Strange black circle in middle of camera app - Galaxy S 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting

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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Something is wrong with my screen please help

I just noticed today that there is a bright line at the bottom of my screen. Tried changing wallpaper rebooting made no difference. Not sure if its a burned line on the screen now. I have attached a screen shot, any suggestion or test method I can check would be greatly appreciated.
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Lol can't see it which means its probably something wrong with your display
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If it's the display itself that's having a problem, you need to take a pic of it using a camera. A screen shot is just a capture of what's being projected on the screen, not the screen itself.
I had the same problem after a screen replacement on my phone which I originally broke the screen on. I would suggested taking it back to the store for a replacement handset.
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BarryH_GEG said:
If it's the display itself that's having a problem, you need to take a pic of it using a camera. A screen shot is just a capture of what's being projected on the screen, not the screen itself.
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I'm in vegas right now and although I should be having fun but this phone screen issue is bothering me. Is there any test I can do author my laptop here? I basically a bright white line at the bottom of the screen.its a thin line but noticeable. :-( its want there before and appear out of no where.
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Don't think so, I feel your pain mate. Its a line of dead pixels on mine it was really bright then after a few days then typically after about 2 days it changed to a really really faint line which was barely visible.
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blasterbates180 said:
Don't think so, I feel your pain mate. Its a line of dead pixels on mine it was really bright then after a few days then typically after about 2 days it changed to a really really faint line which was barely visible.
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that's exactly what I have right now. A really bright thin line. this is a canadian bell sg 2 and I have rooted and unlocked with chainfire cf-root using zs kg2 kernel. So I got a yellow triangle that I need to get rid off. Any suggestions? I'm worry about the counter where they may be able to tell that the phone is has been tempered. :-(
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Restore to stock firmware and reset the custom rom download counter using a USB jig.

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.

[Q] Display brightness issue

I'm currently on my second N3 (the first one had vertical lines in photos) and looks like this one has a bad display. When using Tapatalk with the dark theme, the bottom left corner/edge of the display is brighter than the rest. When testing with Screen Adjuster, the difference is very noticeable. The issue can be seen even with just Thumb Keyboard with WP7 theme.
Has anyone else noticed this kind of problem?
Return it and buy from another store. Seems like these guys are selling you lemons.
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The two phones are from different stores, I'm still waiting for a replacement for the first one.
Mine upper side screen seems brighter than below screen.. but this condition only happen when i use xda app set to dark theme..i thought the xda app the one that problem..not the phone...
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Check it with the stock messaging app, it should have a uniform brightness. Mine is glowing on the left edge and especially on the bottom left corner.
jusutus said:
Check it with the stock messaging app, it should have a uniform brightness. Mine is glowing on the left edge and especially on the bottom left corner.
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Done check..no problem on messaging app...:thumbup:
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I returned the second one as well and am now waiting for a replacement, again.
jusutus said:
I returned the second one as well and am now waiting for a replacement, again.
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What state city you in
TWEAKED 2.5
I live in Finland.
Good luck .. do tell us if the new one is better than the previous two.
Got the third one and it appears to be OK.
Can anyone see the problem??
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jusutus said:
I'm currently on my second N3 (the first one had vertical lines in photos)
Has anyone else noticed this kind of problem?
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Should this happen again, The vertical lines are solved by clearing cache/data in the camera app
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The problem can not be seen in a screenshot. And the camera lines disappeared after a hard reset but came back soon after.
Closed the external lighting of the room
jusutus said:
Check it with the stock messaging app, it should have a uniform brightness. Mine is glowing on the left edge and especially on the bottom left corner.
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Closed the external lighting of the room
You may notice that the black screen when you open the settings. Not symmetric Colors.
There is a difference in the backlight. Increase in the left of the screen.
AMOLED has no backlight! the issue is due to the production process (basically: the more of the center of the wafer your particular screen has been cut out, the more uniform it will be)!
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Change from Adapt Display to Dynamic. Best thing to do to resolve the problem.
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Change from Adapt Display to Dynamic. Best thing to do to resolve the problem.
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Dynamic? Hideous more like, my eyes can't stand any of Sammys over saturated pre presets, Movie is closest to normality I can find personally.
JCM800 said:
Dynamic? Hideous more like, my eyes can't stand any of Sammys over saturated pre presets, Movie is closest to normality I can find personally.
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If you want to get rid of display brightness issues, just switch to Dynamic, as the 'blacks' in Settings would be even blacker, to the point where it doesn't really light up as it uses the OLED technique of showing true black.

