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Camera Issues

Camera doesn't work
I went to use the camera on my Dash the other day but when I pressed the camera button, nothing happened. I've tried every which way to get the camera to work but everytime I try to load the camera application nothing happens. I've gotten the camera to work in the past so I don't know why it doesn't work anymore. Any help would be greatly appreciated - thanks!
By the way, I'm running WM6.

press and hold the button

I am fully aware that you have to either hold the button or press alt+camera - I read the manual. I should have made that clearer in my original post, sorry.

s620 camera problem
Hi guys, really would appreciate some help on this...
I just got a HTC s620 from shipped from the states (I'm in New Zealand), and I've noticed a problem with the camera.
The first day I got it, I was able to use the camera despite it being a little buggy and it would crash at times...
Since the second day, everytime I try to go to the camera or video recorder app, the app will crash. The little loading symbol comes up for a few seconds and then everything stops. I am able to go back or back to the home screen. I have tried soft resets, multiple hard resets, but nothing works!
It is so frustrating, this is such a great little device, but the camera issue really skunked me!
Do you thinking re-flashing the ROM would help? I am hoping that when WM6 comes out, it would solve my problem...
It's hard to get it serviced as I am overseas!

me too
I've been having the same problem and I have WM6 - I think it started happening after I upgraded. I would reflash the ROM but the thought of deleting everything and have it still not work is a little scary...

well...I flashed the ROM today with the HTC WM5 version...
still no luck! Now I'm starting to think that this is a hardware fault...
Any ideas?

Excalibur Camera
I`ve read in other article (don`t remember where), that the HTC Camera is limited by software in 1.3 mp... actually, the camera has 2.0mp.. anyone knwo anything about that? With any kind of patch, it`s possible to record videos with a better quality?
Thanks,
Regards!

oh, that would be so cool.
Not that the camera is what made you buy this phone, but still, if you can better, then why not!!!
I'm hoping some1 knows about this.

tatarezende, send us the link for this forum where you read this.

That would be soooo awesome !!
Shouldnt be that hard actually to extract the 2.0mp driver from a some newer device with 2mp, like the S710 maybe!?? Would be really cool...but we should have a glance on the article..

hm...if we can hack or tweak this camera to take pictures at 2.0 MP - that'd be the ice-breaker cause that's the only thing this phone's lacking and that's a minimum requirement of a 2.0 MP Camera based on the standards today.
now, i personally use a Ateksoft Cool Camera as my camera application,
http://www.ateksoft.com/
check it out. it really works. i've used it a couple of times, you have to play around with the settings to get it to work properly but yeah, the pictures are quite vivid.

so... still no news about unlocking camera?

Yes sirrrr that would be nice

HELP!! problem with HTC S620 camera......
Hello!
i'm having problem with the camera. i can open the program but it seems it cannot render the camera correctly. i'm seeing a black screen with some green strips.
i've tried soft and hard reset many times,but no luck. i've also tried to use another camera program,but the result was still the same. someone please help me??anyway, i'm using WM6, freshly flashed.(the problem is not because of the ROM flash.it starts before that)
Thanks in advance for helping

Broken Camera?
Hey everyone, first real post here.
I purchased a "new" T-Mobile Dash about a week ago, and received it about 2 days ago. I just unlocked it to make it work with my network (AT&T), and while messing around with the phones features I noticed that the camera wasn't working.
I've jumped from 3 different ROMs: The newest official T-Mobile ROM, the newest Roger's ROM (not sure what number), and now I've finally found and downgraded to T-Mobile's WM5 ROM (1.11.531.1)
Only now that I have downgraded to WM5 does the Camera application actually boot. At least now it displays an error message, "Unable to initialize camera. Failed to set up the camera device." I am assuming that this is a hardware issue, any thoughts?

Camera not working on DASH after upgrading
Hi,
I upgarded my T mobile Dash with the WM6 T mobile interface but than my camera and volume strip stopped working. Can anyone tell me how do I go back to the WM5 ROm, any site where I can downlaod the same.
Thanks
Dee

Did you tried hard reset or reinstalling the WM6 ROM?

Mucuna said:
Did you tried hard reset or reinstalling the WM6 ROM?
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YES I tried the hard reset it still didn't work. I have not tried reinstalling the WM6, can you send me the link to download the same as I don't have it anymore.
Thanks

Agree with you... can't get the camera to work. Only get the spinning "loading" symbol for a couple of secs and then nothing happens. WM6

problem with camera
what'd'**** wrong with my htc s620 camera?
see picture i get using s620 camera

Skype panel and shell32.exe error

My skype panel stopped to work and is not showing the baloons any more.My rom is the original R3a ita. I saw sometimes it gives me a shell32.exe error but not all the times.I try to unistall, install again and hard reset as well, but the problem was not solved. I also donwloaded again the panel cab but same problem.Changed the hard spl and installed other roms, same problem. I don't know what it can be.I know is not a big issue but actually is strange that is not solved even after a hard reset. Skype is working anyway, just when it is connected i also saw the scroll of the panel is very slow and gets stucked sometimes, while when i close it the scrolling is fast and smooth again
By the way, i also tried to install both int he memory card and the phone memory.
Anyone experienced the same?

same problem here, roms are great and perfect until i install skype, then the shell32 error appears

That's strange as it was working perfectly and suddently stopped. could it be a hardware problem? I took to replace the ribbon cable because opening the slide the phone was freezing, but when back the panel was working, then died...

