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[Q] Slight rattle around camera area on Optimus x2

Hi!
Just got my phone back from repair and today when i put it down on the table I noticed a slight ratteling noise. I decided to try to figure out where the sound came from and it is coming from the area where the camera is. I figured it out by gently tapping around that area. What could cause this rattle? Is it something in the camera? Is it the autofocus lens?
Br D

Anyone who can confirm what it is? Just want to be sure that the repair shop havent broken my phone.

Doraso said:
Anyone who can confirm what it is? Just want to be sure that the repair shop havent broken my phone.
Br D
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No ratteling here.....
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It's usually the auto-focus mech that rattles in the camera, HTC's tend to do it. My O2X doesn't however, I checked when I got it, and this thread made me check again.

Damn....was hoping it was normal. It is really annoying sometimes. Since I didnt noticed it on my last Optimus x2 I suspected that it was something wrong.
Sigh.....Looks like its going to be another week without the phone then. The repair shop also scratched it. Getting tired of this....

Notice it here as well. Mainly if you tap around the camera or drop it in your hand (probably any surface, but not willing to try).
Can it be the vibration mechanism. That also sounds loudest around that area, it has anyway a loud vibration noise I have to say..
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Hmm then Im not the only one that has this ratteling. I have read several threads about the Nexus One handset having this problem. With the Nexus One it was the auto focus mechanism that made the noise. But if it is the auto focus mechanism on the Optimus x2 aswell then all should have this ratteling noise. Not only a few.

So, how should I proceed with this? Should I send it back in for replacement or should I just discard this as something that is normal on camera phones?

Doraso said:
So, how should I proceed with this? Should I send it back in for replacement or should I just discard this as something that is normal on camera phones?
Br D
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yes send it back
If you care, you can sign it:
http://www.petitiononline.com/LGO2XPrb/petition.html
The more we are, the faster they should be.
I sent the link to LG Italy Customer Support.
HTH

Notice it here aswell, what did you do about it?

Notice it here aswell, what did you do about it?
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Since so many have it I think its normal. But I have sent an email to LG support asking them. Have not received an answer yet though.

I have it too.

Then i think its settled, its normal with this rattle and it comes from the autofocus mechanism in the camera. All camera phones seems to have some degree of this ratteling noise.

yeah this is normal after taking a picture with af. i had 6 and all of them made that noise, dont worry.

dont know what to do

planning to buy this phone but i am afraid that i will catch one with a bad camera (camera creating purple/pink tint for the indoor pictures)
i read some forums and i don't know if its a software problem or hardware...the main problem is that i will buy new in the box sealed but with no warranty..... somebody can help with an advice
the statistic is making me worried :http://forum.xda-developers.com/poll.php?do=showresults&pollid=14531

Pretty much every HTC One has or will get this problem. Its your decision and on daylight its a very very good camera.

Atrax_ said:
Pretty much every HTC One has or will get this problem. Its your decision and on daylight its a very very good camera.
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so it's possible in time to get this problem with the camera?

teapa said:
so it's possible in time to get this problem with the camera?
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Many phones got this problem even after sending it back to htc for fixing. Nobody really knows if its software or hardware sided.

I would recommend Nexus 5 instead. If you think that camera will be an issue than please don't take the risk. It's your hard earned $600 that you are spending. Go for the maximum utility, satisfaction. If low light camera capability is important for you, this phone is not worthy of a phone.
Written from a user who has this issue, and had no success in getting it fixed via HTC.
Sent from my HTC One

Bottom line this is the best phone ever made. Most cameras are fine just check everything out when you get the phone. 4.3 update is rolling out. Get a good case like Otterbox Commuter and a screen protector. Use Nova launcher. Here is my homescreen
Http://onlinedivorceclass.net/s9.png

I've had this phone since day 1 and have no had any issues with the camera.
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after reading more threads i came to the conclusion that it's hardware problem
they are two microchips near to the camera and by heating up they ar disturbing the senzor...
pity i liked very much how the phone looks:crying:

shehade08 said:
I've had this phone since day 1 and have no had any issues with the camera.
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to check you camera make a small (3-4 mins) full hd video and after try to take a picture on low light conditions

I bought my phone in May and by July it started developing the purple tint. While it's not guaranteed that you will get the purple tint, there have been lots of people who do.
Don't get me wrong. I still love my One especially for the Boomsound and LCD display. But I can live with the camera issues cos I use several phones concurrently so I just use another phone if I have to use the camera.
Ultimately it's your call. But my advice is pay extra for the warranty. Especially for this model. Cos if you start getting problems, without warranty you will have no recourse.
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3rd phone here and have not had this camera issue on any of the 3

All phones from all brands got hardware/software issues. You can run but you can't hide.
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twerg said:
3rd phone here and have not had this camera issue on any of the 3
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seems that in Australia arrived a good stock :good: yes it's very strange that some people they have the issue and some not
can you check something for me please :....Camera cinesensor version - whit ES File Explorer(free market app) (does not have to be rooted). Navigate: Device > sys > android_camera > sensor*
should look like this (exemple):...FA---07/16/2013---st vd6869(1.0) cinesensor 2013-05-24---4.2.2---1.10.605.8---4mos---YES
and post yours...

