I have my S4 for only a couple of days now, and i have this problem after the first day or something.
Whenever i try to focus, on the regular camera or on Snapchat or something, it just wont.
The front-facing camera focus does work, only the backfacing one doesnt.
If i tap on the screen to focus, the phone seems to try, and then the red square appears and i have to close and re-open the app if i want to get it to try to focus again. Anyone has a solution?
Note: I do have the sticker on the camera removed.
I appreciate all the help, thanks.
Wouterhoi said:
I have my S4 for only a couple of days now, and i have this problem after the first day or something.
Whenever i try to focus, on the regular camera or on Snapchat or something, it just wont.
The front-facing camera focus does work, only the backfacing one doesnt.
If i tap on the screen to focus, the phone seems to try, and then the red square appears and i have to close and re-open the app if i want to get it to try to focus again. Anyone has a solution?
Note: I do have the sticker on the camera removed.
I appreciate all the help, thanks.
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seems like faulty ccamera unit return it
I am having the same problems, hoping someone knows a fix. I however am stock rooted. Thinking to flash a different rom to see if that fixes it, otherwise I may have to contact Samsung about getting a replacement.
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i just bought a used samsung focus. It is working perfectly except for 2 things.
1) Camera is very bad, no pictures come out well and its not very good
2) The proximity Sensor is not working, i have looked at the service menu for the samsung focus and the box is always red and no number is ever showing (reg shows 0)
ANY HELP WILL BE APPRECIATED, im panicking and very sad
Also, i was wondering is there a way to completely reset the phone, and redownload and install the operating system. maybe the software is busted?
Try one of these ROM's to re-flash the phone.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1131022
yeh id do as fido said ad relash, sounds like someone gave you a toasted phone or did something to it, because honestly the focus phone cam is the best i've ever had.
I thought it took crappy photos too, until I discovered if you half-press the shutter button then it allows the phone to focus better (and in dark situations it uses a filler-flash so it gets a clearer pic with less of the flash white wash). Since then I've gotten some great photos, even had one used in a newspaper!
Hello everyone!
Since I replaced the broken rear camera of my GT-I9505 the camera doesn't focus properly. First I thought it was a faulty replacement, but the replacement of the replacement as well as the camera from a different seller show the same behaviour:
The google drive widget for scanning docs focusses correctly, but none of the available camera apps work. As soon as the app tries to focus the focus goes into near mode and remains there with no further movement.
I have factory reset the phone, reinstalled all camera apps, flashed other roms, factory reset again, with no change.
Has anyone experienced this as well?
Thanks for any tips
suxi
So little rear camera replacements? I guess I am the only fool that managed to crack it
suxi said:
Hello everyone!
Since I replaced the broken rear camera of my GT-I9505 the camera doesn't focus properly. First I thought it was a faulty replacement, but the replacement of the replacement as well as the camera from a different seller show the same behaviour:
The google drive widget for scanning docs focusses correctly, but none of the available camera apps work. As soon as the app tries to focus the focus goes into near mode and remains there with no further movement.
I have factory reset the phone, reinstalled all camera apps, flashed other roms, factory reset again, with no change.
Has anyone experienced this as well?
Thanks for any tips
suxi
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Hello there
I also have this same problem and done all those same things to fix this. 12cam is now useless. Some1 help us out of our misery! :I
I just picked up the i9505 second hand (first smartphone). Same problem here. I went through 3 camera module parts off eBay... first one was the wrong part (i9500), and other two were supposedly i9505 - same results: camera never focuses. *Sometimes* it will temporarily focus if I moderately shake the phone, even then, only if the phone is tilted upright and not facing down.
Is the front camera unaffected for you guys?
suxi said:
Hello everyone!
Since I replaced the broken rear camera of my GT-I9505 the camera doesn't focus properly. First I thought it was a faulty replacement, but the replacement of the replacement as well as the camera from a different seller show the same behaviour:
The google drive widget for scanning docs focusses correctly, but none of the available camera apps work. As soon as the app tries to focus the focus goes into near mode and remains there with no further movement.
I have factory reset the phone, reinstalled all camera apps, flashed other roms, factory reset again, with no change.
Has anyone experienced this as well?
Thanks for any tips
suxi
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Might camera hw problem
Hello again
So i got a i9505 s4 dirt cheap (20euros), the screen was broken, last owner said it stopped working when he tried installing cyanogenmod.
I ordered new screen(original), installed stock rom and it got stuck in sview, i tried everything and nothing worked.
Next i tried rom called aosb (i don't remember if its the correct name, similar to cyanogenmod) it got me to home screen, for 15sec it worked great but then screen went black, phone was still going but everytime i tried to unlock it went black again.
Next i took phone apart, maybe i missed something or frogot to connect, but everything looked good. I googeled for possible problems and found that the proximity sensor(next to the top speaker) maybe broken, disconnected it and still same result. For testing purpose i disconnected front camera and phone worked, but only for 20min when the android tried to update gapps and then i was stuck at not able to unlock again.
