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So I like most everything about my nexus but the way it takes pictures. Its not so much a real issue because it doesn't prevent the camera from working.. but it seems the chip/sensor they used for the camera gives a red spot in all pictures in the center of the image, most noticeably in pictures with a white or light background/image. I'll attach a picture so everyone else can confirm what I mean... I was hoping we could get HTC to replace the phones that have this issue via the warranty as this seems to be an issue with many nexus ones (based on a couple of reviews and the pictures they provided there). Here's my sample picture. You can also see it on screen when looking at what you're going to take a picture of.
Also I do research in a lab and its a procedure for an experiment I'm doing... just realized what I was posting might seem odd... didn't really read it before posting.
It is a software issue, so they are not going to do a warranty replacement. Droid had the same deal with it, seems to be something with the base 2.0/1 Android framework, I am sure it will be fixed when google releases their bug fix update(don't ask when, no legit idea beyond guessing sometime around the start of February, since that seems to be the typical timeline with phone bug updates, about 30 days after launch the first update is released).
Correction. It's a HARDWARE issue. Dont believe me? leave your cammera on for a couple minutes.. Goes away right? Its cuz droid camera was the same.. or similar? They had a bad batch. Mine has no pink eye(N1) =>
The Droid's issue was partially a software problem...
http://www.engadget.com/2009/11/17/motorola-droid-camera-autofocus-fixed-in-secrecy/
As well, it is a "who really knows?"
http://wmpoweruser.com/?p=10749
It seems many phones, with different camera's and so forth are having this issue... CCD seems to be the manufacturer of all the sensors, though, so perhaps there is a problem with the firmware from CCD causing this?
I highly doubt that every single camera sensor ever made by this company happens to have this sort of issue due to hardware. That would be pretty insane! However, if it was a firmware issue, then it would be present in every handset that uses a CCD manufactured/firmware supported camera, and this seems to be the case.
As well, it has already been stated the HD2 will get an update that fixes it. Hopefully the Nexus One is in the same boat. I didn't notice it on the test unit I used, but I asked the current tester if it was happening, and on all 3 it is present. It isn't noticeable in most pictures, though, especially with the flash on, FXcamera set to the proper white balance, and so forth.
EVERY Nexus One you get will have this issue. IT IS SOFTWARE. My N1 has it, the replacement I got has it too.
I've just taken a load of pictures and no pink from what I can see with both flash on and off.
Took pictures of a white surface and no pink. Must be hardware.
EDIT: http://picasaweb.google.com/lh/phot...authkey=Gv1sRgCNKM3fOF452TyQE&feat=directlink
http://picasaweb.google.com/lh/phot...authkey=Gv1sRgCNKM3fOF452TyQE&feat=directlink
Do you have any camera apps installed? FXcamera with proper white balance settings(sometimes auto is perfect, sometimes you have to do it manually) makes it go away a lot of the time too.
Eh Hem.. Guys are you all forgetting that my N1 DOES NOT HAVE PINK EYE
From what I understand this is a hardware issue. This was also present in an earlier HTC phone (I think the HD2) running a different OS altogether.
yes this was a widespread issue on the HD2... and it was completley fixed by a SOFTWARE UPDATE! >.<
A cursory search of the words "hd2 pink camera issue" on Google seems to imply that this is actually a hardware issue.
Edit: The source of the confusion http://www.redmondpie.com/fix-pink-camera-problem-on-htc-hd2-9140202/:
HTC first confirmed it as an hardware issue but then later they found out that it was infact a software issue, rather than a hardware one.
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http://www.gsmarena.com/a_hardware_fault_causes_htc_hd2_*pink*_camera_issues_confirmed-news-1276.php
I believe the SOFTWARE update is just overcorrecting the blue/green settings on the center of the camera (Guess...) to cancel out the HARDWARE problem with YOUR camera. But again.. It is a Hardware issue for sure. Sorry guys xD I win!
I wouldnt trust htc if you ask them though.. I dont think they are certain what planet they are on half the time.. I asked about how they know that I unlocked my bootloader and his answer was basically.. voodoo. Soooo yaaahhhh... Notice that the cameras are the same for droid HD2 and Nexus one? and those are the only 3 with the issue? Not the G1 with ported software? => hardware folks
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I wouldnt trust htc if you ask them though.. I dont think they are certain what planet they are on half the time.. I asked about how they know that I unlocked my bootloader and his answer was basically.. voodoo.
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You asked someone in support; customer support for any company is always uninformed. These aren't the people making press releases or even official forum posts.
flamerider88 said:
I believe the SOFTWARE update is just overcorrecting the blue/green settings on the center of the camera...
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I agree, just because the manufacturer releases a software fix doesn't mean its a software problem to begin with.
The first day I had the phone, I really noticed the pink spot. Yesterday I took 30 pictures, I didn't notice it at all. Today If I look hard enough I think I see a little tiny pink, viewing the image of a white piece of paper in the same place (office) I first tested the camera.
