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When I open camera app, the back camera lens moves front and back and makes 'clicking' noises as it sort of hits the glass in front it. When taking photos, cant hear any noise. but when switching to video recording mode, the same 'clicking' noises happens again. And switch back to photo shooting mode, the noises persist.
Is this normal? the noise the lens makes?
leonl_w said:
When I open camera app, the back camera lens moves front and back and makes 'clicking' noises as it sort of hits the glass in front it. When taking photos, cant hear any noise. but when switching to video recording mode, the same 'clicking' noises happens again. And switch back to photo shooting mode, the noises persist.
Is this normal? the noise the lens makes?
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there shouldnt be an audible noise when Focusing, but certainly when switching from Photo/video there will be a slight noise as the Aperture/Stutter opens/closes etc, its not a major problem
Greenie-UK said:
there shouldnt be an audible noise when Focusing, but certainly when switching from Photo/video there will be a slight noise as the Aperture/Stutter opens/closes etc, its not a major problem
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I went to a Carphonewarehouse shop, and tried their demo phone, the lens doesn't make any noise. Besides, in my case, the lens physically moves front and back when you open the carema app and swith between photo/video shooting modes.
My camera does move and makes a slight noise when turning it on or switching to video mode. I assume that is normal behavior. Can't remember if it acted the same when buying the phone, meanwhile i changed the rom from KE1 to KE5 and updated camera from SamsungApps twice.
I had the same problem, it "clicks" two times if you activate the camera. Sometimes (but very seldom) I could even feel the "clicks" while holding the phone.
In some other thread I read a quoted statement from Samsung support that this is a malfunction and the camera will take damage over time.
Since I had the same problem, I contacted support and they asked me to factory reset my phone. That did not help and so they asked to send my phone in for checkup/repair.
Well, it should have arrived today at their repair facility, so I'll just have to wait and see...
yea, i thought i already broke the camera ;-)
Looks like majority, if not all, of S2 cameras behave like that, so i doubt it's a flaw. Some say it's normal, some say it isn't. Guess an official reply from Samsung could make some light on this.
Well, if the Samsung support wanted me to send it in because of this issue, I doubt that this is normal.
Anyway, it really seems normal - just got my phone back. They could not retrace my problem.
Nevertheless, if its turns out to damage my camera somewhere in the future, I have the repair voucher wich should help me in this case.
EvilGeniusHST said:
Anyway, it really seems normal - just got my phone back. They could not retrace my problem.
Nevertheless, if its turns out to damage my camera somewhere in the future, I have the repair voucher wich should help me in this case.
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So your camera still clicks twice when opening it and switching to video mode ?
This is normal, the camera checks that it's ok (the aperture). It does this sometimes when starting up the phone as well.
Is it actually touching the glass cover or does the mechanics just making the noise?
iKaosTony said:
Is it actually touching the glass cover or does the mechanics just making the noise?
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The latter.
Just done some sets under a strong light and can confirm the lens is actually hitting some material. I assume that this is a hardware defect and will have to be fixed some time during your warranty period. When i get some time ill try make a video of it happening.
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NIK516 said:
Just done some sets under a strong light and can confirm the lens is actually hitting some material. I assume that this is a hardware defect and will have to be fixed some time during your warranty period. When i get some time ill try make a video of it happening.
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Actually, you will find that all OC cameras behave the same, i highly doubt that every SII device with an OC camera is broken
Ive had a few phones that do that. I wouldnt worry too much.
Well normal or not here it is, ive posted a youtube video of it happening. you can see the lens does in fact hit the glass.
I am posting this just as an insurance for all the members,so if the cameras starts failing for some reason we can prove it was happening from the very start and get some sort of defect fix?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lzHza-wTpEA
NIK516 said:
Well normal or not here it is, ive posted a youtube video of it happening. you can see the lens does in fact hit the glass.
I am posting this just as an insurance for all the members,so if the cameras starts failing for some reason we can prove it was happening from the very start and get some sort of defect fix?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lzHza-wTpEA
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I could bet 100 dollars that your camera version is OC. Could you please check ?
from what i can see it is down to camera firmware which makes the camera do it. i also think that why some do it and some dont is cause we have the wrong firmware for our camera on the phone. its just being able to get all the firmwares and workout which one doesnt make the noise for our phone
Can we revert back to older camera firmware without factory reset? Kinda regretting upgrading now!
Something appeared on my camera this weekend. Seems like something is sitting on the lens. I took the phone apart so far as to removing the camera module from the phone and cleaning it. Seems like its inside that tiny module. Anyone have any ideas?
