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as on others devices (S2),also on Note i noticed that autofocus is not perfect.
On macro it works well,but on normal photos and expecially ZOOMING....i can not get a good focus.
Try to zoom 4x ...impossible to get a correct focus..for me
a personal problem...or firmware problem....?
i have last firm ...upgraded on line 2 days ago.
Regards..
You should never use digital zoom on a phone camera the results are always terrible. Also I noticed my SGSII had a tough time auto focusing during videos. It was always freaking out trying to focus on the center object.
on HTC HD2 autofocus works well also zooming...
samsung optical software are very bad...
No solution?
Have you guys noticed a tiny piece of protective plastic over the camera lens? May or not be obvious, but have you removed that?
alcuin said:
Have you guys noticed a tiny piece of protective plastic over the camera lens? May or not be obvious, but have you removed that?
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Mine has the plastic still on. It has a round cut out for the lens already.
indie said:
Mine has the plastic still on. It has a round cut out for the lens already.
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The lens has its own little piece of plastic covering it.
removed around ...but the lens have no plastic...
is only my Note with this problem..?
you can zoom and focus well?
boh...seems something of software related...
My lens has no other plastic on there
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My lens has no other plastic on there
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Look again. I Missed mine even with my spectales on. My nephew with young eyes spotted it.
I took the plastic off but i cant see the one you are refering too. I can see some sort of faint line around the lens but i dont think its suppose to come off
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Yes bro
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removed around ...but the lens have no plastic...
is only my Note with this problem..?
you can zoom and focus well?
boh...seems something of software related...
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are you on 2.3.6? On my note (2.3.6), I just tried what you described (4x zoom and focus) and it had no trouble focusing.
This was indoors, with some light coming through the window blinds and it's almost sunset outside. So not really bright inside.
Granted, digital zoom is always (and I mean always) a bad call compared to taking an unzoomed photo and cropping/enlarging yourself, but at least the phone had no trouble focusing while zoomed in.
its not just you
Its not just you. I have the same proplem now, but did not when i recieved it. The problem is just more aparent when zooming in the phone but you also see it unzoomed on the full photo on the PC. Auto focus just does not do its job and everything is really blurry. I think the problem only came up after a firmware upgrade, but i may be mistaken.
I already tried downgrading which did not work (maybe an even older version is required?) but then noticed the CSC code wrongly set to KOR. Stetting it to the for me correct DBT did not help either.
Anyone has this without having upgraded? Anyone solved it?<
Update: Looking back at made photos... If this is a software issue, it was not present in firmare KK9. I got a photo mentioning that firmware that was ok. However I have this version installed now, and focusing is not ok.
However i still see it possible that some changed from more recent firmwares like a camara firmware change made it in that was not reversed when installing the older version.
I'd appreciate if we could work together in narrowing down this problem by comparing situations.
My phone's auto-focus was working fine until I did the KKA firmware update. Now it is crap. I've been hoping for another update to fix it, bit no dice so far!
I have the same problem. I was considering sending my Note back or trying to find a camera replacement until I figured out my first few pix (pre update) were very good. I just hope an update comes soon because I'm working with a Mac at home and have failed to root or flash one of the updated roms.
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The camera in the Galaxy Note has about 8 million photosensors. That defines the resolution you're going to get. Digital zoom only enlarges the pixels, interpolating, it's the same if you shoot without zoom and then enlarge the picture on the computer.
For me the camera on the Galaxy Note is pretty capable, better than a compact camera I had 6 years ago.
I don't know who you're responding to with the post of your image sample, but I cannot get anything close to this at the moment. Only in macro mode. The problems is auto focus, it has nothing to do with zoom.
I decided to ask for a replacement or repair from amazon.de and was in luck.
Due to an extended cristmas timeframe in which you can just send it back or get a replacement I just sent mine back and they sent me a new one right away.
The new one is fine now. The camera photos are really good.
