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just got my evo quick q for everyone else who got theres 2

Does the front camera look a little weird to yall like its kinda not aligned right inside the phone

yeah, i was going to say the same thing.
anyone know of a way to take a test pic with the front cam?
thanks

I downloaded fring and tested out video calling, works great on mine. Though I was having a separate problem with fring where it would vibrate/make this horrible noise like it was trying to ring but sounded like my Evo was dying from the inside out. Too scared start fring again.

oldmanwinter said:
yeah, i was going to say the same thing.
anyone know of a way to take a test pic with the front cam?
thanks
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Isn't camera source an option in the camera app? Switch that way and take a pic?

oldmanwinter said:
yeah, i was going to say the same thing.
anyone know of a way to take a test pic with the front cam?
thanks
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I saw a "mirror" app in the Market that just shows what the front cam is showing.

bcnice20 said:
Does the front camera look a little weird to yall like its kinda not aligned right inside the phone
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yes, mine looks a bit high and 2 the left.......

My evo is from goggle I\O and the camera is in the center of the camera hole. I cant find any manufacturing issues on my evo.

oldmanwinter said:
yeah, i was going to say the same thing.
anyone know of a way to take a test pic with the front cam?
thanks
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Yeah. You go into camera mode and there's a pulldown you can access (it's always on the side of the phone with the sprint logo). From within there you'll find a settings tab (along with a bunch of others) and it will let you switch camera source.
You can also turn off the annoying shutter sound from within there too.

Front facing camera seems a go on Vibrant-- Fascinate too?

** UPDATE ** FFC works on the Vibrant!!
LINK: general i9000 disassembly instructions/video here. The camera is popped out at 2:59.
Over on the Vibrant forum here we're working on getting an FFC mod. Hardware _seems_ to be settled, with a cheap source for an i9000 cam here that has both the RFC and FFC, with the RFC working after the mod. No telling if the FFC will ever work yet.
But I noticed today when at Best Buy the Fascinate has a flash. Has anyone taken a Fascinate apart to see if the flash is connected to the RFC? There are pics in the Vibrant thread showing part of the PCB just below the RFC. Not sure where the Fascinate flash sits.
Pics would be great if anyone is willing to do a quick disassembly. This is one of the easiest phone pop-aparts I've ever had.
Thanks.

funny I was just reading that forum... Seems like a pretty slick idea and would be great if it worked with the Fascinate. Another point to consider, if anyone IS willing to start disassembling their Fascinate and puts some pics up, is that if the LED flash is NOT connect to the RFC then the fine folks here on XDA may just figure out how to give the i9000, Vibrant, Captivate and Epic a Flash of their own...
Edit:
I decided to take the plunge in starting this and it looks to be pretty much the same process as the i9000 for removing the back plastic covering but after getting the screws out (I have a couple of screws loose, myself) and tinkering with the darned plastic for 20 minutes I've given up for the night. I managed to add a few cosmetic markings to my phone that will slowly give it character... I need to figure out a better tool for this.

We still need a booting kernal

I know you all in the Fascinate camp are behind us in the Vibrant camp, but we were in your shoes just a month or two ago. Things move fast.
I may get a cousin a Fascinate, and an FFC would seal it.

I don't know about this. I have a hunch this may only work on the vibrant since the bodies of both the i9000 and the vibrant are almost exactly the same. I hope I'm wrong though cause a FFC would be awesome! xD

If anyone could try this out it would be great..

I will give a try tomorrow and post pics after I get home from school. Wish me luck

The Captivate chassis is different and will not accept this simple drop in mod. But we need a Fascinate volunteer to do this to see.

This would be a nice upgrade.....
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ytj87 said:
The Captivate chassis is different and will not accept this simple drop in mod. But we need a Fascinate volunteer to do this to see.
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Im about to go ahead with opening my phone. Any tips for me before i do?

lucious584 said:
Im about to go ahead with opening my phone. Any tips for me before i do?
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I've opened it before, it's almost exactly the same as opening the international version. I would recommend never using metal tools (like a screw driver) to pop the plastic...literally all I did was unscrew all of the screws on the back, then ran a fingernail on the side of the phone between the front side [with the screen] and the silver/fake chrome which runs all the way around the phone (there's a crease there and the plastic inside backing and the front are held together with clips).
It should come apart fairly easily. I did not get any farther than that, because I was just looking at the volume rocker; but, the chips and things could just be unplugged and pulled up.

What is this then...???
So I am confused, can anyone shed some light on this for me....
Looking at the front of my Fascinate, it looks as if there is definetly a camera in there. Did Verizon just not enable it and lock it down, or is there not one in there and I am seeing things?
I look at the spot just to the left of the speaker at the top and it looks just like a camera and maybe a flash for that camera?
Anyone want to tell me what it is that I am looking at?
Thanks,
Jacob

You are looking at the proximity censor which turns the screen off whenever you have something on top of it that covers light entry (like being on a call)
its not a camera.
And additionally, we do not have a hole specifically made for FFC, would we have to scratch one on the front to make the camera usable?

