Lollipop Camera Bug - Xperia Z1 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting

Hello all,
Today, like most on here, i awoke to find that Android Lollipop was being rolled-out and as such decided to download the ftf and flash it onto my device.
Everything seemed to work pretty well until i decided to take a photograph. It seems that the entire top/right-hand side of my images are over-exposed/super bright.
Is anyone else seeing issues like this?
P.s. i have tested using both the SE and HK firmwares and both are showing this issue, I have since reverted back to Kitkat and all is well camera-wise.
I am currently at work so will post images later.

Michae5k said:
Hello all,
Today, like most on here, i awoke to find that Android Lollipop was being rolled-out and as such decided to download the ftf and flash it onto my device.
Everything seemed to work pretty well until i decided to take a photograph. It seems that the entire top/right-hand side of my images are over-exposed/super bright.
Is anyone else seeing issues like this?
P.s. i have tested using both the SE and HK firmwares and both are showing this issue, I have since reverted back to Kitkat and all is well camera-wise.
I am currently at work so will post images later.
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Same. I think this is their "Improvement" to low light pictures.

CappyT said:
Same. I think this is their "Improvement" to low light pictures.
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If so, should it not encompass the entire image?
The affected 'area' is the same regardless of lighting conditions.
I originally thought there could be moisture in my camera, so I reverted to Kitkat to check.

I have also noticed some over-exposure, but related to light sources, as well camera losing its fluidness when in low light situations, just like it was on sports mode or something. When you move around it seems to be 20 fps or so. Absolutely fine in video mode, though. When there is more light I can confirm everything is normal. Moreover, when in low-light conditions, color reproduction is a little bit not accurate, it tends to shift towards yellow.

As promised, attached is a photograph taken of the ground in balanced lighting conditions i.e. no bright light sources or reflective surfaces nearby.
The side way 'L' shape of the disturbance seems to be continuous throughout images, which would usually suggest an issue with the actual camera, however the camera is fine on Kitkat.
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I have also attached an image taken of a dark surface to highlight the issue.

i have shots with 4.4.4 and 5.0.2,
auto mode in lolipop sucks.
and 20 fps in camera, this is joke ;x
4.4.4
5.0.2
4.4.4
5.0.2
4.4.4
5.0.2

tracer123 said:
i have shots with 4.4.4 and 5.0.2,
auto mode in lolipop sucks.
and 20 fps in camera, this is joke ;x
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At lease you don't have 'ghosting' in your images
You issues seems to be with the actual camera issues (noise etc) sony left us with, as opposed to an actual bug.

Michae5k said:
At lease you don't have 'ghosting' in your images
You issues seems to be with the actual camera issues (noise etc) sony left us with, as opposed to an actual bug.
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How to fix that??

Hello. I have the same issue with you as well after updated the software to Lollipop. Are you still on Kit Kat or Lollipop has solved the issue?

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Just wondering if anyone had stability issues with the lens/display from camera after an upgrade? there seemed to be a Camera firmware upgrade as well at the same time? since then the lens seems to be hunting to focus .. you can hear the motor/lens trying to do some work - going into manual mode and switching off stability control makes things better but auto-mode certainly has an issue
I have also noticed that the auto focus is not working as well as before the update to 4.1.2. I had quite a few situations in which it refuses to focus in good light conditions. And I could not find a good workaround for this beside a reboot.
numerci said:
I have also noticed that the auto focus is not working as well as before the update to 4.1.2. I had quite a few situations in which it refuses to focus in good light conditions. And I could not find a good workaround for this beside a reboot.
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is there any way of easily regressing back to 4.1.1.... Does samsung know there is a bug/fault - couldnt find a way of reporting it to them unless its via their warantee programme?

