Hi people
there has been a big issue going round where people have started getting clicking noises coming from their phone/camera. we all have our different reason for when it started but the important thing is getting to the bottom of it. i have installed different roms and updated the camera.apk which has given me about 3 different camera firmware versions. all of which the noises reacted different. some worst then others. i believe the reason for the noises is that our phones along the lines of installing different roms has given us the wrong firmware for our cameras. as far as i know from reading about the phones have been shipped with 2 different cameras. therefore it would make sense that having the firmware for the camera which your phone doesnt have would course the camera to not work properly.
so im asking everyone to take their camera.apk from their phone and upload it to this thread with the firmware written next to it so that eventually we will have every camera firmware there is for us all the download and install and if im right we will come across the right firmware for our phone and the noise will have stopped.
What are these noises, I've been with several SGS2's and never heard of any..
For the camera APK's you can always take them apart your self, would be much faster that waiting for anyone.
Actually you might be wrong with your assumptions, the only camera version that clicks when opening or changing to video mode is the OC camera, no matter what camera firmware you install.
mine makes a noise but it always works. normal for me. running kf3.
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Sp1tfire said:
Actually you might be wrong with your assumptions, the only camera version that clicks when opening or changing to video mode is the OC camera, no matter what camera firmware you install.
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well if that was the case then why had my phone never made the noises? i had different stock roms, custom roms and then i installed miui and the camera noises started. sometimes it does it when the card is reading, when i use flashlight when the phone turns on and when i open camera. so its really not what you think. inless maybe its oc firmware what tells the camera to do it? either way for something to not do it then do it after changing a rom it is def down to firmware not hardware
EarlZ said:
What are these noises, I've been with several SGS2's and never heard of any..
For the camera APK's you can always take them apart your self, would be much faster that waiting for anyone.
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no idea how to do that
mikeinessex said:
well if that was the case then why had my phone never made the noises? i had different stock roms, custom roms and then i installed miui and the camera noises started. sometimes it does it when the card is reading, when i use flashlight when the phone turns on and when i open camera. so its really not what you think. inless maybe its oc firmware what tells the camera to do it? either way for something to not do it then do it after changing a rom it is def down to firmware not hardware
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Maybe you didn't pay attention before and your camera was acting like that before too. From my talks with romanian SII owners i got to the conclusion that all OC cameras do that, while the rest of the cameras don't. Don't you think it's a bit weird that every single OC camera does that and others with different camera version couldn't confirm clicking noises ? Can't be a coincidence.
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Maybe you didn't pay attention before and your camera was acting like that before too. From my talks with romanian SII owners i got to the conclusion that all OC cameras do that, while the rest of the cameras don't. Don't you think it's a bit weird that every single OC camera does that and others with different camera version couldn't confirm clicking noises ? Can't be a coincidence.
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but like i said. they are going on the basis of what the phone tells them on the firmware. whats to say its not the oc firmware what tells the camera to do the checks what make the noise? i know 100% it didnt make the noise before. and im not the only one. i bet u any money if someone can make a apk which will install se on my phone rather then oc my phone will stop making noise
Guess you are stuck with the clicking noise until Samsung releases an update that could fix it. Doubt you can change OC to any other version. Mine is OC and acts the same.
Isn't the clicking the shutter opening? If so that's hardware and can't be fixed with firmware, maybe that's the reason for two different camera models, new one with a quite shutter
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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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Today I went to use the front facing camera and the phone froze, rebooted, and now uses the back cam no matter what setting I put it on. It seems like the front cam is nonexistent. I have done a factory reset and still nothing. I dont understand what happend to HTC's quality controll from Hero to EVO. The Hero I had had ZERO issues and now these phones are falling apart right out of the box. Way to go HTC!!!
I might try to flash the stock rom again but dont think this will help.
This Current phone hardware version is 0003
Flashed the Sprint RUU and still no front camera time to trade this POS in
That sucks. Are you going to try to get another EVO? Had you had any previous problems before this?
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Flashed the Sprint RUU and still no front camera time to trade this POS in
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So you possibly flashed a ROM that broke the front facing camera functionality, see that it doesn't come back when you flash back to stock, and you're blaming HTC for this? Sorry, that just doesn't make sense.
