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no gps and blurry camera

Ok well a few weeks ago, I updated my rom, I believe it was one of G's roms, Garmin.DK.10. After installing the rom I realized my gps was not working along with my camera got extremely blurry. I hadn't used either of those two functions for about a month before that so I'm not sure if the rom before that worked. I installed the camera fix but it had no change. I use GPS Test and it just sits at "GPS Starting up." I thought it was the rom so I went and security unlocked my phone and then upgraded the SPL to 3.56. Afterward, I installed the latest AT&T rom to see if that would fix it but still I have a blurry camera and my gps still doesn't work. Any ideas on what happened? The phone has been beat around a little bit but I'm not sure if that has anything to do with it.
Thanks

change your radio, it's directly link to the camera and gps

Well that's the thing, I have gone through a number of radios. When I security unlocked my phone, I downgraded to WM 6.0 with the older radios and even then no go. I have tried the latest At&T radio along with 1.65.21.18, 1.70.18.02, 1.70.19.09, 1.71.09.01. But those radios were also tried before security unlocking the phone so I don't if that makes a difference.

regarding the blurry photos issue. try taking a picture without the battery cover in place. i was suffering from blurry photos too until i realised they were caused by the almost imperceptable scuff marks on the camera lens cover build into the battery cover.

Earthworm said:
regarding the blurry photos issue. try taking a picture without the battery cover in place. i was suffering from blurry photos too until i realised they were caused by the almost imperceptable scuff marks on the camera lens cover build into the battery cover.
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Thanks so much for this. I thought the camera was just crap until I tried this. Makes a HUGE difference.

You're welcome. I too had a very low opinion of the camera quality until I realised what was causing it! I have now snapped the clear lens cover out of the battery cover. It looks a little unsightly but I think thats better than blurry photos! I was intending to buy a spare battery cover off eBay but they sell for around £20!! Rip off :-(

Earthworm said:
You're welcome. I too had a very low opinion of the camera quality until I realised what was causing it! I have not snapped the clear lens cover out of the battery cover. It looks a little unsightly but I think thats better than blurry photos! I was intending to buy a spare battery cover off eBay but they sell for around £20!! Rip off :-(
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http://cgi.ebay.com/New-OEM-AT-T-HT...5|66:2|65:12|39:1|240:1318|301:1|293:1|294:50
Here It comes to about $10.90 including international shipping. I purchased one from this seller. Just make sure all the hinges are intact if you do plan on purchasing one.

Ok so updated the radio to the newest one and took off my back and the camera is not as blurry up close, long range still sucks, as in several feet. But still no gps.

killjoy08 said:
Ok so updated the radio to the newest one and took off my back and the camera is not as blurry up close, long range still sucks, as in several feet. But still no gps.
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I'll try and explain this:
It's due to the aperture:
Aperture is referred to the lens diaphragm opening inside a photographic lens. The size of the diaphragm opening in a camera lens REGULATES amount of light passes through onto the film inside the camera the moment when the shutter curtain in camera opens during an exposure process.
Eg of aperture:
Use larger aperture (Smaller number like f/2.8, f/2.0 etc.) with a long focal length to isolate or emphasis on expression, such as in portraiture photography; or use a smaller aperture (Bigger number like f/16 or f/22 etc..) to ensure pin-sharp details in both the foreground and the background.
So since the lens on the Kaiser\Tilt is a fixed aperture "i'm not sure what it is exactly but imagine f/2.8-f/3.2" then long range shots are not pinsharp. "To do with depth of field to which also affects focus and quality"

@redbandana
Thank you so much for this link. I have now purchased one!!

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AHH That's why I couldn't get the thread to move. You out Modded Me!
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Ok so nobody has any ideas about the gps? I have let it sit outside for 20+ minutes and it still doesn't pick up a signal. With GPS Test, the phone sits on "GPS Starting Up." I have tried several ROM's and radios? Is there any way to test if the actually hardware is working? Please this issues has been going on for several months now and no answer

Camera Foggy?