Took phone apart third time, cleaned all the contacts etc, installed cyanogenmod and it works, but without front camera.
So my questions are
1. Has anyone ever seen anything like this?
2. Is there a way to use back camera without front one being connected? i can live without front camera
3. Why it goes to sview with stock rom?
Sorry for my english.
I hope somebody can help me.
Sir Tox said:
So my questions are
1. Has anyone ever seen anything like this?
2. Is there a way to use back camera without front one being connected? i can live without front camera
3. Why it goes to sview with stock rom?
Sorry for my english.
I hope somebody can help me.
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Well try changing the ear piece module..its something in it maybe.. the proximity sensors are with the earpiece module..
1. Sview random appearances have been noted by many, there must be more to the mystery of this broken S4. A possible magnet sensor error..try disabling it via the xposed modules..anyhow.
2. Well you disconnect the font cam and everything works fine? Eh..never heard something like that..
3. Maybe because of a broken/weird magnetic sensor. As i said..
Plus are you sure without breaking rhe flex you removed and replaced and removed..
Your front cam not working could be because of a bad connection too..
Best is to try *#0*# in the phone menu and try testing the front cam and everything to check whether everything works fine
All the best
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Sent from my Samsung Galaxy S4 via XDA app.
Hey guys,
I'm hoping someone can maybe help me out with this issue. For about 2 days now my camera has stopped focusing. When you touch the screen you see the little icon come up in the middle... but it doesn't even attempt to change the focus.
I've tried doing a factory reset through the settings menu, and then through the recovery menu. I've wiped the lens down, and I've tried another app. Nothing worked at all.
I'm 99.9% sure it's a hardware issue that I will have to send it in for...........but that .1% uncertainty brought me here hoping someone has some other step I can try.
I've got a stock phone running 5.0
Thanks
I have the same problem when I try to take a picture when it's dusk.
I had the same problem when I bought my 910A from eBay. It wouldn't focus unless I tapped the phone and sometimes took a good smack to get it to focus. It was a hardware problem so I sent it back for a refund.
Sorry, you mentioned you were looking for a possible fix. I tried going down that avenue, but the issue is inside the camera and to work on that you have to remove the screen which is a major PITA. I looked into Square Trade, which has a $75 deductible and Samsung, which wanted $250 to replace the camera. In the end I tried to work out an exchange with the seller but that didn't happen. So I ended up buying a 910C from a different seller. This one works fine.
I sent the camera to LG for a broken screen repair. Now I've it back with a factory reset, and the LG camera app is not working! When I start it it freezes in a black screen (with shooter/video buttons) for a 3-4 seconds and then throws the error: "Error de càmera - La càmera no està disponible" (translated to English: "Camera error - The camera is not available")
I tried the cstark app and it works (but I can't access settings, it forces closing)
Is it possible to reinstall the original apk? What can I do?
That sounds more like a hardware issue (i.e. they forgot to plug the camera module back in). I'd contact the guys who replaced the screen.
By "it works" do you mean: the front and back camera work, but the settings in the app cause the app to close? Is the modded gcam app for your model?
If both cameras work in Google Cam try this:
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.footej.camera&hl=en_US
If not, back to LG
cheerleone said:
By "it works" do you mean: the front and back camera work, but the settings in the app cause the app to close? Is the modded gcam app for your model?
If both cameras work in Google Cam try this:
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.footej.camera&hl=en_US
Yes, I used the cstark27 mod and at least the back cameras worked, I didn't tested front ups
cheerleone said:
If not, back to LG
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Arak0n said:
That sounds more like a hardware issue (i.e. they forgot to plug the camera module back in). I'd contact the guys who replaced the screen.
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I sent it back to LG
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Hi, has anyone found a solution for this problem? I bought used lg g6 with "camera not available" message when opening lg cam. But interesting is fact, that wide angle and main cam works, when im using other apps, or even stock, when im holding stock cam icon and choosing selfie camera. To sum up, selfie cam not work at all (even when replaced for new one), main cam works time to time (i don't know why, sometimes works fine, other phone gets a massive lag), wide cam works always. Is there a possibilty that selfie cam is somehow connected to main cam, and the main cam is causing this problem?
pawelo0808 said:
I bought used lg g6 with "camera not available" message when opening lg cam.
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If a factory reset or kdz won't fix it. Send it back. Hopefully you haven't had it long.
Maybe it's rooted with some broken camera mod?
Personally I'd try returning it over trying kdz.
Unfortunately, i have no varranty card (it is used phone). Kdz didn't helped at all same as mounting brand new camera. Sadly, I don't know the history of this phone. Anyway, thanks for reply!
Unfortunately,My phone gets into water even its water proof but after sometimes camera cannot work as if black screen (camera error, camera is not available) but if i am using gcam app then both cameras are working properly. But again there is a problem in connecting social site , front camera is not working only back one is operatable. So please give me some solutions for this.