Hey guys, I have a wondefoo PX-5 Android 8.0 Headunit.
I'm pretty much satisfied with it but as I live in a very warm and sunny country, I almost can't see anything on my headunit as it's simply isn't bright enough.
The brightness is set to the maximum, and i've tried the trick with the "reverse camera brightness" which didn't help at all.
I started this thread on the hardware development as i'm sure it's a hardware "problem", and not software related.
Is there any fix to my issue? Even a paid one like an upgraded panel or something like that.
It hurts too much to "throw away" a 350$ headunit which is OEM look to my car.
Thanks, in advanced.
Try to tint your windows to dim down the light on your car.
AnaIysiS said:
Hey guys, I have a wondefoo PX-5 Android 8.0 Headunit.
I'm pretty much satisfied with it but as I live in a very warm and sunny country, I almost can't see anything on my headunit as it's simply isn't bright enough.
The brightness is set to the maximum, and i've tried the trick with the "reverse camera brightness" which didn't help at all.
I started this thread on the hardware development as i'm sure it's a hardware "problem", and not software related.
Is there any fix to my issue? Even a paid one like an upgraded panel or something like that.
It hurts too much to "throw away" a 350$ headunit which is OEM look to my car.
Thanks, in advanced.
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If you can take some detailed internal pictures of your unit and lcd panel board, I might be able to suggest increasing the brightness potentiometer (if available.)
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jerrymh said:
Try to tint your windows to dim down the light on your car.
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Even better, only drive through tunnels.
Yeah - nah?
jerrymh said:
Try to tint your windows to dim down the light on your car.
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The sad part is that my windows are tinted, 85% on the back, 65% on the front, almost doesn't help at all.
marchnz said:
If you can take some detailed internal pictures of your unit and lcd panel board, I might be able to suggest increasing the brightness potentiometer (if available.)
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Even better, only drive through tunnels.
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LOL, thank you for trying to help, i hope i can take apart the unit tommorow and upload some pictures.
Will quote you again when I have the pictures.
Mine is also a bit dim on bright sunny days, would be good if there is an adjustable potentiometer on the board. I just had my head unit out today, wish I read this before. My unit is has a 8" IPS screen.
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One thing I have noticed is that there is a gap between the glass and the screen, its about 2mm at a guess. I have got a few specs of dust in there already, I don’t know if it makes a difference on how bright the screen looks in sunlight, my phone screen is laminated to the glass and looks brighter.
Turning my headlights off made the brightness increase a lot.
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I got a replacement phone because the headset speaker died on my original one. I don't remember having this issue on the original phone. Can you guys take a picture of a white wall or ceiling in medium light and see if you have this problem. Otherwise I might have to see about another exchange.
Also, it seems that this has been a problem since the i9100 was introduced but I don't remember it before.
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that's a light issue, not a camera issue. turn your flash on. besides, when is there ever a time that I need a picture of the ceiling?
(by the way, I checked this on 3 phones, the ones in my signature, and it does it on all 3 phones. Then I turn on my flash on the gs2 (since the other ones don't have a flash) and it goes away. in order not to get it without your flash, you have to be in more natural sunlight)
You've never taken a picture of something white before?
The ceiling is just an easy example.
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You've never taken a picture of something white before?
The ceiling is just an easy example.
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I have, but if it's outside I don't get this red spot. And if it's inside, I don't get it either if I use the flash. I don't see that as a bug in the camera. My wife is a photographer. This is coming from her. It's the light.
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I also just took some pictures of things around the house that are on a white background. like pictures on our wall. I took some with flash, and some without. Now it appears that this red spot for me only shows up if the picture is completely white and I don't use the flash. If anything else is in the picture, it's gone - with or without the flash. Seems like a non-issue to me.
Read up on how to do a white balance for your camera.
As you go further out from the optical center of the camera, the angle which the light makes with the normal to the detector increases. This in turn means that, toward the edges, there's more chance that a light ray will travel through more than one of the colour filters, resulting in a color shift at the edges.
