My S2 makes this weird noise sometimes when using Torch. It sort of sounds like a buzzing. And as I'm typing this, it started doing it without Torch on. The sound is coming from where the camera and LED are at. When it does this, I just flick/thump on the spot and it stops making the sound. What could be the cause of this?
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It's the auto focus mechanism for the camera, not sure why it does it. Toggling torch off usually stops it or a reboot, doesn't seem to cause any issues with the camera, but it can cause a serious amount of battery drain if it stays active.
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The warning specifically states that the unusual high power of the light frequencies may/may not damage your phone in some way, although maybe that's a problem they had not anticipated :/
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The warning specifically states that the unusual high power of the light frequencies may/may not damage your phone in some way, although maybe that's a problem they had not anticipated :/
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True, but I never use it for more than a few seconds.
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It's been a while since I researched this but from what I can remember, all of the apps like torch that utilize the flash for a flash light activate the camera as well as the flash so the camera will try to focus even though you aren't trying to take a a pic. I have never figured out why my the camera focus mechanism flakes out one time but not the next seems to do it worse on certain rom versions than but I have never flashed backwards to see if the problem returned.
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I have the smane problem.
It is a video from someone on youtube that have the problem too:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=toDlY8Txb4M
any one know how can fix it?
Thanks
It appears to be a mechanical issue with the camera's focus motor. It may need to be replaced if it really bothers you. I've heard some parts for the s2 are easy to repair yourself, but I don't know if this is.
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Hi Guys,
I am using MIUI rom 2.11.26 in my sgh i777 the problem is when i record videos outdoor the recording is perfect but when i record it in door under lights i see there is a black type of waves across the screen and it records with it any idea to caliberate the sensor.
that's a screen issue I use to get that after my third exchange the issue is minimal.
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that's a screen issue I use to get that after my third exchange the issue is minimal.
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Hi Could you let me know did you ever get over this problem. Is there any possiblity through software to get over it.
I would like to use this but have a feeling this technology is too new and hurts the battery more than the old fashion way of setting the screen off after a minute.
does anyone know if it is in fact a battery killer? Hope not
How do you even activate it?
I've never seen it working in my phone.
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I wish I could tell you I have had the phone for a day now with that feature enabled and have only seen the eye pop up in the status bar twice. It doesn't really work good for me at all.
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are any of the "S" feautures useful? My galaxy s3 is preordered and I don't have it yet
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How do you even activate it?
I've never seen it working in my phone.
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Go to Setting>Display>check Smart Stay in menu
It only checks for your face just before it turns the screen off, as opposed to all the time. I've been using it for a week and it hasn't really had any effect on battery life
In good lighting smart stay works for me.
It isn't perfect, but it is nice to have as opposed to the german version of s voice.
No noticeable difference in battery life for me. I have found it doesn't work very well in low light conditions and it won't work at all when using most downloaded applIcations.
Doesnt kill baytter as it doesnt use the front camera for actual photo,just for face recognition and that too when the original time out of the screen is reached.After that it checks every 5 second or so and isnt continuously using battery.Instead it saves u the irritation of powering up the screen everytym :-D
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I just discovered this feature and it seems to work great. But seeing that eye pop up on the screen every few seconds is distracting to me. Turned smart stay off.
Hi.
i have a few problems with my new SGS3. firstly, when i record a video or take a photo there's a lot of noise no matter how good lighting conditions are. i have tried different settings but nothing changes. also, i have updated the phone to the latest firmware, again, nothing has been fixed.
on to my second problem. the screen has black dots on a solid black background. i believe this is a common problem with the S3, but is it a software issue or a screen issue? my previous phone was a Google Nexus S and it never had black dots on it's super amoled screen.
can anyone please help.
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1) Your camera might be stuffed - hardware issue. Especially if you can't get a decent pic outdoors. Have seen it on the S2. A mates phone was blurry no matter what.
2) As far as I know most if not all S3's have this issue, but unless you stare at a black screen in a dark room you'll never notice it.
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i can see the black dots in a light room. also, the camera is fine outside it's just indoors that it has problems with.
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Get an exchange fast....
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This phone is great except for two things: one is the locked bootloader (I think that's already fixed) and the other is that this camera is the worst I've ever had on any phone. Does anyone know any settings/apps/scripts/zip files to improve photo/video quality? I guess the speaker is rather quiet too but that's not too big of a problem
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You should try reading through the subforms, considering you only "think" that the bootloader has been unlocked (by devs).
There's a guide on how to unlock the bootloader only a few topics below me. Regardless, there's no topics on pictures
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Theres already a topic for pictures here in the General section of AT&T LGOG
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This phone is great except for two things: one is the locked bootloader (I think that's already fixed) and the other is that this camera is the worst I've ever had on any phone. Does anyone know any settings/apps/scripts/zip files to improve photo/video quality? I guess the speaker is rather quiet too but that's not too big of a problem
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I've noticed setting the shot to "Night Mode" does help when using flash in the dark.. gets rid of the ugly yellowish tint.
I'm also very interested in finding if there's an app that will improve the photos on this phone. It's the only bad thing about it for me. I couldn't find anything useful on these forums.
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Switch Camera Mode to Smart Shutter. This takes better pics, and the responsiveness is way faster.
Still trying to figure out a way to have that is the default setting.
Hi guys,
I'm really impressed by motion functions in Samsung, including double tap to top. However, I don't know whether those kinds of function really drain much battery or not?
Many have said that the flagship keeps working in order to identify when you tap to the top of it. Others contradicted it and stated that it just works when needed.
Does anybody explain more to me? :crying:
I use the feature alot but never had any noticable battery drainage so i think you are fine.
Its not a feature that is constantly in use so wont drain alot
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I also don't see any noticeable change in battery when using it a lot.
So maybe it's not on constantly?
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It means a sensor must be active whenever the screen is on. It will affect battery sure, but as to how negligible that is, who knows?
No never had such issue with my s3
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As far as I know, this feature only works in Contacts and E-mail.
So I think only activate the sensors when you open these apps otherwise the sensors should maintain inactive
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As far as I know, this feature only works in Contacts and E-mail.
So I think only activate the sensors when you open these apps otherwise the sensors should maintain inactive
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You may might be right about that.