Hi,
i just replaced the top speaker. So before i close the my phone i ran a few tests: screen, sound, usb, front camera, rear camera. The front camera is working fine with third party camera apps, but the rear camera is not working at all. The HTC camera app stays black, then crashes. Is it normal that the camera will not work as long as the back of the phone is open?
Thanks.
Hi, I want to do this thread to help me and other people with these problems. You know about which problem I am talking because last time there are many thread about this issue.
I think it is software problem.
Is there are any solutions that anybody use and it helped?
SOLUTION! for back facing camera
I know it is weird but what you have to do is remove front facing camera and the rear one (also you have to separate battery!!!) and you have to turn on phone without front camera (the rear one you have to plug in). The rear one should have work now. Finally, you have to plug in front camera.
This worked for me, even when "hardware info" show that my phone don't have the rear camera.
Before this problem has occured the phone was working fine sine a week from now the camera is not working properly.
When I open the Camera app it is not focusing the object and some noise is coming near camera at back
Hardware malfunction... Either the ois or the camera module itself. Let it swap
My God, I had similar problem when I had Lumia 1020
Only solution was replacing camera module.
How does the zoom actually work?
From the specs both colour lenses are fixed, so below 3 times, is this simply digital zoom on the wide lens?
At 3x it also does not seem to always switch to the telephoto lens. Why?
I bought the phone for the camera abilities but currently question whether they work as advertised.
One review mentioned Open Camera as a better alternative, so I tried that, but from testing, that seems to never use the telephoto lens in any conditions?
I notice as well that apps like Lightroom do not pick up an option for the second lens either.
Ajf350d said:
How does the zoom actually work?
From the specs both colour lenses are fixed, so below 3 times, is this simply digital zoom on the wide lens?
At 3x it also does not seem to always switch to the telephoto lens. Why?
I bought the phone for the camera abilities but currently question whether they work as advertised.
One review mentioned Open Camera as a better alternative, so I tried that, but from testing, that seems to never use the telephoto lens in any conditions?
I notice as well that apps like Lightroom do not pick up an option for the second lens either.
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Hi, I dont claim to be an expert, but I think I can answer your questions
Yes, any zoom level below 3x is effectively digital based. It's not a straight crop so you will get better results from using that zoom than cropping in to a wide shot later.
For 3x zoom will use the tele camera provided the subject is far enough away for it to focus, and there is enough light. i.e trying to take macro-type shots with the zoom lens is a no go, and in low light the software will use the big primary sensor as the tiny sensor used for the tele would just give a noisy mess of an image.
N.B: The image preview shown in the app when zooming doesn't always update to reflect the feed coming from the tele lens. (you can normally see it transition) when you actually take the image, it will use the correct lens for the conditions, even if the preview suggested otherwise.
Seems that third party apps can't access the other sensors, at least for now.
Finally, the same as above it true when recording video. Contrary to what some sites have reported the phone WILL switch to the tele camera for zoom levels of 3x+, and can do so whilst recording. The same applies as photos, 1-2.9x will be digital zoom (and for video is does appear to be a straight crop, no clever digi-zoom). In this range the quality is pretty poor, so try videoing a 1x or 3x only. (note the tele cam has ois which is great for shake-free video)
Thanks for thr clarification.
Think I understand better now what is happening!
I had also emailed Huawei support and their response was basically the same.
Think it would be good to have this clearer in reviews and spec sheets though.
I am generally happy with the camera but bought it to use the 3x a lot for close ups, which seems to be one scenario where it may not be using the actual tele lens in full.
Thank you!
I've been having same issue all day with my new P20 pro and been thinking that the phone or app is broken. So pleased the 3x works like that. I'll now try test it. ?
Thanks for giving this response. B&W sensor on it is insanely good so I was bummed by the broken 3x
Hi all!
My moto X4 has a faulty external (rear) microphone, so whenever I use the camera for video recording, there is no output!
I did multiple hw test, and the front mic is the only one that has no issues.
So, I was wondering if there is a possibility to force every app (or just the GCam) to use the front mic. Maybe modifying some props could help..
I'm now on LOS 17.1 and magisk installed.
Please, help me!