Do I have a setting wrong or something?
Has anyone had a long camera lag only some of the time? I haven't pin pointed it down but most of the time it takes the pic instantly but others it shows a message to hold camera still till it shoots the pic. Obviously I prefer it taking it instantly so what's the deal? Is it low light situations?
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bjames23 said:
Do I have a setting wrong or something?
Has anyone had a long camera lag only some of the time? I haven't pin pointed it down but most of the time it takes the pic instantly but others it shows a message to hold camera still till it shoots the pic. Obviously I prefer it taking it instantly so what's the deal? Is it low light situations?
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Yes. The S5 has a combined Image Stabilization/Night mode. When it gives you that message, you'll notice a small icon in the corner with a moon, a star, and a hand, indicating that it has gone into stabilization/night mode due to lack of ambient light. You can force instant shutter by disabling image stabilization.
Perfect answer thank you
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Yes. The S5 has a combined Image Stabilization/Night mode. When it gives you that message, you'll notice a small icon in the corner with a moon, a star, and a hand, indicating that it has gone into stabilization/night mode due to lack of ambient light. You can force instant shutter by disabling image stabilization.
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Haha yeah when I first got my phone I was like geez this thing takes forever to take a pic. Then I Saw that setting. I was worried at first.
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Sometimes it happend to me this kind of lagg.Now there is the answer.
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I love everything about the Nexus 4 except the camera. The autofocus is having serious trouble unless you have a LOT of light. Compared to other smartphones, it seems to be broken. Does anyone else have this problem? Also, I've used 2 Nexus 4's, so I'm sure this is a software issue. Have any past Nexus devices had similar issues and been fixed?
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I don't have that problem. Both with normal and HDR mode. In HDR mode it can be blurry, but not because out-of-focus but rather because my hands move while the phone still taking the picture (it takes more than one picture to create a HDR picture)
Also, I do notice that even in normal mode the camera actually takes longer to take the picture than one would expect, so usually holds your hand steady for a few extra seconds do the trick.
I hope that helps.
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I love everything about the Nexus 4 except the camera. The autofocus is having serious trouble unless you have a LOT of light. Compared to other smartphones, it seems to be broken. Does anyone else have this problem? Also, I've used 2 Nexus 4's, so I'm sure this is a software issue. Have any past Nexus devices had similar issues and been fixed?
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Yes, I have the same exact problem. It's very annoying and makes me feel like my phone is defective.
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Yes, I have the same exact problem. It's very annoying and makes me feel like my phone is defective.
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+1. My N4 16GB refuses to take any macro shots. The auto focus keeps engaging and is extremely annoying. The video recording seems ok, but the picture taking is atrocious.
I think I'm getting the same thing... but then, I started to think maybe it was psychological. You know, the circle showing you constant auto focusing? It moves so much, it makes you feel the "focus bouncing" much more than it would do if all you saw was the picture being focused only.
Well, that's my theory, anyways.
Any 'fix' for this?
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I think I'm getting the same thing... but then, I started to think maybe it was psychological. You know, the circle showing you constant auto focusing? It moves so much, it makes you feel the "focus bouncing" much more than it would do if all you saw was the picture being focused only.
Well, that's my theory, anyways.
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I was trying to take a picture of my old Sensation XE to put on ebay but the N4 just wont focus well enough, it constantly focuses and refocuses. Its hugely frustrating and disappointing for a phone this powerful. Has anybody had any success perhaps with different software? There doesnt seem to be any kind of 'macro mode' built into the JB app?
Yes, I find the camera to be bad too, especially the autofocus that fails to focus on objects that are further away.
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Unless you are using tap to focus... if the camera is refocusing it is because your hands are not steady, which most likely is also the reason your shots are blurry.
I have noticed that the default program tends to set shutter speeds low to get the ISO down, but anything under 1/60th is going to take steady hands or a tripod. Consider using action mode to tell the camera you want it to use higher shutter speeds (but be aware this will cause more noise in low light due to higher ISO settings).
