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Galaxy Vibrant camera black dots

Hi,
Yesterday I noticed that that camera as a problem with black dots in all photos and videos. Now there are no spots on the back camera glass or anything.
I am attaching photos for your viewing pleasure
Can somebody please identify the problem with it. Is the camera lens it self damaged or some particles got underneath the glass cover that I can't see or is it a software problem. Also is there a way to take off the glass cover without opening the phone so I can clean the camera lens?
Please help me out guys, this is really very disappointing.

anyone ?. .

Send it to service center.. I had this issue once and it is not dirt cause i tried too clean it out too by opening it..

I got this from abroad its warranty isn't valid where I am now. Any other solutions ?

somebody please help, This is really annoying.

I have the same problem too, mine has 2 big blurry dots It is annoying when I take pictures in high lighted places, in the low light environment it doesn't show up.
Is there any way to open the lens to clean it?

same problem here, seems like some kind of dust got in the lens part, im going to watch some videos of ffc mods to see if it is possible to clean the camera lens.
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Found the solution, seems like the lens is scratched or something, doing a ffc mod will fix it as the ffc is attached to the 5mp camera, just buy a i9k camera from ebay and mod it.

@AkiraRyu good luck and let us know what happens, Also do see if its possible to lift the glass without opening the phone. Some pictures would greatly help.
I made small dots on the the camera glass to see if they gave the same result but any thing on the glass comes up very blurry on the picture. This definitely is something on the lens it self but its also highly unlikely that its a scratch maybe dust or maybe somethings wrong with the camera.If only there was a way to lift the glass without opening the mobile phone.

I have dust in my I9000 front camera...is there a way to open the phone and clean it?
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lucbl1 said:
I have dust in my I9000 front camera...is there a way to open the phone and clean it?
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yes, its quiet easy , i opened to try to clean it yesterday( i think vibrants and galaxy s interational are the same in the back).
First watch some front facing camera mods videos in youtube (ffc vibrant mod) to see how to open it up, you only need to get the 7 screws out and take out the plastic plate , REMEMBER to pull off the microsd card and the gsm/3g chip!.
if cleaning the lens doesn't work (like my case) you will have to buy a camera replacement, i recommend the i9000 camera so you also get a ffc. it costs in ebay 24USD (dont know the shiping to US as i live in another country) it comes with a plastic thing to remove the plastic plate easy and 2 screw drivers.

snazi said:
@AkiraRyu good luck and let us know what happens, Also do see if its possible to lift the glass without opening the phone. Some pictures would greatly help.
I made small dots on the the camera glass to see if they gave the same result but any thing on the glass comes up very blurry on the picture. This definitely is something on the lens it self but its also highly unlikely that its a scratch maybe dust or maybe somethings wrong with the camera.If only there was a way to lift the glass without opening the mobile phone.
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Good and bad news:
Opening is really easy, used my fingernails to open the plastic plate, after you get the plastic plate(not the back cober) the plastic protecting the lens also comes off, i cleaned it (A LOT) and the violet dot thing was still there.
there are 2 solutions... 3, first do nothing and keep the camera as it is(no way!) , second buy a vibrant camera replacement , or third (and best) buy a i9000 camera replacement.
In the third case you also get a front facing camera because the 5mpx camera and the ffc are connected, the look petty much like this:
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in the vibrant the ffc camera is cut off the 5mp camera and the place where the ffc goes is painted in black. the cameras are the same, lot of users on xda have moded their vibrants, search on youtube for guides on how to do it
i recommend : FIRST make sure to pull off the gsm chip and the microsd card (if you use one), use a ordered and clean place to do it, get something where to put the screws( lost one because i chose a bad place to put them).

Still waiting for a solution :s. I don't wanna open my new phone takes away all its glory.

Galaxy grand 2 camera problem

I have recently bought my new galaxy grand 2 on 1st june 2014, but when first time i opened my camera it was too blurry,its camera display even the pictures and video was so blurry and still is.. I did removed the plastic cover from camera lens and flash. will it come in warranty? cause it looks like its a manufacturing fault. I had read in samsung warranty that it does not cover normal wear and tear of camera lens, but it got bad camera since the day i purchased it, it does not look like 8mp camera at all.

Check your settings in camera settings.. make sure focus is infinite and not set to macro...
Make sure you touch on screen to focus on that part
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make sure that you have removed transparent cover on your camera's lens..

