Is it possible to replace this part and is there anyone that would have a good one? Mine is pretty scratched up from general wear.
thanks,
Harry
I assume you are talking about a camera on the back of the phone? If so:
Are you talking about the lens on the back cover, or are you refering to the lens on the camera itself, under the back cover?
One thing you can do, and I would suggest doing so, is removing the lens cover that is part of the back cover of the phone. One less piece of plastic in the path of the light, and it will also remove the scratches. I have had mine like this for 6 months of heavy use (I've got two kids) and the lens cover on the lens itself doesn't have any damage.
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so i just noticed that the camera was taking bad pix so i pulled the battyery cover off to see if i needed to clean the lens or the lens cover, upon observing the battyer cover i noticed that it has many many small scratches.
so the way i see it is that i have a few options and i was looking to discuss my optopns.
i could:
1 replace the entire battery cover
2 knock the lens cover out of the battery cover, im afaraid this could lead to a scratched lens
3 replacded just the lens cover
what do you guys/gals think?
btw this is my first ever post on xda and this site is freaking sweet
thanks
Just pop out the lense cover,i did it in mine and the camera quality is 100% better and dont worry bout scratchin the glass camera lens, its tougher cause of bein glass vs plastic, n its recessed pretty good. q-tips cleane it well
Yeah, there was a thread about the back cover going a bit ago. General consensus was just to pop it out and occasionally get in there to clean off the lense.
very good, i was sitting in my gf's sons high school graduation ceremony using my tilt 2 so my spelling and grammer weren't the best in my op
i probably should have researched a little more but it was all i could do keep connecting to the internet long enough to get that op sent...
but fantastic input, infact i went ahead and popped the little guy out, but i know i should be ok with this fix
When I got the phone I cut a little piece of screen protector and put in on the lens cover. Didn't seem to impact photo quality, but I guess I have nothing to compare to since it's been there since day one.
Just FYI if you end up replacing the lens cover.
I too popped out the lens cover, soon after purchasing the TILT2 because even brand new the lens covers take away from the pictures, had same problem on TILT 1 so instead of taking off my cover everytime i wanted to take a picture i just removed the lens cover and it's been great , no damage. A little dusty every once in awhile , but nothing major. plus you could keep the cover and pt it back on later if you change your mind !
I notice on mine that the coating (maybe an anti-glare coating) on the outside was just worn away in spots. At first I too thought the plastic was scratched, but it wasn't. I took some plastic polish (I assume toothpaste would work too) and polished away the rest of the anti-glare coating. That greatly improved the picture quality.
Mine gets used in dusty and dirty conditions too often. Not sure I dare pop off that protective layer.
buff it
potna said:
so i just noticed that the camera was taking bad pix so i pulled the battyery cover off to see if i needed to clean the lens or the lens cover, upon observing the battyer cover i noticed that it has many many small scratches.
so the way i see it is that i have a few options and i was looking to discuss my optopns.
i could:
1 replace the entire battery cover
2 knock the lens cover out of the battery cover, im afaraid this could lead to a scratched lens
3 replacded just the lens cover
what do you guys/gals think?
btw this is my first ever post on xda and this site is freaking sweet
thanks
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lol, this is where messing with cars comes in handy,, go get the smallest bottle of car polish(not wax)you can find and just buff the scratches out. use a very light touch and the scratches come right out. due to my work enviorment, i had to do mine last week when i noticed the same thing, and now i am back to crystal clear pictures again
Thanks, snig72. I had an old tube of car scratch removal stuff and tried your suggestion. I used a q-tip with it and it worked like a charm! The cover is like brand new now - not kidding!
I assume the piece of glass exposed on the back of the phone is not the actual lens and i just a glass cover. Is it possible to replace this? And is there any good cover to protect it? I just noticed there's already several scratches on the glass. Was wondering if i could easily replace it and also if there was something i could do to protect in the future.
I'd prefer not getting a whole case if possible.
