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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.
Edit:
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:
androidsfinest .com /wp-content/uploads/2010/09/i9000s-camera-close-up-150x150.jpg
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.

camera problem... please help...

guys i have a really bad problem with my camera...
since yesterday i have two big black flakes on my photos (and on viewport too!)
i reverted to jm8 using odin...
then i dissembled the device to see if the problem is on cameras cover but even without that glass part those flakes are still there...
does anybody have any idea?
i think i need to send it to service
this is how it looks like now:
http://img291.imageshack.us/i/20110321005202.jpg/

anybody.. :S

Dust specs on the camera sensor, chances are the sensor and lens autofocus assembly are a sealed unit making it hard to clean, if they are not sealed a good blow with a rocket blower would shift them.
Other wise either send it in for service or give the phone a few sort sharp knocks on the palm of your hand along the oposite edge from where the dust apears. The sensor is mirrored so what apears bottom left is actually top right.

thank you steph that makes sense...
how can i find cameras sensor to clean it?
i don't think the dust is on the len right?

The actual dust specs will probably be about .5mm in size its possible they are on the lens but i would put money on the sensor. Aim the camera at a bright suface in macro mode such as a white computer screen with a black dot to help focus. Give the phone a few knocks and see if it shifts any, repeat process a few times. If nothing moves then either dissasemble or send it in. Remember opening the unit up could introduce more dust.
The sensor is located directly behind the lens, it is would have a Glass filter over it NEVER EVER touch it with anything if you dont know exactly what you are doing. I would imagine it is about the same size as the glass cover (probably smaller) dust will be attracted to it like a magnet, you could try a rocket blower, or canned air ( no more than 2 sprays or it will ice up.
Dont get me wrong its very easy to clean but super easy to scratch with even the best cloth.

i tried to knock on it but nothing moved
i guess im gonna try a rocket blower or something like that. honestly i don't want to send it in...
btw thank you very much for your help steph.

[Q] Cleaning the camera on the A500

I have an A500 that is (generally) stock - was rooted prior to 3.2.1 but is running stock OS now. This past weekend, all of a sudden it appears there is dust or debris on the rear camera lens - there are small dots or smudges on the lens and the camera will not focus beyond a very close (macro) range). I called Acer because it is still in warranty, but I also went ahead and cracked open the case and tried to clean the camera and lens cover - no luck. I think there are fewer smudges but they are still there.
Here are my questions :
Is there something else I can do to clean this without shipping it back to Acer ( I would rather not be without it for ~2 weeks)
Assuming I need to send it back, what should I clean off the unit to ensure there are no "out of warranty" findings from when it was rooted ?
Doe they have any markers inside the case to determine if someone has cracked the case ? I didn't see any, but am curious what others have to say ?
Thanks in advance for your help
Todd in Atlanta

i had a similar issue with mine: the rectangle of glass surrounding the raear camera was getting filled with dust from the inside. since that piece was loose, i pried it off, wiped it clean with a dry clean cloth (i used what i use to clean my glasses) and stuck it back on. it was only glued on so its still loose, but the camera quality is much improved.
it sounds like you have a similar issue, and your camera is focusing on the specs on the glass instead of what you want it to focus on. i don't know if you want to try taking it apart or not, but those are my few cents.

Not the outer piece
So I did crack open the case and the specks are not on the outer lense cover (i.e. the one that is visible from the rear of the camera. By viewing the camera with the rear cover still disassembled and separated from the unit, the specks are still there so it is either on the lense itself (again which I have tried to clean as well, or the digital pickup (CCD?)).
I'm stumped. Any ideas ?

Dust on camera lens?

Hi, I spotted a couple of motes on my rear camera lens. The long story is that those motes weren't there before I send my phone to the Huawei Service Centre that took them more than one month to fix my cracked camera cover.
So instead of sending it back to them and deal with their utter crap service (they didn't covered me with the warranty for the cracked camera cover) and not having my phone for another month I decide to dismantle the cover myself with the proper tools and clean the lens, the result is that I managed to clean one of the motes (up right corner) but the other three dots that can be easily spotted in the middle and another one in the left side were not removed.
I tried to cleaning it with air to remove dust, a lens cleaner solution applied to a cotton bud and a brush for cleaning lenses... And none of those solutions were able to remove the motes/dots there.
I'm starting to consider that the lens could be damaged (thought it doesn't looks to me like a lens damaged effect) or there is liquid solution or something stick to the lens that I can't easily remove (maybe they damaged it when they were repairing the cover)... It also looks like they are not in the same exact position, they are slightly moved in the two different images.
Any ideas?
The first image is before the cleaning http://imgur.com/a/4G7we

