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I just got a HTC Touch Pro 2 (Sprint) and really love it, but one thing that bothers me is the camera.
When I try to take pictures, the picture is VERY blurry and grainy, am I doing something wrong? I tried all of the resolutions and they are all the same. Not to mention, the camera kind of lags when I'm trying to take a picture...
Any suggestions?
Gotta have good lighting ...
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alphad0g said:
I just got a HTC Touch Pro 2 (Sprint) and really love it, but one thing that bothers me is the camera.
When I try to take pictures, the picture is VERY blurry and grainy, am I doing something wrong? I tried all of the resolutions and they are all the same. Not to mention, the camera kind of lags when I'm trying to take a picture...
Any suggestions?
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Ive noticed sometimes if you take off the back cover and clean the lens on both the back piece and the acctual camera it can make a huge difference. I dont know how long youve had it but if its been awhile, that might help...
The camera is not too good. However it does take decent picuteres if you makesure the lens cover is clean on the outside and inside. some people have suggested removing the plastic piece altogether. there are a whole bunch of threads about it.
What you describe is bad background light. You have some light profiles, so try them. The camera doesnt have much resolution, flash light is absent, but still its more sensible than a nokia from that era.
The lens cover on the back will get scratched and it really makes for some bad pix.
I have a post about this a long while back.
But anyways, take battery cover off and try to take a pic and see how it looks. If you see a improvement buy a new battery cover. Or just the lens cover out of the battery cover. That's what I usually end up doing on all my phones. Sure the real camera lens may gets dust but its glass and its reccessed enough to not get scratched.
Try this and report back
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i removed the plastic over the lens and i did notice a slight improvement
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i removed the plastic over the lens and i did notice a slight improvement
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You guys got me scratching my head My plastic cover has a hole where the lens looks through so taking it off provides no improvement at all!
i think it takes bad pictures.
Sprint HTC Touch Pro2 Camera
I agree.. My phone used to take pretty decent pictures.. It seems like the more
I have tweeked my .reg files the worse it has gotten over time. I tell the hubby
this all the time. Taking the back off doent help.. my pictures look out of focus
and oblong. I think it is from one of the tweeks.
Tammy
jesus, no wonder my pictures stink. i took the back cover off, looked through the plastic peice covering the lense and it is a fog. anyone know if i can get a new back cover? or somehow remove the plastic covering? htc tp2 tmobile.
This camera is a shame for this kind of phone!
But I love Rhodium so..........................I bought a real camera
Hi guys, just noticed that my DZ camera lens is "blurred" out bad (I don't use my phone's cam regularly). It looks like scratches, see photos, but its more like coating wear off. I've seen disassembly photos, and it seems that the lens is glued to the back housing, which costs $89.99! Any suggestions to solve this problem? Thanks!
Are you able to get a replacement from your carrier for free?
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Um, carrier, no, but warranty is still available, but I read in the warranty statement that scratches or cracks on lens are not covered.
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Try ti check ebay and see what u can find. If not and all fails, get some plastic x ploish. And rub it on there. I used that stuff for my headlights, ipod and some other clear plastic stuff. It always worked out great.
The stuff is called plastic x its about $5 from walmart
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Thanks for the tip. EBay doesn't seem to have the back housing, however I found one at HTCrepairparts.com for $89.90. I'll try to visit the service center, and hopefully get it fixed, with the right words (got my touch fixed that way ). If all else fails, i'll try looking for that polish. Thanks!
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Just got back my Desire Z from servicing, and its beautiful, they totally changed the back lens, which included the back housing! Awesome, no more smudges now!
toothpaste
I had the same problem with my HTC G2, with the camera so scratched all my pics were blurred. I fixed it pretty cheaply by polishing the lens with a little bit of toothpaste! 2 mins of rubbing with toothpaste and a little bit of cardboard and 95% of the lens is clear again and scratch free. My pics are sharp and in focus again. I have a few minor marks around the edge still as they are hard to reach, but they are not affecting the picture or focusing.
Hope this helps somebody
what kind of tooth paste and how does this work?
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what kind of tooth paste and how does this work?
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Is this a joke, toothpaste? Come on guys. Should have gone with Squaretrade.
Tooth paste has mild abrasive in it. This isn't a joke and really does work.
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Not a joke bro, it does work. Works on headlight lenses as well!