Right next to the earpiece you'll see an oval cutout that seems like it has a camera and flash....
jv

johnnyv5 said:
Right next to the earpiece you'll see an oval cutout that seems like it has a camera and flash....
jv
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As stated above that's just a proximity sensor and light sensor to the left of the speaker. The FFC (if you look at the i9000 or the epic) is to the right.

Any news on this? I have a Vibrant and my GF has a Fascinate.
Maybe I should hop on it as she somehow cracked the screen and we'll be taking it apart to fix that anyways.

Anderdroid said:
Any news on this?
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Sadly its a no go.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=8864552&postcount=35

What a blueballer... Is there anything else we can do? I really want a front facing camera on my cellular south showcase.

holy necro batman. and the answer is no...

what a shame.

Vanity!

Next question
I want to download a decent mirror app so i can look my best and check im still beautifull
Can anyone suggest a good app, the ones ive tried so far only use the back camera and not the front camera!

hotdog1 said:
Next question
I want to download a decent mirror app so i can look my best and check im still beautifull
Can anyone suggest a good app, the ones ive tried so far only use the back camera and not the front camera!
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so your X8 has a front camera?

1. you're female? hi, i'm cas.
2. the x8 doesn't have a front camera.
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cascabel said:
1. you're female? hi, i'm cas.
2. the x8 doesn't have a front camera.
Sent from my rooted tomato using tapatalk
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stop stalking casca bro....
to OP... i think you made a post in wrong device forum... X8 has no front camera.

This made me LOL real hard. And you can just lock your phone and use the black screen as a nice little cutesie mirror.

lol
whoops , i did honestly think that the pin hole on the top right was a camera. i have a case around the phone so couldnt really tell.
Ok so in that case what is the top right used for? im charging the phone at the minute and it is further to the right than the green led????

hotdog1 said:
lol
whoops , i did honestly think that the pin hole on the top right was a camera. i have a case around the phone so couldnt really tell.
Ok so in that case what is the top right used for? im charging the phone at the minute and it is further to the right than the green led????
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that is proximity sensor. it is used by phone for auto brightness settings..your can configure to use it too

[Q] Completely blurry pictures! Autofocus software bug or defect camera??

I really need your help on this one guys!
I unpacked my brand new Nexus 4 yesterday. Everything seemed fine until I fired up the camera app. Everything was really blurry and the autofocus didn't seem to work at all! We're not talking about some minor autofocusing problem here, but a huge deal breaking disaster...
I then also noticed that when I moved the camera really close to an object, the image got sharp! So, it's like it's in macro mode all the time or something. I've tried to restart the phone, factory reset etc. NOTHING works! The worst part is that I can't even go to google and replace it, because I live in Finland and got the phone brought home to me by a friend who visited USA... Is there anything I can do to make it work?
I also tried a third party camera app (camera zoom fx) in which there were several focusing modes, like macro, normal, auto and infinity mode. Didn't matter which mode I used, there was no differens..
Have any of you guys experienced the same problem? I know there's been a lot of talk about the Nexus 4 camera, but I could never have imagined that a brand new flagship phone would have these kind of problems right out of the box. Please help me.

This may sound a bit stupid, but you have tried simply cleaning the glass over the lens and checking it for scratches right? You seem to have tried a fair amount of things so it's likely to be a hardware issue of some sort.

Not trying to be a smart ass, but did you remove the plastic film off of the backside. I made that mistake before with a different phone. The film was barely noticeable because it was only over the camera lens from inside the cover, so I just thought the phone had a sorry camera. Otherwise, it sounds like you could have a defective camera.

Also when you take a picture, hold the button until the focus ring rotates and locks on the 12 o'clock position, then let go of the button.

fernandezhjr said:
Not trying to be a smart ass, but did you remove the plastic film off of the backside. I made that mistake before with a different phone. The film was barely noticeable because it was only over the camera lens from inside the cover, so I just thought the phone had a sorry camera. Otherwise, it sounds like you could have a defective camera.
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meangreenie said:
Also when you take a picture, hold the button until the focus ring rotates and locks on the 12 o'clock position, then let go of the button.
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Thx for your answers! I'm afraid I've tested all that. Still no luck.

ballhannes said:
Thx for your answers! I'm afraid I've tested all that. Still no luck.
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Claasical case of yet another defected user.

Misplaced Rear Camera!

