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CAMERA IMAGE VERY DULL

Hi all,
If I take a picture using the camera in AUTO mode it comes out very dull. Even the on screen image is dull but my brother's is a lot brighter. Is there anything I can do to improve things without obviously going into night mode etc.
Please help and we both have XDA Mini S units.
Thanks

I had the same........if you use the manual setting Night, it is much better and now useful to make puctures!
best regards,
HW

Discolored pictures from rear camera

Anyone seen or heard anything similar to this? I'll open the camera app to take a picture and the view looks ok. Once I take the picture it comes out discolored, sort of like it has a retro effect on it. It mostly happens when using flash, and once taken the view shows the retro look from then on until I restart the app. I've tried other camera apps and get the same thing.
Ive uploaded two sample pics, the first being an example of any picture I take with flash(and the view I see until the app is closed) and the second is a shot without flash. Even though that picture is of a lit tv, lights on in the room and the kinect sensor pointing at it, that picture discoloration happens in any room with any type of light.
Any ideas? Thanks!
Sent from my A500 using xda premium

Well, the green discoloration is from the invisible green laser the kinect is giving off, which has likely damaged your camera.
I've heard of this happening with DSLRs.

It was happening well before I put it in the same room as the Kinect though. The 2nd picture shown(without flash) doesn't have the discoloration, and was taken just seconds after the first. Is there something different the camera does when using flash that could be damaged? Seems to take pictures just fine without flash.

are you taking this thru the built in camera app..
Do you have any other camera apps installed are all the camera settings set to stock..
these are things that could effect camera / camera flash quality.. i had similar issue after installing a cam app from market uninstalling that app solved it.
dont remember what app it was sorry

If you are using a case, It may be effecting the flash; I know when I use the stock camera app with flash in a dark room it gives a greenish tint, over the whole photo, when in the case. Taking my tablet out of the case fixes the issue. Probably the thick case bounces my flash across the clear protective glass over the lens. Your picks look a little different though.
When you get the greenish screen, instead of closing the app, try toggling one or all of the three---white balance, color effect, or scene mode and see if the screen reverts to normal.

Just tried changing the settings before and after taking a picture. It seems the discoloration happens only when scene is set on auto and flash is on. Changing from auto to incandescent with flash on takes normal pictures and fixes the screen discoloration. Switching back to a different scene setting and back to auto fixes the discoloration until you take another picture. I'd say it's software related but its happened on 3rd party camera apps.
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allthrottle said:
Just tried changing the settings before and after taking a picture. It seems the discoloration happens only when scene is set on auto and flash is on. Changing from auto to incandescent with flash on takes normal pictures and fixes the screen discoloration. Switching back to a different scene setting and back to auto fixes the discoloration until you take another picture. I'd say it's software related but its happened on 3rd party camera apps.
Sent from my A500 using xda premium
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If you havent already,..... take it outside into Natural sunlight. Set flash to always on(just to test) and every other setting to auto. Take a few test pics. Some close-ups and some landscapes to test the colors. My guess is the outdoor shots will look fine.

problem with the camera

hello, today i noticed that whenever im in pro mod and using low shutter speed there is these flickers or i dont know what to call them...
its only in pro mode and only if i use 1/45 shuter speed or lower with high iso.
can anyone relate or something ? i didnt have this problem before for sure

I literally just discovered about this problem too and was about to post it here.
Have you tried using fast shuttle speed in the sunlight? I've noticed that if I use the search setting under artificial light, it will show these stripes. Other than that, I'm not even sure what causes it; it could be hardware or software issue.

hungdinh1 said:
I literally just discovered about this problem too and was about to post it here.
Have you tried using fast shuttle speed in the sunlight? I've noticed that if I use the search setting under artificial light, it will show these stripes. Other than that, I'm not even sure what causes it; it could be hardware or software issue.
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did you try factory reset ? i wont be near a pc to backup my files for a few days otherwise i would do this before sending it to samsung

gladiator1105 said:
hello, today i noticed that whenever im in pro mod and using low shutter speed there is these flickers or i dont know what to call them...
its only in pro mode and only if i use 1/45 shuter speed or lower with high iso.
can anyone relate or something ? i didnt have this problem before for sure
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Not a dramatic as yours, but Def can see the bars. Doesn't bother me since I don't use pro as much, but definitely is software related and should be fixed. Shoot in raw and post process?
Sent from my SM-G935V using Tapatalk

not only in pro mod !!!!
also in slow motion video
and the biggest issue is when you try to shot a low light photo ! the app will force a slow shutter speed then the bars will apear

gladiator1105 said:
did you try factory reset ? i wont be near a pc to backup my files for a few days otherwise i would do this before sending it to samsung
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I've not factory reset yet but I'll try to test it tomorrow with the sun out.

