Hi, my "great" z5 compact camera broke like 1 week ago without any actual problem, the app were crashing all the time, any other app said the camera is already used, the diagnostics said that camera is "not available", and even the flashlight button on quick settings menu didnt work, lovely. I waited for some time and woke up today to working camera and no longer shy flashlight button, but the camera doesnt switch to any mode else than 5 mp "superior" auto, just crashes. When it crashed the flashlight disappeared again, but still works in the auto mode and i cant even disable it. Funny part is when i moved when making a photo, the autofocus started buzzing like crazy, vibrating the whole phone with it. i would love some help with my "premium high quality" smartphone. Thanks
Now after my autofocus got heart attack it went to the starting point, when the camera will decide to work again(and after this incident im not sure if it will) im not going to use my camera and let it sit for some time
RemixJ said:
Now after my autofocus got heart attack it went to the starting point, when the camera will decide to work again(and after this incident im not sure if it will) im not going to use my camera and let it sit for some time
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I'd try a software repair using Xperia companion. This should at least determine if it's software or hardware. If you do this, I'd recommend a complete wipe.
Procrustinator said:
I'd try a software repair using Xperia companion. This should at least determine if it's software or hardware. If you do this, I'd recommend a complete wipe.
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I forgot to mention that once i tried opening the app, it showed like a fountain of rainbow pixels sliding across my screen ( as the camera view, it didnt cover the buttons) i dont know i this makes it easier to distinguish if its software or hardware but just mentioning, also when i went to messenger app and tried to make a photo it was alright.
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Recently started getting this warning that prevents me from using my camera app.
I'm running the captivate's stock camera app on the leaked vibrant T959UVJI2 firmware. I wasn't having any issues until a few days ago, so I'm not exactly sure what caused the problem.
Thanks in advance.
UPDATE:
I checked to see if another app was the culprit and ended active services one by one and found out that tasker was causing the problem.
Turns out it was one of my profiles. Deleted it, everything is fine now.
Thanks for the help
Did you try to flash the stock camera back?
I did flash it back but it didn't fix the problem.
did you tried to update the camera firmware from service menu ?
I just got my captivate yesterday and I've been having the same problem. Sometimes the camera works, sometimes it doesn't. It will occasionally just show a blank green screen. I checked my running services and all I have running while camera is up is omadrmconfig service,htc_ime mod snsservice, and backservice. If I can't find a solution I might just unroot and factory reset.
Justindawg1506 said:
I just got my captivate yesterday and I've been having the same problem. Sometimes the camera works, sometimes it doesn't. It will occasionally just show a blank green screen. I checked my running services and all I have running while camera is up is omadrmconfig service,htc_ime mod snsservice, and backservice. If I can't find a solution I might just unroot and factory reset.
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I'm certain its an application interfering with it.
I've read about other people having these issues with Fring and Goggles.
Try uninstalling applications that use the camera to start and reboot your phone.
If that doesn't work perhaps doing a factory reset isn't a bad idea.
The root shouldn't be an issue.
Good luck
Tried un-rooting and then factory resetting and even tried installing the camera people are using for the vibrant. Not really sure what to do It feels like I'm playing camera roulette with this phone because it works about 5% of the time. Luckily the guy I bought it from has the warranty papers...probably sold it to me knowing it was faulty
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I just recently started having problems with my camera. Same thing that is described here. You say it was one of your profiles. Profile for what exactly? I have reset it back to factory. Camera still didn't work. I have updated camera firmware. Still nothing.
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I had this particular issue but finaly made it work and a different way , I clear the cache video application then reboot and thats it and done
My phone fails constantly as well, almost 100% of the time. However, there is a trick that gets the phone working again, albeit temporarily:
- Press hard on the lens of the camera with your thumb, in a smudging motion until the screen, in my case, turns from black to actual picture. Try to snap a pic. If this fails, keep pressing on the lens and try again. Eventually the camera fail message goes away. Most of the time this trick will work but sometimes it'll never work either.
Note that if your speaker fails, pressing it hard will make it work as well. Something is screwy with the casing or build of these phones, signs of a cheap product. This will be my last samsung product to say the least.
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My phone fails constantly as well, almost 100% of the time. However, there is a trick that gets the phone working again, albeit temporarily:
- Press hard on the lens of the camera with your thumb, in a smudging motion until the screen, in my case, turns from black to actual picture. Try to snap a pic. If this fails, keep pressing on the lens and try again. Eventually the camera fail message goes away. Most of the time this trick will work but sometimes it'll never work either.
Note that if your speaker fails, pressing it hard will make it work as well. Something is screwy with the casing or build of these phones, signs of a cheap product. This will be my last samsung product to say the least.
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sounds like you should send it back to the manufacturer
worked on my galaxy s4
Thanks. This trick totally worked. ..
bhlvoong said:
My phone fails constantly as well, almost 100% of the time. However, there is a trick that gets the phone working again, albeit temporarily:
- Press hard on the lens of the camera with your thumb, in a smudging motion until the screen, in my case, turns from black to actual picture. Try to snap a pic. If this fails, keep pressing on the lens and try again. Eventually the camera fail message goes away. Most of the time this trick will work but sometimes it'll never work either.
Note that if your speaker fails, pressing it hard will make it work as well. Something is screwy with the casing or build of these phones, signs of a cheap product. This will be my last samsung product to say the least.
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A lot of solution i tried...atlast just pressed the lenses medium hard and worked...
Though its logic-less try for an inexperienced users but damn it worked...just pressed ...lolz
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bhlvoong said:
My phone fails constantly as well, almost 100% of the time. However, there is a trick that gets the phone working again, albeit temporarily:
- Press hard on the lens of the camera with your thumb, in a smudging motion until the screen, in my case, turns from black to actual picture. Try to snap a pic. If this fails, keep pressing on the lens and try again. Eventually the camera fail message goes away. Most of the time this trick will work but sometimes it'll never work either.
Note that if your speaker fails, pressing it hard will make it work as well. Something is screwy with the casing or build of these phones, signs of a cheap product. This will be my last samsung product to say the least.
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Just received my replacement Galaxy S2 and I've noticed that the camera seems to focus and makes 2 short clicking sounds when the phone starts up and when I change from camera to video camera and vice versa. This didn't seem to occur on the handset that was replaced.
Is this common or is it a fault?
Well it does the same on mine... Not sure why this would make it faulty?
The clicking noise is actually the camera lens moving back and forth (calibrating?).
My phone on the latest camera firmware does that too - not sure if it did it before.
Just noticed that on mine too, and then found this thread. So, it seems to be normal. We hope so.
My s2 makes also this strange noise. But I nerver noticed this sound on my first s2 which got replaced. I can't immagine that I failed to hear it on my first s2 because it's quite loud. Don't know what to do now . Maybe other people can report if they hear /have this sound.
Mine makes that noise too. Didnt notice it before i read about it here
It's the autofocus. My Desire did that, and so did my Hero.
+1 same here
yes, I'm having the same clicking sounds - the problem is that the camera doesn't work at all...
052 said:
yes, I'm having the same clicking sounds - the problem is that the camera doesn't work at all...
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What! does your camera work ? you got root ?
It's just the auto-focus.
the camera has never worked ever since I bought the damn thing, it just makes these clicking sounds - might be the autofocus - and the viewfinder is black
I've tried 3 or 4 different roms, changed the kernel a few times, got root... and nothing worked. Twice, after restart, I managed to take 2 pics but as soon as I change to video it all goes to hell
I made a video but I can't post it because I'm under 8 posts
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My s2 makes also this strange noise. But I nerver noticed this sound on my first s2 which got replaced. I can't immagine that I failed to hear it on my first s2 because it's quite loud. Don't know what to do now . Maybe other people can report if they hear /have this sound.
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yes mine does that too.I am from india.
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Mine clicks too, all works just fine tho!
Many cameras make a small click when turning on - hero did it too. It's likely an actuator calibration mechanism, to ensure the feedback system is working - wind full in and out, and self-check the sensor return values.
