[Q] X10 continuous HD auto-focus doesn't always work? - XPERIA X10 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting

I tested out my HD camera on the X10 and it's autofocus, but sometimes it works sometimes it doesn't.... am i doing something wrong? sometimes ill point the camera to my computer screen to test and everything on teh screen will be blurry, but then ill wave the camera around for a bit and then maybe come back to my computer screen later and the autofocus kicks in and everythings legible and very clear on the screen through the camera. Same with other things like words on books and stuff. Sometimes the camera will focus and sometimes it won't. Am I doing something wrong or what? :S

does anyone have an answeR? :|

My auto focus hasnt worked once!
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I have the same experience.

So its a problem with the X10 itself? Will they release a firmware upgrade fixing this problem or something?

Idk what you guys are talking about but it works for me 100% the first time probably wouldnt work but the second works for sure, remember the camera wont focus like in macro mode, try it again and tell me if it doesnt work, state your firmware build
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In my case it is work perfectly!
(By the way i flash my X10 as a morning sport) joke!
UK 2.0.A.0.504 customization

Works on my X10, too.

Mine works perfectly too.
But just a tip, if u want the video to focus in macro, switch to the normal camera, change setting to macro, then switch back to video and there u have macro video works for me evrytime
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Im using the default Camera app, i dont even see a macro mode in the settings. :S
im using
Firmware version - 2.1-update1
Baseband version - 2.0.46
Kernel version - 2.6.29
Build Number - 2.0.A.0.504
The problem persists, and im on Normal shooting mode, in HD.

McTwitch said:
Im using the default Camera app, i dont even see a macro mode in the settings. :S
im using
Firmware version - 2.1-update1
Baseband version - 2.0.46
Kernel version - 2.6.29
Build Number - 2.0.A.0.504
The problem persists, and im on Normal shooting mode, in HD.
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On the still camera, you will see four icons on the left. Click the bottom icon which by default I think is a square. Macro mode is the one that looks like a flower. After you have selected that, switch back to video and that should work
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Mine work too, it just a bit unresponsive, or slow responsive. Pardon my English.

Works fine here. Used it to record a sports game the other day. Focused in and out of things as I moved the camera around the court.

the auto-focus is not working even on m x10 :O(

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Hello, i have just gotten the galaxy s2. it worked fine and all, then suddenly, the camera couldnt focus anymore. the camcorder works fine and focuses, but the cam wont. it just zooms a little untill its focused, then the green thing in the middle of the screen turns red and it zooms yout and gets blurry. please help
bartman55 said:
Hello, i have just gotten the galaxy s2. it worked fine and all, then suddenly, the camera couldnt focus anymore. the camcorder works fine and focuses, but the cam wont. it just zooms a little untill its focused, then the green thing in the middle of the screen turns red and it zooms yout and gets blurry. please help
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is it possible you accidentally changed some camera settings or camera mode?
Try going to the camera settings menu (bottom left corner of the camera app), scroll that menu all the way out, and pick "reset". This will reset your camera to factory settings. See if the problem still persists.
Or it could be too dark, and auto mode cannot focus. you need to engage night mode. but first try setting reset above.
bartman55 said:
Hello, i have just gotten the galaxy s2. it worked fine and all, then suddenly, the camera couldnt focus anymore. the camcorder works fine and focuses, but the cam wont. it just zooms a little untill its focused, then the green thing in the middle of the screen turns red and it zooms yout and gets blurry. please help
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My guess would be you've switched the macro function on at some point (either deliberately or accidentally) and then forgotten to switch back to auto-focus (I had the same problem with mine until I realised what it was!).
Go to Settings down in the bottom left of the camera screen, then select 'Focus Mode' and change back to 'Auto focus'.
I didnt turn anything on or off, i flashes the firmware to ke7. but it stopped working before i flashed. also i have reset the cam settings tons of times, nothing seems to work. it goes out of focus right after it starts focusing, and then the red bare thing comes up
It is obviously software issues, because its gets perfectly focussed before it goes blurry again
Hmm is it the macro mode issue that I read about?
Never heard anything like what you are describing, sorry.
Please do update this thread if you figure out the issue.
re-flash or update the camera's firmware
+1 to this problem. It's frustating.
I got the same problem. I just give the phone a tap on the back and it starts working again. Its so weird... i'm thinking my camera autofocus is dodgy/stuck
Try Settings >Applications >Manage Aplications > All > Camera > clear DATA
Or are you sure there is no dust on the Lens????? Trying wiping it clean
If both the above Dont work ... I dont you and you dont know me
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have the same issue...
no focus at all in video mode.
i reset the camera setting a few times, delete all data from the camera app, still no luck.
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cam fw ver : scef02
phone fw ver : tbec28
please advise as this is getting really frustrating...
many thanks.
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Just got a brand new GSII from Sprint; awesome!! AutoFocus though is CRAZY and possessed!! it will be in focus then go out of focus... non-stop... did this from day one; Running 2.3.4 does not seem to do this with the still camera.
I'm having the same problem. I tried switching roms, going back to stock, nothing helped. Anyone having a solution? It is a software issue, because 3 days ago mine was working for like 5 min..
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I had the same problem but disappeared cleaning the lens from the fingerprints and grease
I finally rooted and the flashed Galnet Miui, but then the quality of photos dropped. So I flashed another ROM, same results. So now i restored backup of my original ROM and it got better, but still nowhere near the quality of pre-root.
So I messed up camera for nothing =/
I have the same problem, with one small difference, i dropped the phone in the toilet. Got it dry, changed the camera and now I have this focus problem. In camera mod, if I touch the screen the camera will focus, but it doesn't focus from the moment I start the Camera app. So since the camera don't auto-focus by itself when I go into video mod the image is all blurry.
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GB Camera not rotating to portrait?

