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Hello!
Is there any possibility to change or fix the plastic "protector" in front of the camera? This lens is slightly scratched and so the pictures become blurry.
any ideas?
regards
torsten
Take it away or use toothpaste...
Don't be surprised when you do clean it or change it the pictures still come out blurry. I just replaced my entire outer case with a new one and the pictures still suck. The built in camera is one of the worst I have ever used. Give CoolCamera a try, doesn't take better pictures, but helps tweak your settings.
Jeff
jeffla said:
Don't be surprised when you do clean it or change it the pictures still come out blurry. I just replaced my entire outer case with a new one and the pictures still suck. The built in camera is one of the worst I have ever used. Give CoolCamera a try, doesn't take better pictures, but helps tweak your settings.
Jeff
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I'd actually have to vote against CoolCamera vs the built in. CoolCamera definately has a lot more settings you can adjust, but you better know what you're doing there is no reset to default. I tried adjusting the settings to get better pictures and only made things worse.
how can we remove the plastic protector??
thank you
Does anyone else experience a general "haziness" or "milky white" or "fogginess" while taking pictures with the front facing camera? Is there a way to fix this (settings, etc.)?
Also, is there a way to make it so the LED flash does NOT turn automatically for the rear facing camera?
One more thing. Is there a fix to the choppy framerate for the camcorder when moving it (such as walking or panning)?
Do you have a screenprotector over the front camera?
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I have a screen protector on it, but not over the actual eye of the camera...though I'm wondering if the screen protector is covering enough of the camera area to cause an issue...
I should go back to Best Buy and have them put it on (again).
Hi, I don't know how various settings affect the results. However, I wish to be able to take excellent photos and videos under different conditions. Are there any good apps that take better photos and videos than the stock Camera App? I am using GB. Thanks
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Or 1up
Might be dependant on hardware cause of varying quality pics
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what is wrong with pictures taken by the stock camera app? can you provide some example of a 'bad picture'?.
if you want an interface that is more DSLR like try https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.flavionet.android.camera.lite
here are some of my pics, i dont feel that they are of bad quality for a 'phone camera'.
http://www.flugbaerchen.de/lnkimg/egypt12/20120506_164915.jpg
http://www.flugbaerchen.de/lnkimg/egypt12/20120525_151334.jpg
http://www.flugbaerchen.de/lnkimg/egypt12/20120506_191654.jpg
I am happy with the stock camera.. Many features too
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Perhaps it is better to talk about this via samples.
Any suggestion on better camera settings is appreciated.
I guess I may need an app that stores a set of preset settings
for taking photos/videos under different environments. Thanks.
In photo 1, I do not know why the ceiling lights are like that.
I changed various settings but there was no improvement.
In some cases, the overall color of the room changed.
In photo 2, the room appeared to be dark but it was not.
I changed the flash to auto, on along with changing other
settings. The room still appeared to be dark.
In photo 3, again, that place was not dark. Setting the flash
to auto or on did not help.
In photo 4, everything including the room appears to be somewhat yellowish.
In reality, the wall is white and the pillows are gray.
madbird said:
what is wrong with pictures taken by the stock camera app? can you provide some example of a 'bad picture'?.
if you want an interface that is more DSLR like try https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.flavionet.android.camera.lite
here are some of my pics, i dont fell that the are of bad quality for a 'phone camera'.
http://www.flugbaerchen.de/lnkimg/egypt12/20120506_164915.jpg
http://www.flugbaerchen.de/lnkimg/egypt12/20120525_151334.jpg
http://www.flugbaerchen.de/lnkimg/egypt12/20120506_191654.jpg
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Thanks for the suggestion but I am not a professional. I don't know how various settings affect the results. By the time I have tested out various settings, things that I want to capture will have been gone.
ah now things are getting clearer . your pictures looks a little bit like something is wrong with the 'white balance' of your camera. so you can try different settings for the white balance, the default should be automatic (AWB). I'm not an photoexpert too, but maybe some one else can guide you further with this.
Thanks for pointing this out. I also tried white balance but it did not help. Perhaps I did not do it properly. Hoping somebody could provide some tips. Are the strong glares from the ceiling lights in photo 1 also caused by the white balance?
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In photo 1, I do not know why the ceiling lights are like that.