Yeah I noticed this too. It only really shows up if I take pictures of white paper or a white wall. Every other normal pic I take turns out fine but I do hope they can fix it with a software update... wouldn't be too hard.
dinan said:
Yeah I noticed this too. It only really shows up if I take pictures of white paper or a white wall. Every other normal pic I take turns out fine but I do hope they can fix it with a software update... wouldn't be too hard.
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My n1 has it too. Ive tried it now in room with room light and it gives this violett spot when i tak a picture with automatic colorbalance, if i put room light as colorbalance there is no spot...
google already knows about that issue and a fix will be released!
"I have great news! The issue has been fixed and should be included in the next update to Android. I say "should" because things can change at the last minute. Keep an eye on your notification bar for a system update."
source: http://www.google.com/support/forum/p/android/thread?tid=7a22ebb69da2b253&hl=en#all
navahoo said:
google already knows about that issue and a fix will be released!
"I have great news! The issue has been fixed and should be included in the next update to Android. I say "should" because things can change at the last minute. Keep an eye on your notification bar for a system update."
source: http://www.google.com/support/forum/p/android/thread?tid=7a22ebb69da2b253&hl=en#all
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I followed the link, but didn't see the response you quoted...?
flarbear said:
I followed the link, but didn't see the response you quoted...?
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That's because it was removed by Google. I read it this afternoon. Is not there any longer. The Google employee was "Tommy" and you can't find his posts any more.
You can read other people's response to his post but his don't show up any longer.
well, that post is very hopeful. i suppose all we can do is hope for the best. i dont know if google deleting the post is good or bad though
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
I rooted and put Damage's rom on my phone a few weeks ago when the 2.1 leak came out. When I was on 1.5 and I would watch a movie from my sd card, all the lights on the phone would go out (except the charging light if plugged in). It wouldn't matter if it was light out or in a dark room, the bottom panel lights would all turn off.
I noticed in damage's rom, they stay on when watching videos. This is slightly annoying to my wife at night when she wants to sleep. That light is so bright it lights up the entire room. I just flashed Fresh 2.0d just to try it out and decided to check the lights when watching video there, and it's the same thing.
Is there a way to fix that?
HA!
at last! a reason the light sensitive leds can be considered a BUG.
this just made my day.
thank you.
and no theres no fix
Lol, I actually miss the "broken" trackball light, I'd just as soon disable it all together if I knew how.
So you are saying the way it was on 1.5 was considered broken and now it's not?
Is there a way to break it again? LOL
CodeMonk said:
So you are saying the way it was on 1.5 was considered broken and now it's not?
Is there a way to break it again? LOL
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its all a matter of opinion. anyone who knows me knows i made love to my trackball led for so long on 1.5 that when i switched to 2.1 i went into withdrawls.
id advice nandroiding to 1.5 everysingletimeyouwanttowatchamovie (j/k)
live with until the evo
bigger screen, and hey! no trackball!
oh, yeah, and a FN KICKSTAND
Ok for a real answer to the trackball.. We dont have source to the .29 kernels that the 2.1 roms use. Trackball and camera are 2 main things no one knows much about. The only fully working trackball (in every way, like in movies) will be on the 1.5 roms as of now. Until sprint releases its update, or releases the .29 kernel.
Or if some dev like toast wanted to spend every moment back porting the trackball to the .27 kernel. Which for most of the people here, it would be a waste.
i rooted my evo about a month ago and the camera was working fine. Today i tried to take a pic and there are red and black lines running over the whole screen and they show up on the picture also. i tried rebooting also. i have taken alot of pics since the rooting and they turned out fine. i also notices today that it seemed like the battery died in only 3 or so hours and the back of the case was warmer than usual. what could be going on?
Camera issues tend to be kernel related. What ROM and kernel are you using?
chazglenn3 said:
Camera issues tend to be kernel related. What ROM and kernel are you using?
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I used the tutorial from here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=829045 kernel version is 2.6.32.17 i believe the rom was sprint lovers. like i said though i was working fine even after the root
should i try the updated sprint lovers rom from here? http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=830153
I'll get right to it..my camera was just giving me a black screen and then force closing! It was very frustrating. It would occasionlly work for about an hour then just black screen..
So I started testing..I did fix permissions, changed Roms from ICS, to AOSP, to Sense and had the same problem.
Tried different wipes hoping to fix, but to no avail...just a black screen then force close.
So I figured it might be a hardware problem...I opened the back of the EVO(not so hard) to inspect the camera and found that it had come particilly unseated from the board..I pushed it back down, closed it up and the camera now works great!!
This was frustrating to me, and I did a lot of searching trying to find the problem but with no luck.
Hope this will help others with similar problems!
i have heard of another person having issues with an extended battery and camera not cooperating so it could be that..if u are using one.. and if not i have also heard of the camera coming unseated... now im not sure the process of getting at it but it was something as simple as removing some parts and pressing it back down a bit or something... dont quote me on the process but that seemed to be it
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i have heard of another person having issues with an extended battery and camera not cooperating so it could be that..if u are using one.. and if not i have also heard of the camera coming unseated... now im not sure the process of getting at it but it was something as simple as removing some parts and pressing it back down a bit or something... dont quote me on the process but that seemed to be it
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The camera not being seated was my problem. Once I pushed it back down the camera has worked just fine.
