Everytime I try to take a picture lately my pictures always seem a bit blurry or soft and when I hold it up to the light I see tons of little scratches. I remember hearing something about a lens scratch problem but that has a simple fix. Any ideas?
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There are a few fixes out there. I used a dab of toothpaste on the lens, then used a Q-tip in a clockwise motion with light pressure. You can use a soft rag once you're done to wipe the lens and any excess toothpaste off.
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Magnum_Enforcer said:
There are a few fixes out there. I used a dab of toothpaste on the lens, then used a Q-tip in a clockwise motion with light pressure. You can use a soft rag once you're done to wipe the lens and any excess toothpaste off.
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Helped a bit I think, it still seems like it has some sort of soft or overly light focus that's only happened recently though
You may need to go over it several times to get it clear. If that doesn't resolve your issue, you may have a hardware issue. Are you having problems with blurry pics using third party apps, or with the camera app itself?
Magnum_Enforcer said:
You may need to go over it several times to get it clear. If that doesn't resolve your issue, you may have a hardware issue. Are you having problems with blurry pics using third party apps, or with the camera app itself?
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Are the scratches gone?
-Apollo- said:
Are the scratches gone?
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I still have some scratches around the outside edge of the lens, but the portion where the camera is is clear.
Magnum_Enforcer said:
I still have some scratches around the outside edge of the lens, but the portion where the camera is is clear.
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I'm sorry man, I know your good to go, I meant to ask the OP. Sorry for confusion!
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I'm sorry man, I know your good to go, I meant to ask the OP. Sorry for confusion!
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No worries!
Sorry about that I can't reply directly to you from this other XDA app in using. It had definitely gotten better: earlier today I was in class and I decided to use my eraser around the lens just to see if it would help and it's much improved, so I'm going to do more of the toothpaste tonight to see if I can completely fix it.
Thanks to you guys for all the help!
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Are the scratches gone?
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Yup they're about gone now! I practiced with it a bit and it's all nice and clean now. Would it stay that way? I've never had this problem with any other phone I've had and I've gone from the HTC EVO 4G and HTC EVO LTE and not once had that weird blurry/soft problem
LemonNinja said:
Yup they're about gone now! I practiced with it a bit and it's all nice and clean now. Would it stay that way? I've never had this problem with any other phone I've had and I've gone from the HTC EVO 4G and HTC EVO LTE and not once had that weird blurry/soft problem
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Aside from grease on your lens from your fingers, the lens will stay clear. The toothpaste (or whatever agent you used) removes the protective film from the lens.
They'll be ok, so don't be scared about that.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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
Dear all,
I am a proud owner of this phone for a few days now, but I noticed that the camera stretches the picture on the top. Let me try to explain, so when I take a picture of a person then the forehead is abnormally stretched... of course not only with the head, but everything...
Is it normal? or Faulty camera?
you can see it on the attachments..
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Dear all,
I am a proud owner of this phone for a few days now, but I noticed that the camera stretches the picture on the top. Let me try to explain, so when I take a picture of a person then the forehead is abnormally stretched... of course not only with the head, but everything...
Is it normal? or Faulty camera?
you can see it on the attachments..
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You should try with a full wipe and see if that persist... I Don't think that it is an hardware related problem
matt95 said:
You should try with a full wipe and see if that persist... I Don't think that it is an hardware related problem
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full wipe = factory reset?
The front camera does the same tho.... it seems like a filter, for distorting..
zimilaci said:
full wipe = factory reset?
The front camera does the same tho.... it seems like a filter, for distorting..
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look at this sorry cause of my ugly face this is the front camera, ( i hope its only software
haha
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sIxMiHCaWxI
but another video has the same
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N6T1BbwJwiE
It is a tradeoff that happens with the choice to go with a widescreen lense (maybe their is a more accurate way of saying that?). If you compare the One with any other phone (that I know of) you will see that it gets much more into the picture when held horizontally. The tradeoff to this is that pictures look stretched when taken in portrait mode. So what you are seeing is normal.
I agree that I don't like the stretching, but man is it nice being able to get so much I to a picture when you hold the phone horizontally.
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It is a tradeoff that happens with the choice to go with a widescreen lense (maybe their is a more accurate way of saying that?). If you compare the One with any other phone (that I know of) you will see that it gets much more into the picture when held horizontally. The tradeoff to this is that pictures look stretched when taken in portrait mode. So what you are seeing is normal.
I agree that I don't like the stretching, but man is it nice being able to get so much I to a picture when you hold the phone horizontally.
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Not anymore, I took back the phone and got an s4 at least I can find out now which one is better
Thanks for the help
Check out this picture as an example. I was the only one in the room that was able to get this picture. Maybe if the wall went back a couple feet, someone else could get the same picture without cutting people right next to them out.
