Hello all, i am new here and i do not know if this is the right place to be posting this, so if not please move it, and send me a PM to where it has been moved.
So i have a bug with my T mobile Dash. After i upgraded it to WM6, the camera colors have been messed up! i have also installed Excalibur WM6.1 ROM by Kavana and that did not change my camera problem either (although i must say it is an excellent piece work!) would any one know how to fix my problem? or if i need to reinstall my camera program, how can i do that?
Thank you all for you time
-Sean
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Heat?
I was wondering if you have let the phone be placed near a heat source? Also have you actually just tried cleaning the lens of the camera itself? The camera program and the drivers are reinstalled each time that you have flashed the ROM on the phone. It can only be a hardware problem if you are experiencing this problem throughout successive installations of different ROM's, AFAIK then this can only be attributed to the hardware. I suggest cleaning the lens however just in case there is a clear buildup of something on the lens. Otherwise someone wiser than I needs to help you out.
sorry for the late reply, was out of the country, but it is different because the colours look so different you can see that the camera is working. but it seems like soemthing has toggled with my camera files when i updated to wm 6
Do you have to have OMAP turned on to a different CPU rate?
where can i see that?
Start->All Programs->Accessories
Make sure OmapClock is set to a lower then 150 or disabled.
A more powerful battery very much helps also.
*I have a script that if Camera or Video option is picked it defaults OmapClock.
Mortscript program is needed.
*Credit is given to Bupahs.
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I have a Qtek 9090, which I love to bits, but am having problems with the camera, and do not know if it is something that I am doing wrong.
When I am lining up a picture I want to take, the screen is fantastically clear, brilliant quality, so sharp, and colourful. Once I press, to take the picture, the saved image is of a greatly reduced quality; fuzzy, a little blurred, faded colours. This also happens if I am photographing still objects, so it is not due to the movement of the subject.
Anyone have any ideas? Do I have a certain setting 'off balance' or is this just the way it is? :evil:
Regards
Sarah-Jane
I have a similar issue with My XDA IIs. The image i see in what i can describe as the view finder is really crisp, but once i take a pic the image is no where near the same quality. I find that taking video is much better. Im sure this is not a hardware issue, but something to do with how the app compresses the image. Look out for other updates for the camera software in this forum. I have tried a couple of patches to no avail. Maybe it will be in another ROM update .i.e. windows update. I will keep my eye out for you and let you know if i find anything. Let me know likewise.
PM me if you like :idea:
I think you need to:
Upgrade your carmera software - search this forum for latest version of extended rom (the carmera program version should be 2.21).
Secondly, do not save photo in SD card - try in storage (I guess should be faster to record the pics you have taken)
I am having the same problem...and guess what: I have version 2.21 ( build 17084 ).
Maybe it is because there isn't steadyshot on it? :roll:
Anybody got the answer to our problem?
Yeah, i have the latest version of the software as far as i know. I also have latest patches / updates. Video quality is fine though.... Bit of a weird one, but im sure there will be an update out that will fix it soon.
hey,
i have searched a long time but have not found anything about my problem. i tried to use my camera for making videos. the sound of that videos is very low, "to low". I don´t know how to get it louder. i think its not a hardware problem because the sound of notes is very loud.
thanks for every reply
Jimmie
Try Start->Settings->System->Microphone AGC->Enable
Havent tried it, but give it a go
i did so before. but nothing changed
upgrade ur device to the latest 1.40 rom...that should solve it...i had the same prob and now its even too loud
If you notice, he's using a German rom. There are no 1.40 German roms out yet, so that may prove difficult.
that´s bad,
but there must be a solution for this problem. i hope to find or get it next time.
thanks for your replys
and please go on
I don't have the smalest idea if this will help or screw up your camera app. even more, but you could try to run one of the camera cab's that's in the 1.40 extended Rom
BA_Camera_Driver_Patch.sa.CAB
Or look for others here
Do a backup before you try.
the forum is so large. i can´t find the right thread.
how to make a backup and install the new .cab file?
is it possible to remove this to get back to the old one if the new one will not function?
http://www.spritesoftware.com/en/personal/products/windows_mobile/pocket_pc.htm
This will make a backup of your current settings.
