Bad camera macros - Redmi Note 2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting

Hi, i have a problem with camera. I tried also other cameras like the Google one. The thing is that with my last Samsung phone (Galaxy Core) i always did perfect macros with 5 cm of distance from the object! With Redmi Note 2 you must stay at least at 10-12 cm to get a macro, with the result that also the background is focused. I think that is a lens problem... How about your macros?
However it is not only a macro problem
This camera can't simply focus subjects that are near it
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Same here. My old Xperia S did a better job with macros.

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Are you using auto or manual focus?

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I use Tap to focus

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I do not have this problem. I get a clear picture at 5cm, but anything less will be blurry.

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I have same problem with my note 3. Well today i figured it out. With a help with a friend. The glass protector of my cam have a few litle scratches. When i take it down camera works perfect.
Scratches are almost invisible.
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Tried also today
Nothing to do.. You must stay at least at 8-10 cm in order to get a good macro

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Mhm. Try some other camera. But I think that 10 cm is OK it's not a pro.macro camera. Booh. Try with macro lenses. For me it worked
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Sometimes macros are very goods
But you must stay at least at 10 cm from the subject

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Yeah but than this is not macro for me. With macro lenses macro photos are quite good
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Same here, i can't even scan many QR codes. Let alone the tiny QR codes that Xiaomi itself uses on their headphones!

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Same problem for me.
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There are many different type of lens. Marco lens work from 10 cm onward. For Note 2 you must hold it 10 cm away to focus. The words are readable.
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This is from the same distance using the in camera x4.0 zoom. Not tac sharp but acceptable.

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Noticed the same when received my Note 2. I don't think that it is a problem of camera or the device. It just how it works. All my previous devices (phones and cameras) can focus on closer objects.
That's what it can do if you focus from 12+ cm.

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I have thia good macro manual focus with cm 12.1 by mokee..
Great shutter speed n better quality from srock miui camera..
Trully hard focus for around 10cm range focus..
Just a problem with lack of feature thats all..

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Okay, so Redmi 3 takes much better macros compared to RN2. It's able to focus at much closer objects and I'm able to get some awesome macro shots with it.

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plan to buy it on next week, but confused between redmi note 2 and redmi note 3
hi sir,
i have planned to buy a xiaomi device, but i cant choose one becoz of lack of experience so can you help me to figure out what is best device from redmi note 2 and redmi note 3, plzzz

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droidaem said:
Okay, so Redmi 3 takes much better macros compared to RN2. It's able to focus at much closer objects and I'm able to get some awesome macro shots with it.
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Which RMN3 do you have? The one with the Qualcomm 650 or with the MTK X10? Because the "old" one is basically a RMN2 with a fingerscanner.
sampath bandara said:
hi sir,
i have planned to buy a xiaomi device, but i cant choose one becoz of lack of experience so can you help me to figure out what is best device from redmi note 2 and redmi note 3, plzzz
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There are multiple versions of both phones (the RMN2 has all versions using the same hardware except for the 4G and bands differing, so still be carefull which version you buy for your country). But the RMN3 is even more confusing, since there are versions that use completely different hardware.
The first RMN3 was basically identical to the RMN2 except for the casing, fingerprint scanner and larger battery, and missing the option to have a microSD card. But screen, processor etc were identical to RMN2.
But later they released an updated RMN3, with a newer processor and higher resolution camera, and also the option to use microSD cards. So, the most obvious response is to go for THAT version.
This means the "Redmi Note 3 Pro Prime", using the Qualcomm Snapdragon 650 with 3GB RAM and 32GB ROM is the best phone.

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i havent qualcom version in my country

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ozfunghi said:
Which RMN3 do you have? The one with the Qualcomm 650 or with the MTK X10? Because the "old" one is basically a RMN2 with a fingerscanner.
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It's just Redmi 3, not the note one. I thought it has the same sensor as Redmi Note 2, but apparently it doesn't as it seems to have a bigger lens.