[Q] Camer preview flickers

Good day all,
I got my Z1 and updated to 4.4.2. Its a non rooted one. I have issues in camera. The camera preview itself flickers all time, even though pictures taken were clear. I tried clearing cache and data files, factory reseted too; didn't help !!! I Is there any way to overcome this bug?
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Not sure if this is what you mean, but I also have a lot of noise in the viewfinder/camera etc. (hard to describe exactly but sort of like watching analogue television not quite on the station correctly).. have never seen this on any other smartphone..
My phone is brand new.. seems to really only be a problem indoors/low light etc..
Does everyone have this? coming from an S3 its a bit off putting.
Flickers in camera preview
Yea exactly the same as you told. Is there any app or something to fix this ?? Does rooted phones also has this issue?
RajiveZ1 said:
Yea exactly the same as you told. Is there any app or something to fix this ?? Does rooted phones also has this issue?
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There is no difference in Rooted or Not, this is related to the Update, one of many issues. I think there is no fix, just try different Rom, even stock.
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Found A Bug With YouTube HDR w/ Autobrightness? (Oreo April Patch)

So I was appreciating the beautiful display on the Note 8 and it's abilities again today by watching a HDR video from YouTube on it, but I noticed something weird. Whenever I went from a bright to a dark environment, (lit bedroom to dark living room) the screen would drop to a lower brightness, then realize it's in HDR mode and go all the way back up, and it would alternate multiple times as I moved around in the dark environment. It would drop to a low brightness, pick back up to full, drop, repeat. Can anyone else test to see if this is happening with theirs too?
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This will help me confirm whether it is indeed a software bug introduced in Oreo/April Patch or if it's my own hardware that's having issues. Thanks for the help!
I would say it is a software bug.
This was happening to me after the Oreo update, unsure what I done that resolved it though but, after flashing a custom rom and going back to stock it has worked fine for me. Using the same Oreo package that I used to update to Oreo the first time also.
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Fix for screen oversharpening

Some people and reviewers complained that the screen is oversharpened, which leads to some artifacts around letters (for example, go to settings, then pull down the notification shade and look at the text beneath the semi transparent shade).
This was a dealbreaker for me, as some of my main use cases are reading and browsing.
However, if you enable Comfort view (LG's blue light filter implementation), this fixes the problem. Set it to low, to reduce the color shift.
I just received the Oreo update. The oversharpening fix does NOT work anymore!
It's a dealbreaker for me, the effect is so bad that my eyes hurt more than using a lower resolution screen...
nick_white said:
I just received the Oreo update. The oversharpening fix does NOT work anymore!
It's a dealbreaker for me, the effect is so bad that my eyes hurt more than using a lower resolution screen...
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Why you say that this fix doesn't work anymore?
Because it doesn't work anymore...
On Nougat, enabling Comfort View would disable the sharpening filter, but on Oreo, it has no effect on the sharpening...
nick_white said:
Because it doesn't work anymore...
On Nougat, enabling Comfort View would disable the sharpening filter, but on Oreo, it has no effect on the sharpening...
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It still works for me as before.
Are you on Oreo?
Did you do a factory reset after updating?
nick_white said:
Are you on Oreo?
Did you do a factory reset after updating?
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Yes and yes
Initially, I didn't do a factory reset after updating. However, I did afterwards, but the fix still didn't work (there is no difference in oversharpening between on or off).
So I just downgraded to Nougat, where the fix works...
Just to be clear, the issue is the same as the one described here (for LG G3):
https://www.naldotech.com/how-to-fix-screen-overshaperning-on-lg-g3/
https://www.xda-developers.com/lg-g3-oversharpening-fix-aroma/
I can confirm that after upgrading to Oreo (8.1.0) the oversharpening fix by the comfort view does not work anymore. I actually discovered this trick while randomly tinkering with settings however it no longer works no matter the intensity of the hue shift (there's 10 levels now)
Anyone facing camera related issue, quality of the front and back cameras decreased drastically.
Updated to Oreo8.1 (Indian version), have also done the factory reset.
What is the oversharpening on this device? Is it like burn in on amoled display? Because i have that before in my lg q6 and i fix it with displaying white color picture overtime (like 10 minutes) to make my display normal again.
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No, it's different, check the link in the previous page.
nick_white said:
Initially, I didn't do a factory reset after updating. However, I did afterwards, but the fix still didn't work (there is no difference in oversharpening between on or off).
So I just downgraded to Nougat, where the fix works...
Just to be clear, the issue is the same as the one described here (for LG G3):
https://www.**************/how-to-fix-screen-overshaperning-on-lg-g3/
https://www.xda-developers.com/lg-g3-oversharpening-fix-aroma/
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How did you downgrade to nougat?

