Have you seen this: is it camera bug? - Xperia Arc General

(Excuse me. Since I'm Nexus One user, I seldom visit this board, but I want to ask something, because of my brother)
My younger brother bought Xperia Arc after his Desire was broken and dead. He found this issue at the first day: When you push camera shutter button while you're watching any youtube video the screen becomes... sorry, how can I explain it? Well, watch these video clips he took. I hope someone can tell what's wrong.
Video link: The Issue - 2 - 3
**I haven't check 'question' because I just want to know anyone ever seen it.

It's because the camera shutter button (when pressed fully, for a second) opens the camera up, where ever you are in the phone.
I've never realized this until now! Thanks for the tip!

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Taking self-portrait photos

Hi!
I opened this poll to know of you if it´s annoying taking self-portrait photos with the Touch HD, as it doesn´t have a dedicated camera button.
Is it easy, normal, annoying? Why?
Is it only me or you also have the impression that it´s necessary take 10 times more care to avoid it from falling on the floor (because of the lack of a top camera button)?
The last questions: is there any self-timer function? Can we set the time to take the pic (1 seg, 2 seg, etc)?
PS: I don´t have (yet) a Touch HD.
Thanks!

Camera freezes after taking picture

Hi Guys,
i tried to search in the forums but could'nt find the answer to that.
When I take a pic with my HD, first everyting is alright. When the shot is taken the picture shows and the the small windows-thing appears in the middle of the screen and does'nt leave anymore.
After a couple of seconds (sometimes never) it's gone, just like my taken picture. Actually I can't take any picture with my cam, that annoying!
Has someone the same problem. It happens with all resolutions and settings in the same way.
Thanks
Christian
Yes! Something very similar happened to me just last night. I was using the video camera function to record my son's wrestling match. I had taken a few recordings of other matches, and then on the 4th or 5th match (a new file for each one) the recording suddenly stopped after a few seconds. Then after that the camera application was very slow to respond and had a black screen. I tried turning the camera program off and on, and tried doing a soft-reset. Nothing worked.
Then of course my son's match started and I figured I'd try to hit record even though it was a black screen and just hope that it was recording anyways. After 10-20 seconds of the black screen it suddenly turned on and was recording.
And this morning it's working find again, although I haven't tried taking more videos to test it out.
I'm using the panora Black Pearl 1.4 ROM.
me too, me too. It seems that this issue happens when I start to have many things in my phone (both in terms of software installed and taken photos). Waiting for a good explanation and solution to overcome this problem. I also notice that the videos taken are now not able to play, since I always have to use Core Player
I has this same problem.
If you have Advanced config installed make sure that you have
Encode photos in portrait mode set to : No under camera settings
This is funny because default value is YES and that freezes camera
Thanks a lot for the hint.
works perfect. now I got my cam back ;o)
You guys are just amazing!!!!!!!!!
I was about to hard reset (thanks to winnerzero who sent me here).
Saved me a hard reset!!
brilliant...
Thanks a lot to Kohozga
Your hint just saved me from hard resetting my HD.

[q] camera and video issue with touch hd

Hi, recently acquired a Touch HD in Singapore and was excited about it. However, I've found that I have some issues witht he camera and video functions. Just wondering anyone have any experience in it and you counter it.
Camera: When I just press the only button on the screen to take picture, Touch HD will do the auto focus thingy and then snap the picture. By the time it snap, it's not the picture that I really hope to capture. Does anyone else have this issue or is there any "tips & tricks" around this?
Video: Tried taking a video clip but when I play it, thevideo clips kind of staggered. Every 3 secs of video, 0.5 secs of it are gone.
Hope someone would enlighten me. Thanks

