One way to improve the horrible camera performance on this device is to remove the plastic lens embedded in the battery cover. I thought it might be hampering the camera sensor so I tested my camera with the battery cover on and off and it definitely improves the camera without the cheap plastic lens. To remove it, take off the battery cover, flip it over, peel off the black sticker around the lens on the cover, then use an exacto knife or small screwdriver and gently work around the edges of the square plastic piece until it pops out. The only downside is that the little chrome ring is held in by the plastic lens so you won't have that nice metal accent anymore.
Any risk of damaging the lense without the cover?
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Can anyone confirm what the Note's main camera lens cover material is made of? Plastic, glass, gorilla glass?
I am considering getting a Note, but my current HTC Desire has a plastic lens cover which gets scuffed and scratched easily degrading the photo quality greatly.
I'd like my next phone to have a tough, scratch resistant lens cover.
As far as I know the lens is just ordinary plastic. If I were you I'd get a silicone skin to prevent scratches from rough surfaces I don't have any scratches on my lens yet but I handle my phone pretty careful and I don't ever put it together with my keys in my pocket.
See this link: http://www.martinfields.com/US/Martin-Fields-Overlay-Plus-Screen-Protector-Samsung-Galaxy-Note-
Not sure if anyone has concern about scratching the camera lens, but I don't like taking chances when there is such an easy solution.
I cut down a screen protector to a diameter a little larger than the lens so that all edges remained under the battery cover. I placed the screen protector over the lens with the battery cover off, then reinstalled the cover over top.
Presto: lens protected. Has no effect on picture and movie quality and adds a bit of peace of mind.
I had first tried this over the battery cover, but under a cheap case I had, but it didn't fit against the lens front since the lens is slightly recessed below the cover.
I simply used the throwaway shipping screen protector the phone with and cut it down, but you could use any cheap screen protector. (ebay: about $1)
Note: Be sure to use a plain, clear screen protector. tinted/anti-glare, or others may change your picture quality.
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My g2's rear camera lens cover got scratches now and thus producing very bad photos specially in low lights . Is it possible to change only cover not entire lens system ? if yes then how ?
Yes, on ebay you can find camera glass for about 3€ and in 5 minutes you can change it by youself. Remove backcover, lose the screw of the inside platic cover, remove the cover, push out the glass from the cover, push in the new one, refix everything.
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Hi,
My camera glass is broken. One linear crack on cam. The camera is working well, but in some cases light is on photos. I found these lenses:
https://www.aliexpress.com/item/32813980145.html?spm=a2g0o.productlist.0.0.561b514b56kXVI
My question:
1. These lenses are all what I need to repair? Or additional camera glass I need?
2. How to replace it? Should I heat the camera module, remove the old one and insert the new one? Or I have to remove the screen/backplate/MB/battery etc to do it?
If someone else is looking for the answer; I bought the lens from AliExpress (not sure about store). I received 4 elements:
-2 glass + back cover elements - it's outer glass and inner hidding color layer inside. If it's glossy, the camera will be tech-looking element.
-2 3m double side tape for inner circle - i think, the tape is too thin, like linear tape with LCD screen. My suggestion is to use glue like B-7000 if the tape is not enough.
As some youtubers suggest, I cracked down my cam lens and throw out with the smallest 1mm screwdriver. I had full covered lens, but corner-to-corner scratch did linear breaks of light. Hitting and forcing the glass makes some more holes that makes the glass disasembly possible. Cleaned up the glass and glue - watch out , don't touch inner element or you can damage the camera module. Reassembly the glue and reassembly the glass element (make sure that the glass inside is clean). Works great for me.
If you can disasembly LCD-side phone, then you can disasembly upper motherboard and try to threw out glass from inside.
Btw - I have black LCD and black camera lens with gold phone
I've bought a replacement lens cover for the rear camera on my V20. It came with self-adhesive, but the adhesive isn't good enough and it keeps falling off. I really don't want to use superglue to secure it. Can anyone recommend a good alternative which will keep it in place, but which won't be a pain in the neck if the lens cover gets smashed again and needs to be replaced?