BackUp
Install Cab look at 6.
If it dont work, just restore from your backup
Sound could be solved by this little small app
hey
what´s the function of this app and how do i install/ remove it?
thanks for your help
ramram
thanks a lot. this app is fantastic. with this app it ´s possible to change the volume of mic and also change treble and bass boost of the headphone
thanks
Yes, thanks for the app!!
1 in 3 pictures comes out totally black bo matter what I am taking a photo of. Any ideas? Using an unlocked with WM5. Will upgrading to WM6 help ya think?
Take the lens cap off.....
Just kidding, mine did that the other day too. It all of a sudden started working again after taking several pics. Not sure what caused it.
It appears to be working now. Weird.
whodatfever said:
It appears to be working now. Weird.
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After you took the lens cap off right? thats an ole trick
Hi Guys,
That's a bug in the Camera software, I believe.
I had that too with WM5 and noticed that it (black photo) only happened when the camera was pointed at certain things, such as into the distance in the forest or into darkness inside the home, for example. Never had that problem when taking photos of well lit things close up, like within a couple of meters or so. Try this for yourself by pointing the camera at close up things, distant things, dark things, bright things, things with lots of detail in them like the forest or some bushes.
I think the camera software must be doing some contrast calculations or something and gets confused sometimes thereby deciding to give you a black photo as its best guesstimate
Good news is that since I upgraded to WM6 (Black 3.0 curretnly) I have not yet had this problem. Perhaps it has a newer version of the Camera. Try one of the current flavors of WM6 and see which one you like. Just don't install all your apps immediately after you flash a ROM, until you've tested all the stuff you normally use like camera, internet sharing (no modem like in WM5), alarms, java midlet applications, etc.
All the best.
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1 in 3 pictures comes out totally black bo matter what I am taking a photo of. Any ideas? Using an unlocked with WM5. Will upgrading to WM6 help ya think?
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taskmaster said:
Hi Guys,
That's a bug in the Camera software, I believe.
I had that too with WM5 and noticed that it (black photo) only happened when the camera was pointed at certain things, such as into the distance in the forest or into darkness inside the home, for example. Never had that problem when taking photos of well lit things close up, like within a couple of meters or so. Try this for yourself by pointing the camera at close up things, distant things, dark things, bright things, things with lots of detail in them like the forest or some bushes.
I think the camera software must be doing some contrast calculations or something and gets confused sometimes thereby deciding to give you a black photo as its best guesstimate
Good news is that since I upgraded to WM6 (Black 3.0 curretnly) I have not yet had this problem. Perhaps it has a newer version of the Camera. Try one of the current flavors of WM6 and see which one you like. Just don't install all your apps immediately after you flash a ROM, until you've tested all the stuff you normally use like camera, internet sharing (no modem like in WM5), alarms, java midlet applications, etc.
All the best.
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I would but I'm nervous of crippling my wi-fi as some WM6 ROM's do. I'm using HardSPL7 and Radio version: 1.40.00.10.
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I would but I'm nervous of crippling my wi-fi as some WM6 ROM's do. I'm using HardSPL7 and Radio version: 1.40.00.10.
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I've flashed about 25 times to Dutty's, Black's, Custel's, and now on LVSW's latest. Wi-fi works perfectly, no reason not to try WM6.
regarding the Camer issue. i just got back from the beach and when i was taking some pics when the previex screen came back it was just all black. So then i would go into my pictures and video and the picture would actually be on there, not all of them though. Sometimes they would be all grey. And this was all on my 8525 running custels 2.5 fixed. so i really dont know what could be going on. kind of sucks especially when you take a good pic and it doesnt come out.
i think it has to do with what rom you run and whats running in the background as this used to happen to me in black 2.5 but now with the newer camera drivers everything is GREAT!!! try no to run to many other apps while using the cam and also upgrade to Lsvw's new rom cam and everything else works great!