Question Problem with purple-pink hue on the main Camera - S21 Ultra Exynos

Hi,
I've noticed pink spot/hue issue in the middle of photos taken by main camera my S21 Ultra (Exynos version).
I've checked that some condition must be met to recreate the problem:
- photo must be taken indoor when sunrise appear (but it should be dimm in the room not bright)
- photo taken outside when is cloudy (there is no sun)
- the light must be natural
- on gray and green (khaki) surfaces defect is more visible
Do you also have this problem?
I was send phone to service center twice:
first time camera module was replaced - unfortunately the defect remained
second time - the service stated that the phone and camera is functional
P. S. - laser AF is not a cause - I've covered up and hue still exists.
I've searched forums and found similar problem with xperia z3, htc, galaxy s5 .
I dont know if this is normal, or maybe software update will fix the problem or maybe this is hardware failure?
Really...don't know what to do anymore.
Have you tried to replicate the results using another camera app? If it looks the same, then it's not software.
77cats said:
Have you tried to replicate the results using another camera app? If it looks the same, then it's not software.
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Yes - hue was visible in other applications as well as in the service menu.
nevellan said:
Yes - hue was visible in other applications as well as in the service menu.
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Definitely a hardware issue buddy... Keep trying with Samsung, print the images you showed us here and give them with the phone so they can see directly and not test it barely and not notice...
@nevellan
Good to see that you created this thread.
I've been noticing the same too from the beginning. Enquiring further, I noticed the same in two other units later. (All Exynos).
I did not /do not see the pink hue when the laser AF is covered.
However, my concern is why to have the pink hue in certain lighting condition irrespective of laser AF is covered or not! This is an issue.
... have also noticed that the pink hue disappears when focus enhancer is ON.
Pink Hue dissapers when focus enhancer is ON,becuase then is used wide camera not main (108 MP).
Virgo_Guy said:
... have also noticed that the pink hue disappears when focus enhancer is ON.
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Try to hide the laser lens..if you still have this , it's a faulty main lens .
UNIK97122 said:
Try to hide the laser lens..if you still have this , it's a faulty main lens .
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Not sure*.
Could be firmware.
Try:
Clearing the system cache
Clear cam data
Hard reboot.
Check cam settings; excessive contrast or saturation could cause it.
A factory reset will do nothing more than likely.
*test to see if it's purple fringing with some high contrast images ie backlit subjects
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blackhawk said:
Not sure*.
Could be firmware.
Try:
Clearing the system cache
Clear cam data
Hard reboot.
Check cam settings; excessive contrast or saturation could cause it.
A factory reset will do nothing more than likely.
*test to see if it's purple fringing with some high contrast images ie backlit subjects
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I did everything you suggested many times - it didn't help.
Covering laserfocus doesn't help either.
nevellan said:
I did everything you suggested many times - it didn't help.
Covering laserfocus doesn't help either.
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If you can return/exchange it do so.
No need to suffer from the get go.
Had this issue with my Galaxy S6 long ago as well. I guess it's normal?
trenzterra said:
Had this issue with my Galaxy S6 long ago as well. I guess it's normal?
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not at all...
I'm having a similar problem with a purple patch in the middle of the shot but only when photographing black objects in less than ideal light conditions, particularly black materials. The problem exists with the main camera and wide angle, Zooms seem ok. The problem also exists using GCAM. If I force flash there is no problem. Doesn't seem to be an issue in any other circumstances. Strange. S21 U Exynos 16gb.
I ve noticed this too, but only on the gray colors. I am up to date with the software version, july patch. Exynos 256 GB.
StefanMagu said:
I ve noticed this too, but only on the gray colors. I am up to date with the software version, july patch. Exynos 256 GB.
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Plus, i haven t notice this thing until seeing this thread and tried to photo something gray, so i think this is not a big deal.
StefanMagu said:
Plus, i haven t notice this thing until seeing this thread and tried to photo something gray, so i think this is not a big deal.
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Ignorance is bliss
Looks like only Exynos devices are plagued with this defect, one more reason to pass on this problematic SoC.
https://www.reddit.com/r/S21Ultra/comments/n13697

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