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Nexus 4 Camera bug

Anyone else experience a bug with camera where some photos taken have random white lines on the edges of the photo?
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Here's an example of a photo I took with the lines appearing.
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white lines??

lokenok said:
white lines??
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Zoom into the photo and you will see white lines a the right and at the left side.
My pictures don't have such white lines. Maybe it is just a bug of your camera app? Try a different camera app and look if your white lines are still present
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lokenok said:
white lines??
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I guess he means the white line on the left of the picture, that doesn't look normal to me atleast I don't have that...

Peter1856 said:
I guess he means the white line on the left of the picture, that doesn't look normal to me atleast I don't have that...
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yes i mean the two white lines on the edge of the photo. it usually happens when taking pictures in dark environments. i also have camera zoom fx on my phone and tried that and the lines still appear.

anyone else have this issue?
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I am. It seems to be a bug cuz it happens randomly. Can't really replicate it. Tends to happen after messing with zoom.
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I had several pictures get funky on me the other day after messing with the zoom. sucks because they were of my little boys birthday, no idea what happens

Same issue on both of my phones and it happens with my friend as well. I figured out a way to reproduce this. Turn flash off and take the image in low light. For example with the room lights off and just the lighting of your monitor will do it. The darker the better. Doing it this way seems to trigger it 8-9/10 times. My friend tested while at work with office, but was still able to trigger it taking pictures of a picture of the serial number on the bottom of his laptop. No zooming was used.
The lines that come up on the right are always 2nd, 3rd, or 4th pixel from the right. On some occasions I have been able to get it to come up as the 2nd and 4th at the same time. On the left side it seems to always come up between the 16th and 20th pixel from the left. I will have to look closer at all of the images to confirm it is always like this.
I am not even sure what to do now...

Thanks for bringing it up.
I just noticed it as well.

I'm also seeing this! bugs the **** out of me!

Mine as well
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Kinda odd that since the 4.2.2 update I have begun to experience this bug for the first time as well.

Anyone notice this issue on any other camera app besides the stock?

I hadn't noticed, but mine does the exact same thing. I could always crop that out I guess...
What's worse is the blurring effect I get. You really see it on the hand and ear. Anybody have this or know how to fix? Stock, rooted. Happens on 4.2.1 and 4.2.2
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lbingham said:
I hadn't noticed, but mine does the exact same thing. I could always crop that out I guess...
What's worse is the blurring effect I get. You really see it on the hand and ear. Anybody have this or know how to fix? Stock, rooted. Happens on 4.2.1 and 4.2.2
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Turn off HDR. Since it averages three images, it's not good for moving subjects

Just tested it on Camera Zoom FX app using TTZip's steps and was able to reproduce the problem there too. Could this be considered a hardware defect?

Also experiencing this.

Android 4.3 camera problems (2 so far)

Hey guys,
am I the only one who's not entirely happy with the new camera in Android 4.3.
The first thing i noticed is that many of my photos seem to be a little more washed out than they used to be.
And the second thing: Whenever i take a photo sphere with my N4, the corresponding location is not saved to the picture. No matter if location is turned on/off in the photosphere settings.
Does anyone have an idea for fixing these issues? Or at least for the second one? Or have you noticed similar behavior?
Thanks in advance

I don't have those. For me the camera seems taking better pictures than 4.2.2 and flash seems stronger. But I think camera has become a bit more slow in starting.
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I noticed the washed out pictures as well compared to 4.2.2. 4.3 has too many problems. I reverted it back to 4.2.2.
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badboy47 said:
I noticed the washed out pictures as well compared to 4.2.2. 4.3 has too many problems. I reverted it back to 4.2.2.
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4.3 is waaaay better than 4.2.2
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BigDig said:
4.3 is waaaay better than 4.2.2
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I noticed the wash pics too, 4.3 isn't a big jump, only the colors and touch drivers.
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badboy47 said:
I noticed the washed out pictures as well compared to 4.2.2. 4.3 has too many problems. I reverted it back to 4.2.2.
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RandyCuello said:
I noticed the wash pics too, 4.3 isn't a big jump, only the colors and touch drivers.
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Glad I'm not the only one noticing this. hope it will be fixed

brittonberkan said:
Glad I'm not the only one noticing this. hope it will be fixed
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Yeap, I hope key lime pie change the way we use and see android. Hope they could make a good job.
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I'm also waiting for this to improve so that I can go back to 4.3.

RandyCuello said:
I noticed the wash pics too, 4.3 isn't a big jump, only the colors and touch drivers.
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You check these washed out pics on other monitors? It's probably just the colour on your N4, not the camera.

^^ nope. Its not the screen colors. I used PA 4.3 version which has screen calibrated colors.
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badboy47 said:
^^ nope. Its not the screen colors. I used PA 4.3 version which has screen calibrated colors.
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estallings15 said:
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something I said offended you or unusual?

I trade pics with my wife. She has an HTC One X. Pics she takes that look good on her phone don't look as good once they are on my phone. Pics that I take that don't look so good on my phone look much better on her phone. Colors are more vibrant on her phone no matter which camera was used and colors on my N4 do look washed out no matter which camera used.
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I had the same problem with the missing location. Just go to Google settings and enable location access for Apps under the location settings... After that the camera stores the location again..
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[Q] nexus 4 camera

We all know that N4 has a very bad camera..specially in low light photos..photos have very much dots..They seems good on mobile but when zoomed even a little its pathetic.
Was anyone able to find out what the issue is..? is it software or hardware..?
If its software related than is there any solution..?

