I've updated to Gummy, and everything seems to be working pretty marvelously. One issue I've discovered is the camera. I could describe it, but pictures are worth 1000 words. See attached.
It only does this with the front camera, the placement of the lines seems to be somewhat random, and the lines don't appear during capture - only on the saved image. Has anyone seen this before? Is the problem with the Camera.apk (I get the same issues when taking pictures with the front camera from within other apps)? Is it fixable?
Thanks.
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I just tried to take a picture of something with Google Goggles. I cropped the image area to particular area of the subject I was taking a picture of, but the resulting image that Goggles stored and analyzed was actually about 1/2" lower than the area that was selected in the preview window. Has anyone else noticed this?
That's a pretty common issue with any non-SLR camera. The image on the screen is not always going to line up perfectly with what the lens captures.
Shrivel said:
That's a pretty common issue with any non-SLR camera. The image on the screen is not always going to line up perfectly with what the lens captures.
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Actually, if I just want to take a picture with the regular camera, it captures exactly what I'm looking at. But if I take a picture with Google Goggles, it's offset and is useless because if you're taking a picture of something fairly small, for example a paragraph of text that you want translated, it will take a picture and analyze the wrong paragraph.
This appears to be a known problem with Google Goggles 1.1, not specific to Galaxy S series phones.
http://www.google.com/support/forum/p/Google+Mobile/thread?tid=60d16cd86d28805e&hl=en
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That's a pretty common issue with any non-SLR camera. The image on the screen is not always going to line up perfectly with what the lens captures.
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That would only be true if the "viewfinder" was optical rather than digital.
I've been using the Ressurection Remix ROM on my S2 ever since v1.0 and I've only noticed this problem when the ROM moved from ICS v4.0.3 to v4.0.4. I would've reported this problem earlier but I figured, since the ROM gets regular updates, the problem would've been fixed by now.
Whenever I take photographs with my S2, I always have it set to 6.5MP Widescreen. Previously, when the phone was un-modded and when using Ressurection Remix versions that used ICS v4.0.3, the image in the on-screen viewfinder matched the resulting image I got when I took the picture. However, since ICS v4.0.4, the image in the viewfinder is distorted and, in contrast, the resulting image when taking the photograph is cropped. It makes it difficult to take photos since the image I get doesn't match what I see on the screen when taking the photo. I can also report that this is only happening for photographs. The viewfinder picture when recording video appears to be fine.
I have included two screenshots to illustrate the problem, and I have used one of my Union Flag cushions as an example. The first screenshot shows the cushion in it's entirety. Note the gap at the top and bottom of the viewfinder image. At the top, you can see part of my TV, and on the bottom you can see a row of keys on my laptop (which I used to prop up the cushion for this example). The second screenshot shows the resulting image I took when I kept my phone in the same position used for the first screenshot. Notice there is no gap on the top and bottom of the image now. When I compare both these screenshots to the actual cushion, the resulting image appears to have the correct aspect ratio but the image on the viewfinder seems to be vertically distorted, or "squished".
Is anyone else experiencing this? Is there a way to resolve it?
Does it on mine too in 6.5Mp mode
I just checked it out on mine here I am on 2.4 it doesnt seem to cut anything off on mine on 8Mp but it does do that on the 6.5Mp mode. must be a glitch.
I agree, the problem doesn't occur with 8MP photos and only happens in widescreen mode. I'm kinda glad to see someone else is experiencing the problem, as it suggests its something that could be resolved by the developer.
I would comment on the main Resurrection Remix development thread but I haven't posted enough yet.
[UPDATE] I've installed Resurrection Remix v2.5.2 and I can confirm the problem has been fixed in this version
I am experiencing this issue with my Z2 running .69 firmware.
I updated upon receiving my handset so i can't say if it's firmware related or hardware related.
To describe my issue, whenever i move photos to photo editing apps, there is a visible degradation of my pictures. I'm labeling the issue as degradation for now, but note that there is no lost of image size or resolution. Instead, the issue is the appearance of green splotches over the image, similiar to the appearance of noise on digital cameras.
This happens regardless of the editing app, it seems whenever the picture is moved to another app, the problem occurs.( E.g. in gallery; share a picture via Instagram or VSCO )
Attached are two images, neither images have received any filter. only difference is that one has gone through 3-4 apps. For clarification, the apps are not the one degrading the picture as it works fine on my GNex.
Kindly open both files and is is pretty evident there is a green tint on the second picture.
Can anyone test if their handset is experiencing this same issue?
Is there some sort of Sony "enhancement" going on behind the scenes causing this?
Is it limited to the Z2 or is this an issue of Kitkat?
If possible, could someone help me test if this is a problem with my specific handset?
kindly move a shot to VSCO or your favourite editing app, don't make any edits but just save the file and compare between the original and the "edited" file. you can try moving the image through 3-4 apps and note the green tint becoming stronger each time.
This is happening on all my pictures, regardless if i took it off the phone or through a dedicated camera and then transferred it over. The colour shift is greatly bothering me as it just ruins the picture.