Albert Poon said:
All phones from all brands got hardware/software issues. You can run but you can't hide.
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This is the sad truth =\

I'm on my 5th phone. The 4 previous phones had other hardware/build issues but none had the camera problem. My sensor is...st vd6869(1.0) cinesensor 2013-05-11.

teapa said:
seems that in Australia arrived a good stock :good: yes it's very strange that some people they have the issue and some not
can you check something for me please :....Camera cinesensor version - whit ES File Explorer(free market app) (does not have to be rooted). Navigate: Device > sys > android_camera > sensor*
should look like this (exemple):...FA---07/16/2013---st vd6869(1.0) cinesensor 2013-05-24---4.2.2---1.10.605.8---4mos---YES
and post yours...
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Date of sensor manufactured means nothing. Check these surveys taken from various HTC One users:
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/pub?key=0AjO9q8zl_pDrdE4yMnFDOHNKRUhWeFdzajBnZ2FMVHc
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1s6dlGcFbdsOglMPXP2UCFIWDM4AEW-Y4ogdHPiIkhyU/viewanalytics
You said you won't have warranty, then you are really playing with fire. I advise you to stop wasting time with this phone if you believe that the issue will be a problem for you.
Sent from my HTC One

Thug_4_Life said:
Date of sensor manufactured means nothing. Check these surveys taken from various HTC One users:
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/pub?key=0AjO9q8zl_pDrdE4yMnFDOHNKRUhWeFdzajBnZ2FMVHc
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1s6dlGcFbdsOglMPXP2UCFIWDM4AEW-Y4ogdHPiIkhyU/viewanalytics
You said you won't have warranty, then you are really playing with fire. I advise you to stop wasting time with this phone if you believe that the issue will be a problem for you.
Sent from my HTC One
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i already seen this two statistics that way i asked your cinesensor... one think i don't understand if HTC company they knew about the issue why they didn't just made the new batch with a hardware fix
even if i never owned had the phone i am loving it.. and buying without warranty its not about the money it's about disponibility

teapa said:
even if i never owned had the phone i am loving it..
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Idk what kind of answer you want as you already said that you love the phone even after considering the facts that you don't own the phone and are aware of the purple tint issue. After all, you make your own choice, we can only help.
Sent from my HTC One

st vd6869(1.0) cinesensor 2013-02-18
Bought mine on day one of it's release in Taiwan and have had no issues with the camera.

teapa said:
after reading more threads i came to the conclusion that it's hardware problem
they are two microchips near to the camera and by heating up they ar disturbing the senzor...
pity i liked very much how the phone looks:crying:
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100% sure it's software, most phone I have had have had purple/pink or greenish tones in some circumstances which could be corrected with whitebalance settings. My one had purple pictures too after 422 upgrade but now is fine again after 4.3 but maybe not sensor are 100% the same and it might take a little more tweaking by htc to get it right. The One is the best arounfd 5 inch phone out there by a long shot, sense rocks, boomsound, I couldn't live without it anymore, zoes are awesome, the live gallery, blinkfeed. All in all the One is so much better than the SGS4, only if you wany a phablet I would consider another phone.....
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teapa said:
i already seen this two statistics that way i asked your cinesensor... one think i don't understand if HTC company they knew about the issue why they didn't just made the new batch with a hardware fix
even if i never owned had the phone i am loving it.. and buying without warranty its not about the money it's about disponibility
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only 37 people responded, there are thousands of One users on XDA who probably don't have any problems at all and therefor never checked that thread or bothered to respond

Note 3 not Camera Not Focusing

Hi I recently got a Note 3 but today I went to take a photo and the camera isn't focusing anymore, it's completely out of focus and won't work at all. I used it a couple of days ago and I'm not aware I've changed any settings. Could I have done something unintentionally or could it be a fault?

Did you peel the clear plastic off the lens when unboxing it. Easy to over look.
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Yes, same problem. Comes and goes. Yes, removed plastic. Rooted with de la vega.
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krazman325 said:
Yes, same problem. Comes and goes. Yes, removed plastic. Rooted with de la vega.
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Mine is all stock and it can take a long time for mine to focus also. I change to sport most of the time to get it to work.