Here, it looks as though the camera white-balance has fixed a colour shift around the edges, at the expense of the center shifted to pink.
Phrases to google if you're interested: "pixel crosstalk", "bayer filter", CFA.
All smaller imagers are prone to this; they're simply too short for the optics to be close to telecentric (i.e. all rays hit detector at 90°). In a scene where there's a better range of colour and lighting, you likely wouldn't notice any problem at all. If you do, then cell-phone cameras aren't for you
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I'm really liking this camera more and more every day. No post-processing on the computer. It's just the Lumia 920 camera with Creative Studios. Check out the attachment.
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If they can sort the sharpness out a little then I'll be really happy.
The noise levels, contrast and dynamic range is good.
wow,
last photo is amazing
Thanks. Just a quick snap of some flooding near me just before sunset, which along with sunrise is the best time to be shooting landscapes. The sun is a bit overblown though.
But if you look at the edges of the photo it's not as sharp which I put down to the lens. I think we expect too much of these tiny lenses and a smaller aperture would be better for sharpness, but most camera phones have large ones. f2.0 on the 920 and f2.2 on others.
All I wish for is spot focus on the Nokia 920.
Really nice picture
new years day morning (John Hancock)...
Amazing shot
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new years day morning (John Hancock)...
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See attached. No post processing...just auto fix
Here are a couple of shots. They were taken from the same place, just at different times. They've been edited a bit in Creative Studios, but other than that no extra processing.
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I'm really liking this camera more and more every day. No post-processing on the computer. It's just the Lumia 920 camera with Creative Studios. Check out the attachment.
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That's really nice Bokeh!
Dunno, photos seem to be over saturated and lack details.
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Dunno, photos seem to be over saturated and lack details.
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Mine have been slightly color-adjustedin Nokia Creative Studios. Facebook compressed some of my images. In original shots, I'm not too worried about the sharpness.
I've been incredibly impressed with it, especially in low light, I can't get over how well the photos come out.
Used the flash once, ever since have kept it off!
Here's my shot:
https://skydrive.live.com/?cid=18ba2af3d9fec455&id=18BA2AF3D9FEC455%21610&sff=1
Best mobile camera I have experienced so far.
Alright, a few more shots. As usual, the only editing is from Nokia Creative Studios. All are pre-Portico except for the pizza and the water tank.
Played around with some settings. Higher exposure (2/3) is really good for food shots!
I noticed sharpness was better on computer than on screen... I really don't complain about sharpness, and video is really awesome. I love this phone (but not going to marry it)
chikoo said:
All I wish for is spot focus on the Nokia 920.
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Touch the screen.
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batna.antab said:
Dunno, photos seem to be over saturated and lack details.
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... says the iPhone guy ...
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Touch the screen.
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... says the iPhone guy ...
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Here's a picture I took will mine. The light was brighter behind the bike.
driftnut56 said:
Here's a picture I took will mine. The light was brighter behind the bike.
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hope its not S1000RR then i ll have to find you and steal it
amazing clarity indoor shots.
gonna try playing around with my camera..was in the CBD yesterday and was hesitant to take pics as i didnt believe any phone camera could capture city at night beautifully.
Anyone else have this issue?
The pins on the charging dock piece are in perfect shape, but as pictured below the charging port on the gear fit itself has chipped. Now my Gear Fit no longer charges... I wear this watch everyday. Love it for it's simplicity and beautiful screen.
25% left... going to die soon.
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Also fwiw, I bought this gear fit during the 4th of July sale Best Buy had when it was $99.99.
So it was actually a superb deal. Just sucks this watch has barely lasted 4 months. The locking piece that locks into the holes to secure the watch, one of those broke and the guy at Best Buy was kind enough to replace that small part.
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EDIT: I can't post a picture since I don't have 10 posts yet...
