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Anyone elses camera make a clicking noise?

Just noticed it with 2.1 roms, could be other as well but never paid attention. Especially with Google Gogles and Barcode scanner, the camera clicks when it focuses and when it snaps a picture. This doesn't seem normal.

You answered your own question. The auto focus. the click is it going back to the starting point.

morbidpete said:
You answered your own question. The auto focus. the click is it going back to the starting point.
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I don't recall ever actually being able to hear it is the thing. So im wondering if my camera is taking a crap on me.

After I flashed Damaged rom, I noticed the same thing. It just seems like the 2.1 roms go about controlling the camera hardware a little differently.

Mine has always done it, Stock or Not.. even the warranty replacements did the same

Ive heard the same thing on most the phones ive had. But i agree with what that the person said above. i think software just changes the way it use the camera hardware.

tyrnight said:
Mine has always done it, Stock or Not.. even the warranty replacements did the same
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Same here. Mine has made the slight clicking sound right from day one.
The only time I really notice it though is when using Barcode Scanner.

it does that because the camera moves forward and back that's normal nothing to worry about

On the stock ROM and with the camera it would focus pretty smoothly but you could still hear it a little bit.
I noticed that with Google Goggles the autofocus goes crazy and that is probably why you notice the sound more.

Its just the focus, its quite normal... w/ any camera...

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Pink spot on TMobile US HD2 Camera!!!

I thought that they had fixed this already!!! I thought this ROM had the Camera hotfixes included. The pink spot is extremely noticeable in some pictures I was taking for a project today. Is there any way I can fix this?
Adam

check if you have newest ROM etc

I manually installed the patch and still have the pink spot. I wrote HTC, but I don't expect much other than swapping phones.

VidMan said:
I thought that they had fixed this already!!! I thought this ROM had the Camera hotfixes included. The pink spot is extremely noticeable in some pictures I was taking for a project today. Is there any way I can fix this?
Adam
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in the normal hd2 it was fixed in 1.66 rom i don't have it now , but tmobile hd2 has a newer rom base so this problem shouldn't be exists ,if it is a common tmo us problem ,then expect a hotfix from htc if ot then you must sent your device for a repair

i am getting the same thing on my tmobile hd2

odd. mine is fine. maybe it was a batch of them.

Same here.....

It could just be a batch of phones that have that. My phone does not show it and I just took a picture of a white wall

I don't seem to have this problem at all.
Then again, I've also increased the resolution of my camera pictures in Superfine mode. That's the only quality I'm willing to take photographs in. Especially when it comes to being outdoors.
It's a hardware issue that HTC is very aware of. They have tried to patch this in the past, several times in fact with several "Hot Fixes" that were released for the EURO model... some devices might just be faulty.
It's luck of the draw in the mobile device world, seriously... it is!
So, is it just me... or is that dude... way up above me... is his signature just like, incredibly MASSIVE, or what?

There's already a thread about this:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=660356

disable flash
if you took the pics in a room (electric light) and have flash on then you will get a pink hue
just disable flash

[Q] My HD2 Camera isnt working good.

Hi,
The day when I got my HD2, the camera hasnt been that good.
Sometimes it takex excellent pictures, but many a times it doesnt.
I upgraded to the stock ROM 2.XX and now running the latest Elegancia ROM.
Sometimes the camera just tries to focus and then just takes what is possible.
But yesterday i compared mine with another HD2 (also with the stock ROM) and the other phone takes amazing pictures.
Could it be a Hardware problem?
One more thing that I have noticed.
usually i do not like to set the Image preview on. But many at times, I hear the click and as I decide that the image is taken, the picture appears to be stuck and later refreshes. Turning the Image Preview On resolves this problem.
Its like as if the camera has become faster and more responsive.
Any clues for the image quality? or the Auto Focus ?
I havent tried the registry tweaks etc,
I tried setting ISO to 100 ,
Flicker to Auto,
Image quality to Normal.

Elgancia rom has camera issues I had a problem where they came out really blurry or the flash and the camera would make everything white. If I was you I would flash it back to t-mobile stock rom and check if it makes a difference if not maybe its your phone.

