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.
DesUKire said:
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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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 like to think that I look after my handset and indeed the screen and casing are untouched. But look in bright light at the lens cover in the back cover and it has numerous very light scratches.
It must be a very soft plastic. Will it effect quality and can it be replaced?
Thanks
Remove the back cover and compare picture quality. You can see there is a massive difference. I'm having yellow tint in every pic.
Any back covers on the market with better lens cover?
Get a new back cover and cover the lens part with screen protector, thats what I recommend
That wont necisarily help, since some users have reported that the non scratch coating on the inside of the window also becomes scratched over time on some phones.
I'm going to bite the bullet soon & try the method suggested here
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=764673
Worst I can do is knack my lens & if so, just buy a replacement cover. First ever time I've had anything like this on any of my phones & again, I do take care of it with screen protector & softcase...
Clean it with Displex - I had the same issue and it really worked - And Displex is only a few euros... Alternatively Brasso should also work, however I have not tested this.
I had the same issue. I think there is some layer over the plastic. I rubbed the cover with a oakley pouch for a couple minutes and the layer faded away revealing shiny plastic. I knew mine could not be really scratched. It's been fine ever since.
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Displex. Found half a tube that must be nearly 10 years old - used on a beloved Sony Ericsson T68i (first colour screen). And seems to have a worked on my Desire. Just to can't understand why it got scratched in the first place as it is slightly recessed.
Must be very soft plastic which is a disappointing economy.
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I had the same issue. I think there is some layer over the plastic. I rubbed the cover with a oakley pouch for a couple minutes and the layer faded away revealing shiny plastic. I knew mine could not be really scratched. It's been fine ever since.
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I did the same thing. Seems like some thin layer is what gets scratched. You can remove it gently with nail (or tooth, like i did LOL)...
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Rather then rip off another forum , I'd though I'd post the link here :
http://androidforums.com/desire-tip...mera-picture-video-quality-4.html#post1947239
In short: all you do is remove the cheep plastic cover from your case that goes over the lens.
I tried it and it has improved my pictures / vids , the problem the other forum are now trying to work is what to replace the cheep plastic cover with ?
Some folk have paid about 25 GBP for glass... mmmmm
I took the cover off mine and now it is exposed
However I think the extended battery and case from mobile fun may work as it has an entire new back case and camera cap
May work as it is an entire new case
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I just cleaned the plastic cover with soap. It turned out there was a layer of dirt covering the lens cover since new (can still see some of the stains but not directly over the camera) and now I can barely tell the difference
The dirt was probably glue residue from case assembly process.
I done this about three months ago and am still getting amazing pictures, the plastic bit had quite a few light scratches on it so the pictures were coming out with a soft focus effect rather than being sharp and vibrant. I was concerned that the camera was exposed but the actual lense sits quite deep in the case so it is fairly safe imo. I've been using it like this for about three or four months and all is still good
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I noticed a clear plastic cover over my new Vibrant camera lens, and wondered if I should take it off. the corner is already tabbing up, but since the lens isn't gorilla glass like the screen, scratches may ensue and screw up the camera.
Should I leave it on, apply some clear tape, or leave it alone? I do have a silicon case with a window for the lens.
Hmm, I didn't have any plastic cover over the lens on mine. Any cover on the lens would probably degrade image quality. I would take it off, but if you haven't noticed any blurry pictures, leave it on I guess. The case should protect the lense if you take it off though.
It sounds like a good idea, but who knows...I haven't found anything on the web or ebay yet.
If you purchase a screen protector from RealLook, they include a camera lens protector too.
You have to ask for it though. They will not charge you extra.
how would you do that if you got it on amazon
Lol
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i would imagine over time the protector would degrade the image quality....so id say take it off and keep it off
In your purchase, you can send the seller a "NOTE"
In the note, you ask them to send you a few extra camera protectors.
If not, call them after you make the order and let them know that' what you want.
Cheers
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how would you do that if you got it on amazon
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I run my vibrant totally nude. Screen is still scratch free, but I do have a small scratch over the corner of the camera lens. It doesn't affect the image fortunately but perhaps something to keep in mind.
My lens is nude. I have been heavily using this phone for a couple months now and it appears to be scratch free so far.
I have tried searching, perhaps I'm looking for the wrong thing. But I'm looking for a "screen protector" for the camera lens. My one already has some very fine scratches on the lens and I'd like to put something over it which can be replaced. I don't want the image quality to degrade in 6 months. This happened on my desire but of course I could just replace the back case. I know I can put my phone in a case and I do have a double dip flip case but I don't always want to carry it in the case.
Any ideas?
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I have tried searching, perhaps I'm looking for the wrong thing. But I'm looking for a "screen protector" for the camera lens. My one already has some very fine scratches on the lens and I'd like to put something over it which can be replaced. I don't want the image quality to degrade in 6 months. This happened on my desire but of course I could just replace the back case. I know I can put my phone in a case and I do have a double dip flip case but I don't always want to carry it in the case.
Any ideas?
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make your own with a cheap screen protector
Snood said:
I have tried searching, perhaps I'm looking for the wrong thing. But I'm looking for a "screen protector" for the camera lens. My one already has some very fine scratches on the lens and I'd like to put something over it which can be replaced. I don't want the image quality to degrade in 6 months. This happened on my desire but of course I could just replace the back case. I know I can put my phone in a case and I do have a double dip flip case but I don't always want to carry it in the case.
Any ideas?
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My realook screen protector (which I am happy with, even though it was hard to get on) came with lense protectors. At first I thought they were just excess plastic circles from production, then I realized they fit perfectly over the camera lense. They are kind of a pain to apply, scotch tape is your friend for repositioning them.
Get a fish eye for the phone. The little round magnet will keep the lens from resting on anything and getting scratched. Plus, you can take cool pictures when you want.
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I used to use Martin Fields Overlay for my HOX, it comes with a protector for the lens. Only issue i had with that screen protector was that it was a little thick and it left a rainbow effect on the screen but in terms of clarity of screen there was no difference or interference. THey make the same protector for the HTC1.
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picked this up and cut some out from old screen protectors I had. works great. 3/8" is a good fit.
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0090JVDMQ/ref=oh_details_o00_s00_i00?ie=UTF8&psc=1
i noticed when i try to cut them out with scissors or a blade the edges don't stick well. this cutter makes a clean cut and all edges stick to the lens.