Display of black weird

Anybody an idea whether this is a display damage? Black appears not normal.
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Black crush
Well,this is called 'black crush' or 'black clipping'. It is still there a little bit,but nothing serious. The first Note was horrible... Don't worry,nothing is wrong with the phone,it is a software issue,and (I think) it will be fixed soon.
Im very confused as it really distorts the display of the black.
In the settings the search field has a deep Black. Rest is more or less grey.
In the toggle menu the bottom bar has weird stripes.
It's not just a small issue. ...
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hightoohigh said:
Im very confused as it really distorts the display of the black.
In the settings the search field has a deep Black. Rest is more or less grey.
In the toggle menu the bottom bar has weird stripes.
It's not just a small issue. ...
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You posted screen shots. No one can tell anything from those you need to take a picture of the problem using a camera. The phone's been out for over a month now. If what's happening to you were wide spread I assure you it would have been brought up (numerous times) by now. If whatever you're seeing was like that out of the box (before you loaded any apps) it's probably a h/w problem with your specific device.
I have the same issue too on my Note 3!
I'm from Singapore here.
I didn't notice that the pictures appear perfectly normal on other displays.
I did some shots with a camera.
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Forgot the photos.
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Forgot the photos.
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That isn't normal - I'd you are running a custom ROM I'd take back to stock to see if the issue persists, and send it back if it does.
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Dave
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YusRyAtom said:
I have the same issue too on my Note 3!
I'm from Singapore here.
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Mine too. Isn't that supposed to be the way the display looks? Just kidding.
A display that looks like this isn't normal and if there were a lot of them people would be going nuts.
It's either something s/w related that's fried the graphics drivers or a h/w problem unique to specific phones. If it remains after a hard reset than it's h/w and the phone needs to be exchanged.
Tried the hardware reset but didn't change anything. Bad luck this time.....
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hightoohigh said:
Forgot the photos.
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That is really something wrong.
It suppose no strip at telco area.
Beside search bar, the rest bottom part is suppose black also not grey.
I believe your screen is defective.
I've factory-rested and it's the same.
Re-installing exactly the same J1 firmware (in Singapore it's the latest) via Odin also yeilds same result.
Another friend of mine is facing the same issue.
However, the ambience at the Samsung stores are so bright, and it's hard for the customer service officers to see
Well I'll see what Samsung After service Germany will say... the point is that the screen looks ok if you test the blue, green, red and black screen test under *#0*#. But during normal use I'm faced with the problems as shown above
I'll keep you updated.
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Camera rubbish!

I've had this phone a couple of days and taking outside or inside photos near a window is a nightmare! Photos have a bad blur around the window or outside! Maybe it's just me but I'm really not impressed with it! Photos look a bit misty! Is it me or is it this camera?
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denny1970 said:
I've had this phone a couple of days and taking outside or inside photos near a window is a nightmare! Photos have a bad blur around the window or outside! Maybe it's just me but I'm really not impressed with it! Photos look a bit misty! Is it me or is it this camera?
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Have a look here for reference; http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2441127
Fox got take the protective plastic culvert off?
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z0phi3l said:
did you take the protective plastic cover off?
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How do u do that
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with your fingers?
maybe you've left the stock transparent sticker on your lens...
btw even dslr cameras struggle in taking clear pictures without good polarizing filter glass on the lens... so...
being a dslr camera owner - g2 has one of the best cameras i've seen on the mobile device... i was stunned with the image quality, sharpness and color...
if you're rooted and have custom recovery - try xdabbeb's camera mod
Thinking it could be the lens cover!!! If so might just sell it lol
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60nine said:
with your fingers?
maybe you've left the stock transparent sticker on your lens...
btw even dslr cameras struggle in taking clear pictures without good haze filter glass on the lens... so...
being a dslr camera owner - g2 has one of the best cameras i've seen on the mobile device... i was stunned with the image quality, sharpness and color...
if you're rooted and have custom recovery - try xdabbeb's camera mod
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Sorry I was out of 4g signal lol I was gonna say the thin plastic they put on brand new phones lol I got it second hand lol
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in the meantime
http://www.digital-photo-secrets.com/tip/2473/how-to-shoot-photos-through-a-window/
which just gave me an idea to try to shoot some photos with and without the polarizing filter from my dslr camera (duct taped of course )
Yeah I understand that but as I say if any daylight hits anywhere on my photo it gets misty I think if could be the lens cover
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some pictures i've posted few days ago...
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=52458011&postcount=547
denny1970 said:
I've had this phone a couple of days and taking outside or inside photos near a window is a nightmare! Photos have a bad blur around the window or outside! Maybe it's just me but I'm really not impressed with it! Photos look a bit misty! Is it me or is it this camera?
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Hi Again
I caved in an bought another g2 to see if my blurred pictures were a hardware fault or just due to a crappy g2 camera, looks like my new g2 takes pictures of simular quality to my s4
Sorry to say but sounds like your g2 camera module needs replacing or the phone itself.
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This was my old g2 with the same pic. I think the glass scratches on the lens had something to do with it.
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Although, i still think the s4 is crisper and cleaner (but a bit dimmer) at indoor shots with incandescent lighting.
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denny1970 said:
Yeah I understand that but as I say if any daylight hits anywhere on my photo it gets misty I think if could be the lens cover
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your pictures remind me of my old Optimus 2x device which had blurry images like that because of a lousy plastic cover over lens...
Yeah mine's only 3 month's old think I'll send it back see what they say,wished I just kept me note 3 now lol
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