[Q] HD2 camera making a funny noise? - HD2 Windows Mobile 6.5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting

Hi,
just noticed that when auto-focusing the phones camera makes a quiet click. This is more obvious when taking a macro shot. Should I be worried or is this how it should be working? Someone once told me that if a camera makes a noise when focusing you should be worried...
Thanks!
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EDIT: Easily solved, could a few of you friendly chaps take out your phones in a bit quieter environment, listen and take a couple macro shots

i actually told my insurance that my phone did this after a drop ... and got a brand new phone .. however new one does it too and to be honest i think old one always did.
i would like to know if everyone elses does too but it does not stop anything working so its not a giant issue
hope that assists you.

mine has always done this.......

oh dear watch my profile picture

its the lens, at least that's what i always thought it was.
how did you get macro shots?

Hello, mine does the same funny noises... and it`s brand new ) just bought it few days ago. It`s something normal... I guess

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[Q] Messed up my Vibrant's camera.. any suggestions?

Hey guys,
To start off I know this is MY fault, as I was trying the FFC MOD on my Vibrant.. I didn't go through with it, (just as far as taking off the paint with the Goo-Gone), I did not apply the FFC nor do I have one available, but when taking pictures and videos with my default Vibrant camera, It looks UBER-blurry especially around the edges. Obviously I messed it up, may have been the Goo-Gone slip into the camera itself, idk.
I have no insurance on my phone
My phone ALSO does NOT vibrate for some weird reason... I remember it almost never used to.. When I first bought it I did but months after i never really paid attention to so I really don't know what the cause of that would or could be.
ANY FIX's?
RoZm X said:
Hey guys,
To start off I know this is MY fault, as I was trying the FFC MOD on my Vibrant.. I didn't go through with it, (just as far as taking off the paint with the Goo-Gone), I did not apply the FFC nor do I have one available, but when taking pictures and videos with my default Vibrant camera, It looks UBER-blurry especially around the edges. Obviously I messed it up, may have been the Goo-Gone slip into the camera itself, idk.
I have no insurance on my phone
My phone ALSO does NOT vibrate for some weird reason... I remember it almost never used to.. When I first bought it I did but months after i never really paid attention to so I really don't know what the cause of that would or could be.
ANY FIX's?
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Make sure that your camera lense has nothing in it, no gook no left over garbage and make sure you clean that area really well. Also try reflashing your firmware, and also post in the main thread for FFC, you'll get better help there.
bobbbb said:
Make sure that your camera lense has nothing in it, no gook no left over garbage and make sure you clean that area really well. Also try reflashing your firmware, and also post in the main thread for FFC, you'll get better help there.
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I've tried
But I will repost in the FFC thread. Thank you though.

[Q] Why is my friend's s2 better?

