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My sg2 fell on its back and the camera lens got a little scratched , the scratch is below the lens, "in the black area" so technically it shouldnt affect the camera quality but i'm too paranoid, sometimes i think the pictures dont look as good as before but i think its because im predisposed, what can you tell me
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Chad_Petree said:
My sg2 fell on its back and the camera lend got a little scratched , the scratch is below the lens, "in the black area" so technically it shouldnt affect the camera quality but i'm too paranoid, sometimes i think the pictures dont look as good as before but i think its because im predisposed, what can you tell me
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Hey,
Without see anything, nothing
Maybe u have an old foto from something nearby. (room, car etc)
Take the same (or close) foto and compare them.
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Recently I purchased the Htc One for tmobile. I loved every last bit of it untill two nights ago when i put it under my bed completely fine and woke up to a cracked camera lens. This has to be a build quality issue because my phone was in a case. Can someone please give me a solution as how to fix it? thanks!
A build quality issue would be if the lens just fell out. Sounds like you scratched it.
Sadly I dont know how you'd fix it. Fixing the lens on the GS3 was pretty easy. Not so sure about this guy.
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Paging Dr B said:
A build quality issue would be if the lens just fell out. Sounds like you scratched it.
Sadly I dont know how you'd fix it. Fixing the lens on the GS3 was pretty easy. Not so sure about this guy.
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Thats what i thought untill i realized that other people had the same problem
my plastic lens cover cracked too. haven't really been rough with the phone at all, although I don't have a case.
Paging Dr B said:
A build quality issue would be if the lens just fell out. Sounds like you scratched it.
Sadly I dont know how you'd fix it. Fixing the lens on the GS3 was pretty easy. Not so sure about this guy.
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If the camera lens area was assembled wrong, it could crack from stress.
samirashid said:
Recently I purchased the Htc One for tmobile. I loved every last bit of it untill two nights ago when i put it under my bed completely fine and woke up to a cracked camera lens. This has to be a build quality issue because my phone was in a case. Can someone please give me a solution as how to fix it? thanks!
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Sorry Its really hard to repair it yourself, just use the device warranty from HTC, it has a year warranty.
You are totally not alone: http://www.ifixit.com/Guide/HTC+One+Camera+Lens+Glass+Replacement/17695
... 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.
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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.
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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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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
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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
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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
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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
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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?
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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.
hi there!
im new here, and REALLY apperciate your help
my galaxy camera takes really bad quallity pics... i compared it to another galaxy 2 device and here are the results:
i've attached the images to this post, although the site zipped them but still the diffrence is very disnictive.
my device is updated to the latest android version and the lens isnt cover with dirt or anything,
also it wasnt allways like that- but im not sure when the problem started.
the problem is much much worse when i cativate the flash. its like the phone forgot how to calculate and spread the light...
thanks for your help!!
Are you sure there isn't any dust inside the camera cover glass? Cause I had a similar problem and it was due to the dust entering from head phone Jack to my camera space.
santhosh502 said:
Are you sure there isn't any dust inside the camera cover glass? Cause I had a similar problem and it was due to the dust entering from head phone Jack to my camera space.
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hi! i only checked the outside of the lens...how can i check the inside cover? do i have to take apart the phone?
thanks
No no. Just look through the outer cover. Do you see the lens to be clean or does some dust blur your lens of the camera.
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No no. Just look through the outer cover. Do you see the lens to be clean or does some dust blur your lens of the camera.
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its hard to tell...it looks like there is a liitle bit of dust, but its on the inside of the lens.
is that the only explantion that possiblle?
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its hard to tell...it looks like there is a liitle bit of dust, but its on the inside of the lens.
is that the only explantion that possiblle?
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I have attached a photo of my lens. It's not so clear but u should see 2 rings somewhat clearly. Tell me if yours is clear as this pic.
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I have attached a photo of my lens. It's not so clear but u should see 2 rings somewhat clearly. Tell me if yours is clear as this pic.
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well, agian its hard to tell but it does looks like mine is less clean.
what should i do?
You gotta open it and clean it yourself or go to a service centre. I prefer service centre though. Cause this isn't a software problem. That's how it was for me. I guess it's the same for you.
Just got my s5 from T-mobile last night and shes beautiful
Just wondering does anyone feel the front facing camera gives you a funky look? Its making my head look super longitudinal as if someone has squeezed the camera! Especially when I position my head so show at the bottom of the screen. Please let me know have a great day !:laugh:
It isn't very good, that would be my best guess
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So everyone's like that? You may be right...
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Would like some more s5 user feed back if possible, I want to know if all s5's are like this or i got a defective front facing camera. Thank you.
sg3love said:
Just got my s5 from T-mobile last night and shes beautiful
Just wondering does anyone feel the front facing camera gives you a funky look? Its making my head look super longitudinal as if someone has squeezed the camera! Especially when I position my head so show at the bottom of the screen. Please let me know have a great day !:laugh:
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Your head may be defective, I'd take it back to a T-Mobile store and see if they can help you with that.
Perhaps if you posted a sample image (not necessarily of your face) to see if something it obviously wrong. The front facing camera does have a wide angle lens which might be what it causing you to perceive it as "squished." If you rotate the camera do you observe the same effect?
I knew one person would say that lol thanks for clearing the air Haha.. Anyways I'd be more than happy to share..
Also would like to add that I went to T-Mobile and all their phones including my friends front camera are doing the same problem it may be a glitch in the software. It's just how you angle it it had to be at the top of the screen or bottom.
Here is a picture of my face in the center and on the edge, I'll let you be the judge and try it on your phone as well. I am holding my phone horizontal for this one and it made my face wider if I hold it longitude my face will be longer.
