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HTC HD2 Can not initialize camera. fail to set up camera device Error

Hello,
I am now an owner of HTC HD2 device, and so far I kinda like it. Except that I had a message saying "can not initialize camera. fail to set up camera device" when opening the camera application and the camera did not work. I then flashed one of the latest official roms and had the same message appear. Flashed it once again and so far it works ok, but I am not sure if problem is fixed because the issue appears occasionally.
Please, could anyone explain if the hardware (camera) is showing symptomes of an imminent failure, or some software issue.
I will be extremely grateful, because it really bothers me a lot.

ive read on the forums this could be due to opera 10 if you have it running it will take up a lot of memory and the camera wont have enough to initiate. Try closing opera if that is indeed the issue make sure to close the program not minimize it. Also you could soft reset might be a random bug.

Thanks for the prompt reply, I will do this test. Indeed as I remember I had Opera 10 installed, and I got once or twice a message saying that I do not have enough memory to start an application which is just ridiculous.

yeah its a strange bug if you ask me i just use the opera 9.7 there is no problem at all with that plus you get the pinch to zoom feature which is a nice touch.

What I dont like about Opera 9.7 is the very jurky/slow scrolling of web pages, Opera 10 scrolls almost like my old IPhone 3GS.

I had the same prob it took me 3 hard resets and it eventually sorted itself out I thought I'd deleted a file of some sort even added a thread on htcped but no help just try hard res. All I can off

joshua1982 said:
What I dont like about Opera 9.7 is the very jurky/slow scrolling of web pages, Opera 10 scrolls almost like my old IPhone 3GS.
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i see have you tried opera mini 5? this may be worth a shot.

Had this problem today and a few times last week, so not a lot but very anouying.
Soft reset fixes it each time but i dont think i should have to do this just to take a piccy.....
not got Opera 10 so not that for me....
a fix would be nice.......

you could always try a custom rom or update the old one

Allready on a custom rom atm, will see if it persists when i next flash.

I had this error in the past sometimes. But now, with the new radio 2.10.50.08_2 and a new Rom (DsE Black Edition v7) with new camera drivers i dont have this error anymore.

Im on the same radio.
is there a way to check my camera drivers ?

r3k0 said:
Im on the same radio.
is there a way to check my camera drivers ?
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Hm i can only check the camera software version, but dont know how to check the driver. Which Rom are you using? Mostly theres a note in the thread...

[Q] [Help] Please help me remove cloud camera

Please help me to remove the cloud camera ?!
(Sorry ! my english is bad)

the clouds that show up after taking picture is a glitch for many builds. no fix that i know of. sorry, try download new camera from market (camera 360 for example). and it shouldnt do that anymore. camera still works, just weird glitch.

malaeus said:
the clouds that show up after taking picture is a glitch for many builds. no fix that i know of. sorry, try download new camera from market (camera 360 for example). and it shouldnt do that anymore. camera still works, just weird glitch.
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Thanks malaeus !

glad i could help

Thx, had that problem too

Turn the review duration off.
Sent from my HTC HD2 using XDA App

Camera Problem is Lestat rom 1.1 clean version...

There is a problem I am facing with Camera....when I shoot a pic the screen goes blank and it vibrate 2-3times and show camera failed...it doesnt happen everytime neans it sumtimes takes pic sucessfully...
-Techass

devilgod18 said:
There is a problem I am facing with Camera....when I shoot a pic the screen goes blank and it vibrate 2-3times and show camera failed...it doesnt happen everytime neans it sumtimes takes pic sucessfully...
-Techass
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I believe I fixed that bug in v1.2
Don't flash v1.2 though. It will erase data. I'm releasing v1.2.1 tomorrow and it doesn't erase data.
Sent from my Lestatious v1.2.1 Galaxy 3 FROYO

Thanks Lestat I m waiting
-Techass

I was having a similar issue. I've been rebooting the phone everytime that happens. I though my camera was bad, but hey, nice to know I'm not the only one in this boat. Until the new version is out, I might give Krillios ROM a go

you can just use camera360 then. it kicks stock camera ass big time anyway

aeonstorm said:
you can just use camera360 then. it kicks stock camera ass big time anyway
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Another good alternative is --> FxCamera
Its got some nice, neat & useful pre-settings , and its very very fast

Camera Quality -WP7

Hi guys
I know it is mention that when you take pictures with the flash on, it has a green tint.
But even the normal camera (Without flash) has lots of exposure, is there some camera software or something, to try and enhance the camera quality?
I must say, on WM 6.5, the pictures was outstanding, but there has to be something one can do to try and get the complete camera functionality back?
Thanks!

yes, try this one:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=942605

malsehn said:
yes, try this one:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=942605
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This does not get rid of the tint. Unless there ia some new update to it. I never understood the purpose of this app.

Use foto enhancer
lhernana2j said:
This does not get rid of the tint. Unless there ia some new update to it. I never understood the purpose of this app.
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I have the same problem and the only fix that I use is "Foto Enhancer"
is a free aplication and you can downloar from market place. When open the foto tap in the three dots and open "extras" then "photo enhancer" will show up and use it to change the appeareance of your photos.

Yeah, I gotta agree. The camera & this second app take the same pictures with the same green tint?! So the app is useless for me. This is the only "real" problem I have running WP7 on my HD2. Other than that it's pretty flawless, for me.

