Hi guys, I'm about to buy a second hand HTC ONE but I heard that trhe camera has a defect, purple tint.
-How can I check if it does have the defect?
-Is it something that happens over time?
-Is there anything I should know before I make this purchase?
Thank you!
Basically everything can be found in this thread: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2465651
If it has the faulty sensor, it'll produce purple images (try covering the lens or use dark environment.
davebugyi said:
Basically everything can be found in this thread: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2465651
If it has the faulty sensor, it'll produce purple images (try covering the lens or use dark environment.
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Thank you for replying, this is bad. I'm really reluctant to buy this second hand phone now. Does it happen over time or do some devices just come with it?
Depends on when it was made and probably market region. But in the thread I posted there are instructions how to check it.
I never checked mine, because it's easy to tell that I have a faulty one
davebugyi said:
Depends on when it was made and probably market region. But in the thread I posted there are instructions how to check it.
I never checked mine, because it's easy to tell that I have a faulty one
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Okay, thanks. Is there anything else I should know?
Jheysus said:
Hi guys, I'm about to buy a second hand HTC ONE but I heard that trhe camera has a defect, purple tint.
-How can I check if it does have the defect?
-Is it something that happens over time?
-Is there anything I should know before I make this purchase?
Thank you!
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Buy it from eBay. If it comes with a faulty camera you can easily get your money back.
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I Have C6903 Black, Bought on 14th Nov 2013 from a local mobile dealer.
Everything works fine and perfect phone, but i have a problem that is,
front camera alignment is wrong. it is not in the correct position when i look it. Please see the photo below,
is this with me only or with some other people or its sony's design..
please help me because if its only with my phone then i want to replace it..
Edit : I Just Scanned my Phone using a Scanner. Please See the Real Photos of the Phone for clear Pic of Camera Alignment..
FRONT CAMERA
BACK CAMERA
thanks
Er, what are the pictures like... If they are fine then it's not a problem, if not then send it back
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I have the same alignament for the front camera and it works fine. Leave it alone. It is a normal thing.
gregbradley said:
Er, what are the pictures like... If they are fine then it's not a problem, if not then send it back
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i created it using mspaint Im worried because if i want to sell it later, it may cause problem. Thats why wanted to verify..
bogdan wst said:
I have the same alignament for the front camera and it works fine. Leave it alone. It is a normal thing.
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yeah cam working fine.. I see the (little) same alignment in back camera too..
i think they messed up with that shatter proof glass thing..
My back camera has a little miss-alignment too. It is working ok too.
azam426 said:
i created it using mspaint Im worried because if i want to sell it later, it may cause problem. Thats why wanted to verify..
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No, what are the pictures like that your camera takes,.,,,,
bogdan wst said:
My back camera has a little miss-alignment too. It is working ok too.
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I am not alone,, We are in the same boat..
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No, what are the pictures like that your camera takes,.,,,,
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pictures are stunning because the lense area is clearly visible to outside.. the issue i (may be we) had is the alignment of the cam, its looks ugly when u see directly. i have no other camera or phone to capture the situation. But today night i will try to capture that mis alignment and post here..
azam426 said:
pictures are stunning because the lense area is clearly visible to outside.. ..
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Then there is no problem
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Then there is no problem
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Please dont say like that Bro.
If there is a Scratch on the Display of the Phone, but the Touch screen is working, then u can't say No Problem. Because its Damaged already.
If you want to sell the phone to someone he will say its damaged. Same in this matter also. If its Manufacture fault then i can ask for replacement.
I spent 650 dollars for this phone, and nobody want to buy a defective phone. i dont know this sony's design or some manufacturer fault.
So i just asked help from other Z1 users. I hope you can understand the situation..
Are you kidding me with this thread?! *facepalm* Call whine one one, and ask for the wah-bulance. Your phone has no issues. The insignificant nit-picky crap some of you people whine about these days...
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Please dont say like that Bro.
If there is a Scratch on the Display of the Phone, but the Touch screen is working, then u can't say No Problem. Because its Damaged already.
If you want to sell the phone to someone he will say its damaged. Same in this matter also. If its Manufacture fault then i can ask for replacement.
I spent 650 dollars for this phone, and nobody want to buy a defective phone. i dont know this sony's design or some manufacturer fault.
So i just asked help from other Z1 users. I hope you can understand the situation..