Maybe they should give him first hand support for whatever rom he wants to flash? lol
My front facing camera has not worked from the time I got the phone. My phone is stock. Waiting on a replacement form Best Buy.
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So you possibly flashed a ROM that broke the front facing camera functionality, see that it doesn't come back when you flash back to stock, and you're blaming HTC for this? Sorry, that just doesn't make sense.
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The phone was stock, NO root or anything, so YES it is HTC's problem! and aparently I'm not the only person with this issue. Thinking about returning it and waiting for the Samsung Galaxy S Pro
If you are changing ROMs and all that, it's not HTC fault. Whatever ROM you are using has a driver for the front camera that doesn't work. Or maybe doesn't even have the driver for the front camera.
I studied computer science and computer engineering, and I am not rootting my cell now (I'm not saying that you did it). But it amazes me how daring many fellow forum mates are. They are playing with fire. I fried many times a microvax using Ultrix of which I was the SU, and Mr. Miguel de Icaza, the creator of Gnome himself, have to go to my cubicule to rescue me several times.
I'm not rooting my cell until I understand perfectly how it works, where are the processes, what are the processes, etc. They must be the same as Linux ones, but I'm going to check first.
There is this sound coming from camera when toggling between photo and video modes. it sounds like the lens come in contact with the glass cover. when I look at the camera you can see the lens moving forward and back when switching from video to photo vice versa. is this normal?
Absolutely. Lens adjusts itself for different focus, so a sound will come.
ithehappy said:
Absolutely. Lens adjusts itself for different focus, so a sound will come.
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It's "normal" for all OC cameras, haven't heard any other camera versions behaving like that.
SAlmighty, can you humor me and check your camera version ?
Cam FW Ver: OMEF01 i don't see this version on any other thread
used " *#34971539# " (from another thread) to check firmware
is this a new firmware?
camera firmware version OMEF01?
who else has camera firmware version OMEF01 ???
i should create another thread and find out
SAlmighty said:
Cam FW Ver: OMEF01 i don't see this version on any other thread
used " *#34971539# " (from another thread) to check firmware
is this a new firmware?
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Can't say i saw this version before. Would you mind telling us what firmware you have on your phone ? Is it stock/custom 2.3.3/2.3.4 ?
i'm running stock rom 2.3.3
phone firmware version is
TBEC28
Gingerbread KF3
SAlmighty said:
i'm running stock rom 2.3.3
phone firmware version is
TBEC28
Gingerbread KF3
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Did you ever update your camera firmware from Samsung Apps ? Sorry for asking so many questions, but it looks like you have a rare version of cameras and up until now only OC cameras had this noise and autofocus when opening camera, switching from pic/video mode, starting the phone, etc
Abnormal, defective part. You need a replacement or repair.
I have 2 unit SGS2. One absolutely with no noise. And the other one with mechanism noise when switching photo/video mode (just like yours), or even occur when activate and closing camera apps. Basically, both with same firmware version.
Update firmware/phone also won't help for me.
Finally, I have decide to sent it for repair.
holyguyz said:
Abnormal, defective part. You need a replacement or repair.
I have 2 unit SGS2. One absolutely with no noise. And the other one with mechanism noise when switching photo/video mode (just like yours), or even occur when activate and closing camera apps. Basically, both with same firmware version.
Update firmware/phone also won't help for me.
Finally, I have decide to sent it for repair.
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Do you remember the camera version of your faulty phone ? Keep us informed about the result when getting the phone back. I couldn't encounter any other version of camera doing that, except for OC ones and this rare OM camera version. Considering all OC cameras behave like that, then we must assume all phones with OC cameras are defective, which i doubt.
Sp1tfire said:
Do you remember the camera version of your faulty phone ? Keep us informed about the result when getting the phone back. I couldn't encounter any other version of camera doing that, except for OC ones and this rare OM camera version. Considering all OC cameras behave like that, then we must assume all phones with OC cameras are defective, which i doubt.