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Many cameras make a small click when turning on - hero did it too. It's likely an actuator calibration mechanism, to ensure the feedback system is working - wind full in and out, and self-check the sensor return values.
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That's exactly what it does, you can see it if you look at the camera.
Mine clicks like crazy when using Tiny Flashlight + LED, Brightest Flashlight Free™ and a couple others I have tried. I mean CRAZY. Like a frog in a sock CRAZY.
It just continues to click. Sometimes it doesn't actually do it but 80% of the time it does
My camera clicks twice too when opening it or when switching to video mode. Clicks are not that loud and camera works perfectly, so i assumed it's normal, though some people say it's not. Wonder if camera does that on all S2 phones or is it related to rom versions or camera firmware ?
Completely silent XWKF3 and latest Camera firmware.
OK, that is not a real hardware clicking, it is not autofocus, it is not lens movement. It's the camera startup noise, and you can disable it by renaming the files:
/system/media/audio/ui/camera_click.ogg as camera_click.ogg.bak
/system/media/audio/ui/camera_click_short.ogg as camera_click_short.ogg.bak
You do need root for this.
Hey guys,
Sometimes when I launch my camera, it makes a loud buzzing noise and has trouble focusing. It seems like something is getting in the way of the lens not allowing it to move freely. If I shake really quickly it usually stops and works like it should. I don't know if it's a lens issue or am issue with the OIS. Has anyone else had this issue and if so have you found a solution? This is my second S6 Edge. The first one succumbed to the auto rotate bug. Thanks for your time.
Camera buzzes continuously. when camera app opened
Eyezayah said:
Hey guys,
Sometimes when I launch my camera, it makes a loud buzzing noise and has trouble focusing. It seems like something is getting in the way of the lens not allowing it to move freely. If I shake really quickly it usually stops and works like it should. I don't know if it's a lens issue or am issue with the OIS. Has anyone else had this issue and if so have you found a solution? This is my second S6 Edge. The first one succumbed to the auto rotate bug. Thanks for your time.
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I was facing the same issue from the past 3-4 days. It starts buzzing (not all the time, but frequent enough to get me mad) when you open the camera app, and might stop the buzing if you try to focus manually.
I went to Samsung service center yesterday, and they did confirm it was a fault camera hardware (don't know the much details yet). They ordered new camera hardware and expected delivery date by tomorrow.
Hoping, the new camera module be with out any issues.
To any one, i have been using the phone for the past ~2 months, and saw this issue occurring in the past 3-4 days. Is any one facing the same issue?
Maybe i will send an e-mail, and see whats happening with these Camera hardware...
So I got the V10 on T-Mobile the day it was announced that the bootloader was factory unlockable. I love it so far with one somewhat concerning exception (apart from the laughable battery life but *shrug*): the majority of the time when I try to use the back camera, I'm not able to focus it. In auto mode tapping to focus does nothing. In manual mode sliding the focus dial also does nothing. Third party camera apps won't focus either. I have to pull the battery and reboot and it *might* work then, and if it does it'll only work the first time I open the camera. Front cameras work fine and the focus on the back camera when it works is excellent. Has anybody else run into this or know if it's worth messing with or if I should just exchange it?
Also for clarification I was running the stock rom (rooted) but with very little frozen. Switched to black hole yesterday (triple wipe) which has been lightning fast so far but having the same issue.
Thanks!
Same
Got it last week and Ive been having the same problem. I dont have many apps but I do let my battery drain due to laziness. Thats the only bad thing I do. I'm thinking of exchanging it because ive also messed with all the settings in the manual camera and nothing. Its set to a very close 1 inch distance to focus well. Front camera works marvelous.
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Got it last week and Ive been having the same problem. I dont have many apps but I do let my battery drain due to laziness. Thats the only bad thing I do. I'm thinking of exchanging it because ive also messed with all the settings in the manual camera and nothing. Its set to a very close 1 inch distance to focus well. Front camera works marvelous.