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I am just saying there is no problem, this is not like a scratch on the screen.
If it is not broke, then don't try to fix it.
If I were you and that worried I would have already taken back to the shop, got a new one and be sorted by now.
azam426 said:
I Have C6903 Black, Bought on 14th Nov 2013 from a local mobile dealer.
Everything works fine and perfect phone, but i have a problem that is,
front camera alignment is wrong. it is not in the correct position when i look it. Please see the photo below,
is this with me only or with some other people or its sony's design..
please help me because if its only with my phone then i want to replace it..
Edit : I Just Scanned my Phone using a Scanner. Please See the Real Photos of the Phone for clear Pic of Camera Alignment..
FRONT CAMERA
BACK CAMERA
thanks
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This and my nexus 4 has stupid alignment problem, it just weird that with new design software that they cant get the alignment right.
It's okay though, they probably had those problems on airplanes too.
can anyone Confirm this problem exist in every Z1 phones, even Japanese version Z1 also??
please Z1 users comment here about your phones alignment..
don't worry it's normal me too just like that in the image, as long as it works good then don't mind it.remember nothing in this world is perfect only God
If you want the true, your front camera compare to mine is a bit mess up. First time when I saw you camera I was thinking about kind of fake Z1.
But don't worry, my is not allineated well too and if you make good pictures you will forgot about that issue soon.
Mine is exactly like yours. So don't worry, it's totally normal! :good:
Not mine....
benben972 said:
Not mine....
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Dat purple Z1
88Mike said:
Mine is exactly like yours. So don't worry, it's totally normal! :good:
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benben972 said:
Not mine....
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Very sad.. It looks ugly that out of alignment
My front camera has a little miss-alignment as well, but in different direction lol, anyway it works fine.
On my Xperia Z i had miss-alignment on the back camera and it worked without problems too!
I'm using currently HTC ONE, and i love the device but i have the purple/blue tint issue in the camera in low lights conditions, so please advice if anyone is facing this issue with Butterfly S, as I'm thinking to get one.
ahmed4never said:
I'm using currently HTC ONE, and i love the device but i have the purple/blue tint issue in the camera in low lights conditions, so please advice if anyone is facing this issue with Butterfly S, as I'm thinking to get one.
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Never experienced it before on HTC One nor now on Butterfly S. Get it. You will have new found freedom. No more constant charging, beautiful 5 inch screen and very fast and smooth. No regrets at all...miss the tin can feel though.
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Never experienced it before on HTC One nor now on Butterfly S. Get it. You will have new found freedom. No more constant charging, beautiful 5 inch screen and very fast and smooth. No regrets at all...miss the tin can feel though.
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thanks for the advice man, you seem lucky not to face this issue on HTC ONE as there are big No. of owners are facing this issue on HTC ONE and there is a big thread about it here:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2317507&page=1
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thanks for the advice man, you seem lucky not to face this issue on HTC ONE as there are big No. of owners are facing this issue on HTC ONE and there is a big thread about it here:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2317507&page=1
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I know, I saw it too. But I basically upgraded because I couldn't stand the battery life. I nearly fell out the chair when I saw 3200 mAh battery.
Send warranty for camera replacement
U should send ur phone for warranty. The camera is already spoiled and it need to be replaced. I replaced my and there is no more purple tint.
U can send your phone back to HTC in warranty
And your phone will be refurbished
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U can send your phone back to HTC in warranty
And your phone will be refurbished
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What will they ask you for? How can you send to HTC Asia when they reject phones with built in batteries like the BS?
Hello guys! I have a question
Is it worth to buy this phone? I start to think this phone is good (and looks like old htc sensation xe its cool) but then i saw its not really popular...
As i saw Venom had only one rom for it (but they dont want to update the rom) [not sure because its perfect or they dont care anymore]
I think soon i'll buy a new phone cause my phone start to kill me.... So what u guys think? worth to buy?
This phone unpopular cuz m8 or unpopular cuz bad phone?
Thanks for the answers!
[And sorry for my bad grammar]
princesama1 said:
Hello guys! I have a question
Is it worth to buy this phone? I start to think this phone is good (and looks like old htc sensation xe its cool) but then i saw its not really popular...
As i saw Venom had only one rom for it (but they dont want to update the rom) [not sure because its perfect or they dont care anymore]
I think soon i'll buy a new phone cause my phone start to kill me.... So what u guys think? worth to buy?