I've noticed this alot, when I try and take a close up photo, say of a phone, with the flash on, I use touch to focus and the flash turns on for a split second, and the green circle comes up saying it's focused, when it's badly out of focus, it seems to be a bit better with the flash off, but I've noticed the best improvement, whilst still not great, is pressing the shutter button before it focuses, so no ring on the screen, then it seems to have more luck focusing.
I honestly haven't had any problem with this. I have noticed the flash turning on briefly when focusing in low-light conditions, but the resulting pictures turn out fine.
Dunno if this will help, but someone on another thread suggested holding down (basically long-pressing) the capture button, waiting for the camera to focus, then releasing when you actually want to take the picture.
I don't have this issue either. Sorry to go a little off-topic but what is 'HDR'?
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what is 'HDR'?
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High dynamic range. The camera uses multiple exposures of the same image to generate more levels from shadows to hilights.
I think the problem lies in the new Camera app in 4.2. I had this same problem with my Galaxy Nexus when I updated to 4.2 so I reverted back to 4.1.
Now with Nexus 4 the problem seems to presist, but only when trying to focus very close.
the issue I have is with PA (so maybe not hardware related), but videos don't focus, only the camera function (unless I've not worked out how).
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Very helpful, was having same issue (no autofocus) with the wonderful PA ROM on the (so far) fun Nexus 4.
Only real issue I've had with it so far, good to be past it (hard to know where to look).
Clearly I have no idea what radio even means, time to read.
Same problem here
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I've noticed this alot, when I try and take a close up photo, say of a phone, with the flash on, I use touch to focus and the flash turns on for a split second, and the green circle comes up saying it's focused, when it's badly out of focus, it seems to be a bit better with the flash off, but I've noticed the best improvement, whilst still not great, is pressing the shutter button before it focuses, so no ring on the screen, then it seems to have more luck focusing.
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I subscribe to you + it makes a noise at focus
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Same Issue w/ my Nexus 3
Must be software related...I have the same issue with my nexus 3. Completely unable to take photos at certain distances...
Hi folks,
Just bought my new Black Galaxy S4 (I9505) yesterday and enjoying every bit of it, but camera has been a great disappointment. I'm not sure why but the camera has some really bad lag. So much so, I have started thinking that S4 has some sort of issue with camera. I tried searching on the interent, and could not find any other complaints on S4's camera shutter.
Is there anyone else having the same issue? Let me explain the issue; when I take a picture on Auto mode (or any other mode), there is a lag between pressing the camera button and when the actual picture is taken. That is probably understandable due to auto focus (?), but most of the pictures come out blurry. Also, the frame I see in the view finder is not the same as the actual picture. I mean, the subject in the frame at the time of when I see the picture has been taken, does not come out the same when I look at the picture itself. I'm no camera expert so trying my best to explain it well. I have disabled every sort of fancy features in my camera, as well as the whole phone (air gesture, smart screen, etc) (although I'm sure that has nothing to do with the camera performance) but still the issue is still there.
Any suggestions on how to make it better. I take quite a lot of pictures and have been doing it on my S3 without any major complaints. In fact, I love SGS3 camera, and upgraded to S4 thinking it'll have a better camera, but that's not my experience till now.
Thanks!
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Hi folks,
Just bought my new Black Galaxy S4 (I9505) yesterday and enjoying every bit of it, but camera has been a great disappointment. I'm not sure why but the camera has some really bad lag. So much so, I have started thinking that S4 has some sort of issue with camera. I tried searching on the interent, and could not find any other complaints on S4's camera shutter.
Is there anyone else having the same issue? Let me explain the issue; when I take a picture on Auto mode (or any other mode), there is a lag between pressing the camera button and when the actual picture is taken. That is probably understandable due to auto focus (?), but most of the pictures come out blurry. Also, the frame I see in the view finder is not the same as the actual picture. I mean, the subject in the frame at the time of when I see the picture has been taken, does not come out the same when I look at the picture itself. I'm no camera expert so trying my best to explain it well. I have disabled every sort of fancy features in my camera, as well as the whole phone (air gesture, smart screen, etc) (although I'm sure that has nothing to do with the camera performance) but still the issue is still there.