Hi austinsnyc,
You mentioned newer camera drivers - was there a cab posted for them in some forum? I've been looking for it under keywords "hermes camera new driver", etc, but no luck finding it yet.
I have the CUSTEL 2.5 rom on an Imate JasJam (HERM 100) and all is working well. I haven't tried taking pictures in the forest lately, where I first noticed the problem. I had no other apps running at the same time as the problem occurred. Whilst in the forest I reset the JasJam to see if that helped. After about three photos I started getting black photos again and after a few of those the camera application died (crashed) again, which required another soft-reset.
Sometimes it's a pain in the ass with this camera software I tell you. When it works it is great, until it starts crashing... Well, I guess it is a pretty poor camera anyway, when comparing pictures with those taken on my little Canon Ixus 50, but the Canon stays at home most of the time and the phone is with me almost always.
If you can point me in the right direction that will be terriffic.
Thanks mate
austinsnyc said:
i think it has to do with what rom you run and whats running in the background as this used to happen to me in black 2.5 but now with the newer camera drivers everything is GREAT!!! try no to run to many other apps while using the cam and also upgrade to Lsvw's new rom cam and everything else works great!
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Hello everyone,
Thank you for taking a second to read my post. Before anything, I've researched this for over 5 hours and have found no answer.
The problem I'm having is with my Dash/Excalibur.
The colors on the device used to display, clean, such as 16-bit like colors. Then one day all-of-a-sudden they began appearing 256-color like. Very very strange. I've included a before and after screenshot.
I've done a full reset, did not work. I upgraded to WM61_Kavana_080408_WWE thinking it would clear up any corruption on the device, and nothing. Still have crappy color depth.
The screenshot I've included is a snapshot from the WM61 update, but I changed the colors around so you can see what I'm talking about.
Have tried several registry changes, but nothing! Even tried THIS thinking it would get rid of my crap color depth, but nothing
Thank you very much in advance for any help.
-D
There might be a problem with your actual screen. If that is the case then you will need to replace the screen or better you can call tmobile if you can and ask for an exchange if your phone is still under warranty (usually the warranty is about a year).
Also, if you need to replace your screen you can find a cheap one on ebay and then youtube on how to install the screen on your dash... its fairly easy to fix the screen if you follow the instructions.
Thanks for the quick response. I wasn't sure if it was actually a hardware kind of problem. I mean it literally looks like when you change your desktop PC's color depth to anything lower than 16-bit. I figured that something with the video driver on the device got corrupt. For $37, it's worth trying the LCD replacement as I've changed LCD's on phones before. Any other ideas aside from physical malfunction? Any registry entries that could be changed? Thanks again in advance
I was looking through google and people seem to have the same problem and it was fixed with replacing the LCD screen. So I am pretty sure its the LCD screen that is causing this problem for you.
Hi guys,
----HISTORY :
Well, my front camera just stop work some months ago, I did a lot of tests and searches about it and I found that it may be due to a broken front camera (wow!), anyway, a hardware issue. I tried clean it, I guess I cleaned for, I don't know, next to 20 times, and yes, I used the alcohol that the people said to use.
----WHAT I'VE TRIED :silly:
So I was trying to get the native camera app works, what I found is that its needs both camera working to open, if one of those doesn't works, the app closes by itself, I downloaded some apps that just requires the rear camera and it works as well the Focal, but I didn't like it.
----WHAT I'M TRYING TO DO
Okay, so I thought that the app might works if I do something to the system to tell that actually, a front camera doesn't exists! And be just like one of those really cheap phones.
----WHAT I NEED HELP
I've deleted front camera permission at /etc/permissions/, this was the only place that I've found something about, I readed the build.prop for times and I didn't found anything to fix it, and I now I'm here, asking you guys, if some of you knows where I can edit to get the native camera (I like photosphere and all those stuff).
And yes, I've already ordered a new front camera but it will take a looooong time to come, like three months.
Some help? :/