I recently posted that my friend and I have the same phone with the same carrier, the same firmware (2.3.4) etc. I asked why his camera was better, and never got a answer which solved it. I now think this was my folley as it appears that it is actually his screen which is better.
We bluetoothed some pictures we both had aken ourselves to see if it was in fact the camera and although it is not as big a difference when we take pictures on each device his pictures (the same pictures) look slightly beter.
Any ideas why this may be, if i got a botched phone or something? there is a couple of slight scrathes over my camera if tht could make the difference but i doubt it since it's more the fact my pictures are blurry.
Thanks in advance, Harry
HarrySansom said:
I recently posted that my friend and I have the same phone with the same carrier, the same firmware (2.3.4) etc. I asked why his camera was better, and never got a answer which solved it. I now think this was my folley as it appears that it is actually his screen which is better.
We bluetoothed some pictures we both had aken ourselves to see if it was in fact the camera and although it is not as big a difference when we take pictures on each device his pictures (the same pictures) look slightly beter.
Any ideas why this may be, if i got a botched phone or something? there is a couple of slight scrathes over my camera if tht could make the difference but i doubt it since it's more the fact my pictures are blurry.
Thanks in advance, Harry
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Did you check the screen settings? There's one besides 'Brightness'. The screen can be set to something, Dynamic, or something else. This could be it... have a look around and make sure you're on the same settings.
FWIW I read your first post a week or 2 ago, and didn't answer cause it sounds like a really strange problem...and without both phones in my hand I couldn't begin to speculate. I doubt that you got a sub-par phone. Try making photos without holding the device, set it on a level surface. The blur could be from your hand shaking very very slightly, and maybe your buddy has steadier hands than you do. Really, no way to tell without having the phones in front of me. Sorry if this doesn't help. Keep us posted on your findings and good luck!
I saw that some i9100 got a different Camara Firmware possibly he got a better Firmware...
if thats not right someone can still blame me
sean is here. said:
Did you check the screen settings? There's one besides 'Brightness'. The screen can be set to something, Dynamic, or something else. This could be it... have a look around and make sure you're on the same settings.
FWIW I read your first post a week or 2 ago, and didn't answer cause it sounds like a really strange problem...and without both phones in my hand I couldn't begin to speculate. I doubt that you got a sub-par phone. Try making photos without holding the device, set it on a level surface. The blur could be from your hand shaking very very slightly, and maybe your buddy has steadier hands than you do. Really, no way to tell without having the phones in front of me. Sorry if this doesn't help. Keep us posted on your findings and good luck!
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I know it's hard without seeing both, we're struggling with both. I have a more recent camera firmware i think as i updated through samsung apps not long ago. I'm not entirely sure about the shake but we have done a lot of photos and we almost always had him take both pictues. Also we both use 'standard' screen mode (we checked).
check to make sure that the camera lense is clean as well, often a smudgy/dirty lense will make bad photos.
I'm actually having the same problem (and have been having it for months). I only noticed it when I was a concert late last year and I was recording on my phone and watching other people's SGS2s record. Theirs was obviously much clearer and did not distort like my camera/footage did (when lights would flash, mines would blur, 'blob' together lights that were close to one another etc. while theirs captured it with clarity). Then I started to notice that when I zoom in, my camera gets extremely blurry, too. I started comparing to a few other people and, yes, on the same settings my camera is much worse. I've tried resetting the camera settings which has proved to do nothing for it.
I was starting to think I was crazy but I've finally found someone else with the same/a similar problem (was extremely hard to Google).
I also updated my firmware via Samsung Apps. It seems to be great in natural light but otherwise, it's really quite poor.
Camera firmware is TBEF04.
Any ideas?
guys it would be better if we can attach our sample pictures. i had similar problem. this is mine.

HTC Amaze Camera faint dark bands, ICS?

I've noticed ever since I've upgraded to ICS (could be completely irrelevant of the upgrade.. but I never noticed it before today) that using the Camera on my HTC Amaze has these really faint dark bands.. they are only really noticeable on a solid-color surface in low lighting..
It's very obvious when taking the pictures (on the screen/viewfinder, because I can see them remain static as I move the camera around)
I'm just wondering if anyone else is experiencing this or if it's a sudden defect in my phone's CCD.. I pay for insurance but the lines/bands are so faint and barely noticeable that it's hard to justify $130 to fix this... It just seems so weird because I take such good care of my Amaze.
I've tried restarting the phone, I've tried different camera apps, I've tried adjusting settings manually (resolution, ISO, etc) they appear in all. They also appear in videos. I've tried cleaning the sensor both with the case on and off, no change.
Here are some examples of said "bands". I have no 'control' pictures to show but these are all pictures of a solid color surface.. they are very faint but definitely noticeable once you've noticed them.. it's really annoying and I can't figure out what the problem could be.
I've done extensive searching.. tried multiple keywords "bands" "faint black lines
really can't find any information about this problem, only thing I've found is a couple of threads on other forums for digital cameras.. but nothing that could help me solve this.
I know they are really really faint, but it's very noticeable on the screen when taking pictures of anything solid now, and in low lighting.
So, anyone have any idea? I could shoot for a replacement, but I'm just not sure if I'm willing to spend $130 when most pictures turn out just fine.
I'd also like to add that I rooted the phone and it's unlocked so I'm weary of going for the warrenty replacement (the phone is only a couple of months old). I'm afraid if I do a warrenty replacement with T-Mobile that HTC will come back with it being unlocked and not under warranty, and I'll have a $450 charge from T-Mobile waiting for me... if anyone has any experience with this sort of thing (utilizing warranty through T-Mobile's program with a rooted/unlocked phone) please let me know. I understand that T-Mobile will send you a replacement, while returning the phone to HTC.. but that's about it.
don't like to reply to my own posts but I take it nobody else has/is experiencing this issue? I keep thinking it's 'normal' for low light/solid color situations, but I'd really like to know if others experience the same thing.. if i'm being too picky?
If it's a faulty sensor i'd really like to start the process of getting a replacement, just curious, anyone?
I don't know if this helps, but I don't have that issue with my camera. Using stock app + modified .xml (eliminates compression adding quality)
Damn. Good to know, thanks.
Looks like something is up with the sensor then Really sucks.. still torn between going for the replacement ($130 deductible) or just keeping it.. you can't see it on ANY pictures, really.. only noticeable when looking at solid color surfaces in low lighting.. ugh
decisions decisions
Going to try and throw Android Revolution or EnergyROM and see if that changes anything.. but I doubt it ;/
I think the question you have to ask yourself is "How often will I take pictures where there's a predominant solid color?"
If that would be, I'd say rarely. Then I would keep the phone.