You more than likely have original release HD2 hardware. What color is your reset button? If it's red then you do indeed have first revision hardware, and the camera not working properly is a known hardware fault, and most of the time T-Mobile will replace your device free of charge because it's a known problem.

ashasaur said:
You more than likely have original release HD2 hardware. What color is your reset button? If it's red then you do indeed have first revision hardware, and the camera not working properly is a known hardware fault, and most of the time T-Mobile will replace your device free of charge because it's a known problem.
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You think thats what it is ? I got mine the first day it launch and works fine and then flash it to elegancia rom and came out crappy. I will look for some samples photos of stock and the custom. The reception issue I still have it as well my battery last around 8 hr annoying.

Reply and analysis.
Thank you everyone
ashasaur said:
What color is your reset button?
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yes its red
ashasaur said:
You more than likely have original release HD2 hardware. .... T-Mobile will replace your device free of charge because it's a known problem.
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Aahh now there is a catch. I am in india, my brother bought this for me from ebay USA. So i guess i will have to live with it. Thank you for this clarification.
Others, please check your phone camera quality. as the other HD2 I have checked has good quality. Otherwise its an amazing phone. It has been the best buy so far.
Elgancia rom has camera issues
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I dont know that, But I dont think either. My camera issue has been from day one. Elegantia ROM has made my phone faster and more elegant I would say.
But I assure you, I would check back the Stock ROM later and let you know
Meanshile, i would also ask steve about the same.
Or.
Maybe if someone else had this issue and got it fixed ?
Wonder if there is any fix that i can try.

http://cgi.ebay.com/OEM-HTC-HD2-T85...273194?pt=PDA_Accessories&hash=item255d9bac2a you can replace the camera if you wanna get down and dirty.

Do you have issues with the Gingerbread camera and dark pictures

Hi,
Since going to Sense gingerbread ROMs, my camera has been horrible in low light pictures. It seems like the flash is firing just a little bit too early. By the time the shutter opens, the flash has pretty much done its thing, and the picture comes out very dark. I have tried every single combination of Sense GB ROM and kernel that is currently available, and I get the same result with every single one. I have also tried all of the cameras available in the Market. I get the same poor results with every single one of them. The only way that I can get a decent low light picture is to flash back to a Froyo ROM, or over to an AOSP ROM. The pictures taken in any Froyo or AOSP ROM come out good and bright in all conditions. I think that there must be some sort of incompatibility with Gingerbread ROMs and the camera in my phone.
But of course just like every other thing with these phones, not everyone is having problems. But there are quite a few people that are. I've been trying to work out whether it is some sort of software issue, or hardware. We all know that there are four different hardware versions on the Evo. And from what I can determine, there are two different types of cameras in use. I started a little survey in one of the ROM threads in development. But I thought that I'd move it up here so that more people could see it and participate. I am hoping that if you know for sure that you are having the dark low light photos problem or if you know for sure that you're not having the problem that you could post information in this thread about the ROM you're running, your hardware version, the camera that you have in your phone, and whether you're having the problem or not. To determine the camera in use, do the following:
Using root explorer navigate to sys/ you will see android_camera and android_camera2. Android_camera is the rear camera. Go into that folder, hold over sensor until you see the options menu. Scroll down to View As Text and that opens the file with Camera brand and model number. Post that information to the thread, along with the other information requested above. I'll start:
ROM: Classic 0.0.4
Hardware: 0003
Camera: samsung S5K3HIGX 8M
I do have the issue
Thank you to anyone that responds to this.

To my understanding its software. Gb causes flash to work improperly causing overexposure dark pics etc...
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ndstrctbl said:
To my understanding its software. Gb causes flash to work improperly causing overexposure dark pics etc...
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Right. Not everyone on GB has the problem though. I am trying to find something that everyone with the problem has in common. It's not the camera itself. Maybe it's the camera and hardware combination. That's what I'm hoping to determine with this thread.