Thanks.
I just tried with a couple of photos. On one of them the green tint was apparent (on white background) but the other is identical with the original.
Hi, Thanks for doing the test.
It seems there is some form of over aggressive noise reduction when photos are moved. It tries to reduce the noise by smudging it, however it results in the whole image having the green tint.
In your first image, the green tint is actually present, go back and forth between the two pictures and you'll notice the skin tone of your thumb changes slightly.
The effect of this noise reduction becomes over bearing when moving the photos through multiple apps, and it is seriously bothering me...
Furthermore, this is totally redundant, why is there a need to modify pictures that are being moved around? I understand if it's present on the camera's software but to implement it when editing pictures??
I have contacted Sony regarding this but they simply asked me to do a Factory reset which won't solve the issue. I have asked them to push this to the software team, hoping it is removed in the next update.
If there is a more direct way to contact the Sony android software team, kindly let me know, thanks.
If However you are not experiencing this, do let us know as well so i can decide if i should send it down for repair or not.
Could more people test this issue?
It seems more than just colour issues.
There are tons of compression artifacts in my pictures, making smooth surfaces appear blotchy.
Hey all, so I got the unlocked US model of the G5. First thing I noticed is a scratch on the back on the paint near the camera. I was upset, but thinking if I returned it, I'd get something worse back.
Anyways, when I went to use Snapchat, I noticed if everything is on the dark side I can see some lines on the video/photo viewfinder and it stays in photos/videos if it shows while recording. So far this only appears to happen in Snapchat, so I'm hoping it's something with the app, as it doesn't show in the stock camera. (See sample video below)
Can anyone who uses Snapchat check if this is a thing?
Sample: https://drive.google.com/open?id=0B8OF-gTbFNmSVVdLSlAtdGdYUWM (that's South Park in the background fyi)
Thanks for any input!
I think if you have your phone in any version of English other than US, it will change the anti-banding setting in all camera apps. I can't watch the video right now, but it sounds like what you're describing. Snapchat is working just fine for me.
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I think if you have your phone in any version of English other than US, it will change the anti-banding setting in all camera apps. I can't watch the video right now, but it sounds like what you're describing. Snapchat is working just fine for me.
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I don't think that's the problem. I'm in the U.S. and have it set to U.S. (just tried UK, as well).
It comes and goes and only on the right side of the screen.
I noticed also in the stock camera app it seems the viewfinder "lags" (has lots of motion blur) while taking photos., causing some photos to come out blurry. This never happened on my G5 H815.
My snapchat is the same, I get those lines down too
I have a Verizon G5 and have those exact issues in Snapchat. Strange, dully colored vertical lines when moving the rear camera, and a dark front camera.
The front seems to be a bit better from an update, but I'm thinking they have no idea how to code for the dual cameras.
I have the same problem on my g5 rs988
Update your Snapchat app, the issues I use to have is that front camera flashes on snapchat when trying to use it in low light photos or rooms, inside places, etc. Otherways the photo came extremaly grainy too, but no that lines.
Later I joined beta and it seems solved now i dont see that flashes from black to light or grainy selfies, even the resolution looks like normal camera even in low light
Same for me with G5 H850
The snapchat camera is fixed now.
I have started experiencing this issue with my galaxy s9+.
The camera no longer capture those impressive shots which it used to capture last month or until few weeks ago.
Now the photos are blur and focus is very bad.
Anyone facing similar issue.
Can anyone help me fix it?
My camera is capturing photos, the shots which it used take were very impressive and now the quality has become very bad all of sudden.
Please see the 1st photo in white t-shirt. It is few weeks ago.
The second photo in black t-shirt is captured now. It is very blur. No matter how many times I try or change location or light condition. Photos are very blur and focus is very bad.
FYI... I reset the camera settings and clean the partition cache several times.
Thanks for your help.
Kamleshkb said:
I have started experiencing this issue with my galaxy s9+.
The camera no longer capture those impressive shots which it used to capture last month or until few weeks ago.
Now the photos are blur and focus is very bad.
Anyone facing similar issue.
Can anyone help me fix it?
My camera is capturing photos, the shots which it used take were very impressive and now the quality has become very bad all of sudden.
Please see the 1st photo in white t-shirt. It is few weeks ago.
The second photo in black t-shirt is captured now. It is very blur. No matter how many times I try or change location or light condition. Photos are very blur and focus is very bad.
FYI... I reset the camera settings and clean the partition cache several times.
Thanks for your help.
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To see if it's the hardware or the software, I would suggest you try the same photo setup with a DIFFERENT camera application to see if the problem is in all the camera apps or in just the one you're using.
Each camera app will have its own set of settings which may help you debug, e.g., the GCam port has these settings screenshotted below which can help you debug such as "dirty lens warning" and resolution setup.
But the SIMPLEST camera app to test might be this FOSS camera app from Mark Harmon. If that doesn't work, nothing will.
There is also the free "camera2api" probe utility program which may provide hardware malfunction indicators.