Camera Focus?

I cannot get this damn camera to macro focus on anything. I came from a Droid Charge, which actually has a fantastic camera, and this one is disappointing to me. There is a lot of noise, and switching apps didn't seem to help that, but I could live with that if I could get the stupid thing to focus on what I wanted. I can tap the screen and it still won't switch focus to the thing closest to the phone. It won't even focus on something as simple as a Coke can right in front of the camera, but everything behind it is in perfect focus. Please help! I'd like a phone camera that can take a decent picture at least as good as my Charge, this one is terrible so far though.
yeah I've noticed that macro focus isn't that great on the dna. hve you tried macro mode? it helps a bit. I noticed that to focus on something small you can't be right up next to it.. you have to pull back for it to focus right.
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Definitely tried every mode there is on the thing. Even tried the Camera 360 app everyone says is better. I was trying to take a close up picture of a completed lego building probably about as big as both your fists together on a table. The phone would not focus on that object. Would not. Not even moving the phone itself farther back. But everything in the background was in perfect focus. Dumbest thing I've ever seen. Picked up the Charge (I just gave it to my mom to use) and took a perfect picture on the first try, even without macro mode.
If that's the best the DNA camera can do I might have to explore other devices. I REALLY don't want another Samsung phone because they're terrible, but the one good thing about that Charge was the camera. I'm disappointed to say the least. Hopefully they can fix something like that in an update, I'll be sending an email to Verizon and HTC about it. I might even stop by a Verizon store to do a side by side test with another one and exchange if it's better. I was super excited to get this phone, but not even being able to use it in quick point-and-shoot situations is a deal breaker.

Is your autofocus in normal camera mode(16 mp) rather slow?

Mine is. Even slower in low light no matter if the object is close or far the autofocus would lock-focus in and out couple times before it locks on the object and when the object is moving, it often miss and renders bad results. Is yours behaving the same?
Yep. Tried to take some pictures of my daughter on a swing the other day, most shots out of focus?! Had to revert to my wife's S7 to get pics as G5 just couldn't nail it. Also has a problem with manual focusing when trying to create a foreground bokeh. Took about 40 pics of my daughter sitting on the grass at a beautiful venue, held the phone low to the ground to create a slight foreground bokeh but with her in focus and the phone just couldn't do it. Every time the whole frame was out of focus, there was no obvious focal point used? In the end I gave up! Did a similar thing on my HTC 10 a few weeks ago and got stunning results, most people dont believe that i took pics on a phone.
Waiting for the next batch of phones to be announced over the coming week and will buy one of those or possibly new Nexus.
andybg40 said:
Yep. Tried to take some pictures of my daughter on a swing the other day, most shots out of focus?! Had to revert to my wife's S7 to get pics as G5 just couldn't nail it. Also has a problem with manual focusing when trying to create a foreground bokeh. Took about 40 pics of my daughter sitting on the grass at a beautiful venue, held the phone low to the ground to create a slight foreground bokeh but with her in focus and the phone just couldn't do it. Every time the whole frame was out of focus, there was no obvious focal point used? In the end I gave up! Did a similar thing on my HTC 10 a few weeks ago and got stunning results, most people dont believe that i took pics on a phone.
Waiting for the next batch of phones to be announced over the coming week and will buy one of those or possibly new Nexus.
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Well sucks to be me then, I used nearly all my savings on this G5 just to end up like this sigh.. guess I'll have to live with it and hopefully it would someday sorta turn into a lucky charm and I can buy anything just like you. Anyways, thanks a lot for your confirmation!
Dude. Buy from Amazon, they have 30 day refunds. I try all flagships this way. Never actually own a phone per say. Some I keep if they are particularly good and them sell to fund the next one.
andybg40 said:
Dude. Buy from Amazon, they have 30 day refunds. I try all flagships this way. Never actually own a phone per say. Some I keep if they are particularly good and them sell to fund the next one.
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Well I wish I did, I bought it locally since I don't live in the US, the shipping and handling cost won't cut it. I hope something like amazon will turn up someday soon in my country!:angel:
Normal. Takes pictures in all conditions with no issues.
Mine has been fine with both still and action shots. In fact I was very surprised at the quality over my Xperia Z2.
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