Notice how the center picture looks perfect versus when you position yourself at the bottom or the top of the screen.
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sg3love said:
I knew one person would say that lol thanks for clearing the air Haha.. Anyways I'd be more than happy to share..
Also would like to add that I went to T-Mobile and all their phones including my friends front camera are doing the same problem it may be a glitch in the software. It's just how you angle it it had to be at the top of the screen or bottom.
Here is a picture of my face in the center and on the edge, I'll let you be the judge and try it on your phone as well. I am holding my phone horizontal for this one and it made my face wider if I hold it longitude my face will be longer.
Notice how the center picture looks perfect versus when you position yourself at the bottom or the top of the screen.
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Weird mine doesn't seem to do that
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Weird mine doesn't seem to do that
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Hmm strange the s5 at T-Mobile they had for display did that but I will wait maybe it's a software thing that might be fixed within the next update.
Mine does this. Its funny cause I was going to post about this but wanted to wait till someone else posted so I didn't feel crazy. Lol.
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Thank god!
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Mine does this. Its funny cause I was going to post about this but wanted to wait till someone else posted so I didn't feel crazy. Lol.
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haha thank god! i swear to you i went to at&t and t-mobile and used my friends s5 and all their camera's are like this.. it also does it in snapchat if you use that... pretty much anything with front facing camera..phone is fairly new and im sure people will start noticing it sooner or later! Shall we email samsung or something ? lol
I think I have an idea about what you're experiencing, I always thought I looked funnier than I normally do when talking a photo with the front facing camera lol. I found that I look normal before taking the picture but then after taking the photo and when reviewing it something always looked off. I then found out about the "Save as flipped' option when you press the settings button while in the front facing camera mode. I turned that on and it was better, granted all its doing is flipping the image but it just looked so funny when that setting is off for some reason.
Try it out and see if its the same for you.
It's not that. When you have the phone in front of your face taking a "selfie", try moving the phone up and down as far as you can while still seeing the screen and have the camera on your face. You'll notice your face and head starts to distort.
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My guesses:
a) The lens itself is distorted intentionally to fill the extra "widescreen" areas of your display with an otherwise 4:3 ratio sensor.
b) The digital picture is distorted intentionally to fill that same extra void when viewing a 4:3 ratio picture on a 16:9 display.
Think of the days when HD (720p) was brand-new. Some of the first broadcasts that were in "HD" were simply 4:3 ratio videos stretched on the sides to fill up that extra space on your TV (versus having the "black bars" fill it instead).
It could be that the front facing camera just isn't very good, poorly made. I mean it's 2.1 mp. People still use their back camera for selfie lol
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I think I have an idea about what you're experiencing, I always thought I looked funnier than I normally do when talking a photo with the front facing camera lol. I found that I look normal before taking the picture but then after taking the photo and when reviewing it something always looked off. I then found out about the "Save as flipped' option when you press the settings button while in the front facing camera mode. I turned that on and it was better, granted all its doing is flipping the image but it just looked so funny when that setting is off for some reason.
Try it out and see if its the same for you.
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Hello, thank you for the attempt but I tried both options.. And still.. I think the front camera just isn't that good.. My s3 was better than this. I feel like I'm using a circus mirror as a camera..
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sg3love said:
Hello, thank you for the attempt but I tried both options.. And still.. I think the front camera just isn't that good.. My s3 was better than this. I feel like I'm using a circus mirror as a camera..
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I don't have the phone yet but reading for education. This may be silly to ask, but does the distance you put the camera from you change the distortion? I know our arms are only so long, but just a thought.... Since it was pointed out that it does have the extra wide angle lens
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I don't have the phone yet but reading for education. This may be silly to ask, but does the distance you put the camera from you change the distortion? I know our arms are only so long, but just a thought.... Since it was pointed out that it does have the extra wide angle lens
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Hey more knowledge to you my friend! I did a test with distance and I got the same distortion no matter how far i stood from the front facing camera, if I got near the top of the bottom of the screen, I would become bulging, and a little longitudinal.
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My guesses:
a) The lens itself is distorted intentionally to fill the extra "widescreen" areas of your display with an otherwise 4:3 ratio sensor.
b) The digital picture is distorted intentionally to fill that same extra void when viewing a 4:3 ratio picture on a 16:9 display.
Think of the days when HD (720p) was brand-new. Some of the first broadcasts that were in "HD" were simply 4:3 ratio videos stretched on the sides to fill up that extra space on your TV (versus having the "black bars" fill it instead).
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You bring up a great point with the "widescreen" but it is 2014 don't you think they would have thought of a way to get a wider ratio with out distorting an image? This makes the front facing camera unusable to some. The HTC one also has a front widescreen screen camera but does not distort.
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You bring up a great point with the "widescreen" but it is 2014 don't you think they would have thought of a way to get a wider ratio with out distorting an image? This makes the front facing camera unusable to some. The HTC one also has a front widescreen screen camera but does not distort.
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Again probably a pointless suggestion, but have you experimented with the different resolution on the front cam? Makes a mild difference on my S3
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Again probably a pointless suggestion, but have you experimented with the different resolution on the front cam? Makes a mild difference on my S3
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Hey good idea and it made a difference, I lowered resolution to 1.6 mp1440x 1080 and the effect was still there. 4:3
I put the resolution on 1mp 1072x1072 and the effect is completely gone. Ratio is 1:1
Then I put the resolution on what seems to be the lowest 640x480 .3 mp ratio 4:3 and the effect seems to SLIGHTLY be there by hardly noticeable.
For now I will be leaving it on. 3 mp it seems to be usable and not noticeable. But when I opened any third party applications that utilizes my camera like Snapchat it is distorted