So I was messing with my x10's camera again and for some reason, it's not rotating to portrait.. How come? I'm using prerooted GB btw..
yeah, not only you. the camera after the GB update doesn't rotate at all.
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Guys, what i did notice, is even tho the camera doesnt rotate into portrait, when you snap the picture it automatically saves as a portrait. Did you notice that?
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Mr Patchy Patch said:
Guys, what i did notice, is even tho the camera doesnt rotate into portrait, when you snap the picture it automatically saves as a portrait. Did you notice that?
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Actually I did noticed that. I ignored it though..
sent with my prerooted gb x10i thanks to doomlord.
Mr Patchy Patch said:
Guys, what i did notice, is even tho the camera doesnt rotate into portrait, when you snap the picture it automatically saves as a portrait. Did you notice that?
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Yes, it's just the UI that doesn't change, probably because screen-rotation is CPU intensive and would slow the camera. It's still capturing in portrait so no big deal.
Sorry to bump up old thread, but i managed to rotate it twice, accidentally.
First time was i launch it from the FB app, i manage to use it in portrait mode.
The second time i managed to do it was yesterday, i manage to rotate it 3 side, left and right, plus one side in portrait mode. But now i cant get it to rotate again
=(
On stock rom though.
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Hi, I have installed the ICS rom released in the Xperia P dev section, the central european version. I have installed a clean version in that the phone was wiped whilst flashing. When in camera mode, the pictures taken are perfect, however when in camcorder mode, if I pan the camera to the right, a green line appears on the left of the video. If I pan the camera to the left, there is no such light.
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[Q] your camera firmware and autofocus

hello everyone. i am currently running 4.0.3 ICS with siyah kernal
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phone and cam firmware is OMEF01
my camera works fine except that it cannot autofocus on its own.
if i were to use the camcorder, the focus would be stuck in one focus position and will not autofocus causing blurr even if i moved my hand closer to the lens.
The same goes for the camera. i have to manually tap the screen for it to focus even when the camera settings is set to autofocus.
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omg209 said:
hello everyone. i am currently running 4.0.3 ICS with siyah kernal
My camera application is version 1.0
phone and cam firmware is OMEF01
my camera works fine except that it cannot autofocus on its own.
if i were to use the camcorder, the focus would be stuck in one focus position and will not autofocus causing blurr even if i moved my hand closer to the lens.
The same goes for the camera. i have to manually tap the screen for it to focus even when the camera settings is set to autofocus.
so i was wondering if anyone has their sgh i777 that has both camcorder and camera autofocus working like it should.
and what firmware are you using?
DIal *#34971539# to check firmware
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Auto focus is when it focuses when you tap the button to take a pic afaik
Bleh
122ninjas said:
Auto focus is when it focuses when you tap the button to take a pic afaik
Bleh
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no that is incorrect. there is no autofocus setting for the camcorder it should focus on its own since you cannot tap the screen to focus it.
my camera use to focus on its own when i put my finger close to it. but now when i do it, its just a blurr unless i tap the screen.
I do not think the rom caused this as it does not change the firmware of the camera.
omg209 said:
no that is incorrect. there is no autofocus setting for the camcorder it should focus on its own since you cannot tap the screen to focus it.
my camera use to focus on its own when i put my finger close to it. but now when i do it, its just a blurr unless i tap the screen.
I do not think the rom caused this as it does not change the firmware of the camera.
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Flash back to stock
Bleh
Download a rom, boot into recovery, and do a full wipe (obviously if you're on the stock ics kernel u should flash a different kernel first) then flash the rom and see if it's fixed. Basically u need to find out if it's hardware related or software related.
Phalanx7621 said:
Download a rom, boot into recovery, and do a full wipe (obviously if you're on the stock ics kernel u should flash a different kernel first) then flash the rom and see if it's fixed. Basically u need to find out if it's hardware related or software related.
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can you be more specific on what "rom" to download. i currently have the siyah kernel so im guessing that isnt the stock kernal?
omg209 said:
can you be more specific on what "rom" to download. i currently have the siyah kernel so im guessing that isnt the stock kernal?
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Any rom u want. And siyah kernel isn't the stock kernel so you're good to go as far as wiping goes.
To clarify... that's any ROM for this phone.
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clay101eve said:
To clarify... that's any ROM for this phone.
Clay
Team Pirate
Sent from my PINK GSwagger2
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well ok im going to do a full wipe and install jelly bean.
and if the camera's autofocus still does not work. can i assume it be hardware related?
i once installed a camera firmware which led my camera to not work and show only a black screen. and you can even see the camera focusing and making the noises if you turned the phone and looked at the lens...but the camera did not work.
more night auto focus is dificult
I think its ics. Just upgraded from gingerbread recentlyand its the same as yours now.
Cam fw: omef01
Phone fw: tbec28

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I've tried going back to stock, using both SEUS and wotan, but the camera remains dark.
Any ideas? I'm thinking it must be a hardware failure....
ClarkyCat said:
Any ideas? I'm thinking it must be a hardware failure....
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If it's the same on two ROMs then I would suspect it's HW too.

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