I believe it is a plastic cover, and I have seen replacment ones for sale on the internet, they are a plastic circle with a black ring printed on it.
I believe the price was somewhat high for what it is, like $15-20.
thanks, i think i found it:
http://cgi.ebay.com/Sprint-HTC-Evo-...665?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item45f62a96c1
Mines broke and it's glass not plastic. I think the replacements are plastic.
Sent while sitting on the toilet.
I read somewhere that you can go somewhere that processes camera film and get some used disposable cameras for free, and that the lenses from those will fit perfect on the evo. There was a wright up on it i think here at xda.
I've found that my Desire camera photos always appear hazy, or to have a sort of "halo" around them when they're taken - certainly not nearly as sharp as they should be for a 5MP camera.
Has anyone else had this problem and is there a solution?
It's because the lens cover in the back case is not very good and is distorting the view.
If you take the back off the phone and take a few shots, you will see they are much clearer.
There's actually a thread about this:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=990596&highlight=camera+cover
I pierced my lense cover out of the back cover as it seems many others have done and now get amazing images. Obviously not everyone would like to do that so you can always try and clean the lense on the back cover with a cotton bud and lense cleaning solution Seems like a design fault as that plastic lense cover gets filthy very quickly and ruins images.
Yeah after watching that video I tried taking a picture with the battery cover off and the clarity was brilliant!
Have you noticed any dust, etc. problems with the lens cover off?
had my lens cover off for 6 months or so, need to take the cover off to wipe off the dust occasionally but no scratches - seems the glass on the sensor is much harder than that on the cover.
best thing i ever did, just pressed out of battery cover in 2 seconds.
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I pierced my lense cover out of the back cover as it seems many others have done and now get amazing images. Obviously not everyone would like to do that so you can always try and clean the lense on the back cover with a cotton bud and lense cleaning solution Seems like a design fault as that plastic lense cover gets filthy very quickly and ruins images.
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Done same thing mate.
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Yeah after watching that video I tried taking a picture with the battery cover off and the clarity was brilliant!
Have you noticed any dust, etc. problems with the lens cover off?
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Obviously dust gets there, but it can be easily sorted out with a good blow and a bit of cloth.
I pierced mine out too an replaced it with a saphire glass which is really hard and resistant. No scratches until now (5 months) and the camera pics are like the ones you take with the cover off.
The only disadvantage is that you have to order it in the United Kingdom and pay for the shipping.
I found one also on Amazon, otherwise search on Google for Edmund Optics, they sell them.
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Klewe
Hi all,
I'm into photography and the lens is one of the most precious component in my galaxy note.
Has anyone came across a case/battery case/add-on that has a lens cover? I'm particulary after a sliding lens cover. I don't really want to put screen protector in front of the lens as it'll affect photo quality.
If you've seen any.. please provide links.. thanks
FYI, I've googled.. with no luck
cheers
Lens protector
Here's my solution. Might not be the prettiest. If you find a circular piece of rubbery sticker or something simmilar it might be even better. Doesn't even need to be this thick. Doesn't even need to be out of rubber. I just like the extra friction when I lay my phone on the desk.
I hated the idea, that the phone rests on the lens when I put it down.
What do you think?
I found similar solution like @vgergo but you dont need to destroy battery cover. I ordered leather back battery cover from ebay, it is a bit ticker than original one and it provides arround 1mm edge arround lens so it is protected when putting your phone down. Back is nice finnished and it fits as it should so I can reccomend it.
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Does somebody know, where could I find replacement battery cover, because mine is badly scratched ?
Also same question for camera lens cover, my pictures are very fuzzy and blurred because of damaged cover lens. Does anybody know if third party phone makers e.g. Meizu, Xiaomi, etc. uses same camera protective glass lens ?
Thanks
I was trying to search battery cover too, but unfortunately, i found nothing. Maybe there is something on ebay, but i dont think so
I've seen the same camera glass design on some Fly model. Which is no surprise cause Wileyfox is a Fly's subbrand.