Same here, i think its on the inside of camera lens, because cleaning didn't help. Ebay has 6p camera modules for sale.
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lenitron said:
Hi, I spotted a couple of motes on my rear camera lens. The long story is that those motes weren't there before I send my phone to the Huawei Service Centre that took them more than one month to fix my cracked camera cover.
So instead of sending it back to them and deal with their utter crap service (they didn't covered me with the warranty for the cracked camera cover) and not having my phone for another month I decide to dismantle the cover myself with the proper tools and clean the lens, the result is that I managed to clean one of the motes (up right corner) but the other three dots that can be easily spotted in the middle and another one in the left side were not removed.
I tried to cleaning it with air to remove dust, a lens cleaner solution applied to a cotton bud and a brush for cleaning lenses... And none of those solutions were able to remove the motes/dots there.
I'm starting to consider that the lens could be damaged (thought it doesn't looks to me like a lens damaged effect) or there is liquid solution or something stick to the lens that I can't easily remove (maybe they damaged it when they were repairing the cover)... It also looks like they are not in the same exact position, they are slightly moved in the two different images.
Any ideas?
The first image is before the cleaning http://imgur.com/a/4G7we
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I know that this is a really old thread - but how did you resolve this issue?
My 6p has a speck of dust that I realized probably a month or so outside of warranty. I started doing things in my life that involve A LOT of picture and video now -- and I finally noticed the speck of dust. Now, it's really obvious (mostly because I know where to look for it).
Was yours fixable by taking it apart? Or did you have to order a new sensor?

pkopalek said:
I know that this is a really old thread - but how did you resolve this issue?
My 6p has a speck of dust that I realized probably a month or so outside of warranty. I started doing things in my life that involve A LOT of picture and video now -- and I finally noticed the speck of dust. Now, it's really obvious (mostly because I know where to look for it).
Was yours fixable by taking it apart? Or did you have to order a new sensor?
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Hey, mine wasn't fix, I've been living with that until now, taking it apart didn't help, recently I took it to a Huawei service center for another reason and they told me that my lens was damaged inside so... You may have more luck than me and be just dust.

What Could Be Causing This Bewildering Camera Issue?

Got an amazing deal on what was supposed to be one of these in new open-box condition and was incredibly happy with its performance, speed, and compactness until I opened the Camera app. There is a line that seems to run across the main shooter and when you aim it at any sort of light it seems to interact with some sort of crack, scratch or something that's inside the lens and distorts the image.
I've been taking a close look and close pictures of the camera and lens but just can't find where the physical damage is (if any) and I just can't wrap my head around how such a thing would even happen to begin with. I installed all of the available software updates and then GCam but same thing as in the built-in app. Tried to wipe the lens with a water/rubbing alcohol mixture and a microfiber towel and nothing. Photos taken with the black and white camera come out as they should so I know it's not a software issue. Here's the pictures:
https://imgur.com/a/IIaYdzj
I took a video and that's where things get even weirder! It becomes a line that seems to follow the lens instead as you move the phone, not a static/physical line that's always there. Here's a video:
https://imgur.com/a/YCSW4Lt
This is a real head scratcher. Have any of y'all seen or experienced anything like this?

it looks like an eyelash

mruno said:
it looks like an eyelash
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I thought it could be something similar to that, but at this point not really sure. I took my electric duster with the two high-pressure attachments to it on the highest setting, trying to see if I could force air to go inside through the secondary microphone hole next to the cameras, the very small gap between the camera, flash and ceramic back and even the gap at the top between the ceramic and the frame and move whatever it is in there out of the way to no avail.
This issue pretty much makes the main camera unusable but I was wondering if anyone else had this happen and was able to fix it and if so how. Obviously I just got the phone so I'm not gonna take it apart until I can get access to the cameras and physically remove whatever is in there since I bought it through eBay and I can return or exchange it but based on the fact I asked the seller specifics about the condition and their answer that everything worked properly I expected it to and right after getting the phone I bought prepaid service for it that now I can't return. Sigh.

DeyEatDaPooPoo said:
I thought it could be something similar to that, but at this point not really sure. I took my electric duster with the two high-pressure attachments to it on the highest setting, trying to see if I could force air to go inside through the secondary microphone hole next to the cameras, the very small gap between the camera, flash and ceramic back and even the gap at the top between the ceramic and the frame and move whatever it is in there out of the way to no avail.
This issue pretty much makes the main camera unusable but I was wondering if anyone else had this happen and was able to fix it and if so how. Obviously I just got the phone so I'm not gonna take it apart until I can get access to the cameras and physically remove whatever is in there since I bought it through eBay and I can return or exchange it but based on the fact I asked the seller specifics about the condition and their answer that everything worked properly I expected it to and right after getting the phone I bought prepaid service for it that now I can't return. Sigh.
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I'm not entirely convinced it is physical given the way it moves position on screen when you move the camera. If it was physical wouldn't it stay in the same position? Then I thought must be a reflection but even that doesn't make sense as it appears to move independently ie still moves when you have stopped panning the camera, which seems more like an image processing or auto focus issue maybe? Though it could still bye a hair and the apparent movement is just caused eg focus. Strange.
Does it remain even with light source coming from all different angles eg left, right, top, bottom?
Does it remain in same place on stills when you do different focal lengths eg close ups?
As a workaround maybe moving it with "electrostatic charge" will be possible if it is debris, as I've seen it done in sealed units. Though only a small chance this will work if debris on glass cover & no chance if it's in the sealed lens unit assembly it might not move (see assembly here https://d3nevzfk7ii3be.cloudfront.net/igi/UKOASSYDwDAfbVro.large but that should have been made in a clean room so more likely debris is on window cover, I'd think). Discharge with ESD earthed wrist band or antistatic cloth ... OK most people don't have them so a damp/sweaty finger will have to do ? (which will mean it is at the same PD as you). Then rub glass lens cover with a synthetic cloth to create a charge on surface or charge a glass rod/plastic ruler and touch glass cover (edit: try alt polarity on cloth). Repeat discharge /charge cycle. Cross fingers first as this is a long shot & I'm not sure if there is a gap!!!