Plus, now the screen on this new one is nicely even compared to the slightly uneven display brightness in some areas of the screen (especially on grey color) on my old one.
Also got the latest firmware on it without a problem.
So I'm really happy now
Im sure you guys know in photos you can touch the screen to set your focus point.
Digital zoom will just give you crap results, avoid this and just zoom and crop in editing which will give you a much better image.
Hey guys!
I have a problem with my Z1!
Everytime I take pictures in the dark, and the flash is enabled, there is a white area in my picture!!
I added pictures so that you can see what I mean!
Is it a hardware or a software problem!? I already talked to the Sony support but there was no solution!
Do you have the same problem??
Thanks for your help!
risogalo
Do you have the white version by any chance?
I know a few people have mentioned the placement of the camera flash causes some flashback, causing the white marks you see in the pictures, my camera is useless in my case, total whiteout.
Do you have a scrren protector sheet on the backside or a phone case? Try to remove both and check, if the Problem is gone.
I had this problem too, until I realized that it was caused by the protector sheet which scattered the flash light into the camera lens. I solved this by cutting the sheet area between camera and flash in shape of a V. Now the picture artefacts are gone.
Another cause for this effect can be light from the flash, reflected by your fingers. This can happen, even if the fingers are not in front of the lens itself, so you don't see them. I crippled a few photos that way, so now I take care not to touch the upper left corner of the phone while using the camera.
Kirkymole said:
Do you have the white version by any chance?
I know a few people have mentioned the placement of the camera flash causes some flashback, causing the white marks you see in the pictures, my camera is useless in my case, total whiteout.
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Yes, I have it by any chance when I take pictures in the dark! With the screen protector and without - with case and without!
And now, after 4.3 finally arrived for unbranded devices in Germany, I can slightly see an improvement of this problem!
But anyway its annoying!
But why does that happen? Will Sony send my a new phone when I send it to them? Or is this problem with every Xperia Z1??
Riemen said:
Do you have a scrren protector sheet on the backside or a phone case? Try to remove both and check, if the Problem is gone.
I had this problem too, until I realized that it was caused by the protector sheet which scattered the flash light into the camera lens. I solved this by cutting the sheet area between camera and flash in shape of a V. Now the picture artefacts are gone.
Another cause for this effect can be light from the flash, reflected by your fingers. This can happen, even if the fingers are not in front of the lens itself, so you don't see them. I crippled a few photos that way, so now I take care not to touch the upper left corner of the phone while using the camera.
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Like I already mentioned above - this problem occurs with screen protector/case & without!!
And after updating to 4.3 I could see slightly improvements!
These pictures where taken with the intention not reflecting the light from my fingers!!!
So you can see I already tried almost everything!!
But also in general I expected a better performance of the camera!!
The HDR Mode can only be used with still objects!!??
Who came up with this s**t!?
With my mothers iPhone 4s I can take better HDR pictures!!
but anyway, is there any solution? Do you think Sony can solve this problem (by replacing my phone)?
Because I already talked to the Sony Support, and they said that I should update my phone or doing a reset!
So the support wasn't that problem-solving!
risogalo said:
but anyway, is there any solution? Do you think Sony can solve this problem (by replacing my phone)?
Because I already talked to the Sony Support, and they said that I should update my phone or doing a reset!
So the support wasn't that problem-solving!
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It's not Hardware or Software related, can be with software improved but the main reason is the position of the flash, it's too close to the lens. @Kirkymole already said this. Some people do not take in consideration this issue because with some settings can be improved the quality of the pictures but I actually do not paid a lot of money to waste my time to set up my camera all the time to avoid the white marks on my pictures. Nobody can said I am wrong if I said this, if the flash will be far away from the lens we will get better pictures in low light.
Try with reduced Exposure. In Manual mode you can decrease the Exposure. I tried with decreased Exposure and the picture was way better.
risogalo said:
Hey guys!
I have a problem with my Z1!
Everytime I take pictures in the dark, and the flash is enabled, there is a white area in my picture!!