Tried everything you have tried above with no good results. Sprint store is a waste of time don't bother. I hope ICS makes things better.
Classic rom 0.0.4
Hw 0003
Omnivision 0v8810 8m
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rialsi6 said:
Tried everything you have tried above with no good results. Sprint store is a waste of time don't bother. I hope ICS makes things better.
Classic rom 0.0.4
Hw 0003
Omnivision 0v8810 8m
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Probably true, but I think that I'll give my Sprint store a try anyway. Who knows. They might be able to come up with something. Just wish I had more info to give them going in. You and I both have the same issues, but different cameras. The only similarity is the HW 0003.

usmaak said:
Probably true, but I think that I'll give my Sprint store a try anyway. Who knows. They might be able to come up with something. Just wish I had more info to give them going in. You and I both have the same issues, but different cameras. The only similarity is the HW 0003.
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I took it to two stores, one said my flash was going bad they replaced it so they say, but that wasn't it. Another store said my camera was loose they fixed that but still the same problem. This one rep was pissing me off because he was taking pictures in the bright ass store telling me my camera was fine when i clearly told him it happen at night or in low light places. And i told him to duplicate the problem he will need to go in a dark room or somewhere low lit but clearly they didn't do it. But you may have a different experience, good luck to you. please post what happens at your store.thx. Oh, also i wanted to tell them so badly about asop and froyo roms working but couldn't.
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rialsi6 said:
I took it to two stores, one said my flash was going bad they replaced it so they say, but that wasn't it. Another store said my camera was loose they fixed that but still the same problem. This one rep was pissing me off because he was taking pictures in the bright ass store telling me my camera was fine when i clearly told him it happen at night or in low light places. And i told him to duplicate the problem he will need to go in a dark room or somewhere low lit but clearly they didn't do it. But you may have a different experience, good luck to you. please post what happens at your store.thx. Oh, also i wanted to tell them so badly about asop and froyo roms working but couldn't.
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I plan on telling them about it working well on Froyo. I restored my nandroid from right after I rooted and took a few pictures. Then I went back to Classic and took the same pictures. The difference is huge. But yea, cannot mention AOSP at all.
Also, I'm not unrooting my phone. I installed the latest stock GB ROM. Hopefully they won't dig too deeply into that. I've had really good luck with this non-corporate Sprint store down the road. Hopefully my luck will continue today. Though I'm not exactly sure what I expect to get out of it. I mean I really don't think that the problem is fixable on the phone. But I'll feel better once I've exhausted all possible options.

rialsi6 said:
I took it to two stores, one said my flash was going bad they replaced it so they say, but that wasn't it. Another store said my camera was loose they fixed that but still the same problem. This one rep was pissing me off because he was taking pictures in the bright ass store telling me my camera was fine when i clearly told him it happen at night or in low light places. And i told him to duplicate the problem he will need to go in a dark room or somewhere low lit but clearly they didn't do it. But you may have a different experience, good luck to you. please post what happens at your store.thx. Oh, also i wanted to tell them so badly about asop and froyo roms working but couldn't.
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Sounds like he was trying to avoid addressing your problem by making it look like a non problem. I'm guessing possibly in front of other people so it looked like you were just wining. If they can't replicate it, it must not be happening right?

That is exactly what went down in the store, exactly!
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The Sprint store guy admitted that he could see the issue. He had an older Evo around with Froyo on it and he compared and sure enough, there was a big difference. He said that the only thing he could really do would be to order a replacement, but that the replacement might have the same problem or some other problem. So at least he was honest with me.

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How about posting your hardware, camera, and ROM...
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Multiple threads on this topic, but posting here since this is the most recent.
First, the basics:
Evo 4G rooted
still running standard Sprint Rom (basic tweaks, nothing serious)
Camera Zoom FX 3.2.2
Yesterday I realized that I'm having this issue as well... pictures are certainly coming out darker than before. This isn't the first time it's occurred, but up until now didn't realize it was reoccurring thing. It's further exaggerated when shooting from a lower light area towards a brighter area (example: from inside a car of something outside). No big shock there.
I installed Camera Zoom a few months ago in hopes of increasing the quality of pics (over the stock camera app). Overall, it was very successful. However, for the most part I take pics indoors or under a decent amount of overhead/ambient light. Thus far, no problems. But it seems that the increase in pic quality with Camera Zoom has also brought an increase in darkness to these pics in certain situations. Not so good.
Will try to find an answer.

Does your S6 have the always on dim LED issue?