Any suggestions on how to make it better. I take quite a lot of pictures and have been doing it on my S3 without any major complaints. In fact, I love SGS3 camera, and upgraded to S4 thinking it'll have a better camera, but that's not my experience till now.
Thanks!
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Menu, settings, about, software update. See if you have an update. There was one last week and part of it was an upgrade of the camera software I think.
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Menu, settings, about, software update. See if you have an update. There was one last week and part of it was an upgrade of the camera software I think.
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Thanks for the reply! I did upgrade the software as soon as I connected my phone to wifi. I think that was the only update ever since S4 launched. Any other suggestions? I do believe that this is not a common issue, I read some camera reviews and everyone seems to be praising the shutter speed, so they must be talking about a different camera than what I have
i have the same issue, i have newest software, just updated by ota. when i press sutter button i have to wait one second for picture is actually taken... so big lag, with s3 it was instant - zero shutter lag.
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i have the same issue, i have newest software, just updated by ota. when i press sutter button i have to wait one second for picture is actually taken... so big lag, with s3 it was instant - zero shutter lag.
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That's it! That is what I am experiencing. Not sure how to fix it. If you find anything, do let me know. I'm also looking around and trying different settings. My S3 had a super camera with no lags and pictures come out crisp, that's not what I'm getting with S4.
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Is the delay there when you use the voice command?
At least I am not alone. Thanks to everyone who replied. Can someone disable "auto night detection" in camera settings and see if it makes any difference? I tried changing this setting and do feel some difference but cannot tell for sure. I have seen that when you take a picture in dark and when auto night detection is enabled, shutter speed is a lot faster than usual.
I am hoping we'll find some answer within the existing phone/camera settings and dont have to hack the camera, or in worst case, change the phone.
Thanks!
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When focusing instead of letting the phone do it tap screen let it lock on then take the picture, I've had no problems using the camera on my phone pics have come out sharp.
But i do agree the camera software itself still needs abit of work doing yet, this will more likely get sorted out in future updates.
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When focusing instead of letting the phone do it tap screen let it lock on then take the picture, I've had no problems using the camera on my phone pics have come out sharp.
But i do agree the camera software itself still needs abit of work doing yet, this will more likely get sorted out in future updates.
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I see no difference between manual tapping and auto focus. The problem is still there. Thanks for the reply anyway.
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Is the delay there when you use the voice command?
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Yes, I just tried voice control and the problem still exists. Thanks!!
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+1 after using my camera for the first real time out with friends yesterday, got some real mixed results, some ok, but a lot blurry, even in good lighting
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+1 after using my camera for the first real time out with friends yesterday, got some real mixed results, some ok, but a lot blurry, even in good lighting
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Same here! I took quite a few pictures today outside in sunny weather and was very disappointed to see some blurry shots. Never had any such complaint from S3 camera. This is very disappointing. I hope samsung do something about it.
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Also, your hand has to be VERY still to take pictures that are in focus are not blurry. Rather disappointed as the software is absolutely awesome.
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Complaining here won't help - you all have to spam Samsung with lots of emails.
This is not something that is going to get fixed with a software update, maybe improved but not fixed. Having a 13 MP camera using tiny lens and sensor will inherently cause a situation where it takes longer to gather a sufficient amount of light, hence longer exposure times and slower shutter speeds. This is the price to pay for being able to capture lots of detail out of a tiny camera. The S4's camera should not be used to capture moving targets.
Is this normal? It goes down to maybe 15FPS whether recording video or taking a picture, and that's reflected in the playback of videos so it's not just a preview thing. Then when I focus on something relatively bright like my computer screen, it goes back up to 60/30FPS.
Check Android Development Section. This issue has been solved long back.
Camera mods don't seem to fix anything.
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Camera mods don't seem to fix anything.