So, sucks a bit to stretch pictures out in portrait, but this is pretty damn cool.
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I have to say that I checked my camera and I don't see anything like in zimilaci's video. So for me it actually doesn't look normal.
I don't know why my wide angle photos show a fish-eye type distortion where only the part where the photo is focussed is clear and everything else seeps into a slight blur.
Feature not a bug. It *is* a wide angle lens. Wide angle lenses start to exhibit fish eye distortion the wider they go. Anything in the corners of the frame is not going to be orthogonal. End of story.
If you think it's bad on the back camera, try the front facing camera lol http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2260286
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Feature not a bug. It *is* a wide angle lens. Wide angle lenses start to exhibit fish eye distortion the wider they go. Anything in the corners of the frame is not going to be orthogonal. End of story.
If you think it's bad on the back camera, try the front facing camera lol http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2260286
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Well I dont care anymore I got it back again, I hope its only a matter of software issue....
The video... forget it, the front camera is worse but its still ok. because of that I am not gonna take it back or whatever, Support says its not normal tho
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Feature not a bug. It *is* a wide angle lens. Wide angle lenses start to exhibit fish eye distortion the wider they go. Anything in the corners of the frame is not going to be orthogonal. End of story.
If you think it's bad on the back camera, try the front facing camera lol http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2260286
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I am not quite sure anymore... a friend mine told me that she did not encounter any distortion.... I will check today other devices as well...
its not that annoying...or mabye ? its only the front camera, and a bit with the rear....
HTc online support told me it a faulty device, but both cameras?
Come on...
Go over to Android Central. They mentioned this effect in their review of the camera.
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Go over to Android Central. They mentioned this effect in their review of the camera.
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Then my question is, how come that the official HTC support said its not normal?
or its only one of the technicians?
Hi, friends.
I have a big issue in my Moto X... When I take a photo with flash, the color is very blurry and purple...
Any people with this? I received the OTA for the camera.
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Hi, friends.
I have a big issue in my Moto X... When I take a photo with flash, the color is very blurry and purple...
Any people with this? I received the OTA for the camera.
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Was this happening before OTA? When you take pics, make sure your finger isn't covering the LED flash; that may be the issue. Otherwise, your only choice is to return it D:
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Was this happening before OTA? When you take pics, make sure your finger isn't covering the LED flash; that may be the issue. Otherwise, your only choice is to return it D:
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I didin't see before the OTA, bacause when I turned on the device, appeared the update...
Mi finger didn't touch the lens when I took the photo..
Does it happen All the time or just with these photos? Looks like the light is reflecting off the cars, and in such a small space, it may make the auto light sensors go haywire... Just a thought.
Try taking a photo with the flash in a wide open space and see if you can replicate it.
I have no issues with photos coming out like that with the flash.
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I didin't see before the OTA, bacause when I turned on the device, appeared the update...
Mi finger didn't touch the lens when I took the photo..
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Oh, I wasn't talking about fingering covering the lens. I was talking about finger covering the LED flash so that the light would bounce off your finger and into the lens, thus causing the blurry and purply and bright picture. Try taking a picture in the exact same spot with none of your fingers on the back of the phone.
Also, perhaps you might be using a case that is deflecting light into the lens as well?
This may be a very basic suggestion , but I mention it because I have been guilty of this in the past . Did you take off the little piece of plastic film that covers the lens?
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This may be a very basic suggestion , but I mention it because I have been guilty of this in the past . Did you take off the little piece of plastic film that covers the lens?
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This makes a lot if sense, if the plastic cover was still on it would take the very close light from the led and transfer it through the plastic, thus illuminating the plastic like fiber optic. And that little plastic cover would be easy to miss and may not be that noticeable with non flash photos.
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The camera is okay on the moto X, I have done a lot of post edits because of this phone lol. Thanks to snapseed and picsay pro. Pretty much every time I take a photo in gonna be spending 5 mins or so editing it. IMO it's a good trade off for touchless control and active notifications.
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Oh, I wasn't talking about fingering covering the lens. I was talking about finger covering the LED flash so that the light would bounce off your finger and into the lens, thus causing the blurry and purply and bright picture. Try taking a picture in the exact same spot with none of your fingers on the back of the phone.
Also, perhaps you might be using a case that is deflecting light into the lens as well?
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This is what I was going to suggest. I noticed that if your finger is close to the LED, the light bounces off of your finger and the result is pictures like the ones you posted.
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This is what I was going to suggest. I noticed that if your finger is close to the LED, the light bounces off of your finger and the result is pictures like the ones you posted.
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Hi, everebody. My Moto X has problems with the camera and the Motorola's Support will sweep the phone. The colors are always red when I use flash.
Thanks, friends!
The camera cannot focus at all when I'm taking a close range shot. Pictures always come blurry as a result. Anyone else have this issue?