Just noticed when outside (It's winter here) if I am using the camera the lens fogs on the inside. However if I am not using the camera it stays fog free!.
Anyone know what this could be?
EDIT: Could the auto focus be causing some sort of air to move between the camera and the glass? Causing the difference in temp to fog up? Or maybe the heat inside the phone when the camera is on vs the cold winter weather is causing it.
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Amrut223 said:
Just noticed when outside (It's winter here) if I am using the camera the lens fogs on the inside. However if I am not using the camera it stays fog free!.
Anyone know what this could be?
EDIT: Could the auto focus be causing some sort of air to move between the camera and the glass? Causing the difference in temp to fog up? Or maybe the heat inside the phone when the camera is on vs the cold winter weather is causing it.
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Does anyone have this issue. Seems like the backside of the camera glass fogs up and makes all photos blurry.

Amrut223 said:
Just noticed when outside (It's winter here) if I am using the camera the lens fogs on the inside. However if I am not using the camera it stays fog free!.
Anyone know what this could be?
EDIT: Could the auto focus be causing some sort of air to move between the camera and the glass? Causing the difference in temp to fog up? Or maybe the heat inside the phone when the camera is on vs the cold winter weather is causing it.
ALL INPUT IS WELCOME!
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Hi, moisture from the warmer air inside the lens is condensing against the cold glass to cause the 'fog'. I am not sure how to prevent this though, in very cold weather.

MacHackz said:
Hi, moisture from the warmer air inside the lens is condensing against the cold glass to cause the 'fog'. I am not sure how to prevent this though, in very cold weather.
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Yeah the thing is I have an S2,S3 and S4 in the house and non of them do the same. This only happens when the camera is in use. Faulty?

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Yeah the thing is I have an S2,S3 and S4 in the house and non of them do the same. This only happens when the camera is in use. Faulty?
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Yeah I'd say it's faulty

Could it be because the Galaxy models have a plastic lens cover where the HTC One is glass?

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Could it be because the Galaxy models have a plastic lens cover where the HTC One is glass?
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Good point, that would be the issue because plastic doesn't get as cold as glass. Still not good though, doesn't solve the issue.

Could you test yours. Open the freezer with the camera on and let some of the cool air pass over the lens (not for long maybe 10 seconds) Do not stick it in the freezer . Does the lens fog?

Amrut223 said:
Could you test yours. Open the freezer with the camera on and let some of the cool air pass over the lens (not for long maybe 10 seconds) Do not stick it in the freezer . Does the lens fog?
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It didn't fog, and I've put phones in the freezer before to combat thermal throttling on benchmarks ;D

MacHackz said:
Hi, moisture from the warmer air inside the lens is condensing against the cold glass to cause the 'fog'. I am not sure how to prevent this though, in very cold weather.
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It didn't fog, and I've put phones in the freezer before to combat thermal throttling on benchmarks ;D
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Did you make sure to have the camera app open. For me I am recording video for it to fog up. Try while recording video and report back
Cheers.

Confirmed fogginess in cold temps, design flaw?

MacHackz said:
Confirmed fogginess in cold temps, design flaw?
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Would you expect the cover to come with a little screen wiper or perhaps an integrated heater?

BenPope said:
Would you expect the cover to come with a little screen wiper or perhaps an integrated heater?
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Possibly, I was more thinking it should be plastic not glass. Would surely be cheaper than integrating a 'wiper' into the design? Maybe a heater direct from the CPU would work.

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Would you expect the cover to come with a little screen wiper or perhaps an integrated heater?
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Fog inside the Camera = condensation. Pretty sure camera optics don't like that.