I could not find macro in camera settings,there was no such option.
yes i had removed the plastic cover from camera lens but no use. Still that blurry display n pictures n videos .. will it be under warranty or not? cause samsung's warranty does not cover normal wear and tear of camera lens. but this is not a wear and tear. The camera is blurry since the day i opened my phone from the box.

sizzlinggia said:
I could not find macro in camera settings,there was no such option.
yes i had removed the plastic cover from camera lens but no use. Still that blurry display n pictures n videos .. will it be under warranty or not? cause samsung's warranty does not cover normal wear and tear of camera lens. but this is not a wear and tear. The camera is blurry since the day i opened my phone from the box.
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YES, it will be covered under warranty. An often overlooked issue other than settinh=gs is finger prints on the camera glass, leading to fuzzy pics. please check that as well.
schubeir

Camera moves...

Hey all, when i pick my phone up and turn it round quickly part of the camera moves, i cant see which part is actually moving but i was wondering if this is a fault or not ?

Sure sounds like a fault, don't see anything moving in the camera on mine.

Are you just hearing it move? I don't see anything move, but you can hear "clicks" sometimes when you move the phone quickly. This is due to the optical image stabilization.

Schwuar said:
Hey all, when i pick my phone up and turn it round quickly part of the camera moves, i cant see which part is actually moving but i was wondering if this is a fault or not ?
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Possibly due to the optical image stabilisation. This works by moving the lens when you move the camera, like a drinks holder moves on an aircraft to keep the drink upright, the lens moves in a similar way to keep the image stable.

Yeah i can hear it if i shake my phone and you have to pick up the phone and spin it round quickly and you can just about see it, at first i thought it was my eyes but i kept doing it and managed to see it again. Its either the lens moving or the grey/black bit around the lens.

My problem is that the rear camera looks off-center, it is pushed off to the right and slightly up. Also that the adhesive trim that goes around the camera looks like it has air bubbles forming at the top and bottom of the camera glass, also around the circumference of the lens hole.
Could it be that it is off-center on purpose and moves due to the image stabilization feature?
Are you hearing the camera lens move when you are on video and turning the phone over, or anytime you quickly flip the phone over. I hear nothing and see no movement when quickly flipping the phone over. I have attempted to bump the lens back to center and it doesn't move. I haven't noticed any bad shots yet but I just got the phone.
Anyone else have a misaligned rear camera? Air bubbles forming in the sticker trim around the camera?

raptir said:
Are you just hearing it move? I don't see anything move, but you can hear "clicks" sometimes when you move the phone quickly. This is due to the optical image stabilization.
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I thought the Note 4 has software optical image stabilization so the hardware doesn't move it's the software?

nicoled985 said:
I thought the Note 4 has software optical image stabilization so the hardware doesn't move it's the software?
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Optical Image Stabilization specifically means that the image is stabilized before it is digitized, so it needs to be implemented in the lens/sensor. Old Samsung phones had digital image stabilization, like what you're talking about in software.
Edit: Just to clarify, the Note 4 still includes Samsung's old digital image stabilization, but also includes a true optical image stabilization lens. They call the combination "Smart OIS."

mine looks slightly off centre but will have to look under better light
Air bubbles forming in the sticker trim around the camera?
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i cant say i have seen any air bubbles but it looks like the glass over the flash is about to fall out
should the lens be moving then? because if it isnt supposed to then i need to take it back

I can hear something in my camera sensor moving when I shake it just as I could with a Nexus 5... that much is the OIS. Don't know about physically seeing it move though.

hmm its weird, if i turn my phone over slowly the grey bit around the lens looks like its right up against the glass and black bit around the edge and when i shake it it moves back, just done it a few times and seen it move as i turned the phone over again

Nah my camera doesn't move nor do I hear anything move when I pick it up. Something is not right with that

Shady_ said:
My problem is that the rear camera looks off-center, it....
Anyone else have a misaligned rear camera? Air bubbles forming in the sticker trim around the camera?
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Sticker trim is just protective film and can be removed
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darekz said:
Sticker trim is just protective film and can be removed
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I swear I had picked at the edge to see if there was "another" layer of protection before, but I did it again and you are correct I peeled off a square donut shaped plastic film. That "fixed" my problem of the bubbling as I was convinced it was under the glass. The camera may still be off center, but now I can't tell since the protective film was my reference. Now it is so well blacked out I don't think I could argue with a store clerk to justify a return. So thank you. While it may still be off-center, now that it is out of sight, it is out of my mind.