I added pictures so that you can see what I mean!
Is it a hardware or a software problem!? I already talked to the Sony support but there was no solution!
Do you have the same problem??
Thanks for your help!
risogalo
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Can you use flickr or dropbox to upload the originals ?
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Can you use flickr or dropbox to upload the originals ?
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I tried to send you a message cause im not able to post links yet! Did you received it?
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I tried to send you a message cause im not able to post links yet! Did you received it?
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Yes here is the link if others want to see them.
https://www.dropbox.com/sh/0ualb3s8g3vbomz/OxYqmXwU3E
risogalo said:
Hey guys!
I have a problem with my Z1!
Everytime I take pictures in the dark, and the flash is enabled, there is a white area in my picture!!
I added pictures so that you can see what I mean!
Is it a hardware or a software problem!? I already talked to the Sony support but there was no solution!
Do you have the same problem??
Thanks for your help!
risogalo
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See this thread on the sony board.
One of the posts intriuged me..
I've seen that before with
a protective case
an extra protecting film
fingers too close to the flash
dirty lens
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I have been able to replicate this by taking a photo in poor light normally and then taking another one with my finger overlapping the phone near the flash/lens.
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I can concur with the previous 2 posts that the issue is not with the phone but with the holding of the phone. I took pictures in low light and the flash reflected off my finger back onto the lens, even though my finger was not in front of the lens, I then took the same picture holding the phone by my finger nails and there was no interference. It just means that now i will have to hold the phone by the edges (slightly uncomfortable with the phone being so thin) Thanks for the input i couldn't for the life of me figure out what it was but discussing it here helped. It seems so trivial now but thanks guys.
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can you confirm whether any of the above is relevant in your case ?
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Yes, I have it by any chance when I take pictures in the dark! With the screen protector and without - with case and without!
And now, after 4.3 finally arrived for unbranded devices in Germany, I can slightly see an improvement of this problem!
But anyway its annoying!
But why does that happen? Will Sony send my a new phone when I send it to them? Or is this problem with every Xperia Z1??
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I have the white version and have this issue as well. I've been taking most of my pictures without flash anyway and they turn out great.
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Guys just clean lens and flash area well an you are all good! Just try it and report results please!
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This actually never happened to me. Either on initial firmware nor 534 nor 290.
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One Twelve said:
See this thread on the sony board.
One of the posts intriuged me..
can you confirm whether any of the above is relevant in your case ?
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So I tried everything out (again), and I came to the conclusion that the issue is caused by the reflection of my finger... but this time i held my phone like an idiot, and captured the photo with the physical button!
Nevertheless i can barely see a white area i think the problem is solved now...
Thank you for your help!!
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Guys just clean lens and flash area well an you are all good! Just try it and report results please!
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i'll try that too!
Thanks man!
olokos said:
This actually never happened to me. Either on initial firmware nor 534 nor 290.
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Never happen to have white ghost in the pictures?
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Thank you for your help!!
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No need to be embarassed, i've seen this same problem crop up a number of times, its good to have some understanding as to why it happens
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Never happen to have white ghost in the pictures?
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Nope. Never. I've done quite a lot photos already and never had this issue.
Hi Guys,
I purchased the Galaxy S7 Edge from Uae and now I am back in my hometown.
unfortunately my phone is only a month old and i just noticed that the front camera is misaligned by 1mm or so, you can see more of the black ring and the lens of the camera is more towards the right.
Although the camera works perfect and there are no problems, should i be worried?
I am extremely worried as the phone has no warranty in my country .
Mine is a bit misaligned as well. I wouldn't worry about it as long as it works as it should.
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Mine is a bit misaligned as well. I wouldn't worry about it as long as it works as it should.
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Thank God that is such a relieve as I don't have warranty support in my country and if i go to a service center they are known to rip customers off by selling unwanted parts especially to phones without warranty.