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Have you taken the plastic film off of the camera lens
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LeKtRiCzzz said:
Have you taken the plastic film off of the camera lens
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eek:OOOOOO wow, can't believe I didn't see that! Always thought I already scratched it! Don't recall att doing this for any other phone
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eekeek:OOOO wow, can't believe I didn't see that! Always thought I already scratched it! Don't recall att doing this for any other phone
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Lol two of my friends had the same problem they did it with the s4 as well
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eekeek:OOOO wow, can't believe I didn't see that! Always thought I already scratched it! Don't recall att doing this for any other phone
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If you looked at the film that covered the lense, it didn't actually cover the lense center. There is a hole in it for the shooter even if you don't remove it. That wasn't the cause. The shooter is just wonky on finding good contrast for focus, especially anything less than 6"
I have also the same problem.
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If you looked at the film that covered the lense, it didn't actually cover the lense center. There is a hole in it for the shooter even if you don't remove it. That wasn't the cause. The shooter is just wonky on finding good contrast for focus, especially anything less than 6"
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It still effects the focus it happens on the s4 and on the s5 you must have a bad camera
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It does not effect the camera, it is not in line of sight. My camera works fine(I don't have the film, regardless). The cameras focal distance isn't great if the subject isnt super high contrast if less than 6".
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It does not effect the camera, it is not in line of sight. My camera works fine(I don't have the film, regardless). The cameras focal distance isn't great if the subject isnt super high contrast if less than 6".
Love, from GS5 locked bootloader hell.
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Dude you have no idea what your talking about lol I bet it fixed op problem. The camera is a wide lense the plastic will mess up the focus. I have no problem taking close up pictures of flowers or anything for that matter
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LeKtRiCzzz said:
Dude you have no idea what your talking about lol I bet it fixed op problem. The camera is a wide lense the plastic will mess up the focus. I have no problem taking close up pictures of flowers or anything for that matter
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Source, because no. This rear camera is not a wide angle in the strictest sense. By your logic it would take pictures of its own bezel if the small film would be in line of sight. That's not the case, the front camera is an 88 degree wide for close field (selfies and such) the rear is not.
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Source, because no. This rear camera is not a wide angle in the strictest sense. By your logic it would take pictures of its own bezel if the small film would be in line of sight. That's not the case, the front camera is an 88 degree wide for close field (selfies and such) the rear is not.
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q_CAM_DSGBg
http://androidforums.com/samsung-galaxy-s4/718403-s4-camera-tips-thread.html (post #4, #7)
http://forums.androidcentral.com/sa...plastic-covering-galaxy-s4-camera-lens-2.html (post #45, #46)
Im sorry but I had the same problem with the s4, s5, and so did a whole bunch of people. If you dont know what your talking about then why are you still arguing. It clearly messes up the focus because A: Dust and hair start to collect over it and B: it keeps trying to focus while its on which causes blurry pics
And if OP could chime in I bet removing this made his camera better
I wasn't arguing, I stated its not a wide angle, it isn't. The front lenses is 88degree for wide. I also still stand(with no sticker) that the rear shooter isn't the greatest at focus. These sensors are still just over hyped webcams. My bias towards specific detail comes from photography experience.
Further, I hope OPs problem is solved too.
Love, from GS5 locked bootloader hell.
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I wasn't arguing, I stated its not a wide angle, it isn't. The front lenses is 88degree for wide. I also still stand(with no sticker) that the rear shooter isn't the greatest at focus. These sensors are still just over hyped webcams. My bias towards specific detail comes from photography experience.
Further, I hope OPs problem is solved too.
Love, from GS5 locked bootloader hell.
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See I dont have a problem with focusing unless im a inch above it but i feel like thats expected with theses cellphone cameras. I just like the fact how much detail it retains
I still have the little plastic film on my lens and have no problem taking picture with it! Not once my pictures were affected by the film.
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big samm said:
I still have the little plastic film on my lens and have no problem taking picture with it! Not once my pictures were affected by the film.
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Like you, I kept it on my S4 for a long time and it didn't cause any problems either. However, like I mentioned before, not all of these phones are alike. It might not cause a problem for some while it does for others.
To the OP, the best thing to do is remove it and see if the problem persists. If it does, exchange the phone until you get one that works right.
It still effects the focus it happens on the s4 and on the s5 you must have a bad camera
So I can peel that clear plastic on lens? I wasnt sure and didnt want to try and break the camera or if faulty. Gotta say pics werent that bad to begin with so I didnt touch that.
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So I can peel that clear plastic on lens? I wasnt sure and didnt want to try and break the camera or if faulty. Gotta say pics werent that bad to begin with so I didnt touch that.
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Yes. Most Samsung phones come with the plastic on the cam. I keep mine on as long as it will stay, just for extra protection. It should have a hole in the middle to prevent obstruction of the cameras view.
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