Hey all, phoned o2 yesterday and they shipped me a new phone today and it seems a lot better however i did see it happen once so i duno... Only problem with this one is the silver frame around the camera is wonky lol. It looks like it needs taking off, twisting a bit and sticking back on (im assuming its the glass covering the camera so i hope it doesnt fall out)

I cant the button to quote lol but in reply to Shady_ saying "Are you hearing the camera lens move when you are on video and turning the phone over, or anytime you quickly flip the phone over. I hear nothing and see no movement when quickly flipping the phone over. I have attempted to bump the lens back to center and it doesn't move. I haven't noticed any bad shots yet but I just got the phone."
Its when i flip the phone over quickly you could see the lens fall back. You could shake to the phone to get it to move towards the glass then flip it over to see it fall back. Ive seen the new one do it once but dont wanna go shaking it to try and get the lens to touch the glass incase its causes the same problem.

I too have a moving camera module when I lay the phone down its touching the glass (well almost) then if I turn it over quickly it retracts is this normal due to the ois as the camera doesn't seems to be affected

Note 4 Camera Problems?

Hello friends,
So I have been using my note 4 for almost 10 days now and ever since day 1 I noticed that the camera is so distorted, even with good lighting conditions, Also the focus circle keeps coming and going on it's own...is there a focus problem?? Also there are so many camera settings that are missing like Landscape mode, Night mode...etc etc.
My note 4 is the SM-9I0C Model.
Thanks in advance.

did you remove the 2 plastic sheets on the lens ? scratch it with your fingernail.
if they are gone then replace the note. bad camera probably.

zurkx said:
did you remove the 2 plastic sheets on the lens ? scratch it with your fingernail.
if they are gone then replace the note. bad camera probably.
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Yeah I removed the plastic sheets..but can't remember if they were 1 or 2 !!!! I'll take another look and see..

XeroHertZ said:
Hello friends,
So I have been using my note 4 for almost 10 days now and ever since day 1 I noticed that the camera is so distorted, even with good lighting conditions, Also the focus circle keeps coming and going on it's own...is there a focus problem?? Also there are so many camera settings that are missing like Landscape mode, Night mode...etc etc.
My note 4 is the SM-9I0C Model.
Thanks in advance.
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Landscape mode and night mode I believe come on automatically depending on the conditions when you take the picture.
As for focus circle, that's probably continuous auto focus.

TWO plastic protection films on the camera lens ?
Sure ?
I found just one; the one with the circular hole in the middle.
Shall I try scraping off the lens glass ?

Chefproll said:
TWO plastic protection films on the camera lens ?
Sure ?
I found just one; the one with the circular hole in the middle.
Shall I try scraping off the lens glass ?
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Lol I was wondering myself...I was 100000% it's just one protection film..a friend of mine got a note 4 today and I unboxed it with him it was only one.

Jonathan-H said:
Landscape mode and night mode I believe come on automatically depending on the conditions when you take the picture.
As for focus circle, that's probably continuous auto focus.
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Ok thanks for the info Jonathan.

two. one flat plastic covering the whole lens and one plastic with a hole in the middle.

Maintenance Issue *Bleh*
Feel free to call the Samsung customer help center, they may help you bring it in for repair by describing them your problem :fingers-crossed:

zurkx said:
two. one flat plastic covering the whole lens and one plastic with a hole in the middle.
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if there are two of them how can i get the second one off?! I tried to peel of something that looks like it's plastic protector with my nail but only my nail peeled off

In the camera app, next to the shutter button, there is a button for modes. In the modes list, you can download sport mode from the play store. That mode reduces the auto focus.
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i peeled the hole one off by putting my finger in the middle and scraping outwards. peeled the non hole one off with my fingernail at the edge of the lens peeling upward.