It moves with zoom steps as if its on the lens. (see attached images from phone)
everyone gets defective devices once in a while. if you broke any warranty tape then you are f***** put the phone back together and send it of to Samsung complaining Sony camera modules are ****.
Seems like a prehistoric tooth of t-rex..u sure u looking at the camera and not discovery channel
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Just noticed that the clear lens cover to the rear camera on my tf201 is missing
I have put a piece of tape over it so dust does not get in there but has anyone heard of this before.
Does anyone know what ASUS will do about this.
Would I have to send it in just to get a new lens, can they send me one as it would be an easy fix
I will contact them just wanted to see if anyone has experienced this with this or any other tablet.
Thank You
Mine has just been sent in for the green camera problem and a few others. My lens cover was dented.. I'll let you know whether they replace it or not.
Got it back, the lens was not replaced. And camera quality seems to be far worse than before. Everything is quite blurry, and it seems that dust is on the lens.
... well not at all but...
Just wanted to let you know that there's protective plastic over the camera
I wonder how many reviews got it like this and never noticed, it's easy to not see for the masses!
Mine had a hole in middle for camera but good pointer. Didn't realize it was there.
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syntrix said:
... well not at all but...
Just wanted to let you know that there's protective plastic over the camera
I wonder how many reviews got it like this and never noticed, it's easy to not see for the masses!
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LOL! I totally missed that. Thanks for the info. It just looked like part of the phone.
wow. i would not have realized for a long while that there is a piece of protective plastic over the camera.
Does it distort quality? Not sure I wanna take it off, seems clear enough to where it wouldn't impact photos.
EvoRocker said:
Does it distort quality? Not sure I wanna take it off, seems clear enough to where it wouldn't impact photos.
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Keep it its easily scratchable the camera lense happened to me on my s3...
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shahkam said:
Keep it its easily scratchable the camera lense happened to me on my s3...
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keeping it would protect the lense overall, but i noticed mine was collecting lot of dust. over time, the dusts could effect the picture quality
yyhd said:
keeping it would protect the lense overall, but i noticed mine was collecting lot of dust. over time, the dusts could effect the picture quality
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Its collecting dust under the plastic? If not just keep cleaning it im sure its better whit it on then off im not too much taking pictures myself so I don't really care...
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Neuspadrin said:
Mine had a hole in middle for camera but good pointer. Didn't realize it was there.
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Mine has a hole in the middle too. I'll leave it for now.
Also, did everyone else notice the protective plastic wrapped all the way around the edge of the phone? I'm leaving that for now too.
S4 camera
S4 camera is worst in the mobile market yes tha camera is sensor is 13.1 mp but it't not upto mark pictures are not good and very bad in low light performance.
rahul.kapoor said:
S4 camera is worst in the mobile market yes tha camera is sensor is 13.1 mp but it't not upto mark pictures are not good and very bad in low light performance.
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Yeah, it's really the worst in the market
Get real.
rahul.kapoor said:
S4 camera is worst in the mobile market yes tha camera is sensor is 13.1 mp but it't not upto mark pictures are not good and very bad in low light performance.
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That's funny! I activated the low light auto setting, and took a bunch early this morning. They turned out magnitudes better than any other phone in similar settings.
This would include IP5, note2, razr, razr hd, SGN. Only one better *might* be the htc one, but the reviews are about 50/50 on that phone being *better"* than the S4 in low light.
rahul.kapoor said:
S4 camera is worst in the mobile market yes tha camera is sensor is 13.1 mp but it't not upto mark pictures are not good and very bad in low light performance.
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Lmao gtfoh troll. Worst on the market #dead
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rahul.kapoor said:
S4 camera is worst in the mobile market yes tha camera is sensor is 13.1 mp but it't not upto mark pictures are not good and very bad in low light performance.
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HTC One > S4 in low light
S4 > HTC One in everything else
geoff5093 said:
HTC One > S4 in low light
S4 > HTC One in everything else
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Turn on the low light setting on your S4.
Go take some pictures in low light (not a dark room!).
Say something like "holy cow" in your head and smile :good::good:
edit: really just wanted to point out the plastic, it's probably been missed in reviews, and will IMHO affect image quality for the 100% crop type comparisons.
Also, we have slow and fast motion settings for video, just like the note 2, this is a LOT of fun to play around with, and an easy way to temporarily eat up a lot of space on a 64GB SD card
syntrix said:
Turn on the low light setting on your S4.
