I'm having a problem in the sense that the camera seems to only take octure after the flash turns off. this is when the flash is set to auto mode. as a result my picture looks darker with the flash on then without. anyone with this problem as well or any ideas what to do
yeancheant said:
I'm having a problem in the sense that the camera seems to only take octure after the flash turns off. this is when the flash is set to auto mode. as a result my picture looks darker with the flash on then without. anyone with this problem as well or any ideas what to do
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I noticed same thing. Looks weird for me too. No idea how to fix it. The problem not always exist - photos are ok when I shot in total darkness with flash. If i take photo with some light then it looks like after flash turns off.
Anyone else noticed that?
No, this is normal. It reduces the exposure time when flash is on, so that pictures do not get overexposed. Every camera does that.
As a result, you may get darker pictures with flash than without, if you use the flash at times where it's not needed. Just turn the flash off then.
I noticed this too, as in the flash fire and the camera shoots but the image from the preview that remains on screen for a sec if for example you press delete, looks better than the actual photo.
It's like the camera needs to capture the image a few milliseconds quicker or something.
No no no. You all got it COMPLETELY wrong. I already gave you the explanation above.
It takes the picture exactly at the same time that the flash turns on. It does NOT shoot too late.
It just reduces the exposure so that the pictures don't get overexposed. ALL cameras do this!
Sometimes, however, it uses the flash when it should not. These are the times when pictures would turn out better with the flash than without because the flash cannot compensate the reduced exposure time. Just turn off the flash and everything is okay.
This happens with every camera that uses auto flash, but it happens particularly often with mobile phones that have an LED flash. This is more or less normal and you can't do anything about it, except for turning the flash off manually.
I upgraded to the latest ROM version 3.14.831.3 couple of weeks ago, after that I found the camera flash light does not work when switch to always on mode. The flash light would be not on until I take a photo which acts the same as the auto mode.
I have tried the factory reset, which seems it only restore back to the latest ROM with clean settings, but the problem is still there.
Any one has same issue?
Yes, it's the new software version that does that.
I was thinking if we could take the files from the old camera software and put them in this version.
It's annoying not just if you want to use the phone as a flashlight (solved with torch app, but not that handy) but the picture quality in low light conditions totally sucks, because it won't focus when the flash is on.
This is by design... it's SUPPOSED to behave like that! The way the flash illuminated constantly like a torch/flashlight in the old ROM was very annoying... it wasted battery power, blinded your subjects and was distracting for everyone else around. You won't find a conventional 'proper' camera exhibiting this behaviour (actually, they can't anyway due to the way xenon flash tubes work).
The new flash behaviour in the new ROM mirrors how a conventional camera would behave and, IMO, is a big improvement.
As for focusing, I've never had much of a problem and think the HD2 does a very good job in low light most of the time. The only real solution to accurate low-light focusing is an IR focus-assist lamp.
ian_uk1975 said:
it wasted battery power
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Battery Power..
ian_uk1975 said:
This is by design... it's SUPPOSED to behave like that! The way the flash illuminated constantly like a torch/flashlight in the old ROM was very annoying... it wasted battery power, blinded your subjects and was distracting for everyone else around. You won't find a conventional 'proper' camera exhibiting this behaviour (actually, they can't anyway due to the way xenon flash tubes work).
The new flash behaviour in the new ROM mirrors how a conventional camera would behave and, IMO, is a big improvement.
As for focusing, I've never had much of a problem and think the HD2 does a very good job in low light most of the time. The only real solution to accurate low-light focusing is an IR focus-assist lamp.
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If it is by design, HTC should disable the option in the camera mode to have the flash light always on. And also disable the flash light in the Camcorder too, it works totally fine in the Camcorder mode.
Plus they do not mention this change in the ROM description.
xiaohan said:
If it is by design, HTC should disable the option in the camera mode to have the flash light always on. And also disable the flash light in the Camcorder too, it works totally fine in the Camcorder mode.
Plus they do not mention this change in the ROM description.