Is this normal, I saw this on other devices and some were aligned correctly?
Could you please share a picture of your device if possible?
Yea dont worry about that. I believe most are like that people just dont look that hard at there phones.
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Hi Guys,
I purchased the Galaxy S7 Edge from Uae and now I am back in my hometown.
unfortunately my phone is only a month old and i just noticed that the front camera is misaligned by 1mm or so, you can see more of the black ring and the lens of the camera is more towards the right.
Although the camera works perfect and there are no problems, should i be worried?
I am extremely worried as the phone has no warranty in my country .
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I have a misaligned REAR Camera (the 12MP one) but works fine so no problem..
Checked now, mine is misaligned as well...no issues
termdj said:
Checked now, mine is misaligned as well...no issues
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Do you mean your front camera or rear camera?
I am referring to the front one
sensationvsgalaxy said:
I have a misaligned REAR Camera (the 12MP one) but works fine so no problem..
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Hi thanks for the reply.
How is your front camera?
Well the rear camera aint misaligned, it uses OIS so it keeps on moving
Refer to this http://www.samsung.com/ca/support/skp/faq/1084605
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Yea dont worry about that. I believe most are like that people just dont look that hard at there phones.
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is yours like this too?
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is yours like this too?
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Yea its just a bit off on the bottom of the camera.
You gotta look real hard to see. But its there. Doesnt effect anything since it doesnt cover the lense.
Same here i can see that theres much room on the bottom part of my front camera, but its working fine.
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Yea its just a bit off on the bottom of the camera.
You gotta look real hard to see. But its there. Doesnt effect anything since it doesnt cover the lense.
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Same here i can see that theres much room on the bottom part of my front camera, but its working fine.
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By room you mean the black part correct? As I can see more of the black ring which makes a gap between the lens and the outer ring but again mine is on the left side and not bottom so is that okay?
Yes. Its like the hole in the top glass was cut to big and off ceneter.
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Yes. Its like the hole in the top glass was cut to big and off ceneter.
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Ahh alright,
sorry if it's not too much to ask its my humble request if you could please share a picture of it?
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salvator101 said:
Hi Guys,
I purchased the Galaxy S7 Edge from Uae and now I am back in my hometown.
unfortunately my phone is only a month old and i just noticed that the front camera is misaligned by 1mm or so, you can see more of the black ring and the lens of the camera is more towards the right.
Although the camera works perfect and there are no problems, should i be worried?
I am extremely worried as the phone has no warranty in my country .
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Why do you post this several times?
http://forum.xda-developers.com/s7-edge/help/misaligned-camera-normal-t3381707
henklbr said:
Why do you post this several times?
http://forum.xda-developers.com/s7-edge/help/misaligned-camera-normal-t3381707
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Hi sorry, i guess it was done by mistake, I didn't know if the first post went through as my screen just refreshed.
How can I delete the second thread?
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is yours like this too?
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salvator101 said:
Ahh alright,
sorry if it's not too much to ask its my humble request if you could please share a picture of it?
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Yea when i get home
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Yea when i get home
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Alright thanks a ton
The black one is mines. It has a screen protector on so thats the top offset.
But if you look at the black trim you can see where on the buttom of the camera it has more space then the top as its off center
My wife is the sliver one.
I did my best to take a picture of it. You can see how hers is center.
Either way it dossnt effect the camera.
And fyi these pictures were taken with the phone lol.
My nikon battery was dead.
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The black one is mines. It has a screen protector on so thats the top offset.
But if you look at the black trim you can see where on the buttom of the camera it has more space then the top as its off center
My wife is the sliver one.
I did my best to take a picture of it. You can see how hers is center.
Either way it dossnt effect the camera.
And fyi these pictures were taken with the phone lol.
My nikon battery was dead.
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Thank you so so so much for the pictures.
Mine is somewhat just like yours, I am glad that I'm not the only one.
Your wife's camera also looks a little misaligned from the right or I don't know if its because of the picture.