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Yeah close focus is exactly the problem. I can take passable pictures of stuff right in front of me by physically moving the phone closer and further until it's in focus but that's useless. I'm going to go by the T-Mobile store this evening or tomorrow and see what they say.
Hey xda-community,
i've registered, because i have a strange problem with my LG G5 (H850) European Edition. If this is of any use, it's the Vodafone-Edition. Sorry for my language, i'm not a native speaker .
I got my G5 yesterday and was really pleased with the build quality (i was afraid, i was about the get some of those flawed devices as seen on the internet) and the raw power of the whole package. At first i didn't notice but then i realized, that the automatic brightness didn't work. Then i noticed, while having a conversation, that the display was'nt turned down. Up to this point it sounds like the known bug.
What i think (and please, push me into the right direction if i'm wrong - i'd love to take the shame not beeing able to look properly) makes the difference is, that after installing several sensor test apps from playstore, i always got the information, that both sensors are missing.
I took a trip into service menu and tried to calibrate (or better so say, to see if there was any sign of them) those sensors, but nothing happened. No reaction while covering the area where they are supposed to be, nothing.
Firmware is v10c-262-02. Tried to reset the phone and check while having nothing installed - same problem. I tried safe mode - same problem. I can check autobrightness but it doesn't have any effect whatsoever.
What really makes me shake my head is, that when i'm called and i turn the the display downwards to stop the sound, it works after 2 up to 3 times trying to cover the display.
I'd hate to send it in - maybe i'm just too stupid to look for answers, i'd really appreciate any efforts to help.
Thanks in advance and have a nice day.
Nero
Hey there,
short follow up to the problem. Yesterday evening i got a notification about an firmware update and wanted to install it. After hitting the proceed button nothing happened. Nothing. No installation, nada. I shook my head, deceided to return the damn brick and forgot about it. After an hour i noticed that my soft keys had changed their appearance. They got smaller. I asumed a kind of silent update (? nothing is shocking me anymore concerning this phone), checked the brightness control - no change. An hour ago i wanted to unlock my phone and got no reaction. I was about to hard reset it when it unlocked. I scrolled down the notification bar to check something when i noticed that the brightness was different from my setting. I hit the auto brightness button and bazinga. It changed by itself and since then everything works like a charme. The firmware version hasn't changed. I don't have the knowledge to explain anything or to know if something like this is even possibe (something was definitly new because all those vodafone apps where there again - which i deinstalled yesterday). Okay, long story short - either i'm officially going insane or they fixed it. Don't know, don't care.
Have a nice weekend!
Update: And it's gone again. I have no idea what to do anymore. I don't know if anyone is interessted in this, but i share the info anyway...
With Sensors (Umgebungslichtstärkesensor = Ambient light sensor, Näherungssensor = Proximity Sensor)
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Without Sensors
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nero
It certainly sounds like it *might* be defective, as you say that you have tried a factory reset.
It is a strange problem you have as it only appears to happen occasionally. It also sounds quite annoying. I know it is a pain to have t return it, but it might be better to do that and have a fully functional device, than to keep on facing this problem.
Sorry not to be able to give you a more satisfactory solution.
Good luck.
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Good luck.
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Hello,
thank your very much for your reply. I agree, i think it'll be the only option i have. I'll try to do return it, it's quite easy in Germany but, nevertheless, connected to some time without a phone.
Have a nice sunday,
Nero
I have this same issue with the proximity sensor and in my case it is because of the Lifeproof case is causing this, many others with this case report the same thing. Try taking out of the case and test again - mine works fine with no case; If this still happens, with no case on, then maybe the phone
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I have this same issue with the proximity sensor and in my case it is because of the Lifeproof case is causing this, many others with this case report the same thing. Try taking out of the case and test again - mine works fine with no case; If this still happens, with no case on, then maybe the phone
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Thank you for trying to help Sensor was damaged, send it in for repair and got it back. One can be sure that it's not a matter of blocked access to the sensors when a sensor test shows, that there are no sensors.
Told about this in so many forums that i forgot to tighten the loose ends. Sorry.
Kind regards