ramkumar2000 said:
We all know that N4 has a very bad camera..specially in low light photos..photos have very much dots..They seems good on mobile but when zoomed even a little its pathetic.
Was anyone able to find out what the issue is..? is it software or hardware..?
If its software related than is there any solution..?
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Low light noise, no tap to snap picture, horrendous flash photos.
It's just not as good as the Galaxy S2+ I was going to sell.
The camera is the biggest disappointment for me as a one week N4 owner. I'm seriously considering selling the phone.
I tried the Moto X apk, which seemed to be a little better on the noise front, but I can't live with that aspect ratio. "Focal" was even worse than the stock camera.
PmT

Are you expecting the sensor performance of a 5dmk3?
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Are you expecting the sensor performance of a 5dmk3?
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No We are just expecting a decent camera..coz i think its a make or break feature for a smartphone..accept it or not..camera is not good enough on N4. And please i was just asking a question, its not about what i expect.
Just FYI i have a DHD and its camera is great..even in low light

agree camer not good..but it depends on what u use most..it is subjective..for me this is a perfect phone for daily driver
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chasist said:
agree camer not good..but it depends on what u use most..it is subjective..for me this is a perfect phone for daily driver
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I just wanted to know whats causing this Low light Noise..i love the phone and i am using it from last 6 months..but if someone could figure out the root cause than i guess it could be solved..

I don't in any way think the N4 has a terrible camera. The pictures of takes for me at least are clear and sharp.. Way better than my S2 and honestly look just as good as my brothers Optimus g and NY wife's Note 2..
Not sure what your talking about..
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PJcastaldo said:
I don't in any way think the N4 has a terrible camera. The pictures of takes for me at least are clear and sharp.. Way better than my S2 and honestly look just as good as my brothers Optimus g and NY wife's Note 2..
Not sure what your talking about..
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Yea, I concur. I'm able to take great pictures with this phone. I'm not sure what the issue is. I mean I did come from the Evo 4G to this though, that phone had so many camera issues so I guess anything is better.

After reading around the subject, the only thing I've that gives me any hope is someone suggested using Snap Camera HDR app and fixing the ISO at 100. I'll be giving it a try in the hope of reducing noise in the pictures my N4 makes. Ta-ta, PmT
I am not expecting a 5DmkIII quality but I was expecting the camera to be as good as the one on my Galaxy S2 Plus (also 8MP).

My camera works great for a phone.
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I think the camera is not bad but not the greatest either. What I hate about it is that you HAVE to tap the screen to take a pic. Is there a way to enable one of the volume buttons to take a pic or something?
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Give it a fair amount of light and it's on par with other smartphone from last year
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Bad camera my ass, just stop comparing it to real camera's.
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I have procapture camera app and takes great pictures. Just like any other camer at night/low light you have to mess with settings.
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konoplya said:
I think the camera is not bad but not the greatest either. What I hate about it is that you HAVE to tap the screen to take a pic. Is there a way to enable one of the volume buttons to take a pic or something?
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Have you not upgraded to 4.3? On 4.3, you can use the volume rocker to take pics.
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twowheeler said:
Bad camera my ass, just stop comparing it to real camera's.
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I never said its bad in good light..i just said in low light photos there is very noise

konoplya said:
I think the camera is not bad but not the greatest either. What I hate about it is that you HAVE to tap the screen to take a pic. Is there a way to enable one of the volume buttons to take a pic or something?
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you dont have to tap the screen. long press the shoot button until its focused, then release. or in 4.3, you can hold down the down volume button then releae when focused.
btw some recent photos..

This phone sold for $200, of you want better camera you're going to have to shell out more money for other phones with better camera.
If you want less noise in low light shoot with iso 100. Or get n HTC One.
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fernandezhjr said:
Have you not upgraded to 4.3? On 4.3, you can use the volume rocker to take pics.
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Haven't upgraded yet since there is a lot of talk that 4.3 messes up the nexus in a lot of people
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konoplya said:
Haven't upgraded yet since there is a lot of talk that 4.3 messes up the nexus in a lot of people
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I have been running 4.3 since it was leaked and have had no issues. I did have a couple of apps that were misbehaving, but once the devs updated for 4.3 compatibility, they were fixed.
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Nexus 4 cam makes cracking noise

Hey Guys!
Today i shot a photo with my Nexus 4 (~1,5 months old, bootloader unlocked, stock 4.4 rooted, franco.kernel r197) and after auto focus (i wanted to take a makro) the cam made a "cracking" noise. I even felt it with my fingers. I restarted the phone and it came back again. but its not everytime.
hope you can help me and sorry for my bad grammar
thanks Manuel
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brama0309 said:
Hey Guys!
Today i shot a photo with my Nexus 4 (~1,5 months old, bootloader unlocked, stock 4.4 rooted, franco.kernel r197) and after auto focus (i wanted to take a makro) the cam made a "cracking" noise. I even felt it with my fingers. I restarted the phone and it came back again. but its not everytime.
hope you can help me and sorry for my bad grammar
thanks Manuel
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same over here:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2552005&highlight=noise
they did a firmware reset, don't know you can this a real "fix"

they think a app called "cymera" is the problem but i dont have this app installed or ever heard of it. could it be that the franco.kernel is the problem?
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Strange black circle in middle of camera app

Hey guys
My S5 is just 5 days old and on my camera app it appeared today a black halo like black circle just in the middle of the screen (pic attached). I tried restating the phone, cleaning the lens and nothing. As you can see, the circle is visible in the actual picture. Have you seen this before?
Just note that I left in the plastic that wraps around the camera lens because I still don't have a case and wanted to avoid scratches to the lens. I just took it out after noticing the halo but is still the same.
Any advice will be appreciated.
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Can you try downloading Google camera or another camera app of choice and see if it is still there? I would probably try a factory reset if that does not work, and then return it if a reset doesn't work.
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Just tried Google camera and same results... Will return it tomorrow... Hopefully the won't give me a hard time because it's rooted
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