About a week ago my camera (running CM 10.1) started to have issues focusing. I tried changing camera settings and used different camera apps but the results were same.
When a factory reset didn't work I tried a stock Samsung ROM and to my surprise the issue persisted. I never had this problem before. The camera seems to only be able to focus when objects are very, very close otherwise pictures are incredibly blurry.
Any thoughts? I'm afraid it may be a hardware issue.
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Got the tab a week ago. The front facing camera was working fine, tried it again today and the color was all screwed up. Is this a hardware or software problem? The back camera still works fine. The picture attached was taken from the front camera.
I would think it is a software issue. Did you install any rom or photo software?
Nope. Havent installed any camera apps or messed with any settings.
If you have root, and you can try flashing a fresh rom.
I have exactly the same issue on my Nexus S. Back camera also works fine. I have stock 4.1.2. Never flashed anything else. Phone version is I9023XXKI1. I know it worked flawlessly for months in skype. Then it changed to this weird color mode for some calls and back without any apparent reason. Now it doesn't change anymore. It just stays this way. I tried to change many settings, nothing helps. I'm also attaching image.
This is the only post I found that seems to be the same as my problem. The hardware is different (well, they are both from Samsung) but result is the same.
My camera worked initially but after switching it to front cam and back I can't get it to display anything and it will force close after 5 seconds.
Face unlock works without a problem and I have tried clearing the camera's data.
3rd party camera apps also fail with the same problem.
Any ideas? I am unrooted and no modifications done yet. Just got the phone yesterday..
behelit said:
My camera worked initially but after switching it to front cam and back I can't get it to display anything and it will force close after 5 seconds.
Face unlock works without a problem and I have tried clearing the camera's data.
3rd party camera apps also fail with the same problem.
Any ideas? I am unrooted and no modifications done yet. Just got the phone yesterday..
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Thats looks like a system failure... Unrooted...
Try switching phone on and off. Be sure the problem didn't come from a recent app instaltion. Factory reset with a reliable backup and if that didn't help ring samsung. If not you could try flashing a different ROM but chances of that fixing it aren't that great!
I had this yesterday when changing video resolution, not happened since.
behelit said:
My camera worked initially but after switching it to front cam and back I can't get it to display anything and it will force close after 5 seconds.
Face unlock works without a problem and I have tried clearing the camera's data.
3rd party camera apps also fail with the same problem.
Any ideas? I am unrooted and no modifications done yet. Just got the phone yesterday..
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Have you tried checking if there is a new firmware update for your camera? presuming its the rear camera.
Info on the firmware update here allaboutsamsung.de/2012/06/samsung-galaxy-s3-update-fur-die-kamera-verfugbar/
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So my sisters Titan 2 started having Issues where the camera auto focus is just wrong. When you go to take a picture the auto focus briefly has a clear picture, but then it starts to focus and becomes blurry and then takes the picture and there no option to disable autofocus. She was running 7.5 and I updated to 7.8 and the problem continues. I think its a possible hardware issues from a drop since it was not always like that.
If its a hardware issues i assume there is no fix.
If its a software problem would flashing the RUU via USB/Goldcard fix the issue (recalibrate?).
Titan 2 autofocus
Tachi91 said:
So my sisters Titan 2 started having Issues where the camera auto focus is just wrong. When you go to take a picture the auto focus briefly has a clear picture, but then it starts to focus and becomes blurry and then takes the picture and there no option to disable autofocus. She was running 7.5 and I updated to 7.8 and the problem continues. I think its a possible hardware issues from a drop since it was not always like that.
If its a hardware issues i assume there is no fix.
If its a software problem would flashing the RUU via USB/Goldcard fix the issue (recalibrate?).
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I have the exact same problem as above, including a brief moment of infocus and then out of focus. Front camera works fine. My phone suffered no damage, one day it exhibited this behavior. I am not at all any sort of developer, could anyone explain in more detail " flashing the RUU via USB/Goldcard" process. Any help would be greatly appreciated.
I have a stock rooted G3 running ZV8. One day last week, my rear facing camera stopped working. No warnings or anything like that beforehand, just no longer working. I get a black screen with only a back button and the last pic taken icon, but nothing else. When I try to access the camera from another camera app I get the message that the camera can't be started or is in use by another application.
The front facing camera seems to still be functional, but can only be accessed by a camera app that goes directly to it, like Camera360. I'm at a complete loss as to ideas about whether this is a software issue, or a hardware issue. If anyone else has had issues with their camera no longer working, any info you can give would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks!
I am having the same problem, and it just appeared out of nowhere as well... I have tried clearing the camera apps cache and data and have wiped davlick from twrp but to no avail. Going to try wiping and reinstalling the rom and will get back to you if it works.
I am running the stock rooted rom :S
Hey there! Since I got the phone I've had random reboot issues on Stock so I've switched to crDroid. But lately even on this custom ROM, I am experiencing camera freezing issues at 55 minute mark on WhatsApp/Zoom video calls. My video gets cut and the phone lags horribly and then after about 10 minutes, somehow it fixes itself. Has anyone else had the same issues ? Is there a fix for this ? I've had this issue on both Stock May update w/locked BL and on crDroid and EvolutionX. Thanks in advance.
i'm having this problem too
but it's even worse for me
always lagging in videocalls and camera cuts off completly after some time
i'm running stock android 10 ROM
Me too since about 2 weeks, maybe because of last security update (stock Android)
During video call the camera sometimes freezes, black picture.
It is also not possible to take photos after this happened. gcam and stock cam forced close.
After reboot everything is fine.
I found this post https://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=82666507&postcount=232 which describes in detail the cause of this error.
Hope it will be fixed soon
fredikruger said:
I found this post https://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=82666507&postcount=232 which describes in detail the cause of this error.
Hope it will be fixed soon
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Thank you, understanding the cause of the problem helps a lot