I noticed that when I went to my camera app it constantly crashed. When I restarted my nexus 4 it opened however only showed the front facing camera. There seems to be no "Switch camera" option when I held my finger down only other options like "HDR" "More options" and "Exposure".
Could this be a software or hardware problem :/
Have you tried changing the software? That way you can determine it for yourself...
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Have you tried changing the software? That way you can determine it for yourself...
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By changing the software you mean using other apps? Well l used "Google Goggles" and it still used the front camera rather than the back
No, by software I meant use another ROM.
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I have a completely stock, unrooted Nexus 4 that I received 2/4/13. I've been having some strange display hiccups pretty much since I got it, and they seem to occur on any part of the screen. Sometimes it will occur as a square in the upper left section of the screen, other times it will be a mess of static at the bottom. Sometimes text entry will either turn all black, or it will disappear altogether. In some of the screen shots, you will notice that I am using an app called Screen Filter to decrease screen brightness. However, the display glitch occurs when I am not using Screen Filter as well. I was wondering if anyone else was having these problems? I'm considering RMAing my phone for a new one.
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I have a completely stock, unrooted Nexus 4 that I received 2/4/13. I've been having some strange display hiccups pretty much since I got it, and they seem to occur on any part of the screen. Sometimes it will occur as a square in the upper left section of the screen, other times it will be a mess of static at the bottom. Sometimes text entry will either turn all black, or it will disappear altogether. In some of the screen shots, you will notice that I am using an app called Screen Filter to decrease screen brightness. However, the display glitch occurs when I am not using Screen Filter as well. I was wondering if anyone else was having these problems? I'm considering RMAing my phone for a new one.
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ARE you serious????? Look a few threads down.....
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ARE you serious????? Look a few threads down.....
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Yeah, I saw it after posting. But to be fair, I did a search for "display issues" and "display glitch." I wasn't looking for "graphics."
I have exactly the same problem, don't know how to solve it
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I have exactly the same problem, don't know how to solve it
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In another thread it was mentioned that you should check "disable HW overlay" as a possible solution. I did it earlier today, but will have to see if it helps.
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Sorry for the bad title of my thread. I tried to describe as best I could, I still have the same issues although not as often. I disabled hardware rendering and the one underneath in developer options. Better but not fixed yet.
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Should "hardware overlays" be disabled and "force gpu rendering" be enabled? Do all these measures indicate that the graphic glitches are hardware problems?
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Should "hardware overlays" be disabled and "force gpu rendering" be enabled? Do all these measures indicate that the graphic glitches are hardware problems?
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I have both of these check boxes marked. It's mostly better, but still has some problems. I'm curious to know whether this is a hardware issue, as well.
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I have both of these check boxes marked. It's mostly better, but still has some problems. I'm curious to know whether this is a hardware issue, as well.
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So my display issues have continued. I went ahead and initiated the RMA process. Hopefully my new one won't have any problems.
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So my display issues have continued. I went ahead and initiated the RMA process. Hopefully my new one won't have any problems.
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Hi,
I have a similar problem with my N4. Did you solved the issue? I hope it's a SW problem that will be solved with the next version of Android and new drivers from Qualcomm because I cannot RMA it...
evol76 said:
Hi,
I have a similar problem with my N4. Did you solved the issue? I hope it's a SW problem that will be solved with the next version of Android and new drivers from Qualcomm because I cannot RMA it...
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I'm not sure what the issue was hardware/software-wise. I just sent the original phone back, as I received the RMA last Monday. It seems to be working well overall. Good luck with your phone.
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I'm not sure what the issue was hardware/software-wise. I just sent the original phone back, as I received the RMA last Monday. It seems to be working well overall. Good luck with your phone.
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Thanks for reply! The phone you received is the one you sent back or is it new?
Bye
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Thanks for reply! The phone you received is the one you sent back or is it new?
Bye
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It was a new phone with the new revision. It has the two little bumps on the lower back.
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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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Hi All,
Smart pause while watching videos on Stock video app is not working, i am on 802 Intnl version. The icon comes up showing that it is trying to detect, but video does not pause. Phone is not rooted.
Smart stay is also not working, again the icon comes up trying to detect a face, but screen turns off.
Is there anything i am doing wrong?
Anyone else having any similar issues, should i get it exchanged?
Regards
Is your front camera working?
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metalboy94 said:
Is your front camera working?
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Ya the front camera is fine.
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Ya the front camera is fine.
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Then what I'd do is:
1. Factory reset
2. Reflash ROM
3. Exchange phone
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Then what I'd do is:
1. Factory reset
2. Reflash ROM
3. Exchange phone
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Ya i guess will do that, but a little later. Phone works fine otherwise and honestly i don't even think i will use any of this features, maybe wait for a few months and then get a new one in exchange
It won't work in dark environment, you need to be in good light.
After i dropped my phone. My camera have real trouble focusing and not focusing correctly in 95% of time. It has a breathing focus issue.
Any experiences with this. Will buying and replacing new camera like this:
http://www.ebay.com/itm/OEM-UNLOCKE...e_Replacement_Parts_Tools&hash=item1e8c8b7d41
fix the focusing problem. Any suggestions??
Try calibrating the camera ois software and phone sensors in the hidden menu
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Try calibrating the camera ois software and phone sensors in the hidden menu
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What hidden menu????
3845#*802# found it
but cant find the options for callibrating
Hoping someone might have an answer to this, it was working fine but all the sudden a black spot appeared out of no where. is there a way to fix this or RMA is the only option?
It looks like dirt to me ? It´s because of the shading. Are you sure that the lens is 100% clean and is this spot also visible if you film stuff ?
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It looks like dirt to me ? It´s because of the shading. Are you sure that the lens is 100% clean and is this spot also visible if you film stuff ?
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It does look like something got in there. I clean the lense and even gone as far as factory reset or tried different camera app. No go. What's strange is when going to video it's not there.
Scratching my head on this one.
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Video changes the aspect ratio, try using different camera software and see what shows
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Cleva1 said:
Video changes the aspect ratio, try using different camera software and see what shows
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Hi,
I tried different camera apps and same result. [emoji36]
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Hi,
I tried different camera apps and same result. [emoji36]
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Ouch. That's odd. I would suggest removing the visor but I wouldn't do it on my own. It's physical and not software related. How did anything get in there did you take the visor off before
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Did you end up doing an RMA or fixing the problem another way? I just encounter the same thing. Saw someone else post on Reddit that they dealt with it too but after they dropped the phone it went away.
It's a piece of dust on one of the lenses or sensor. It doesn't show on video because it 's right up at the edge of the screen, and gets cut off with a different aspect ratio. Assuming you didn't damage it to allow dust to get in, you should be able to exchange it.