Hi,
Same problem here.
Yesterday I brought my new HTC One to a restaurant to test the camera. When I launch the camera app and snapped one or two pictures I found it looked as if there was some white mist in front of the object. I first thought it was some auto exposure issue and didn't take it seriously. But then the same "mist" appeared when I attempted to take some more pictures. And now the screen becomes whiter and whiter! I realized something wrong, so I looked at the back of the phone and observed some white fog on the camera cover. I tried to wipe it off but didn't work - the fog is INSIDE the camera cover!
It's around 20-23°C in the restaurant. And I suspect this is caused by the heat produced by the camera module inside the phone.
When the fog appears, you can do nothing. The fog won't go away unless you quit the camera app (theoretically it may go away when the environment gets warmer, or the humidity suddenly decreases).
But I am still confused -
1) This didn't happen to my previous phones. OK I didn't use a lot of smartphones, but I didn't experience this issue when I was using my HTC Desire and Galaxy Nexus.
2) Shouldn't there be some measure taken in the manufacturing process to prevent this from happening? For example -- take a wild guess -- shouldn't there be some anti-fog coating that can be applied to the cover?

[Q] Camera issues

My phone dropped from about a meter (3 feet) off the ground the other day on to some concrete. Luckily there were no cracks or scratches on the phone so I thought it was fine.
A little while later I used the camera and noticed it looked a bit weird. The screen had lines all over it and the photos came out with a red tint. I thought that maybe it was just the app screwing up, so I tried a different camera app but came out with the same results.
I recorded a video of it happening: (but I can't post links since I'm a "new" user. So here's a gif and the picture I took.)
The front camera is completely fine, so I guess something in the rear got damaged when it hit the ground.
Is this problem fixable? Or is the rear camera broken for good? I'm thinking of buying a replacement lens online somewhere and opening the phone and swapping it for the broken one, but I'm not sure if the water resistance will remain intact.

That's unlucky man I'm guessing you will need a new lens and I'd probably get someone proper to do it so you can blame them if anything happens
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I doubt it's the lens. Broken camera module.

Camera and speakers very bad,how to fix it?

Soo I have had my Xperia Z3 Compact for 2 years now and yeah the camera wasn't the best but it just started to degrade and now it looks like sh*t literally,I have Carbon ROM 5.1 running which is Nougat and I thought if I flashed the Sony Camera Mod and Cyberian with it it would be better,and yes it did get better but I still cannot get good shots in moderately lit situations,only I can get a good shot is on a very sunny day,and the front camera isn't very good either,looks pixelated. And no,no dust entered the camera since the phone was dissasembled recently and cleaned from everything.
So my question is how can I make the camera usable since I am a camera heavy user since I use Snapchat almost all the time and I cannot live without the camera.
And as for the speaker it just seems to be quiet,I always take my bluetooth speaker since the speakers on the phone are very quiet and yes I removed that waterproofing thing from them and the speakers are new since I got the whole front panel changed.
Any suggestions will be taken for granted.

Clean the camera protective cover with toothpaste until you remove the blue anti reflective coating.
Small scratches on the coating will ruin the picture.

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Clean the camera protective cover with toothpaste until you remove the blue anti reflective coating.
Small scratches on the coating will ruin the picture.
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From the outside of the back cover or the inside?

Dinkec27 said:
From the outside of the back cover or the inside?
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Outside
https://forum.xda-developers.com/xperia-z1/general/tut-clean-camera-lens-getting-blurry-t3169539
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C0Y57xrKXj0
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kVv8r7COWuU

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https://forum.xda-developers.com/xperia-z1/general/tut-clean-camera-lens-getting-blurry-t3169539
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So that solved the back camera,Thank you,but how do I solve the front camera?