sun out is all good it only apears in dark room or low light situations...

gladiator1105 said:
hello, today i noticed that whenever im in pro mod and using low shutter speed there is these flickers or i dont know what to call them...
its only in pro mode and only if i use 1/45 shuter speed or lower with high iso.
can anyone relate or something ? i didnt have this problem before for sure
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What sensor do you have ? Sony or Samsung ?

Cst79 said:
What sensor do you have ? Sony or Samsung ?
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sony

Just a normal AC light source flickering. Don't worry.
This will not happen on natural/sun light and DC light source.

i dont think so... it didnt happen before also yesterday i manged to take this photo ( attatched ) and it didnt apear now i cant take the same photo cuz the bars will apear...

gladiator1105 said:
i dont think so... it didnt happen before also yesterday i manged to take this photo ( attatched ) and it didnt apear now i cant take the same photo cuz the bars will apear...
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Can you take the same photo with fast shuttle speed and post it here?
Oh btw, how do you check which sensor your phone has?

It happens on every cmos based camera with rolling shutter (so 99,9%) if shutter isn't fixed to a flickering light's source frequency. Simple as that.
You can play with the shutter in Pro mode (set 1/50 or 1/60 Hz for example).

i just tested the selfie cam same problem.
also teated note 5 same issue
well thank you guys i guess my phone is fine

It could be that the issue is because the use of an electronic shutter instead of a mechanical shutter like it is the case in most stand-alone cameras.

Its only with fluorescent lamp and that's normal.
Sent from my SM-G935F using XDA-Developers mobile app

yeah i figured that out.. tested with an iphone same results
thank you all guys

LG V20 Camera Focus Issue

So, I've been having some issues with the focus on the rear facing camera for the V20
This is a pic with the Wide Angle Lens:
imgur.com/EBu8tdN
It's crisp and clear (ish)
This is a pic with the normal lens:
imgur.com/fYDOhNd
It's blurry as hell, unless I'm like two inches away:
imgur.com/qJstB0X
I've tried in both Auto and Manual mode, and have tried the focus in both Auto and Manual.
Any ideas?
Many thanks.
P.S. sorry for the imgur links, I haven't posted enough to be allowed links in side my post.

Nope. Just issues with longer focus in darker scenes but that is every phone. Lens clean?

Did you find any solution, I've the same issue.

#4
i have same issues
any solutions?

Tap to focus
I find just pointing it and clicking doesn't set focus properly with some scenes
It's a bit odd as the G4 would have zero issues with this and the V20 also has IR AF

Any Solution yet?
I am also having the same issue, the focus doesn't work, neither manually nor in auto mode. Sometimes, just sometimes, it luckily does work, but most of the time it doesn't.. i dont understand what the problem is..
Recently, the camera was acting way weird, like showing dark picture with green lines, and sometimes it wouldnt even open, it showed just a black screen, i cleared data of gallery and camera, which resolved the issue, but still void of ability to focus.

Note 20 Ultra: Washed out screen fix.

I also was disappointing with the screen washed out compared to my Note 9 side by side. I notice, that this bug only happens on the home screen, (setting wallpaper), and the washed out bug doesn't happen in the gallery app. So I knew this had to be a software issue and not the screen.
Seeing as it only happened on the homescreen, it got me wondering if dark mode could be broken causing the screen to wash out.. So after turning it back to light mode in display settings......it worked!
This was bugging me for the last month. Now its looking just as good if not better then my Note 9 side by side. Chime in if it works for you.
Will have to wait on a fix for dark mode, but i'm fine with that.
Update: I stand corrected. User megatooth suggested disabling the "Apply Dark Mode to Wallpaper " in dark mode settings, and that worked. Washed out still gone, and still have dark mode. I didn't even know about that setting. :laugh: Everyone bow to megatooth.

Did you try disabling the "Apply Dark Mode to Wallpaper" setting that can be found by long pressing on the home screen and then selecting Wallpaper?

Wow, Megatooth, you're the man. I didn't even know about that, and yes, that also fixed the problem, so I guess the culprit to the washed out screen is that setting.