I changed various settings but there was no improvement.
In some cases, the overall color of the room changed.
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This effect on the ceiling lights is due to a hardware fault, there are no settings within the phone that can correct this. You can try, like me, and use photoshop. For me, its no problem because I have used photoshop for many years, but others are not so fortunate. This fault is well documented. Samsung know about it, yet have done nothing to correct it. The only way is to send the unit back to the retailer for a new unit. I tried three or four brand new units and they were all the same.
In general. The camera has limitations because of its size and proximity to other circuitry that may introduce noise etc. Its 8megapix with a tiny lens, so as is, I feel it does a pretty good job (apart from that pink dot that is). To get better pictures, consider post processing with photoshop. If that's not an option, and quite frankly I would not recommend purchasing it just for pics from any camphone, try the GIMP, its free and does an awful lot to enhance your pics. You can find the GIMP here www.gimp.org it will run on linux, windows and the Mac
Hope that helps
So, getting something like Camera ZOOM FX won't help.
hajime_android said:
So, getting something like Camera ZOOM FX won't help.
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Nope. sorry about that.
bigstarrynight said:
This effect on the ceiling lights is due to a hardware fault, there are no settings within the phone that can correct this.
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Is there a name for this hardware fault? Does the S3 has this problem as well?
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Is there a name for this hardware fault? Does the S3 has this problem as well?
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Good question. I know the S2 does, and we all know about the Galaxy Note. I can see evidence of the problem on a slashgear.com presentation, and its that presentation that stopped me from going over to the S3. However, there are plenty of youtube tests where it seems pretty good. The S3 has only just been released, so it might be a while more before any issues become apparent. I think its one where you try before you buy. Personally, I'm not touching either the S3 or the 'Note until I have proof that the issue has been resolved.
Edit. The fault is commonly known as "the pink dot"
In photo 1 was the lens clean? Might sound obvious but even the slightest bit of grease or diet can affect how sources of light spear in photos. Typically in any photo I take where I light bulb or something similar is in the picture if the lens was not completely clean I got a similar effect as in photo 1
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In photo 1 was the lens clean? Might sound obvious but even the slightest bit of grease or diet can affect how sources of light spear in photos. Typically in any photo I take where I light bulb or something similar is in the picture if the lens was not completely clean I got a similar effect as in photo 1
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Well, there must be a lot of pink dirt around. My crappy clam phone must have pink dirt repellent, because no matter how greasy the lens gets, pics from it don't have a pink dot. Neither does my DSLR when the uv filter gets filthy, or my specs come to that. Sorry, but the dirt bit on this issue is a red herring. The camera has a defect.
I use UCam. A lot of "pro" settings and also some cool. And... you can disable shutter sound.
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i think you should send the device to service/repair, because i think this is an hardware issue. i saw a lot of pictures taken by the note (not only my own device) and they are al just fine with the standard settings.
I just noticed that there is a protective film covering the back camera. Probably Samsung put it there to protect the lens. Do you think this is the cause to all of my problems? Am I supposed to remove it? For the first few days after purchase (3 weeks ago), the Note took excellent photos. As for last week and the week before that, it depends. The thin protective film has been there right from the beginning. Let's say the protective film covering the lens caused the pink dot, how do you explain why the cafe in photos 2 and 3 appeared to be dark whereas in reality, it was not. Also, photo 4 looks yellowish overall.
Hi,
Protective film would most likely create the effect on pic one. (which would be visible when a direct light source or reflection is in the frame.)
Pic two - could be a metering issue. Try changing the (cog wheel =>) metering setting and / or exposure level.
Yellowish photo is the result of incorrect "white balance". Change the white balance setting to incandescent.
I'm using both the stock ICS camera and camera zoom fx. On my previous phone the fx produced much better photos than the stock one. On my G - Note I don't see much difference.
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hajime_android said:
I just noticed that there is a protective film covering the back camera. Probably Samsung put it there to protect the lens.
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Yes you are supposed to remove it. It does say so in the instructions that came with your phone. Check the camera after you have done this.
Hi all,
I just wanted to start a new thread regarding galaxy s6 camera issue, particularly about the pink tint/flare at night shots.
This is well known issue for HTC M7, and I did not expect the same issue from Samsung.