I found a video camera defect

I was at the beach with the dog the other day and found a defect with the video camera feature. It is obscure but...
Steps to Reproduce:
Open the stock video camera.
Record some video.
Stop recording video.
Use power button to turn off the screen. (I did this at the beach to conserve power.)
Close the phone.
Open the phone to expose the keyboard. (I often do this as it saves me a step compared to clicking power and then swiping unlock.)
Record another video.
Expected Result:
Camera would record video.
Actual Result:
Video application becomes unresponsive. Force close about 10 seconds later.
benmcdonald said:
I was at the beach with the dog the other day and found a defect with the video camera feature. It is obscure but...
Steps to Reproduce:
Open the stock video camera.
Record some video.
Stop recording video.
Use power button to turn off the screen. (I did this at the beach to conserve power.)
Close the phone.
Open the phone to expose the keyboard. (I often do this as it saves me a step compared to clicking power and then swiping unlock.)
Record another video.
Expected Result:
Camera would record video.
Actual Result:
Video application becomes unresponsive. Force close about 10 seconds later.
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LOL that is a pretty well formated bug
Test software for a living? For what it is worth I can repro this. Nice find.
I think you should hit the back button after you are doing recording the first video so that your phone isn't idling/standingby with the video recorder/camera on.
exit out of camera mode when you arent recording then close your phone.
I cannot reproduce this with my G2.
neither can i. i tried over n over, it records fine.
smirkis said:
neither can i. i tried over n over, it records fine.
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Hmm, I reproduced it before and after the latest update. An office mate here reproduced it too.
I can't get this to happen on my Desire Z, if that helps
Not sure if the camera apps are the same (I imagine the DZ uses an HTC app not the stock one). Also I turned mine off after the live view started up again, not during the moment where you can view/delete/share the recorded video.

Bad camera quality?

My OP is here:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=10296162#post10296162
"I don't take pictures often, but my Samsung Omnia 7 seems to take very very bad pictures.
This is both indoors and outdoors, both with flash on and off.
Most picutres I take, it looks like they are out of focus, or if I'm shaking, which I'm not.
(edit: at the bottom of the post you can scroll to the right to see the rest of the pics)
Sometimes the pictures are ok, let's start with one which isn't too bad:"
See the link for the pics.
Other ppl have the same problem?
My pictures come out quite well with the Omnia 7..Not amazing (in comparison with high end digital cameras) - but very good for a smart phone.
Reading that topic - did you at all try the half press autofocus? You MUST do this with every shot if you want precise, blur-free pictures else I'm afraid you are going to come out with the pictures you've presented.
However if the pictures occur at the same quality whilst autofocusing - then there is a definite defect in the camera and would get the phone replaced under warranty (if valid) or attempt to clean the camera lens.
No, didn't half press on any of them Didn't knew I had to to focus..
hehe ... another question ... is it possible to save the camera settings? When I record videos i always have to switch vom vga to 720p hd recording again ... all changed settings are on stock again when i restart the camera app
Sadly, you won't be able to save any camera settings.
This is very annoying - Always having to set up the camera again prevents me from taking snapshots spontaneously.
Regards
stylopath said:
Sadly, you won't be able to save any camera settings.
This is very annoying - Always having to set up the camera again prevents me from taking snapshots spontaneously.
Regards
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I never need to change any of the settings - they're fine for quick snapshots. When you need to play around with contrast, white balance, marcro, etc, it's no longer a quick snapshot!
As has been discussed in this thread, it's 100% evident that your pictures are poor because you haven't half pressed the shutter button to focus first.
Just hold the button lightly until a rectangle box appears. That's your focus box and it should be evident when it's focused on what you want. You'll also hear a sound from the device that it's focused.
Without releasing your finger, push down fully on the shutter button to take the focused photo.
If you simply push down like you have been, it's not giving the camera a chance to focus and you'll get blurring.
I'm sure you understand already by the post I saw, just making sure I can double make sure you understand.
Happy shooting!
CreepinJesus said:
I never need to change any of the settings - they're fine for quick snapshots. When you need to play around with contrast, white balance, marcro, etc, it's no longer a quick snapshot!
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There's an Anti Shake feature on the Omnia (I say Omnia because it wasn't there on the HD7) I'd like to enable permanently but it always goes back to off when you restart the app.
(Just a suggestion as to why someone would want to change the settings)
My problem is not exactly bad quality, but has anyone else notice that there is a red/pink area in the middle, when you take a pic from a white/light color?
JuWa said:
My problem is not exactly bad quality, but has anyone else notice that there is a red/pink area in the middle, when you take a pic from a white/light color?
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Yes, I get that pink area too. I believe it's a fairly common issue with phone cameras, and I also had it with my previous phone (HTC HD2).
JuWa said:
My problem is not exactly bad quality, but has anyone else notice that there is a red/pink area in the middle, when you take a pic from a white/light color?
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I also have the pink spot on mine and it's still there after the update... hope they will fix it with the "NoDo" update =P

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