Before fixing the screen the camera was fine. I have put the phone back together but noticed the camera doesn't focus. What is that little bit of metal that surrounds the camera, it kind of looks like and earth of some description. After fixing the back on, I have noticed that I forgot that part, the phone works apart from the camera.
sounds like you messed up somehow at installing the cam.
a) try another camera app, to figure out if it's a hard- or software failure.
b) if it still doesn't focus on the other app, you gotta open up your device again and find the faulty spot. Sadly, I do have not a clue what you mean by "earth of some description"
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Forum, I have HTC One M8. This morning the following message started showing up: duo camera is blocked, please make sure all lenses are uncovered.
Does anyone have any idea?
PS. All lenses are uncovered and thoroughly cleaned.
Thank you
Doesn't look like your case is the culprit. Having said that, have you tried using the camera without the case? Only time I've encountered this issue is when my finger was in the way of the duo camera itself.
Magnum_Enforcer said:
Doesn't look like your case is the culprit. Having said that, have you tried using the camera without the case? Only time I've encountered this issue is when my finger was in the way of the duo camera itself.
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I have identified the problem... defective camera itself. When i pick up my phone, and shake it gently, there is a rattle sound thats coming from the camera. In addition, the top camera (under the lens) rotates every time i jog or shake the phone. So in short, its defective camera, but since i do not have the coverage, im SOL for now.
Thank you
My Xperia Z1 fell off the table, the display broke and was replaced by a co-worker. The phone now works but:
- the back camera works but can't focus. The lenses seem to be stuck. Tried to unplug/replug the camera to no avail
- it "seems" to overheat (when using the camera I get a message after a while, saying that I must wait so that Xperia can cool down). However when using temp monitoring apps I hardly ever see anything over 45°C (no gaming). Maybe the overheating message really refers to the camera itself, rather than the phone?
I have checked but the phone seems to be correctly reassembled, so I don't see what could be wrong. Any suggestion?
No one?
hi bro, U must change your back camera part, your camera fail focus because the lens not precision again after fall down from table. and magnet inside camera which is used for focusing lens broken.
first check camera socket using magnifying glass,if dirty u can clean with toothbrush slowly.
Ok, done, the camera was replaced and the focus started working again. But the overheating is still there... I can't take more than a few pictures at a time before a message like "The camera was shut down to allow it to cool down" (my phone is in Italian, so I the translation mught not be accurate).
What to do?
Rear camera-hardware detected, yet black image. Camera "bus" malfunctioning?
Hi
Half a year ago my girlfriend accidentally gave my Z3 Compact a rollercoaster ride in our washing machine (full tour). The screen broke, but it could turn on and everything looked fine (gave no errors) when connecting to HDMI.
Yesterday I received a replacement LCD, which gave it a new life. It seems that everything works except for the rear camera. When opening any camera-app, the HUD is visible, but image is black, and no error. If i switch to front camera, which works, and back to the rear camera, it shows a freezed image of the last image from the front camera.
I checked some debug-apps to see if it detects the camera-module, and it does. If it's connected, alle the specs of the camera is listed, and if disconnected, the module is not listed.
I then got a broken Z3 Compact from a friend, and I tested both rear camera modules in both phones. The modules are working in his phone, both doing the same black screen in mine.
I tried hard reset, PC Companion-repair, updates, clearing camera cache etc., but with no luck.
Do you have any suggestion to how I can fix this?
Do you know where on the motherboard I could look for dirt in relation to some "rear camera bus/chip"?
Thank you for any help!
Edit: And isn't it amazing that this phone works to this extend after 2½ hours in 60 degrees celcius (140 fahrenheit) warm water with soap and 1400rpm? Wow! (Btw., all panels were open, and screen totally broken, so water must have been everywhere in the phone.)
I have a similar issue on my partners z3c after the screen cracked, I have replaced the screen and it works great however the camera shows a black screen. I know the camera module is working as I have tried it in another phone. Having searched for this issue I seen it has effected quite a few others not only those who have opened their phone.
what software you used to debug so I can verify that the phone can also see the camera module
This is happening to me too a year down the line of ownership.
Replaced with new camera from eBay still black screen. Between your experience and mine of both testing the camera we've prices it's not the lens, so what could it be.
Need to fix don't know what to do
The camera module itself may work but the chip which handles the rear camera may be damaged even if the phone works pretty good.
So if the chip or anything else related to the camera is dead, you can even try thousands of camera modules from different phones on YOUR phone, none of them will work.