Hi, I wonder if someone could help me... I wanted to download additional mode for the camera, Sports Shot, however it requires signing into Samsung account and that seems to be a problem. Maybe because I'm rooted? I have tried defrosting all apps related to Knox but it did not help. I have even tried to reset my Samsung account password and still receiving "processing failed" error when signing into the account. Does anyone know what to do to be able to download it? Or perhaps, does anybody have the app/mode itself?
Edit: all sorted - if you have a same problem, try the following:
go to https://account.samsung.com and complete all of your details, log out and all should work again, did for me

Hmmm...
It FEELS like there's something more you can peel off. But I'm not sure if that's a) possible to peel off, and b) if it's meant to be peeled off. Maybe a kind of glass protection.
Wouldn't make too much sense stacking two protective foils at once on the lens.
As my photos taken with the Note 4 turn out to real great, I don't wish to change anything.
But of course I am tempted to trying to peel off that additional layer, if it's possible at all. - But we know how it is: Once removed, you just cannot undo it 100 %.

replace your phone while you can if your camera focus is not working. ( if that what you mean ). because I have the same issue and if you surfed the internet you will find some guys suffering from this issue,,

zurkx said:
i peeled the hole one off by putting my finger in the middle and scraping outwards. peeled the non hole one off with my fingernail at the edge of the lens peeling upward.
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nope!if there is something to peel off it just doesn't want to be peeled off i only was able to peel off the hole one..i don't know maybe it was a second one non hole only on your note or in some variants or just i don't know

had the same issue, had to have the device replaced.
no matter what I did it wouldnt focus on anything more than 3-4 ft away and focus was slow.

Camera Lens Protector

Hi,
I like to capture photos from Phone and Digital Cameras. In earlier moto phones camera lens is given little bit inner from its outer ring or case but in Moto G4 Plus camera lense is straight and there is no specific protector so I got some scratches on its lens due to keys and pens which I put along with phone in my pocket. Is there any solution to protect camera lens from scratches?

Back cover
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Back cover brah

Though a good armor or any case is a decent solution but if u ain't considering it then try.
gadgetshieldz.com . Buy a rs 49 skinnova camera skin. N put it.
It's really good......

My camera lens already scratched . Any way to buy new lens online

Cut a piece of plastic that protects the screen after purchase. This is static and sticks to the glass lens

No matter from which lot you got the mobile, it'll get scratches. I observed it on my first week use then I quickly ordered Camera skin from here
and now it's looking fu*ng cool and no more scratches

Hi Guys,
does the lens protector from gadgetshieldz.com cover the camera glass fully or partially?

sabath21 said:
Hi Guys,
does the lens protector from gadgetshieldz.com cover the camera glass fully or partially?
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I've ordered it today, will check & let you know once I get it

Amit_timA said:
I've ordered it today, will check & let you know once I get it
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Finally got it today, received 2 at the price of 1, check the image attached to get an idea on how much camera area will be covered by this skin.

So it covers the glass around but not the lens

sabath21 said:
So it covers the glass around but not the lens
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Thats right but ultimately there's an additional layer after applying the skin, so now the camera lens does not touch the surface

Amit_timA said:
Finally got it today, received 2 at the price of 1, check the image attached to get an idea on how much camera area will be covered by this skin.
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Can you please provide a link to this product and how did you got 2 at the price of 1. Please do share coupon if you still have it.
Thanks in advance.

krunalshah68 said:
Can you please provide a link to this product and how did you got 2 at the price of 1. Please do share coupon if you still have it.
Thanks in advance.
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https://www.gadgetshieldz.com/motorola-moto-g4-plus-skins-decals-wraps.html this is the link, well no coupon code required, I think they send 2 at the price of 1 by default, it'll cost 49 Rs plus 90 Rs delivery charge

Does it really affect the clarity of photo?because i owned an iphone 4s and it was scratched but did not affect it at all.

anhoxhrs said:
Does it really affect the clarity of photo?because i owned an iphone 4s and it was scratched but did not affect it at all.
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It doesn't affect the clarity but the scratches may reach a level where the pics taken may not be of good quality

It's better I'd buy along with the back skin rather than spending 90 rupees for delivery. This will give a custom look from others as well protects from scratches and even the shipping will be free :victory:
Edit : Even adding Protect10 promo code will give 10 percent offer too :good:

The performance of both cameras is fantastic. The front camera has a wide-angle lens, which covers a lot of area. This is great for shooting group selfies. The image quality from this camera is very good. Even in somewhat low light -- but not very low light -- it can click selfies that have minimal grain or noise and have largely pleasant colours.

Just dedicate a pocket for the phone use ONLY. And don't lay it with the lens on hard surfaces, not a rocket science.
That lens is sapphire btw.

My phones lens are scretched too much what should i do ? The back camra photos are too much bured because of it