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Disable thermal throttling in the hidden menu will solve the camera lag issue
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I don't see how this is a thermal issue. The reason why the framerate drops is because LG over-utilizes the optical image stabilization, and sets the shutter speed too low, meaning it takes forever to snap one picture and each frame of video takes forever, so the fps drops and everything smears and blurs in indoor and low light. The flip side is the image will be bright with less noise, IF you are a human tripod and nothing in your scene moves, which is not true 99% of the time. I just use my iPad to take indoor shots now around the house. It's instant, and it has noise, but no more smearing and weird glowing light and light trails. LG still hasn't fixed this issue with their first OIS device. Setting ISO to something high just makes the image dark as hell, since it seems to turn off the OIS completely and the shutter speed can't be changed.
Okay, but try disabling thermal throttling. It does help.
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anyone else try disabling thermal throttling after reading above? was there a noticeable improvement?
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anyone else try disabling thermal throttling after reading above? was there a noticeable improvement?
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YES!
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anyone else try disabling thermal throttling after reading above? was there a noticeable improvement?
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Hi,
When I take photos on the S5 and press the shutter button, it takes an age to actually take the picture and says "Hold the device steady until it finishes taking the picture".
Is everyone else getting this? I've tried resetting all settings and tried saving to the phone and the memory card but it's still happening.
Any help appreciated..
Cheers
brizzle7 said:
Hi,
When I take photos on the S5 and press the shutter button, it takes an age to actually take the picture and says "Hold the device steady until it finishes taking the picture".
Is everyone else getting this? I've tried resetting all settings and tried saving to the phone and the memory card but it's still happening.
Any help appreciated..
Cheers
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Turn on flashlight
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Turn on flashlight
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Thanks that worked.. but why? Can you explain?
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Thanks that worked.. but why? Can you explain?
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brizzle7 said:
Thanks that worked.. but why? Can you explain?
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In low light conditions the phone will increase shutter time, which means you'd have to hold the camera still longer + it takes longer to take pictures. Flash lights up the area enough to have a fast shutter time and take quick pics.
That's the theory at least.
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In low light conditions the phone will increase shutter time, which means you'd have to hold the camera still longer + it takes longer to take pictures. Flash lights up the area enough to have a fast shutter time and take quick pics.
That's the theory at least.
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Ah thank you.
I guess it makes sense but it's not always practical. I definitely would've preferred it if they'd kept it the same as on the S4.
Turning the flash on only prevents this because it adds enough light to the scene to keep the camera from going into picture stabilization mode. Turning off image stabilization will give you an instant shutter even with the flash off.
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Turning the flash on only prevents this because it adds enough light to the scene to keep the camera from going into picture stabilization mode. Turning off image stabilization will give you an instant shutter even with the flash off.
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I thought he already fiddled around with this.. hehe
brizzle7 said:
Hi,
When I take photos on the S5 and press the shutter button, it takes an age to actually take the picture and says "Hold the device steady until it finishes taking the picture".
Is everyone else getting this? I've tried resetting all settings and tried saving to the phone and the memory card but it's still happening.
Any help appreciated..
Cheers
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Turn off stabilization. That is meant for low light situations. No need to turn on flash
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Hi i just got an s6 edge plus and it seems ok but i was curious if anyone else has this issue.
After i take a photo and view it then press the back button for some reason everything goes blurry (ie the pic i just took) and then it exits back to camera mode as it should. Do you all have this? Im on the stock 5.1.1 it came with the 2nd update from august.
It's not really a problem so much as it's a bit strange. Literally if i press back button after viewing a pic ive taken it goes blurry then it exits to camera mode
The actual pic itself is fine it's just strange why it goes blurry after pressing back after viewing a pic i took.
Is this just a software bug or could it be hardware?
mine does same.
It isn't a bug or hardware issue, just how it is.
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D_VIN_GADO said:
It isn't a bug or hardware issue, just how it is.
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yep!
it doesn't look nice, but it seems it's the way samsung designed it!