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Can't remember. But I can get it from the other SGS2 which was checked exactly the same firmware version with the faulty one. Will update here once i got it.
is there way to check the version history on the phone?
i don't think I ever updated through samsung apps for the camera firmware, only for the apps
does the O make any difference?
the pictures are very crisp but the mechanical sound worries me because i don't know if it is a defect
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Did you ever update your camera firmware from Samsung Apps ? Sorry for asking so many questions, but it looks like you have a rare version of cameras and up until now only OC cameras had this noise and autofocus when opening camera, switching from pic/video mode, starting the phone, etc
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is the OMEF01 a newer revision of the existing OC cameras?
holyguyz, if you cant remember the firmware version then it really doesn't prove helpful for me to determine if my camera is defect or not
you either had one unit with the OC camera and the other something else
holyguyz said:
Abnormal, defective part. You need a replacement or repair.
I have 2 unit SGS2. One absolutely with no noise. And the other one with mechanism noise when switching photo/video mode (just like yours), or even occur when activate and closing camera apps. Basically, both with same firmware version.
Update firmware/phone also won't help for me.
Finally, I have decide to sent it for repair.
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SAlmighty said:
is the OMEF01 a newer revision of the existing OC cameras?
holyguyz, if you cant remember the firmware version then it really doesn't prove helpful for me to determine if my camera is defect or not
you either had one unit with the OC camera and the other something else
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I guess you could return your phone and see what they say. If it's faulty they will replace it, if not, i guess this behavior is normal for these types of cameras. I'm interested to find if it's normal or not too, since my OC camera does the same, but i assumed it's normal since every guy with an OC cam has this "problem". Your camera seems to be very rare, i didn't check the whole cam update thread again, but i'm sure i haven't seen anyone reporting having that type of camera.
SAlmighty said:
is the OMEF01 a newer revision of the existing OC cameras?
holyguyz, if you cant remember the firmware version then it really doesn't prove helpful for me to determine if my camera is defect or not
you either had one unit with the OC camera and the other something else
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i have already said, i will check on the other SGS2 which was checked to be the same firmware on my faulty one. i will post/update here, once i got it.
btw, i have sent my SGS2 for repair. i'm also quite frustrated of such a problem on the phone. i can't even really use the phone since i bought it a month ago. perhaps i need to wait another month to get my phone fixed and then can officially use the phone.
My camera clicks just like this, but otherwise takes pics and vids perfectly, so if it's faulty, it's just the noise that's faulty and not the operation lol
biffsmash said:
My camera clicks just like this, but otherwise takes pics and vids perfectly, so if it's faulty, it's just the noise that's faulty and not the operation lol
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please make sure you need to disable the audible settings before trying to listen the camera mechanism sound. that's your choice to keep the noise "problems".
in my point of view, if there's a fault like mechanism sound, there's possibility the hardware might fail/die anytime (or not, if u r lucky). i will not keep the faulty phone (like a bomb timer). since still under warranty then just claim it.
im not saying there is a fault with the device, the pictures are amazing, no pink spots or other so called image variances. the 1080p video can be described in one word as, perfect.
since Sp1tfire said this was common in owners that had devices containing ' OC cameras ' and since then have not encountered any serious problem, then this must be normal, but only for all camera models that begin with ' O '
i have nothing to say... i'm not blaming anyone here.
sorry, if any nasty post or reponse.
just let it go, wait and hope for the best to come.
well i'm hearing 2 tiny clicks when switching modes, is this normal?? :-\
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
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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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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.
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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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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.
My Atrix was having issues while on stock 2.3.6 with initializing the camera and the led. Now I can sort of activate the led with the stable CM7 release. But still no camera, it says it can't connect. Could this be a hardware issue?
Try flashing some other roms first and see if that fixes it but it does sound like a hardware issue from what you said. After all, the atrix was designed by high school kids so you can't expect a lot from it.
I have this same issue.
Atrix_Owner said:
Try flashing some other roms first and see if that fixes it but it does sound like a hardware issue from what you said. After all, the atrix was designed by high school kids so you can't expect a lot from it.
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Still a really good phone design overall, much better than the highly educated "geniuses" at Apple. The front camera works with all my current rom setups, so does this mean that I just buy a new camera?
I have the same problem for cm7