Well quite sure is not a software problem.I formatted totally with the task 29 and than flashed with a new rom. All works but the baloons in skype panel never appear. It drives me crazy as there are no apparent reasons for this. Is anyone who is using the panel without problems? I also downloaded the panel again but same result. So is not a corrupted cab.

Hey guys i have the shell32 error too.. But im not using skype.. I do install skype, but the skype is not causing this problem for me. my tilewave did. and some time my growing panel. what may cause this anyway? for me it appear to be an error when its lag. then the shell32 error show up. then i have to restart my device.

[Q] Camera crashes

Heya!
Anyone having some camera issues since the 4.4 Update?
Mine crashes and/or freezes randomly when taking photos with the software and hardware buttons. Sometimes the whole phone freezes and won't respond on any touch input. Sometimes lock and unlock it again helps but most times I have to wait a few seconds or use the "OFF"-Buttons.
Any fix for this?

EpicLPer said:
Heya!
Anyone having some camera issues since the 4.4 Update?
Mine crashes and/or freezes randomly when taking photos with the software and hardware buttons. Sometimes the whole phone freezes and won't respond on any touch input. Sometimes lock and unlock it again helps but most times I have to wait a few seconds or use the "OFF"-Buttons.
Any fix for this?
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Do a factory reset. I had the exact same issue when I upgraded and I had to do this a few times to get everything working.
Sent from my D5503 using Tapatalk

hol17 said:
Do a factory reset. I had the exact same issue when I upgraded and I had to do this a few times to get everything working.
Sent from my D5503 using Tapatalk
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Gosh, that sucks :/ Is it at least good to make a backup with the Sony app and then restore it or will this end up with the same error again?

EpicLPer said:
Gosh, that sucks :/ Is it at least good to make a backup with the Sony app and then restore it or will this end up with the same error again?
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You can try but I usually recommend just starting fresh since it could cause some errors.
Sent from my D5503 using Tapatalk

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EpicLPer said:
Gosh, that sucks :/ Is it at least good to make a backup with the Sony app and then restore it or will this end up with the same error again?
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if u want better chance not to see these kindda issue u must repair ur firmware by PCC.
factory reset means wiping firmware
but repair by PCC means install fresh firmware
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I've got the same issue. It's actually worst when using SnapChat. It just freezes sometimes. I did a factory reset from the phone and this solved the issues for a day, but now it's back. I'm gonna do a full reset from the computer now and see if this solves it.

I have the same problem with the camera!! Anyone fixed this problem without factory reset?
Sent from my D5503 using xda app-developers app

After running a full reset from PC this issue seems to have been solved.

Cfager said:
After running a full reset from PC this issue seems to have been solved.
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And it's back. Camera often freezes the whole phone. When I listen to music, and starts snapchat and change from back to front camera, the whole phone freeze and the music stops for almost ten seconds.

Same here, 14.3.A.0.681. Did anyone found a fix?
The camera app opens and works, but at the moment to focus it just stuck on focusing and the photo is never taken.

I experience the same issue. Often, I have to wait for the camera to open, and SnapChat is unusable now. Don't really feel like resetting if people here are reporting that it doesn't fix the issues.

Same issue here. But on 785 (4.4, latest update, german TFT, unlocked BL and root). Camera hangs on every occassion, doesn't make a difference which capture method I use. Tried emptying cache and data for the camera app but that didn't solve anything. I don't want to reinstall my phone because it's a pain in the ass. Problem does not occur with the front camera.

I did find a fix!!!:
Just clear data&cache of the camera app and snapchat (just need to log in again). Now everything works smooth and quick again.
@madlive: weird, for me clearing data&cache fixed all my problems. Maybe try it again?