Basically, the camera is fine at daylight shots, but at night shots it will produce pink tint or flares around the corner edges. Sometimes the whole photo will just look pink.
See the attached photos for example.
I have taken a photo at the same location with iphone 6. As you can see it is so much better reflecting black colour sky. The s6 camera fails miserably at low light shots.
Even in the pitch black room, it will produce this pint flares.
I am wondering whether this issue is going to be massive one, just like for the HTC M7 handset (its thread on XDA runs very very long).
I hope this is not the case for s6.
I have returned mine for replacement. I'll report back whether the replacement unit is faulty as well.
This is going to be my 3rd replacement. First two times had a bad screen with yellowish tint. I have to say I am very disappointed with Samsung's QA.
By the way, my phone was 64gb, ISOCELL camera.
Today, I have visited many different network stores and retailer shops to to see if I can replicate this issue on the display models.
When I covered the camera lens on the display models with a cloth so that it shows total blackness, none of them exhibited the issue I have. Same experiment on mine will produces these pink tint.
I have checked more than 15 display models, galaxy s6 and s6 edge, in different stores and it surprised me they all had Sony sensors.
They were all 32gb models.
A friend of mine has a 64gb galaxy s6 gold colour as well and he's experiencing the similar problem, but not as bad as mine. This leads me to believe, perhaps the issue is only with ISOCELL units.
If you are experiencing the similar issue, could you please post what sensor you are using?
Thanks
I only have the pink tint issue in the centre of the screen. All my s6s have it in the centre,whether Sony or Samsung
I forgot to mention that all settings were set to auto.
Even in the pitch black light condition, I get those pink flares around the edges of the photo.
trenzterra said:
I only have the pink tint issue in the centre of the screen. All my s6s have it in the centre,whether Sony or Samsung
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Not the same issue then, surely?
isocell=inferior quality
This is with Sony sensor
From a Isocell. Did the cover the camera thing, no pink tint.
isocell=inferior quality
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Maybe if you talk about build quality, I don't know. I would disagree though if you meant picture quality.
Mine is NOT pink
[email protected] said:
Hi all,
I just wanted to start a new thread regarding galaxy s6 camera issue, particularly about the pink tint/flare at night shots.
This is well known issue for HTC M7, and I did not expect the same issue from Samsung.
Basically, the camera is fine at daylight shots, but at night shots it will produce pink tint or flares around the corner edges. Sometimes the whole photo will just look pink.
See the attached photos for example.
I have taken a photo at the same location with iphone 6. As you can see it is so much better reflecting black colour sky. The s6 camera fails miserably at low light shots.
Even in the pitch black room, it will produce this pint flares.
I am wondering whether this issue is going to be massive one, just like for the HTC M7 handset (its thread on XDA runs very very long).
I hope this is not the case for s6.
I have returned mine for replacement. I'll report back whether the replacement unit is faulty as well.
This is going to be my 3rd replacement. First two times had a bad screen with yellowish tint. I have to say I am very disappointed with Samsung's QA.
By the way, my phone was 64gb, ISOCELL camera.
Today, I have visited many different network stores and retailer shops to to see if I can replicate this issue on the display models.
When I covered the camera lens on the display models with a cloth so that it shows total blackness, none of them exhibited the issue I have. (Same experiment on mine will produces these pink tint).
I have checked more than 15 display models, galaxy s6 and s6 edge, in different stores and it surprised me they all had Sony sensors.
They were all 32gb models.
A friend of mine has a 64gb galaxy s6 gold colour as well and he's experiencing the similar problem, but not as bad as mine. This leads me to believe, perhaps the issue is only with ISOCELL units.
If you are experiencing the similar issue, could you please post what sensor you are using?
I hope this issue
Thanks
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I have the Isocell and I see NO pink at all. I did have the M7 with the pink issue and I know exactly
what you are talking about. Absolutely NO pink cast in any low light shots.
CC
Looks like amp glow or noise coming from somewhere, turn the ISO down and it'll stop that, perfectly normal when the ISO is being boosted to stupid levels.
What do the image properties say on the originals? What ISO are they set at?
These things aren't all built equally either though, maybe yours is getting more interference from somewhere.
slannmage said:
Looks like amp glow or noise coming from somewhere, turn the ISO down and it'll stop that, perfectly normal when the ISO is being boosted to stupid levels.