The tint is driver related.
The Second camera app fixes the issue of auto focus, and it saves your previous settings, so their is plenty of points to use it instead.

I second that...I´m deeply impressed by the usability of WP7 (didn´t think that it will be that smooth ). The one and only thing I´m really disappointed with is the camera. At this moment I can´t say that I´m missing something from Android except for Vignette, which was a very useful camera app that makes me made outstanding photos!
I really hope that there will be an opportunity for devs to get a better driver from somewhere... (but where should this somewhere be? )

brooon said:
I second that...I´m deeply impressed by the usability of WP7 (didn´t think that it will be that smooth ). The one and only thing I´m really disappointed with is the camera. At this moment I can´t say that I´m missing something from Android except for Vignette, which was a very useful camera app that makes me made outstanding photos!
I really hope that there will be an opportunity for devs to get a better driver from somewhere... (but where should this somewhere be? )
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I am with you on that one, i was sceptical upgrading to WP7, but i must say, it rocks. I love the automation of the software, contacts integration into Facebook....
Fantastic, the camera tho, is not good at all.
Hope some of the Devs, get a fix for the driver, as the Camera was untouchable on WM 6.5....

Where to get the build?
^^rac said:
I am with you on that one, i was sceptical upgrading to WP7, but i must say, it rocks. I love the automation of the software, contacts integration into Facebook....
Fantastic, the camera tho, is not good at all.
Hope some of the Devs, get a fix for the driver, as the Camera was untouchable on WM 6.5....
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I wanted to know where to get the best working WP7 build for HD2?

The camera is the only reason I had to go back to WP 6.5 and or Android. My wife always has me taking pics when we go out and uploading to FB lol. The green tint is unacceptable. Can't wait for a fix so i can reinstall 7.

santananito55 said:
I have the same problem and the only fix that I use is "Foto Enhancer"
is a free aplication and you can downloar from market place. When open the foto tap in the three dots and open "extras" then "photo enhancer" will show up and use it to change the appeareance of your photos.
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So howd you download that? I tried using WP7 desktop market place and cant find it, i also cant find it on the market on my phone (wouldnt be able to download it from there anyways)

pdmj said:
I wanted to know where to get the best working WP7 build for HD2?
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This one is the best:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=953078
I was also scared of flashing, but went with it, and i am enjoying it!

santananito55 said:
I have the same problem and the only fix that I use is "Foto Enhancer"
is a free aplication and you can downloar from market place. When open the foto tap in the three dots and open "extras" then "photo enhancer" will show up and use it to change the appeareance of your photos.
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I must say, foto enhancer works quite nicely.
It does not help for the green tint on the flash, but for the rest of the photos, it works wonders.....
All my fotos has over exposure........... that fixes it with the auto enhancer.
Thanks!

[Q] What are the features working in Yuki's Back to the future rom

I have searched a lot but unable to get a perfect answer. Does anyone knows about this? If you dont know that is working or atleast know about what is not working that would be of great help.
Thanks in advance...

I have been using it daily for about 3 weeks now, and I honestly cant find anything that isnt working besides the camera and multitouch (which doesnt work on any ROM).
Maybe someone else can chime in here, but bottom line the rom is awesome!!

installing .XAP's on 7720
I am unable to deploy any .xap's on 7720 Mango ROM. Am I missing sumthing ...can anyone please help ?

OGmackPLRcool said:
I have been using it daily for about 3 weeks now, and I honestly cant find anything that isnt working besides the camera and multitouch (which doesnt work on any ROM).
Maybe someone else can chime in here, but bottom line the rom is awesome!!
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You said that camera and multitouch not working. Is is that camera is not working at all? Please clarify. As far as multitouch I am aware of it.

Everything is working for me and to be honest I am enjoying it more tan I ever thought I would. Not sure what are the problems experienced with camera, mine is working fine. Pictures are not as good as the one taken through Android that I have running off SD, but videos sure are great.
Having problems with XAP... anything because installer doesn't work for me. Both versions supposed to do the same job, in fact. Both claim the phone is either not connected or is locked.
Multitouch works fine for me - pictures are zoomed by pinching etc.

The Camera Issue was common on the HD7 that flash caused a green hue to pictures taken... As for MultiTouch its hit or miss.
For XAP problems in Mango (7720) you need to dev_unlock it using one of the files in Yuki-XBOXMOD CAB Directory that has a long list of cabs for Mango..

Tachi91 said:
The Camera Issue was common on the HD7 that flash caused a green hue to pictures taken... As for MultiTouch its hit or miss.
For XAP problems in Mango (7720) you need to dev_unlock it using one of the files in Yuki-XBOXMOD CAB Directory that has a long list of cabs for Mango..
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Used all the necessary cabs, tools etc - still no go
The camera does have a green hue - tried it last night at the party. Everyone looked like zombies that were dead for some time, haha. Will switch to Android on SD for photos.

- Camera takes greenish shots when using Flash.
- Using the camera button (call button), the camera doesn't focus and just takes the snap leading to blurry snaps. I dunno if this is a WP7 issue or not.
- Video Camera seems to have Continous Focus so in dark scenes it focuses and unfocuses every 10 seconds. Disabling auto focuses removes auto focus completely so thats not an option either.
This is for what I've seen. Its still 99% functional despite all this.