That's my opinion - guy's who work in electronical industry for 3,5 years now and have seen hunderds of differend kinds of damages on different stuff.
I see what you are saying however it would be nice to have an idea of where any chip/bus is that may be damaged to see if it xan be fixed or is replaceable.
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The camera module itself may work but the chip which handles the rear camera may be damaged even if the phone works pretty good.
So if the chip or anything else related to the camera is dead, you can even try thousands of camera modules from different phones on YOUR phone, none of them will work.
That's my opinion - guy's who work in electronical industry for 3,5 years now and have seen hunderds of differend kinds of damages on different stuff.
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I see what you are saying however it would be nice to have an idea of where any chip/bus is that may be damaged to see if it xan be fixed or is replaceable.
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Yes, you are 100% right but there's another thing.
In the present times, in a rush of miniaturization, there's a little chance of such reapair to be profitable. The chip/bus may be damaged but in fact not only one thing may be dead... I'm talking about tiny little resistors, capacitors, diodes, transistors (if there are any on the motherboard...) which are many. I'm not saying it won't be possible to repair the phone but without a proper diagnosis what is damaged... I'd be like looking for a needle in a haysack and everyone can tell you that only replacing the whole motherboard will be worth the time.
But still... this is an interesting case of malfunction... I hope you'll find a solution for this or at least someone else will do it for you for a reasonable price.
Hello everyone, I'd like to say thanks for checking out my thread :good:
About a week ago, I dropped my phone into a ceramic floor with the back facing down. The drop sounded loud however the phone looks intact.
A few checks later, I can confirm the phone is OK, except for both cameras and the flash.
The back camera doesn't work (the Camera app just crashes, Diagnostic shows Camera Not Connected), the front camera doesn't display anything (Diagnostic shows completely black picture) and the flash does not turn on.
I'm currently sourcing parts for testing, but I'm wondering if it's possible that the software may be the cause as well?
Although the phone didn't restart (it still worked fine, minutes before it dropped) I wanted to make sure.
Also, as a double check, I tried OpenCamera and it shows black. There's no "switch camera" option so I think it's showing the front camera.
Once again, thank you for checking my thread
Your motherboard is toast. I have a Z2 with water damage. At first it seemed like the camera module got damaged, but on closer inspection, it has the same problem as your Z3+, all things camera related stopped working. There's no easy fix, you either re-ball whatever chips got loose or replace the motherboard.
Maybe you need to replace only the camera, because I had approximately same problem
I had the same problem, it was enough to replace the camera module for me.
hi I know this is old thread but I just have the same problem,have you fix this?
replace the back camera will solve this problem or must replace both front and back camera?
After zooming to 1.9x camera turns blurry in 95% cases.
Here is screenshot:
https://imgur.com/a/vCUxw2V
I tried to uninstall updates, clear cache & app data, safe mode, with no result.
I have also tried open camera app same issue.
I have also cleaned camera with cloth.
Camera ver 8.x with latest Android 11
I came to conclusion, that it is telephoto camera issues and need replacement.
I am planning to replace it with camera from ifixit.
I have also read in some places, that it is OIS fault & does camera include OIS? Will camera replace fix this or something else might be necessary?
Thanks!
Of course if it may be software issue any suggestions are welcome!
Hey!
So the first thing you could do is factory reset the phone and uninstall all updates from Gcam. Try using Camera PX as well. If you still get the problem, then you may have a damage camera.
If you decide to open the phone, I would recommend you try to clean the camera it self, but don't be brute as they are very easy to break. I would use a cotton to clean up the lenses, and then try to see if the issue disappears. If it still don't work you will need to replace it.
About OIS, I don't believe is that. OIS moves slightly the lenses to correct the movements of the hand, so the image is more stable. It has nothing to with autofocus. Both lenses on the Pixel 4 has it.
Let me know how it goes!
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Hey!
So the first thing you could do is factory reset the phone and uninstall all updates from Gcam. Try using Camera PX as well. If you still get the problem, then you may have a damage camera.
If you decide to open the phone, I would recommend you try to clean the camera it self, but don't be brute as they are very easy to break. I would use a cotton to clean up the lenses, and then try to see if the issue disappears. If it still don't work you will need to replace it.
About OIS, I don't believe is that. OIS moves slightly the lenses to correct the movements of the hand, so the image is more stable. It has nothing to with autofocus. Both lenses on the Pixel 4 has it.
Let me know how it goes!
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I am assuming that the phone is in great shape, no broken glass lenses and things like that. Also, no water damage, because if this isn't the case, then the problem can be other.