What do the image properties say on the originals? What ISO are they set at?
These things aren't all built equally either though, maybe yours is getting more interference from somewhere.
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Every photo was taken with auto mode setting. Tried different locations at night to see if they all produce this pink cast and they all did.
I don't play with ISO or any other camera setting on a smartphone. For a smartphone, I just want to take it out of my pocket and then take a shot.
I tried lowering the ISO and it does reduce the noise and pink tint; however, the photo then becomes all dark. What is the point of having a F1.9 camera sensor if you can't even take a brighter photo at low light conditions compared to an iphone..
Also, when I do that covering the camera lens thing with a cloth, mine produces this pink cast whereas the display models did not. Display models produced pitch black photos without any pink cast like the one Aletheia posted above. All settings were set to auto mode for this "experiment".
Since Aletheia's camera sensor is ISOCELL, I wonder if this pink cast issue is not related to camera sensor types. Mine could be just faulty.
I would like to find out though how many people are having this problem and what percentage of these people have got ISOCELL sensor.
Aletheia said:
From a Isocell. Did the cover the camera thing, no pink tint.
Maybe if you talk about build quality, I don't know. I would disagree though if you meant picture quality.
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This is what I got from the display models (all setting set to auto) and no pink cast at all.
MIne is just un-usable at this stage at night. Every photo gets this nice pink cast..
20150504_233419 by Reuben Chew, on Flickr
20150504_233447 by Reuben Chew, on Flickr
20150504_233602 by Reuben Chew, on Flickr
20150504_233657 by Reuben Chew, on Flickr
20150504_233757 by Reuben Chew, on Flickr
20150504_234001 by Reuben Chew, on Flickr
20150504_234006 by Reuben Chew, on Flickr
I don't have this problem as far as I can see.
i have this very same issue
this is when i covered the lens, full auto with hdr auto
shiningarmor said:
i have this very same issue
this is when i covered the lens, full auto with hdr auto
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What sensor do you have?
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What sensor do you have?
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isocell
Sensor isocell
Non problem
Okay I tried it for you and get a little of the pink stuff. I think it's normal because the ISO is boosted above 1250.
If someone is willing to do the same with Sony to compare, that'd be great.
Here's a shot at ISO800. No pink ****.
I still see overall pink cast on the photo to be honest.
Can someone with Sony sensor take a photo in the pitch black condition with setting set to all auto and see if it produces any pink cast.
The display models I tried with showed no pink tink whatsoever.
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Here I have compared s6 vs iPhone 6.
Both phones had all settings set to auto.
Left is s6 and right is iPhone 6.
I don't know if s6 is having trouble with auto iso or something. For me I have to decrease the iso significantly to get the pink cast effect to minimal but by then whole photo becomes darker than iPhone.
Look at the difference when you take a photo in the pitch black condition.
Clearly something is not right with my s6. All settings were set to auto for both phones..
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Took some photos with iso set to 100 and pink cast is still present (more obvious if you turn screen brightness to max.)
I am concluding this is sensor related issue at this point.
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I have a Samsung galaxy s5 and I'm having issues with front and back camera, the quality is too low same in the back and front camera I'm even getting watermarks on the front camera as you can see in this photo. The phone is not fake it's original the screen is quite scratched and the back camera case is also very scratched but I don't really think that's the reason I'm getting the quite-like 3mp camera quality lol.
Is there anyway I can fix this?
Marks on the camera lens would cause the spots all over the screen, they'll likely be tiny and maybe hard to see on the lens
Have you set the MP quality to max in the camera settings? (Cog at the top of your image)
*Detection* said:
Marks on the camera lens would cause the spots all over the screen, they'll likely be tiny and maybe hard to see on the lens
Have you set the MP quality to max in the camera settings? (Cog at the top of your image)
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Yes of course I did, it's 16MP.
I don't get the watermarks on the back camera, only on the front one.
The phone also has one problem: Sometimes it turns on normally, the sound of booting can be heard but it doesn't show any sign on the screen. Can this problem be fixed without changing the whole digitizer?
Well that's pretty obvious, if there are watermarks using one camera and not the other, then there are watermarks on one camera lens, and not the other... (Or a faulty front camera)