Dinkec27 said:
So that solved the back camera,Thank you,but how do I solve the front camera?
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Front camera is quite bad, can't help your there.
In my experience the glue strip which holds the screen and back to the frame slowly lets go, so dust settles in.
If yours is clean, good, but not for long.
Replacement double sided tape is worse quality than the factory tape was.
Some repair services use two double sided tapes to compensate the flex and keep the screen in place.
Snapchat doesn't work well with sony.
I have used z1c, z3c and xc ... with all of them snapchat somehow ruins the picture / video quality.
Because it has to downsize 23 mpix sensor data and doesn't have time or processing power to do it correctly, so it uses previews :
https://android.gadgethacks.com/how-to/fyi-why-androids-snapchat-app-takes-inferior-photos-0174597/
Make picture with the phone camera app and then use that in snapchat.
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Found some more about snapchat
https://www.reddit.com/r/GooglePixel/comments/64xqv0/snapchat_recording_quality/
Snapchat is purposely bad on Android. When you open Snapchat:
both of your phones cameras turn on, the front and back.
both cameras STAY on, even if you are not using them. Even if you are just chatting, watching stories, etc. Ever notice how hot your phone gets and how fast your battery drains? Ta-da!
when you take a picture, it does NOT take a "picture", it is a screenshot of what is displayed on your screen.
Recording a video? It's just a screen record, not an actual video recording using the phones camera.
If you just click home instead of backing out or killing Snapchat, the cameras will continue to run in the background and your battery will go down super fast.
I have similar experience, phone get really warm when sending several snaps and battery depletes super fast.

kentaurest said:
Front camera is quite bad, can't help your there.
In my experience the glue strip which holds the screen and back to the frame slowly lets go, so dust settles in.
If yours is clean, good, but not for long.
Replacement double sided tape is worse quality than the factory tape was.
Some repair services use two double sided tapes to compensate the flex and keep the screen in place.
Snapchat doesn't work well with sony.
I have used z1c, z3c and xc ... with all of them snapchat somehow ruins the picture / video quality.
Because it has to downsize 23 mpix sensor data and doesn't have time or processing power to do it correctly, so it uses previews :
https://android.gadgethacks.com/how-to/fyi-why-androids-snapchat-app-takes-inferior-photos-0174597/
Make picture with the phone camera app and then use that in snapchat.
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I know how Snapchat functions and the way it functions is absolutely rubish.
Well my camera isn't like foggy,it is just pixelated. I just need this phone to hold for 6 more months and it can rest in peace.
Taking pictures through the stock camera isn't as bad because the camera app removes the noise anf the pixelation,but in Snapchat it just doesn't look good,and in the viewfinder in the camera app it is the worst.

I have seen many camera black spots

Hi guys.
I have a Xiaomi Mi5 64GB.
Lens shield has separated from frame a long time ago.
after that, I have seen many black spots. you can see the image.
I have tried so much that clean the spot but I couldn't.
What should I do?
Thanks.

Armin.Android said:
Hi guys.
I have a Xiaomi Mi5 64GB.
Lens shield has separated from frame a long time ago.
after that, I have seen many black spots. you can see the image.
I have tried so much that clean the spot but I couldn't.
What should I do?
Thanks.
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I have same situation with Xperia devices. It must replace camera module. But... I'm doing with crazy metod, I'm hit my phone to the wall, hit in area near camera, use case must or frame will scratch. Hit until black spot disappear.
Black spot like your pict because lens by lens dirty cause small dust, can't clean without air high pressure.
Hope its work. Dont hit to strong, just until we hear "click2" in camera module. Or we can hit to mousepad in table

Alvian_P said:
I have same situation with Xperia devices. It must replace camera module. But... I'm doing with crazy metod, I'm hit my phone to the wall, hit in area near camera, use case must or frame will scratch. Hit until black spot disappear.
Black spot like your pict because lens by lens dirty cause small dust, can't clean without air high pressure.
Hope its work. Dont hit to strong, just until we hear "click2" in camera module. Or we can hit to mousepad in table
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I prefer to try this way as last chance
Where does this dust? inside lens or outside?

Armin.Android said:
I prefer to try this way as last chance
Where does this dust? inside lens or outside?
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Inside. If outside your camera only blur/not sharp picture