Face detection seems to make it work great for me
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Me too...
I've had that a couple of times, then for no reason camera has started focussing again.
I've cleared camera cache and restarted phone. Didn't make any difference.
Have you solved it for you?
Richard
sarahnya said:
Hi I recently got a Note 3 but today I went to take a photo and the camera isn't focusing anymore, it's completely out of focus and won't work at all. I used it a couple of days ago and I'm not aware I've changed any settings. Could I have done something unintentionally or could it be a fault?
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Sounds like the focusing motor (or some circuitry associated with it) is intermittent. About the only time any of mine have ever taken more than 1 second to focus is when they failed to focus at all (like trying to find the minimum macro focus distance, or trying to read a barcode when it's so dark I can barely see it).

I think you're right...
I just hope the process to get the phone fixed or replaced isn't too much hassle and that I get a phone i can easily root at the end of it...
Cheers, Richard
Rukbat said:
Sounds like the focusing motor (or some circuitry associated with it) is intermittent. About the only time any of mine have ever taken more than 1 second to focus is when they failed to focus at all (like trying to find the minimum macro focus distance, or trying to read a barcode when it's so dark I can barely see it).
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theonlyrick said:
I just hope the process to get the phone fixed or replaced isn't too much hassle and that I get a phone i can easily root at the end of it...
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We're talking about a Note 3 so how much more easily do you want than clicking the Root button on Kingo? I've rooted 3 Note 3s with it so far and the most difficult part of the whole process was downloading the program from their slow server (not that I'm complaining).

I haven't looked at Kingo at all, all my research had been on RDLV and URDLV.
As long as it doesn't trip Knox, I'm sold!
Will look into it now, cheers.
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We're talking about a Note 3 so how much more easily do you want than clicking the Root button on Kingo? I've rooted 3 Note 3s with it so far and the most difficult part of the whole process was downloading the program from their slow server (not that I'm complaining).
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Kind of old thread but I wanted to share that I also had the same issue with my Note 3.
I got my "mega camera" changed on warranty at a authorized samsung service point. I told the service point that I use it as a company phone and I can't be without a phone.
He said it wasn't a problem - "Come down here and I'll change the parts in about 15 mins"....
Said and done! The camera works and focuses perfectly again!

[Q] Camera is just blurry..period!

Hi all not really much of a poster here so i hope im doing this right.
So the thing is i have a galaxy s 4 active its unlocked running on tmobile android 4.2.2
So the camera on the phone is just blurry it wont focus
even when i press and hold the shutter button
and tap the screen ive tried different modes ive tried the anti shaking thing
ive also googled and searched through every forum i can find and no help what so ever
so any help will be greatly appreciated! Thanks!

carol7611 said:
Hi all not really much of a poster here so i hope im doing this right.
So the thing is i have a galaxy s 4 active its unlocked running on tmobile android 4.2.2
So the camera on the phone is just blurry it wont focus
even when i press and hold the shutter button
and tap the screen ive tried different modes ive tried the anti shaking thing
ive also googled and searched through every forum i can find and no help what so ever
so any help will be greatly appreciated! Thanks!
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Possible water damage within the lens or some other hardware issue. If it's been in water lately I would try putting it in a bag of rice, but water damage to a camera would be pretty irreversible I'm guessing.
I would try several different cameras, such as focal, picarts, vsco cam and see if there's a difference. Could also be a firmware issue, but you're on stock so that shouldn't be it. If you wanted a good camera, you probably shouldn't have bought this phone anyway
Have you tried resetting the phone? You might want to try the 4.3 update but that will get rid of root. Other than that, is it still within warranty?

tiskael said:
Possible water damage within the lens or some other hardware issue. If it's been in water lately I would try putting it in a bag of rice, but water damage to a camera would be pretty irreversible I'm guessing.
I would try several different cameras, such as focal, picarts, vsco cam and see if there's a difference. Could also be a firmware issue, but you're on stock so that shouldn't be it. If you wanted a good camera, you probably shouldn't have bought this phone anyway
Have you tried resetting the phone? You might want to try the 4.3 update but that will get rid of root. Other than that, is it still within warranty?
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Sorry i took so long on the reply but between work and school and work i dont even have time to eat -_-
haha nah i didnt want a good camera just want one that can take clear pictures and using the front camera for everything isn't always easy unfortunately i dont even know if it is rooted i bought the phone on ebay about a week ago since my actual tmobile s4 broke at work!
So im still looking into wether or not its rooted i mean they couldve just code unlocked right?
And so i did factory reset but nothing :/ i am going to try the alternate camera apps and i do want to try upgrading to 4.3
But if the phone is rooted then i wont