It was fairly easy to fix: remove 6 #5 torque screws then pry around the case to remove the back...took maybe 5 minutes to fix a month of headaches.
I just figured I'd share because sharing is caring right
sent from my EVO running some version of ICS
indyjames said:
The camera not being seated was my problem. Once I pushed it back down the camera has worked just fine.
It was fairly easy to fix: remove 6 #5 torque screws then pry around the case to remove the back...took maybe 5 minutes to fix a month of headaches.
I just figured I'd share because sharing is caring right
sent from my EVO running some version of ICS
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Yea, typically happens due to drops [not saying you did] and general usage. The same thing happened to my mom's but I knew right away because of the discoloration, meaning some pins weren't connecting.
teh roxxorz said:
Yea, typically happens due to drops [not saying you did] and general usage. The same thing happened to my mom's but I knew right away because of the discoloration, meaning some pins weren't connecting.
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You can say it...I've dropped it a bunch of times
sent from my EVO running some version of ICS
As Sprint tech I bet I've fixed a truckload for the same reason. Some times the camera actually does go bad.. usually its just a bit out of the socket.
Sent from my SPH-D710 using xda premium
Thank You,Thank You,Thank You
indyjames said:
I'll get right to it..my camera was just giving me a black screen and then force closing! It was very frustrating. It would occasionlly work for about an hour then just black screen..
So I started testing..I did fix permissions, changed Roms from ICS, to AOSP, to Sense and had the same problem.
Tried different wipes hoping to fix, but to no avail...just a black screen then force close.
So I figured it might be a hardware problem...I opened the back of the EVO(not so hard) to inspect the camera and found that it had come particilly unseated from the board..I pushed it back down, closed it up and the camera now works great!!
This was frustrating to me, and I did a lot of searching trying to find the problem but with no luck.
Hope this will help others with similar problems!
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You don't know how long I have gone without my camera, it stopped working (Black Screen and FC) soon after I installed CyanogenMod and I have always blamed CM7, I have done the same that you have, reinstalled everything atleast 3 times and finally did a superwipe and somehow it worked for a few days but soon after started to FC again, weird and that is why I assumed it was not a hardware issue but after finding your post I figured I had nothing to lose, so I opened my EVO up and sure enough the camera snapped down, it moved just a little bit but after i closed her up and rebooted my camera is back and fully working.
So THANK A MILLION, Your the best, thanks for sharing, because honestly I was ready to toss it since I rely on my camera quite a bit to take pics of items I sell on Craigslist, the only reason I have not upgraded is because Sprint has not released any decent phones or any that I deem better that my EVO.
If sprint gets the Samsung Note I will jump "Fingers Crossed"
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You don't know how long I have gone without my camera, it stopped working (Black Screen and FC) soon after I installed CyanogenMod and I have always blamed CM7, I have done the same that you have, reinstalled everything atleast 3 times and finally did a superwipe and somehow it worked for a few days but soon after started to FC again, weird and that is why I assumed it was not a hardware issue but after finding your post I figured I had nothing to lose, so I opened my EVO up and sure enough the camera snapped down, it moved just a little bit but after i closed her up and rebooted my camera is back and fully working.
So THANK A MILLION, Your the best, thanks for sharing, because honestly I was ready to toss it since I rely on my camera quite a bit to take pics of items I sell on Craigslist, the only reason I have not upgraded is because Sprint has not released any decent phones or any that I deem better that my EVO.
If sprint gets the Samsung Note I will jump "Fingers Crossed"
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Glad I could help!
I feel your pain, I was frustrated as well and never found a definite answer for a fix. With 5 kids i take lots of pictures and my camera had been out of service for a couple months...:banghead:
I'm also waiting to see what new stuff comes out, but would really like LTE in Indy, but don't see that happening anytime soon..
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omg thankyou
i must start out by saying i took the time to create an account just to make this post i have been looking for a camera fix that works i have tried
everything i could , different roms, updates , and several late nights. i just gave up on my evo camera was actually thinking of getting a new phone
less than 5min after all this time of not having my camera it works i forgot how good this camera was thank you so much
Thank you thank you thank you
Man, you just save my $1500 bucks!!!!!
Ive been having hell with the camera not working period! And I need it for work, so I was getting ready to go buy an SGS3 for the wife and a Note 2 for myself...
If i get one I gotta get the misses one....
So I found this post, and I am running th Evo 4g with Seidio ext batt. It stopped working after I dropped the phone. Granted I have dropped it several times, but it finally stopped...
Took the Seido Rugged Case off, and pulled the battery...
I didnt have to take the back of the phone apart,
the dang battery moved about 2 feet, reboot phone and VIOLA!
Thanks!
Htc evo 4g camera not working
I fought that battle forever until I deleted most of my text messages then the camera came back and every time it quits I delete old text messages and it comes back. I think if theres too much data stored the camera app won't work. I hope this helps other EVO 4G users