issue or can it be fixed on my own?
I have the protective screen applied to both sides of the phone, could that be causing this?
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there is special protector for camera lens that is very tiny u should apply one of them
if u just use a screen protector that cover all around the camera it may cause the reflect and then ths kindda img
after that play with setting; zoom, brightness and etc
i never had problem with XZ camera
also search for another threads about XZ camera that will be useful
do this;
9MP
HDR on
Brightness 0
Focus mode Multi auto-focus
White Balance auto
metering Center/Average
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x102x96x said:
there is special protector for camera lens that is very tiny u should apply one of them
if u just use a screen protector that cover all around the camera it may cause the reflect and then ths kindda img
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I received the plastic protectors with the phone, but I didn't see anything other than the two sheets for both sides of the screen. Isn't it supposed to come bundled with those?
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also search for another threads about XZ camera that will be useful
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What for?
That because your back glass is not fit properly either cause by overhearing or something.
To confirm this, try give a little pressure near the camera as you will see the different.
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kayrowl91 said:
That because your back glass is not fit properly either cause by overhearing or something.
To confirm this, try give a little pressure near the camera as you will see the different.
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Oh well, removed it altogether and it's ok now. Don't really need it because the phone is in a flip case like this (just black): images.mobilefun co uk/graphics/productgalleries/38122/muvit-slim-leather-style-flip-case-for-sony-xperia-z-white-p38122-a.jpg
It really sucks that something as minor as 1/10th of a millimeter offset can ruin pictures so easily.
Alright, I was an idiot and managed to crack my glass camera lens cover. I purchased this : http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00RKFAZ5I/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o00_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1 and did the replacement, but my pictures appear sort of "hazy" or "foggy" for lack of a better term. I can still get it to focus really well, but the pictures don't pop like they used to.
The only thing I did while replacing that could have caused problems was using compressed air while the old cover was off to ensure none of the shattered glass was left in the actual camera lens mechanism. I made sure to hold the can at an angle so that none of the liquid came out, but i did notice the lens mechanism moving around (almost like a hockey puck) as the air interacted with it. I assumed this sort of free floating lens design had something to do with the optical image stabilization, so it didn't seem like a big deal. I put the new cover on with clean hands and thought everything was fine until I started taking pictures again.
Has anyone replaced the camera lens cover and experienced a similar issue? I've ordered another one to take another shot at it, and I'm actually going to take some test pictures while the cover is removed just to see if I did actually damage the lens itself...
I have the jump protection, but would rather fix it myself than pay 175 for a refurb that I'm going to replace in 4 months anyways.
Why not replace the whole back camera?
I dont know how easy is to remove the lens cover but check if pictures taken without cover are foggy or not. If foggy then camera lens is dirty, if sharp - camera lens cover is a problem.
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My guess is it got moisture behind the lense, or the lense was dirty.
When they create that hardware it is sealed in 0% humidity. If it was even a rainy day when you installed the lense, it could have caused it to fog up.
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What I did was pull mine back and clean it with some alcohol and a q-tip
Is there a part number for that?
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Check out this item I found on eBay: http://pages.ebay.com/link/?nav=item.view&id=371237781680&alt=web
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Thanks, might give that a shot if it doesn't clear up with the next lens cover.
Did you peel the plastics on both sides of the lens cover? Also check if it's actually focusing. Maybe slap the phone and see if it refocuses. Afterall there are moving parts in there.
Is there a genuine saphire lens cover to buy anywhere? I to used the cheap replacement cover and my pictures are blurry and bad in bright light. My camera itself should be fine though.