Go take some pictures in low light (not a dark room!).
Say something like "holy cow" in your head and smile :good::good:
edit: really just wanted to point out the plastic, it's probably been missed in reviews, and will IMHO affect image quality for the 100% crop type comparisons.
Also, we have slow and fast motion settings for video, just like the note 2, this is a LOT of fun to play around with, and an easy way to temporarily eat up a lot of space on a 64GB SD card
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I'm not a fan of the fact that you can't use all the features together. i.e., you can't use auto night mode AND auto flash...
syntrix said:
Turn on the low light setting on your S4.
Go take some pictures in low light (not a dark room!).
Say something like "holy cow" in your head and smile :good::good:
edit: really just wanted to point out the plastic, it's probably been missed in reviews, and will IMHO affect image quality for the 100% crop type comparisons.
Also, we have slow and fast motion settings for video, just like the note 2, this is a LOT of fun to play around with, and an easy way to temporarily eat up a lot of space on a 64GB SD card
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All low light mode does is raise the ISO and shutter speed. Images are full of noise and really over sharpened.
What's the best way to remove this silly plastic cover? There isn't an easy edge to yank the stupid thing off that I can find and I really don't want to shove a knife in the center of the lens to yank it off. lol
Averix said:
What's the best way to remove this silly plastic cover? There isn't an easy edge to yank the stupid thing off that I can find and I really don't want to shove a knife in the center of the lens to yank it off. lol
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FIngernail, spludger, scotch tape?
Averix said:
What's the best way to remove this silly plastic cover? There isn't an easy edge to yank the stupid thing off that I can find and I really don't want to shove a knife in the center of the lens to yank it off. lol
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Just used a fingernail...I was worried about scratching it too but once I got under it came right off and no scratches. I tried tape first but it wouldn't come up...had to get the nail under the plastic and that was no easy task.
Maybe a female with longer nails might help. I would've asked the wife if she was here.
My rear camera isn't working properly anymore so I was just wondering if anyone else has had a similar problem so if I can confirm the likely culprit. Whenever I use the rear camera the screen is mainly purple and pixelated and I can only just about see the background through it all.
The front (selfie) camera is fine so I'm just thinking about replacing the camera at the back but thought I'd ask around in case anyone knew of any other common problem it could be in case I was barking up the wrong tree.
I tried to upload a picture of what it looked like but couldn't manage it.
I've watched a couple of YouTube videos on how to replace it and I'm happy to have a go but if anyone's got any experience/advice on that too it would be appreciated.
Thanks in advance.
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hi,
I had same problem two weeks ago. Suddently the rear camera gone to pink the frontal was good. After the initial panic, I've tried to search internet, on some forums was said to gently push around the rear lens and the camera will show something. Some one says that use this method pushed firmly around the ring and the camera was fixed, some others no.
In my case, pushing around the camera, initially worked for a couple of seconds, then the image was flickering with vertical green lines, noises, and interlaced "grid" grey scan lines like old videogames. then was hardly usable only pushing around the rim for about one minute for take a normal photo. here is the attachments of panic:silly:
I think the camera was damaged by too much overheat that unglued the backplate, and consequentially the use or some hit or light fall may had damaged the flex sensor or the placement lens on the motherboard. In fact in the previous months i had noticed the backplate was moving if poked with fingers on the edges. I mean gently pressed and the back plate was moving. Doing the pressure factory test, it was around 1020,3-1001Millibar on static and changed when pressed on screen or on the back. I had a dbrand skin on the back and due to the heat shrinked and became smaller. I think the overheat was caused by the firmware updates and some app that sucked away the battery in years. Upgrading from Lollipop, twice to MM, to Nougat, in years and then in the last time some flash to MM and then to Nougat again give it the final hit, especially the first time power up after flashing when you have to set everything from scratch.
I sent it in warranty repair, for camera damaged, added the request to swap battery due to duration (because on June the warranty ends ) and to check and fix the IP68 requirements, also noticing very overheat issues.
Now the pressure test is a solid fixed 999,01-999,03Millibar and the feel is more solid in general when handled. If you have luck when Sony repair it, the screen protector on the front if you have applied, won't be touched, only the back.
good luck
So did they just replace the camera module that is plugged in to the top at the back? (obviously apart from battery too).
Your post seems to suggest overheat which caused motherboard damage too.
Unless I've read it wrong you're suggesting swapping the camera will fix the problem.
I know I'd obviously need a new back cover too.
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