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I think you're misunderstanding how the camera app is designed to work... when you select the option to force the flash on, you're telling the camera app to always fire the flash, regardless of the ambient light level. The flash LED is not supposed to stay lit the whole time that 'force flash on' is enabled and using the flash LED as a flashlight to see where you're going has got nothing to do with the camera app. By modifying the behaviour of the flash LED in the new ROM, HTC have replicated the behaviour of a regular camera and have enhanced the camera app in doing so. Having the flash LED constantly on has got nothing to do with taking better pictures.
When in video mode, of course the LED should be constantly on as its purpose in that mode is that of a video light. This is correct functionality.
ian_uk1975 said:
I think you're misunderstanding how the camera app is designed to work... when you select the option to force the flash on, you're telling the camera app to always fire the flash, regardless of the ambient light level. The flash LED is not supposed to stay lit the whole time that 'force flash on' is enabled and using the flash LED as a flashlight to see where you're going has got nothing to do with the camera app. By modifying the behaviour of the flash LED in the new ROM, HTC have replicated the behaviour of a regular camera and have enhanced the camera app in doing so. Having the flash LED constantly on has got nothing to do with taking better pictures.
When in video mode, of course the LED should be constantly on as its purpose in that mode is that of a video light. This is correct functionality.
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I think you're right about this. What would be nice is if there was a way to have a little more control over it. For example - if you're in reaaally low light and want to take a picture you can't even see what it is you're trying to take a picture of unless the flash LED is on - so I understand the op's frustration. What would be ideal is if there was a way to tell the HD2 to activate the LED flash X seconds prior to taking the picture. That way you could make it come on for a second or two before it takes the pic so you can actually see what you're takin a pic of.
or, for those rare times when the light must be on when taking pics, you could always turn on the torch and then start the camera.
Any recommended torch app for HD2?
samsamuel said:
or, for those rare times when the light must be on when taking pics, you could always turn on the torch and then start the camera.
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on my device that results in overexposure
I've had a problem off and on, sometimes the camera stops working and flashes pink and white instead of showing the preview image. (flash & other icons still remain on the screen--if you try to snap a photo it sometimes turns on the flash and keeps it on--sometimes a bright light such as light bulb or sun will sort of show up--restarting often does not help)
here is the problem: the shutter is not opening. It might be opening a little, but not all the way. You might hear it click.
Here is the (a) fix: smack your camera. Forwards or backwards, using the palm of your hand. Moderate strength.
If there is a more elegant fix, I'd like to hear.
150kwh said:
I've had a problem off and on, sometimes the camera stops working and flashes pink and white instead of showing the preview image. (flash & other icons still remain on the screen--if you try to snap a photo it sometimes turns on the flash and keeps it on--sometimes a bright light such as light bulb or sun will sort of show up--restarting often does not help)
here is the problem: the shutter is not opening. It might be opening a little, but not all the way. You might hear it click.
Here is the (a) fix: smack your camera. Forwards or backwards, using the palm of your hand. Moderate strength.
If there is a more elegant fix, I'd like to hear.
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might need to replace the camera it self. sounds like a hardware failure. :'(
I've been having this problem when every few photos, just a plain green picture is taken. And sometimes there are distorted colors. I decided to play around with the settings to check if it changes anything.
I found out that the problem is keeping the focus mode in Continuous Auto focus. Keeping it in this mode apparently has problems which are the green photos, distorted colors, and around 2 seconds of lag between the shutter and the photo being taken.
Keeping it on Auto took off 2 of the problems which were the green photos and distorted colors. But it was still kind of laggy, I think it's supposed to be this way though to have time for it to focus
Putting it on Infinity fixed all of it, I took over 20 photos without any problem or lag.
I don't know why that problem occurred, but it's probably just the camera firmware and not a hardware problem.
Hope I got to help
I installed several versions of the Google camera app (4.1 & 4.2) on my s8 which all partially work.
If I press the button to take a picture. The flash goes off followed by a shutter sound almost immediately. But the actual picture is taken seconds later, so I have to keep the phone still and focussed. This works by day but by night, the flash is long gone by the time the picture is actually taken, leaving a dark picture.
Anyone else have this issue?