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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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.
I recently bought a Nexus 6 on Swappa, and for the first couple of days didn't notice anything at all wrong. Now today I went to take a picture and there was a very out of focus black smudge on my pictures. Ok, no big deal. Wipe off the rear lens, still there. Uh oh. It wasn't there at first, or at least I didn't notice it. I figured I bought it second-hand so the Moto warranty is null and void anyways. So I peeled my back cover up and lifted the lens off the camera sensor. Then I gently cleaned the lens on the sensor. Powered the phone back on, the spot is still there.
So evidently some little speck of crap has managed to make its way inside of the camera sensor, or a pixel on the sensor died. Not sure what it would look like. This just looks like an out of focus black speck. So I guess I'm going to be replacing it myself. Anyone know of any parts sources other than eTradeSupply? They're currently out of stock of the rear camera sensor. I can live with $25. There is another site that wants $90, but that seems a little steep.
The replacement lens for the S4 Active is really hard to find. I can find the whole back with the lens in it, but id like to have a lens only solution. I have looked at a S4 lens and its too big. An s5 active lens is too small but it will fit. Is there anyone out there with an S4 Active and other Samsung devices that the lens size can be compared to see if i can repair my s4a camera lens with one from another more popular device for which replacement parts are available. The Note series looks like the right shape but i have no way of knowing or comparing size. I'll try to measure and post a size soon.
Hello everyone.
I have a problem with the rear camera. Dust or something like that has stuck into it, so on my pictures appear big black dots. I tried to take of the back glass, but nothing changed. Dirt is inside the small camera module, not on the glass. So i want to buy a new camera module. I found many of them on alliexpress, starting from 3 to 30 dollars. Has anybody had experience with this? Are cheaper camera modules good like the original one in terms of picture quality? Or should I buy expensive original only?
Thanks.
Have a nice day! Based from Jerry Rig the Mi 9 is using the sapphire glass on camera lenses. I'm curious if the Mi 9 se is using the same glass on its camera lenses?
I think the SE has sapphire also, based on sales information
That link's camera specs include
Scene mode
Macro mode
RAW
Sensor size - 1/2"
Pixel size - 1.6 μm (4-in-1 pixel binning)
Phase detection
Sapphire crystal glass lens cover
6-element lens
Focal length (35 mm equivalent) - 27 mm
1080p @ 120 fps
720p @ 960 fps
Secondary rear camera - 8 MP (telephoto)
Aperture size - f/2.4 (#2)
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As a Mi 9 user with the default case since March, I have no scratches. So you should be happy
I have the regular Mi 9 and have been using the default case also since I first got it. I wouldn't rely on the sapphire. I believe it's a mixture of a glass and sapphire.
A month after just having the Mi 9, I was squatting and the phone accidentally dropped out of my pocket. I would say it was about a 1 foot drop onto the cement floor. The default case does nothing to protect the camera glass since the glass protrudes outside of the case. Sadly to say, a small drop like that cracked the top part of the glass putting a line down the middle of the top lens putting light flares in pictures when using that top lens.
Do yourself a favor and get a case that doesn't have the camera glass popping out of it.
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Have a nice day! Based from Jerry Rig the Mi 9 is using the sapphire glass on camera lenses. I'm curious if the Mi 9 se is using the same glass on its camera lenses?
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It's only H6
it means scratches without protection are with a probability bordering on certainty.