A number of users including myself have reported that their led on the back is always on, even when the device is powered down. The light is very dim and you will likely only be able to see it in a dark room. We are trying to figure out if this is a HW related issue (meaning we need to get our phones exchanged for new units) or if this is some kind of SW related issue that can be patched. It is important to find out just how widespread this issue is. Please take your S6 to a very dark place and check if your led is emitting any light and report back!
Thanks

It happens to mine. I created a post about it and the mods moved it to q&a. Which I thought was strange. Obviously it gets less views there. The true odd thing is that other threads in the general section are clearly question threads but are not moved.
Anyways yes my flash is always on. I have tried reboots, toggling the flashlight, taking photos with the flash, turning on and off different power modes. Ect.

madmanepic said:
It happens to mine. I created a post about it and the mods moved it to q&a. Which I thought was strange. Obviously it gets less views there. The true odd thing is that other threads in the general section are clearly question threads but are not moved.
Anyways yes my flash is always on. I have tried reboots, toggling the flashlight, taking photos with the flash, turning on and off different power modes. Ect.
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Yeah I think it would be beneficial to let this thread get more views as we really need to know if we are all getting defective units. I hope Samsung is at least aware of this issue.

Others reported it in my thread. Maybe we can merge these together.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=3071356

Mine device has the issue. Doesn't seem to impact battery. LED's by nature require very little power to be lit. Whatever provides power to it must be faulty as a tiny bit of power is being sent to it thus it being very dimly lit. I'd wager on it being a hardware defect for sure.

Why don't you go and Exchange the device??

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Why don't you go and Exchange the device??
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I am gonna call T-Mobile about it tomorrow.

The device isn't out yet on major country's but I'm afraid it's a major problem on the first unit

madmanepic said:
Others reported it in my thread. Maybe we can merge these together.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=3071356
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Here is another thread: http://forum.xda-developers.com/galaxy-s6/help/flash-lit-t3069039
This issue should be more widely reported and should also be brought to the attention of Samsung, T-Mobile, etc.
It might be relatively harmless, but we can't know for sure long term what this does for battery life and for the life of that LED.

I really doubt it is such a big problem, and I honestly don't believe it is anything hardware related (it can't be hardware related, really....). With the next OTA Samsung should fix that.

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I really doubt it is such a big problem, and I honestly don't believe it is anything hardware related (it can't be hardware related, really....). With the next OTA Samsung should fix that.
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How do we know for sure that it isn't hardware related? Why would not all phones be impacted if it were just SW?

Do you have Google Fit installed? If so go into it's settings and disable its activity tracker - that "might" fix it.
http://www.androidcentral.com/psa-galaxy-s6-heart-rate-sensor-still-causes-issues-google-fit
Google Fit seems to have a bug with heartrate sensors.

MysteriousDiary said:
Do you have Google Fit installed? If so go into it's settings and disable its activity tracker - that "might" fix it.
Google fit seems to have a bug with heartrate sensors.
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No google fit

poweroutlet said:
How do we know for sure that it isn't hardware related? Why would not all phones be impacted if it were just SW?
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I can't guarantee you that it is not hardware related problem. Following basic logic though I can assume it is not, as I can't really see how it could be hardware problem. The flash doesn't just light up from itself you know, something triggers it to glow, even when the screen is off. I'm more than certain that there isn't a human-made light in the world that glows out of nowhere by itself- everything has a cause and effect.
And even though we are talking about the same software version (presumably) you know, that the hardware in the phone differs from unit to unit. That means that a certain part of the software may be triggering the flash to be light on, because your flash unit is not the same as on all other devices. Having said that I'm 99.9% sure it is software related and it will be fixed quite soon.

derWolf_ said:
I can't guarantee you that it is not hardware related problem. Following basic logic though I can assume it is not, as I can't really see how it could be hardware problem. The flash doesn't just light up from itself you know, something triggers it to glow, even when the screen is off. I'm more than certain that there isn't a human-made light in the world that glows out of nowhere by itself- everything has a cause and effect.
And even though we are talking about the same software version (presumably) you know, that the hardware in the phone differs from unit to unit. That means that a certain part of the software may be triggering the flash to be light on, because your flash unit is not the same as on all other devices. Having said that I'm 99.9% sure it is software related and it will be fixed quite soon.
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I feel it is software related because it's more of a light leak, than a total fault. If it is hardware I would thing it wouldn't be the same for all of us with the problem, meaning dimly lit. Some would be saying theirs is medium on full on or the flash not working some of the time. Esp. If it was not working and just staying dimly lit, would signify more to me of hardware. We don't know what the update really fixed, so can't say it even targeted this. Hopefully bringing it to T-Mobile attention will get them to take a look at it.
I plan to get one from the store and have the clerk check it, in the back if there is no update before the 20 day online return period it's up.
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