koningjim said:
I did find a fix!!!:
Just clear data&cache of the camera app and snapchat (just need to log in again). Now everything works smooth and quick again.
@madlive: weird, for me clearing data&cache fixed all my problems. Maybe try it again?
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Having just sold my Z1 (after having .757 installed) and now using a 'spare' Z1 Compact until my Z2 arrives, I wasn't that surprised to notice that the Z1 Compact has exactly the same problems as the Z1.
Wiping, resetting, clearing the cache - all pointless in the long run. Any fix is coincidental. It's a bug that hasn't been completely fixed with .757. The mere fact I've had the same problems on both handsets shows it's the firmware.
If you unlock the phone and start up the camera via the icon, chances are it will work fine.
If you activate the camera from standby, it may fail (the freezing problem, or 'camera not available' error).
What .757 seems to have fixed is the issue where the phone starts to get red hot and then you get the warning that it's too hot to use the camera. I've been taking a lot of photos this last weekend and never had that happen, so at least Sony fixed one thing. I suspect that was down to a series of problems with the media server and creating thumbnails etc, all of which were fixed.
When you have the freezing problem, was the phone locked? In other words; was it locked, but you started the camera via the camera key or dragging up the camera icon? When you tapped power to turn off/on, did you then have to unlock again? If you subsequently unlock - does the camera work fine now?
My hunch is that this is where the problem lies. I've got pattern unlock and now have it set to not lock for 30 minutes. So if I'm taking photos, I unlock the phone and - touch wood - I have no camera issues for that time.
If the phone has locked itself later on, and I don't unlock first, I expect the camera to fail. Yet it doesn't always - but once is still too much. I missed a potentially awesome photo of my two year old son because of this - and it's bloody frustrating. Especially as there's no idea on when we might get another update.
Another problem I noticed on the first KitKat release was the on-screen keyboard appearing over the camera one time. I'd been using the keyboard in another app before firing up the camera using the button, so the camera fault must be down to how it sets itself up when launched - and what you were doing just before (unlock screen, another app) influences the likelihood of it crashing.
In any case, it's a pain.
But on the plus side, the quality of the photos I got over the weekend - mostly in manual landscape mode - are stunning. The phone is capturing a level of detail that is exceptional now. And auto mode is now generally pretty good too, suggesting it doesn't just bump up the ISO all the time.

Same bug here!
EpicLPer said:
Heya!
Anyone having some camera issues since the 4.4 Update?
Mine crashes and/or freezes randomly when taking photos with the software and hardware buttons. Sometimes the whole phone freezes and won't respond on any touch input. Sometimes lock and unlock it again helps but most times I have to wait a few seconds or use the "OFF"-Buttons.
Any fix for this?
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I'm having the same problem here. Does Sony is aware of this bug?
Does anyone know of a link where we can complain about it to the manufacturer?

I thought that something was wrong/broken with my phone, but then, after seeing your posts, it isn't... So no factory reset... Just wait for an update? even 3rd party apps seem to crash, expecially the google camera... Wth

I'm getting the same problem since the stock 4.4.2 update, battery life doesn't seem as good anymore either, but i'm always near a charger so the new Camera bugs are the most annoying.
You can't exactly "catch a moment" by whipping your camera out anymore, most of the time I'm waiting about 5-10 secs for the picture to appear ready to take a pic, especially noticeable on Snapchat or when switching from front-face to rear.
I woudn't mind but being on Stock Firmware I'm always waiting longer for Android updates, supposedly because of the extra rigorous testing etc!

bump !
it appears accessing camera from different locations (lockscreen shortcuts ...) confuses the mecanism, this added to some flashlight app and you're good to have the reboot-proof camera FC problem... pffff

Possible Fix!
*** possible fix! ***
I read this on another forum and for about 5 days now my camera has been behaving completely normal across all apps!
Little warning - for me this logged me out of some apps, and caused me to have to put some widgets back on - it almost behaved like clearing the cache when you're rooted, no data lost just a some apps liked twitter etc were acting like they were installed for the first time...
The method is to boot into safe mode once, then just power the phone off and boot as normal:
Hold down your power button
In the menu hold down the "Power Off" option and say OK to safe mode
Once you're in safe mode, turn the phone off
Turn the phone on again, it will boot as normal
Camera just now behave as normal!
Not only has it worked for me so far, but my whole phone seems a bit faster.
Good luck!

Yes have faced that issue with camera, just like my friend warned me :/ freezing, when clicking
Factory reset didn't do much good
Sent from my Z1 compact

[Q] HTC One X problem with the rear camera.

When starting the camera just ripples (see the attached image) and after 20 seconds the application closes with an error. In this case, the front camera works without problems. Hardreset did not help. Replacing the camera did not help, the problem remained. What else could be the problem?

serpom said:
When starting the camera just ripples (see the attached image) and after 20 seconds the application closes with an error. In this case, the front camera works without problems. Hardreset did not help. Replacing the camera did not help, the problem remained. What else could be the problem?
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Most likely a problem in which a controller or the processor.

Rear camera stays black. FC. No "can't connect error"

Hi I've been experiencing some troubles with my camera and after searching through forums for a fix I saw that many people had FC's on camera app by zooming or the can't connect error.
I have an lg with a similar not the same issue. It's on stock v20u no bumped no root , camera app only shows black and after a while FC's , no can't connect error.
Third party camera apps shows only front camera no button to swich to rear.
Thinking that might be a faulty camera I've replaced it with a brand new. Still black.
Then factory reset the phone, after that camera still black and FC.
Clear cache and data of camera app. Still no luck.
Motherboard problem ? No fix ?

hi dear. i have the same probleme, did you fix it :/ :/ .
please any help .:crying:

Hey I'm with the same issue, did you solve it? Please any help!!!