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You may attach the pic to your post and then just add the attachment to post your picture :highfive:
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MasturB;55724091The locking piece that locks into the holes to secure the watch said:
Are you talking about this little part?
http://forum.xda-developers.com/gear-fit/general/quality-issue-rusting-lock-t2887017
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You may attach the pic to your post and then just add the attachment to post your picture :highfive:
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Are you talking about this little part?
http://forum.xda-developers.com/gear-fit/general/quality-issue-rusting-lock-t2887017
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Yes. I talked to Samsung and took a picture of it. One of those locks broke, leaving only 1 and the watch would come off my wrist every few minutes. They wanted me to send the entire watch etc for "inspection & repair".
A guy at Best Buy was kind enough to give me a replacement piece. Don't know where he got it from, must've been from one of the display models on the show floor.
As for the damaged charging port under the watch itself.... here goes.
MasturB said:
Yes. I talked to Samsung and took a picture of it. One of those locks broke, leaving only 1 and the watch would come off my wrist every few minutes. They wanted me to send the entire watch etc for "inspection & repair".
A guy at Best Buy was kind enough to give me a replacement piece. Don't know where he got it from, must've been from one of the display models on the show floor.
As for the damaged charging port under the watch itself.... here goes.
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How did that happen? Did they just fall off?
xuser said:
How did that happen? Did they just fall off?
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The lock pieces or the charging ports?
There is a Z3 camera thread, however the Z3v has slightly different hardware. Let's show off results from this camera.
Here are several images I captured with the Z3v:
My parents while out sledding. The snow kept falling but no worries with the water proofing[emoji6] .
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Low light, my wife and daughter.
Image of a graffiti covered train using a built in filter.
Random car I walked past.
actually they look verygood
I'm in Florida. I usually run these through the quick fix in PS touch. But for you guys these are the processed. The top one is shot in manual full sensor. The bottom quick button auto.
Great looking pics!
Comet Lovejoy through a old Military Night Scope, I had to press the phone's camera to the eye piece of the scope and then snap the picture. The large white dot just right of the "T" is Comet Lovejoy. You can just make out the tail of the Comet if you look real close. In the second one it is the large dot below the "T".
Hard to capture the image, it looks way cooler in person, the tail is very distinctive through the Night Scope in person.
Here are a couple more images. These were edited in snapseed.
GOOOOD
The dedicated shutter button, and the general reviews of sony xperia camera's, was a major selling point for me. I think there are likely others looking for camera samples so I wanted to share a few more.
This first is a food shoot (haven't seen much food samples). Home made pizza!
Another outdoor image.
And one more low light.
I own several high end cameras including the 36mp A7r and have been quite impressed with the Z3v for snapshots. I like the manual mode at usually 8mp resolution. Here is an example of dinner on Friday. Outdoor day or low light night shots are impressive on this sensor.
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Coinjock Bay, NC
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Taken from work today
Not sure if it's new but it popped up and I enabled it today.
Anyone know how efficient it is compared to OLED panel?
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Ambient display on anything other than an OLED panel is waste of energy.
An OLED panel can choose to turn on only specific pixels and keep the other pixels totally off, thus saving energy.
Ambient display on OLED panels does exactly that. It merely lights up a few hundred pixels for ambient display and keeps others totally off, thus using very less power. This is the reason why OLED panels have deeper blacks. Because the pixels are kept off to depict black colour.
Our poco Panel on the other hand is a LCD display. LCD screens can either be fully on. Or fully off. This is because LCDs have a backlight to illuminate the screen as a whole as opposed to OLED panels where each LED pixel has its own light source.
Keeping the LCD screen on for such long times will drain away battery and might also affect its life. This is not bad only for the battery, but also the screen.
OLED panels barely use power while using Ambient Display. And regarding the screen, the clock keeps moving a few pixels from time to time to prevent screen burn in on an OLED panel.
In short, this is not even remotely efficient.
+1 what he said, plus your mobile will charge slowly because it has to keep whole display backlit.
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+1 what he said, plus your mobile will charge slowly because it has to keep whole display backlit.
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It's a micro use of screen brightness, so don't affect the charging time.
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Not sure if it's new but it popped up and I enabled it today.
Anyone know how efficient it is compared to OLED panel?
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I activated this feature too and it's good, only for when the cellphone it's charging, so it's ok.