carol7611 said:
Sorry i took so long on the reply but between work and school and work i dont even have time to eat -_-
haha nah i didnt want a good camera just want one that can take clear pictures and using the front camera for everything isn't always easy unfortunately i dont even know if it is rooted i bought the phone on ebay about a week ago since my actual tmobile s4 broke at work!
So im still looking into wether or not its rooted i mean they couldve just code unlocked right?
And so i did factory reset but nothing :/ i am going to try the alternate camera apps and i do want to try upgrading to 4.3
But if the phone is rooted then i wont
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Maybe it was being sold due to the camera... Also, as a small substitute, you can still use the front camera and use the volume button as the shutter, rather than guessing where the one screen shutter is.
To know if you're android is rooted, go here: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.joeykrim.rootcheck
If you've done a factory reset it's probably not rooted no, even if it was before, depending on your ROM.

Eh prolly ill ask the seller see if I can return or w.e. cuz it didnt say anything about the camera on the description so I should be able to get a refund and I actually found that app like an hour ago and it turns out it is rooted so yea but still just prolly gonna sell it or get a refund n get a dif phone I guess but thanks a bunvh for yhur help!
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Blue dots on front facing camera defect.

I just noticed this, put your phone in front facing mode or selfie, whatever you wanna call it. Make sure it's set to the max 5MP. You can see blue dots without covering the lens but let's just do so in this test.
I have two blue dots on the right of the screen which also show up in pictures. No it's not a screen defect because it stays in the same spot on the picture when scrolling left or right in the gallery.
The dots are not there if I change it to 3.8MP, more than likely because the aspect ratio is 16:9 as opposed to 4:3.
Try it out.
Note* I noticed when I attached the picture it rotated 90° counter clockwise so you'll see blue dots up top

Happening to me as well. That's interesting. Mine look different though.

Lol!!! You guys are lucky!! Check out mine!!

But they only show in very dark pictures though

Well wtf. It's always something right? Okay, so is this a physical problem with the camera, or a software issue?

It's because it's a Galaxy phone and we all get different constellations !
I'll think of it as a Galaxy phone Easter egg

I started a thread in the general S6 forum about this, hopefully it will get some more views.
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I really wouldn't care, but I take selfies with my kids a lot.

Wtf
Try it on the 3.8MP setting, since the aspect ratio makes the image a bit more zoomed in my dots go away, I wonder if yours will still be there considering you have a lot more of them.
I see mine even with the lights on, granted its not very bright but still there .
See pic attached lol its on my forehead.
Why does this page keep rotating my images lol

Blue dots are on everything for me except for 3.8

laureanop said:
It's because it's a Galaxy phone and we all get different constellations !
I'll think of it as a Galaxy phone Easter egg
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Ahahah yes! I think you hit the nail on the head

Interesting how when I use other apps such as Snapchat there are no dots.
Edit* NVM its still there on the Instagram Camera, kinda annoying :/

Unfortunately, I don't think it's a software issue

I tried all the qualities and I can't see any blue dots on mine, but really samsung... Another manufacturing defect? I wonder if they even have quality control at this point

I have blue dots on my s5 but its on the 'outer' facing camera

For what it's worth when I was in the T-Mobile store today getting a return there was a Samsung rep there. He said it definitely shouldn't be doing that and took pictures of my phone and samples of photos I had taken with the front facing camera and sent them to their engineering department.

Called T-Mobile about my seven dot issue and they authorized an exchange for a brand new phone pending a factory reset I have to do before I get to the store. ( meaning if the factory reset fixes it then there's no exchange)

laureanop said:
Called T-Mobile about my seven dot issue and they authorized an exchange for a brand new phone pending a factory reset I have to do before I get to the store. ( meaning if the factory reset fixes it then there's no exchange)
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Yeah I got another one being sent to me, I had another issue too.
When the screen would kick up to full brightness that only happens in extreme sunlight I would get this L shaped shadowing on the left and bottom of the screen, about half an inch away from the edges of the screen, it was really weird.

No blue dots on mine, looks like a camera defect.

Got mine replaced at the store today. Took the opportunity to upgrade to a 64 GB.

laureanop said:
Got mine replaced at the store today. Took the opportunity to upgrade to a 64 GB.
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Youre welcome lol
Glad you got yours already, I called stores and they wouldn't do anything for me since I "bought it online" so I had to do it over the phone.
The 1st lady I spoke to wouldnt help me at all, she gave me two options; 1. Send the phone back and wait about a month for them to verify a problem and then send me another or 2. go on the website and get this "BUY IT AGAIN" lmao and send this defective one back, granted I only paid $160ish through my Jump program ($100 down payment for the 64GB and the rest was tax and shipping) I wasnt gonna go and do that again though, lady was out of her mind.
called again and this dude was more than happy to help, didnt even ask me to go into whats wrong with my device.