This phone unpopular cuz m8 or unpopular cuz bad phone?
Thanks for the answers!
[And sorry for my bad grammar]
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Personally, I am very happy with the purchase. The phone itself is fantastic. The problem, IMO, is marketing. This phone came out shortly after M7 and only for Asian markets. M7 was the international flagship that received all the attention and this one was left in the shadow.
This means that you won't find many ROMs or other stuff for this phone, but personally, I don't mind this, I think it's just fine even with the stock system with a few small modifications.
Thanks for the answer! Then i think if i'll have money i'll buy this phone
[Long time ago my senastion xe died and this phone looks like same but better]
Is there something that you dont like in this phone?
Laggs/Freeze/ bad game support/ "heat if u use too much"? or anything?
princesama1 said:
Thanks for the answer! Then i think if i'll have money i'll buy this phone
[Long time ago my senastion xe died and this phone looks like same but better]
Is there something that you dont like in this phone?
Laggs/Freeze/ bad game support/ "heat if u use too much"? or anything?
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Well, there are a few things, such as the battery drain in Android 4.4, but I fixed that on my phone. Then there's the inconvenient placement of the power button (it's somewhat difficult to reach at the very top of the phone), but there's also a kernel for that.
Also, there's the purple camera issue, which is apparently a hardware problem and the only way to get it fixed is to send your phone to a service center to get the camera replaced. Mine does that too and I haven't found the time/motivation to send the phone for a repair yet; I don't use the camera that often.
Finally, there's a slight backlight bleed from the capacitive buttons. I hardly ever notice that, though, because you'll only see that at night when your screen is very dark and moreover you can dim the button backlight to reduce the effect.
Thanks for the answer!
"purple camera issue" its for your phone only or all phone may have this problem?
"slight backlight bleed from the capacitive buttons." I cant imagine this what is that?
http://www.notebookcheck.net/fileadmin/_processed_/csm_IMAG0838_c68bdcdc57.jpg like this? so mobil screeen lock but still light on buttons?
Same question: this is your phone ony or all phone have this?
These quiet big problems tho
princesama1 said:
Thanks for the answer!
"purple camera issue" its for your phone only or all phone may have this problem?
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This is a rather common issue with both the M7 and Butterfly S. Try to look around the forum, you'll find this has happened to a lot of people. Only today I have noticed mine started doing it too, which is too bad, since my warranty expired only a short while ago. I suppose I'll try to send it for a repair anyway, once I get a backup phone.
And since you don't seem to be familiar with this, it only happens in low light.
For reference, here are two pictures just snapped with my camera. In the first one you can only see a very subtle tint around the edges while the second one is almost entirely purple, with only a small change in the amount of light captured.
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"slight backlight bleed from the capacitive buttons." I cant imagine this what is that?
http://www.notebookcheck.net/fileadmin/_processed_/csm_IMAG0838_c68bdcdc57.jpg like this? so mobil screeen lock but still light on buttons?
Same question: this is your phone ony or all phone have this?
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When the screen is completely black and the capacitive buttons' backlight is on, you'll see a faint light near the bottom edge of the screen (from the direction of the buttons). It appears to happen with all phones, but as I said, it is only noticeable when the screen is completely black. I, for example, only see this for about a second after I turn the display off, because the buttons' backlight turns off with a slight delay.
Thanks! (its looks like a pic with instagram xD)
I think maybe ill wait for buying these kind of serious problems.
If you could buy this or m8 which would u choose?
At this point the HTC E8 is a much better buy if you can get it cheaper.
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Thanks! (its looks like a pic with instagram xD)
I think maybe ill wait for buying these kind of serious problems.
If you could buy this or m8 which would u choose?
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At this point, I suppose I'd go with M8, but mostly because of the one-year difference.
By the way, I'll add one more thing about the purple camera problem – it has been reported numerous times that after replacing the camera the problem hasn't reappeared. Also, I suppose phones manufactured after a certain date shouldn't be affected by this, but this is just speculation on my part.
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At this point the HTC E8 is a much better buy if you can get it cheaper.
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Yes, but keep in mind that the E8 is, again, not an international phone, but only for certain markets, so it's unlikely to get a lot of attention around here.
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Yes, but keep in mind that the E8 is, again, not an international phone, but only for certain markets, so it's unlikely to get a lot of attention around here.