The 6T just arrived yesterday, it felt really good 'cause I was coming from the ages old OnePlus One.
And boom! I had this feeling that the camera on my phone is misplaced. Both rear cameras are not in the centre, they're a bit above the centre.
Could anyone please help here? I just got one friend out here who has a 6T and comparing the two I do see some difference.
Should I care about this misplacement? I'll get a replacement if I report it within 10 days so yeah, do tell me if anyone knows about this and if I should really care and report it or is it not a big deal and just fine. The phone is perfect - those cameras work perfectly, I tested them individually by the tests in *#808# and both work.
Attaching some images of my phone and also one that I found on the internet (which I feel has the same issue?).
I've marked the cam in yellow and the asymmetrical hollow space around it in green.
(It's the 256GB model by the way)

isnt that what OIS does?
the camera moves inside its aperture
i thought it was by design

Quick visual assessment of my device appears the bottom camera is up a tiny bit and top is down a little. If I get a chance I'll throw my phone on the metrology imaging device at work and verify if my eyes are playing tricks on me. Regardless I don't think it's anything to be concerned about.

Checked mine they are very close to centered as you can see in the picture. The dots in the center of the circle represent the center of each circle. Probably hard to see though.

virtyx said:
isnt that what OIS does?
the camera moves inside its aperture
i thought it was by design
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What are you talking about? That has nothing to do with this post
To op;
At first glance I thought you were probably seeing things but after looking at your pics it does seem pretty clear that the camera units are not 'properly' centered in the frame...
It's really up to you as to whether you want to RMA for a replacement. I had to replace mine for different reasons and am glad I did but if they are functioning properly, as you say they are, I might just not bother with replacement.... Definitely weird situation though.

Is it making a drastic difference in the image quality of the photo?
If not, then I wouldn't worry about it.

virtyx said:
isnt that what OIS does?
the camera moves inside its aperture
i thought it was by design
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Ah, yes. I know that the 16MP camera above the flash does move 'cause of OIS but I've seen the top one exactly centred on other phones. Looking more precisely, I saw that the rest position of both the cameras is a bit above the centre (of course both, because they're mounted on one board).
bladestonez said:
Quick visual assessment of my device appears the bottom camera is up a tiny bit and top is down a little. If I get a chance I'll throw my phone on the metrology imaging device at work and verify if my eyes are playing tricks on me. Regardless I don't think it's anything to be concerned about.
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Haha, thanks. Appreciate your help!
bladestonez said:
Checked mine they are very close to centered as you can see in the picture. The dots in the center of the circle represent the center of each circle. Probably hard to see though.
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OMG you really did some work on this! Thank you so much. I can see the dots and that's the same problem as mine. The difference is that your error is very, very less as compared to mine. Any problems with the cam so far?
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To op;
At first glance I thought you were probably seeing things but after looking at your pics it does seem pretty clear that the camera units are not 'properly' centered in the frame...
It's really up to you as to whether you want to RMA for a replacement. I had to replace mine for different reasons and am glad I did but if they are functioning properly, as you say they are, I might just not bother with replacement.... Definitely weird situation though.
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Hey, thanks for looking into it. Would you recommend any sort of check for testing the secondary cam functionality? It's just day 2 for me so I'm sure I haven't digged in the phone as much as you have.
p51d007 said:
Is it making a drastic difference in the image quality of the photo?
If not, then I wouldn't worry about it.
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There's absolutely no change in the image quality. The cameras are not broken or anything, just misplaced.
It's just that this being my most expensive smartphone yet, I was a bit concerned. Thanks!
I guess I forget about this now until someone really points some unknown fact about this. Before Valentine's day!

Paresh Kalinani said:
OMG you really did some work on this! Thank you so much. I can see the dots and that's the same problem as mine. The difference is that your error is very, very less as compared to mine. Any problems with the cam so far?
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It's a really fancy measuring device I have at work took about a minute to whip up so no big deal at all. And no I have not noticed any issues at all. I get great quality photos and video. If you aren't experiencing problems I would guess your fine but it's your device so your call

Paresh Kalinani said:
The 6T just arrived yesterday, it felt really good 'cause I was coming from the ages old OnePlus One.
And boom! I had this feeling that the camera on my phone is misplaced. Both rear cameras are not in the centre, they're a bit above the centre.
Could anyone please help here? I just got one friend out here who has a 6T and comparing the two I do see some difference.
Should I care about this misplacement? I'll get a replacement if I report it within 10 days so yeah, do tell me if anyone knows about this and if I should really care and report it or is it not a big deal and just fine. The phone is perfect - those cameras work perfectly, I tested them individually by the tests in *#808# and both work.
Attaching some images of my phone and also one that I found on the internet (which I feel has the same issue?).
I've marked the cam in yellow and the asymmetrical hollow space around it in green.
(It's the 256GB model by the way)
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@Paresh Kalinani please update this post with the solution you came up.
Thanks!

It's all good.
rsmarx said:
@Paresh Kalinani please update this post with the solution you came up.
Thanks!
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I showed it to multiple local repairers and all of them suggested to not go for replacement if I had to use the phone for important things, back then. I spent a lot of time testing both the cameras at the back thoroughly and they had no problem at all. I didn't do anything! I did not get it replaced. I can still see my cameras are misplaced but there's no issue at all. Top class photos and videos, used a lot.
So I can close this with : If you're concerned about your camera's positioning, go get your device replaced. If you're concerned about it's functioning, don't. They're 100% fine. :good: