Camera focus issue - Samsung Galaxy S8 Questions and Answers

Anyone having focus issue upon opening the Camera? And the only temporary solution is to shake the phone to get the focus back. What are the best fixes for the issue..
Sorry if it's been posted as similar topic. Thanks

pogi.paul0119 said:
Anyone having focus issue upon opening the Camera? And the only temporary solution is to shake the phone to get the focus back. What are the best fixes for the issue..
Sorry if it's been posted as similar topic. Thanks
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I'm having the exact same issue, the only way i get it to work again is to tap 2-3 times on the camera lense. If this is getting worse i think the best fix is to send it for repair under warranty.

If you have to shake or tap your camera to gain focus again, then your camera's lenses might not be aligned properly.
I don't think you will be able to fix this with an update or software patch. You will probably need to bring your phone to a repair center.

RossTeagan said:
If you have to shake or tap your camera to gain focus again, then your camera's lenses might not be aligned properly.
I don't think you will be able to fix this with an update or software patch. You will probably need to bring your phone to a repair center.
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Thanks. I spoke to "Samsung butler" representative and she told me to go at the nearest Samsung service centre and ask for replacement. That felt wonderful but the sad part I have to wait 7 days not including weekends.lol.. anyway but that is good but forgot to asked if I can choose different colour.lol

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Problem with my Front Sensor

Hi every one,
My Hermes' Front Sensor has got some problems
I use Web Camera to open Front Sensor and i can only see a mass of purple very very unclear image through it.
And the last time i use web camera to check Front Sensor i didn't find such a problem, everything goes well.
If there any bugs in the Front Sensor ?
Thanks !
no one knows....?
bless...
Bump
The same thing has happened to me. I have tried it on different roms, including one I know it worked on before, so it must be a hardware issue. Could this be caused by a loose connector or something with a simple fix like that?
I dont want to take my phone apart if theres no chance of fixing it anyway.
Maybe people are confused by the term "Sensor"?
I will assume you meant the Front Camera.
If so, then yes the connector can come loose. It is a simple push on connector, but you do have to dismantle quitefar to get to it.
Have a look here:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=2337130&postcount=4
Assuming you have been through soft and hard resets, you MIGHT want to attempt dismantling the phone.
Mike
Well, I got ss1271 by email and I'm confused (nothing unusual there you may think!!) What he says is this:
Sorry for that I cannot have an access to this xda-developers forum right now, but I'll check it asap.
Well, I mentioned "sensor" which refers to the sensor module that located right of the earphone( a transparent some cube-like stuff), not the front camera.
Whatever, I'm very glad that u could gimme a possible answer, thanks in advance!!
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(Hope you don't mind me posting the email ss1271 - nothing looked private or confidential)
Can anybody think what is being referred to? I know there is a keyboard light sensor, but that seems irrelevant so what is being referred to?
Any ideas?
Mike
Thanks Mike, you were right the first time, it is the front camera. The confusion has come about because Ateksoft refer to it as the front sensor in their webcamera software, and as that and coolcamera are the only software other than video-calling which can use the front camera, that is where both ss1271 and myself discovered the problem.
I have opened my phone up once a while back, but am not in a hurry to do it again until I have a serious need to use the front camera.
I actually used your guides when I opened up my phone before, and will again if I try to solve this before I upgrade, (too poor to at the moment), so thanks for providing them.
Heres a pic of me taken with my front cam.
jez83uk said:
Thanks Mike, you were right the first time, it is the front camera. The confusion has come about because Ateksoft refer to it as the front sensor in their webcamera software, and as that and coolcamera are the only software other than video-calling which can use the front camera, that is where both ss1271 and myself discovered the problem.
I have opened my phone up once a while back, but am not in a hurry to do it again until I have a serious need to use the front camera.
I actually used your guides when I opened up my phone before, and will again if I try to solve this before I upgrade, (too poor to at the moment), so thanks for providing them.
Heres a pic of me taken with my front cam.
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Actually I kinda like that pic. Almost psychadeli.. what ya ma call it! But does it improve on reality??
Mike
Well you can't tell that I haven't had a shave today, so there are some benefits. I could make it my profile pic, but I rather like hoagy, what do you reckon?
To get back on topic, do you think that it is a loose connector, is this something you have come across before?
jez83uk said:
Well you can't tell that I haven't had a shave today, so there are some benefits. I could make it my profile pic, but I rather like hoagy, what do you reckon?
To get back on topic, do you think that it is a loose connector, is this something you have come across before?
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Well hoagy looks fine!
The push in connector is the most obvious first thing to check in my view. The trouble is loose connectors can show a host of different scrambled pictures and weird colours and missing lines. Can't recall one that vivid shade before but I've seen bright green
I guess the standard thing is just ensure it's not software by doing a hard reset (but I guess you have done that already)
Mike
Hi Mike,jez
First i apologize for my mistaken the Hermes with the Touch Diamond.
When I first got Mike's mail, I took it grant to think that Mike was talking about the Diamond issue...
I'm sorry for you two guys to get confused.
Now I'll clearify that in this thread I was discussing about the FRONT CAMERA of Hermes.
and unfortunately I eventually cannot fix the front camera problem.

[Q] Camera not working and sensor!

Can someone help me, i went to a service center of phone's [not samsung service center]
i let them change my charging pin.
and when i go home my camera does not work anymore!
even the sensor does not work!
so i went back so the service center, they told me they will just text me if THEY got a new board.
they told me that they will replace the board for free.
question is how come my camera didn't work and sensor?
either
they broke a connection to the board
they replaced things with wrong parts
or
you are using wrong/buggy firmware/rom
if you have reflashed stock rom via odin then its a hardware fault
Probably a hardware fault coz messing up with hardware isn't easily fixable.Always go to your phone's manufacturer service center as they know much more than any of the local service centers out there.
thank's guys! i think this is a hardware problem. i reflashed stock rom and still nothing. i watched the tech guy changed my charging pin
the way he uses the heater is wrong, it is too close to the board, and i think the board got damaged.
problem is they are still not texting me
i can use my phone on daily basis, im not shooting any camera with this 2mp camera and sensor is only used for calling right?
hmm im planning to send my phone to samsung service center, should i take it there?
hurvee12 said:
thank's guys! i think this is a hardware problem. i reflashed stock rom and still nothing. i watched the tech guy changed my charging pin
the way he uses the heater is wrong, it is too close to the board, and i think the board got damaged.
problem is they are still not texting me
i can use my phone on daily basis, im not shooting any camera with this 2mp camera and sensor is only used for calling right?
hmm im planning to send my phone to samsung service center, should i take it there?
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sensors can also be used for things like gps and accelerometer to get the position of the phone
If they were any good, they should of done like I do with laptop/pc repairs, a full pre and post report so if something isnt working you know if it was working beforehand and who is to blame - sounds like this company will just take your money and not take responsibiility - If they have an office/shop go there and demand a refund although it maybe hard to prove responsibility after leaving the shop if they want to argue about it.
Best thing is to take it to a known trusted dealer
hurvee12 said:
thank's guys! i think this is a hardware problem. i reflashed stock rom and still nothing. i watched the tech guy changed my charging pin
the way he uses the heater is wrong, it is too close to the board, and i think the board got damaged.
problem is they are still not texting me
i can use my phone on daily basis, im not shooting any camera with this 2mp camera and sensor is only used for calling right?
hmm im planning to send my phone to samsung service center, should i take it there?
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i see! thanks man! you really helped me always on this device. even though im just reading about the latest rom's !
im gonna go and see what happened to that store. i think they forgot about my phone.
btw i payed about 500PHP about 11USD for changing the chargingpin
thank's!

Camera no longer focuses

Hey guys,
I'm hoping someone can maybe help me out with this issue. For about 2 days now my camera has stopped focusing. When you touch the screen you see the little icon come up in the middle... but it doesn't even attempt to change the focus.
I've tried doing a factory reset through the settings menu, and then through the recovery menu. I've wiped the lens down, and I've tried another app. Nothing worked at all.
I'm 99.9% sure it's a hardware issue that I will have to send it in for...........but that .1% uncertainty brought me here hoping someone has some other step I can try.
I've got a stock phone running 5.0
Thanks
I have the same problem when I try to take a picture when it's dusk.
I had the same problem when I bought my 910A from eBay. It wouldn't focus unless I tapped the phone and sometimes took a good smack to get it to focus. It was a hardware problem so I sent it back for a refund.
Sorry, you mentioned you were looking for a possible fix. I tried going down that avenue, but the issue is inside the camera and to work on that you have to remove the screen which is a major PITA. I looked into Square Trade, which has a $75 deductible and Samsung, which wanted $250 to replace the camera. In the end I tried to work out an exchange with the seller but that didn't happen. So I ended up buying a 910C from a different seller. This one works fine.

Any tip with a loose camera fix?

So, something happened with my camera. It's not like my phone has never been droped but the last two days I have been fighting this problem. My phone seems to need more presure on camera contact to motherboard than it can achieve by just pushing the thing. Camera is working if I keep some pressure on the contact with the mobo, but as soon as I take the pressure off camera goes black. I'm thinking on attaching some bulky thing right on the contact to get enough pressure there... my phone is not under warranty anymore and I literally don't trust technicians around here.
So, have you ever had a similar problem? Do you know some way to help or get a camera replacement or a tip on how to repair this pinning problems? Anything?
I am facing the same problem for over 2 months. To today I haven't got any solution. According to local repair shops there's a problem with the motherboard and it needs replacement. I visited the Xiaomi official service center but the told me to submit the phone for two weeks. I asked other customers there and they told me that it takes about a month for Xiaomi to repair and return the phone, so I came back as it's the only phone I have?. I'm just helpless.
abhinav241998 said:
I am facing the same problem for over 2 months. To today I haven't got any solution. According to local repair shops there's a problem with the motherboard and it needs replacement. I visited the Xiaomi official service center but the told me to submit the phone for two weeks. I asked other customers there and they told me that it takes about a month for Xiaomi to repair and return the phone, so I came back as it's the only phone I have?. I'm just helpless.
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I did put a bulky object between the two plastic layers in the back of my phone and camera is working again. My warranty was already lost and made sure contact was loose on the mobo, but you may try this without opening your redmi, unless you know for a fact the problem is with the mobo.
Thanks a lot I will try it.
doesnt help me in any way; always have to apply pressure at different spots on the backside of the phone. so i am pretty much helpless, beating the hell out of my phone when i need my camera to work. smh...
Hey i have the same issue for rear camera, though front camera is working. Took to service center, they said to change the mobo...wtf...Also tried to open the screw and pressed the camera socket in mobo, tried to press while camera is on, but nothing works. Searched in google, all are saying its a hardware issue and pressing back camera will work, but no luck for me. Don't want to loose this tiny magic phone with all android developments are happening. Recent 64 Bit rom by pirej is working smoothly. But will miss camera. Any other way to activate this....
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I did put a bulky object between the two plastic layers in the back of my phone and camera is working again. My warranty was already lost and made sure contact was loose on the mobo, but you may try this without opening your redmi, unless you know for a fact the problem is with the mobo.
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:good:I used two pieces of matchsticks and it worked for me.Now there is a bulge on backcover.
I bought camera module from aliexpress and installed it, now my phone camera works fine without any issues.

mate 9 mha-l29 strange camera issue

Hi all,
I have strange issue with my l29, i bought it new still under warranty, the camera starts showing strange blurry picture, I did the software update to b181 but still the problem persists.
I have gone through all the forums possible and figured out its not hardware probably since pressing any corner didnt fix the issue.. the photo is not blur from any side normally, I noticed that this issue occurs outdoor when their is sunlight or indoor when i try to take group photo. i also tried the same with monochrome lens but problem still exists.
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any suggestions?
Sounds like a focus issue, have an authorized repair centre take a look.
robogo1982 said:
Sounds like a focus issue, have an authorized repair centre take a look.
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Thanks for replying robogo. under normal conditions camera focus works well but only under sunlight this happens or when i try to take group photos... this doesn't happen immediately but after few random mins.
I might try to get support from authorized service center.

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