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Yes I know, it depends where princesama1 is from. It's already been released in India, China, and has been announced for Taiwan and Russia. Except Russia, the Butterfly s was available in these markets.
They announced the J Butterfly today in Japan, it seems to be basically an E8 with dual 13MP cameras, waterproofing. Not sure if it has IR blaster or a bigger battery.
Thanks for the answers! If i'll have enough money probaly go with m8 (but with that i dont like that it dont have capacitive buttons only touch screen) if not ill go with Butterfly s
Hi,
I would like to fix this purple tint issue but I cannot find a proper shop where I can order a new camera, HTC doesn't have an official office in our country thus i have to fix it myself,
If anyone of you have ordered one from the webstores, could you please link me to the right seller? or if anyone have a broken htc that HAD a normal camera without purple tint issue, i would pay you to get it!
Thank you
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Ebay have plenty http://www.ebay.co.uk/sch/i.html?_f...7+camera.TRS0&_nkw=htc+one+m7+camera&_sacat=0
Seanie280672 said:
Ebay have plenty http://www.ebay.co.uk/sch/i.html?_f...7+camera.TRS0&_nkw=htc+one+m7+camera&_sacat=0
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sure it have, but none of these sellers gave a normal answer to me, they did not test it thus these cameras can still have that issue, i'm looking for anyone who have ordered one that worked
Rocker19943 said:
sure it have, but none of these sellers gave a normal answer to me, they did not test it thus these cameras can still have that issue, i'm looking for anyone who have ordered one that worked
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3rd edition, WW Shipping http://www.aliexpress.com/store/pro...2t-802d-802w-big-rear/422831_32237221678.html
Why not try taking it to the HTC Service centre. I took mine there and they did a pretty decent job. Would anyway definitely not recommend opening the M7 on your own. The camera module is the last unit in the device, meaning you will have to dismantle everything to reach it. iFixit tried and failed miserably.
Has anyone found a fix or the root cause of the purple image tint on the camera? I bought a new camera and it is worse then the original? Does the problem actually have to do with the camera or is something else?
Thanks
og style said:
Has anyone found a fix or the root cause of the purple image tint on the camera? I bought a new camera and it is worse then the original? Does the problem actually have to do with the camera or is something else?
Thanks
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Before your camera quality went down hill did you do any upgrades ???
I didn't do any upgrades. I noticed that over time the pictures starting getting out of focus then the purple tint started.
Thanks
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Has anyone found a fix or the root cause of the purple image tint on the camera? I bought a new camera and it is worse then the original? Does the problem actually have to do with the camera or is something else?
Thanks
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Try this fix with the original camera :
http://forum.xda-developers.com/htc-one/general/how-to-htc-one-m7-purple-tint-fix-t2817607
I will give that a try. Thanks
og style said:
Has anyone found a fix or the root cause of the purple image tint on the camera? I bought a new camera and it is worse then the original? Does the problem actually have to do with the camera or is something else?
Thanks
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This has been covered many many times.
Software changes can help to mask the problem.
But the real problem is a faulty sensor, which is why HTC covers this under warranty and have openly admitted to the issue.
They have to replace the sensor for a better one, to truly fix the issue.
Heat is what makes it show up the most, but its truly a hardware flaw and the only "real" solution is to have it repaired.
Im surprised to see anyone still asking this...as its been covered all over this site and the web.
I figured that was the case from what I read. HTC will not fix my phone for free because I have taken the phone apart and unlocked the bootloader. Is there any place for me to buy the upgraded camera at? I got 2 cameras off ebay and they were both worse thank the one that was in my phone.
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I figured that was the case from what I read. HTC will not fix my phone for free because I have taken the phone apart and unlocked the bootloader. Is there any place for me to buy the upgraded camera at? I got 2 cameras off ebay and they were both worse thank the one that was in my phone.
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you need the 3rd edition camera, cant remember the exact model number, but the only place I found it was a site called aliexpress, world wide shipping, sorry but you'll have to search that site yourself..
EDIT: your in luck, found it straight away http://www.aliexpress.com/item/Back...7-Original-new-Free-shipping/32242205804.html
Is this it?
http://www.aliexpress.com/item/Back...7-Original-new-Free-shipping/32242205804.html
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Is this it?
http://www.aliexpress.com/item/Back...7-Original-new-Free-shipping/32242205804.html
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yup :good:
thanks