It's just ironic that a phone with such a hefty price, one would expect some quality and tolerance?
Bought lg g6 3 months ago, AT that time camera was very good, clicked decent focused pics, but now the camera glass got scratched a lot, the images and videos gets very blurred and was not able to focus far objects, all the time the focus was locked to macro mode, Then i replaced the back camera glass with a new OEM glass, even after that no changes seen, still blurred pics and videos, Focus locked to macro, Manual focus on manual mode doenst works most of the time , focus is locked, attaching image sample of new glass replaced phone,, image set to 13 megapixel . Tried reset , clearing data and cache of camera, Updated to latest sw
It will be from a spec of broken glass in the camera module.
Fixed many phones with same issue.
Remove the glass cover and use can air or carefully shake/tap phone on table to release any lodged fragments of glass.
It's stopping the image stabilizer from moving correctly.
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It will be from a spec of broken glass in the camera module.
Fixed many phones with same issue.
Remove the glass cover and use can air or carefully shake/tap phone on table to release any lodged fragments of glass.
It's stopping the image stabilizer from moving correctly.
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thanks for reply, i opened glass cleaned everything inside with shakes and taps, closed it but still unable to focus far objects , focus is always on macro mode, sometimes camera works very good and then suddenly it becomes very bad blurred focus camera, need suggestion on what to do now. i replaced the camera glass by myself , do i still have warranty?
Yeah still in warranty LG wouldn't know
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Yeah still in warranty LG wouldn't know
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ok will go to them and let u guys know
visited service center and they denied to repair it and said phone's camera is opened by you. Can any one tell me where it get it replaced in Chandigarh , INDIA ?
You must done a bad job for them to see you changed it!
I'm telling you it's trapped glass or other small obstructions in the camera module.
Or you've damaged the actual lens on the camera
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You must done a bad job for them to see you changed it!
I'm telling you it's trapped glass or other small obstructions in the camera module.
Or you've damaged the actual lens on the camera
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i have cleaned lens thoroughly but sometimes it focuses and sometimes it just doesnt
Smashed my phone yesterday on bed, now camera is just like new , Focusing very well . Manual focus works fine,
raman99311 said:
Smashed my phone yesterday on bed, now camera is just like new , Focusing very well . Manual focus works fine,
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Was this deliberate or accidentally smashed it? I'm having the same problem you had with your g6.
Two photos, two defects...
HW or SW Problem? Does anyone have the same problem?
There is a thread on OP Forums about it. Seems like Hardware issue. Rma!
It's a flare within the lens. Not a lot you can do.
I don't have this, is it always there?
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It's a flare within the lens. Not a lot you can do.
I don't have this, is it always there?
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On a sunny day or against the sun it is 6 out of 10 photos, on the main camera as well as on the ultra-wide.
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On a sunny day or against the sun it is 6 out of 10 photos, on the main camera as well as on the ultra-wide.
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So strange, do you think applying heat would help it?
Re: a heat gun or a hair dryer?
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So strange, do you think applying heat would help it?
Re: a heat gun or a hair dryer?
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It's not water its a reflection on lens. Unfortunately, heat will not help.
It's in the design of the lens hardware of the camera,how light reflects around the inside of the lens case at a certain angle. Much like the original Pixel had lens flare,its essentially a design feature(flaw) although some phones will have it more and some none at all (people with the iPhone 11 have been complaining about it a bit)There's nothing you can do about it except know its there and try and shoot so it doesn't affect the photo. I also get it badly from street lights at night from a certain angle.
You can see it here in this video at 55sec and 2.13
https://youtu.be/V40l25LUoEc
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Mischell53 said:
It's not water its a reflection on lens. Unfortunately, heat will not help.
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Just a thought. Send it back then
Cheap lens
Mischell53 said:
Two photos, two defects...
HW or SW Problem? Does anyone have the same problem?
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Yes sometimes!
Shadow the lens whit your hand!
Problem solved?