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hey guys i am going to buy new replacement back for only $14 problem is you have to spend at least $50 because its for wholesalers i just need one anyone want to buy some off me through ebay or paypal so im not stuck with the extras because of the 50 dollar limit. heres the link http://www.mengtor.com/product_show.php?category=668&pid=3365
Hi reeshmd,
I'm very interested in getting a new back cover.
However, i have three questions:
1. Is it original one? Because the price seems too low, and this part must fit perfectly!
2. To change it, we need to void warranty, or not? One screw is covered with a "VOID" sticker.
3. There seems to be 2 different versions of the cover (A & B), how do you know which one to get?
Thanks.
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About the scratches itself (i have exactly the same thing as first post pictures show), it looks to me more like some coverage is gone, which probably filtered UVA&B and/or IR light. I say that because not only my pictures are blured now, but also they always look completely over exposed.
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Could anyone send a very clear zoomed picture of the camera glass in perfect shape? The same pics as the ones of the first post, but of a new DZ or G2.
Thanks
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I had the same problem with my HTC G2, with the camera so scratched all my pics were blurred. I fixed it pretty cheaply by polishing the lens with a little bit of toothpaste! 2 mins of rubbing with toothpaste and a little bit of cardboard and 95% of the lens is clear again and scratch free. My pics are sharp and in focus again. I have a few minor marks around the edge still as they are hard to reach, but they are not affecting the picture or focusing.
Hope this helps somebody
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That is working BIG THX man
My camera lens had similar problems too. I tried toothpaste and now my pictures are brilliant! Thank you for the tip
One question though, is the plastic cover coated therefore there was scratches or was the "scratches" just dirt? I'm wondering if rubbing with toothpaste would rub-off the coating (if there was one to begin with)
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My camera lens had similar problems too. I tried toothpaste and now my pictures are brilliant! Thank you for the tip
One question though, is the plastic cover coated therefore there was scratches or was the "scratches" just dirt? I'm wondering if rubbing with toothpaste would rub-off the coating (if there was one to begin with)
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There is a coating, and it would have reduced flare/glares, however if it was so grimmy to begin with, the coating was going to go one way or another. But least without it the contracts is quite a bit higher than default.
I used Plastic Booster (a cleaner for plastic food containers) to clean the plastic cover on my old Shadow camera before and it made quite a difference. I think mine was due to just sweat/dirt that discolored the plastic and made everything blurry.
allanl-o said:
I had the same problem with my HTC G2, with the camera so scratched all my pics were blurred. I fixed it pretty cheaply by polishing the lens with a little bit of toothpaste! 2 mins of rubbing with toothpaste and a little bit of cardboard and 95% of the lens is clear again and scratch free. My pics are sharp and in focus again. I have a few minor marks around the edge still as they are hard to reach, but they are not affecting the picture or focusing.
Hope this helps somebody
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Thanks a lot for the toothpaste idea dude. it worked like a charm!!!
Any more tips on what to do with it?
Mine camera thingy is getting scratchy too.
Can I just remove it?
or either, how to polish it
Thanks for the toothpaste trick. Worked brilliantly. Already fixed two different Desire Z phone lenses with it.
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When you set the phone on a flat surface, does the camera hit the surface? I hate how my iPhone is flat, thus the camera would scrape against the surface. I'm hoping the GN doesn't do this so I won't need a case
I was wondering this as well. My incredible has the camera sticking out which sucks, but at least the lens ring protects it a little bit. I noticed the rezound, has the lens sticking out beyond everything else.
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There is a slight indent that the camera sits in. I still set it down carefull even though its safe
The back cover sits out just a little further than the camera does, but its not very much. It seems like if there was dirt or something on the surface there is a chance it could touch the black camera area. The lens covering sits in a little further.
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Hi guys,
Little sad story here.
After not even 10 days of life my Galaxy Note 2 fell from my bedside table face down onto tiled floor and smashed the front glass! (my cat did that, I know it's was on purpose, that's why I now have a cat fur bedside mat).
I'm ordering a new front screen glass as the display and everything still works fine.
Only thing, which is weird, running a system test it shows the proximity sensor stuck to far. I did notice that during calls the screen would not switch off. Before the crash the proximity sensor worked fine.
What do you think the reason might be? I am attaching a picture of the phone. Do you guys think the cracks on top of the two sensors near the front camera might "confuse" the proximity sensor?
Thanks for any idea you may have...
Also, I will update you on the front screen replacement and its results.. Fingers crossed...
Cheers!
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My cat always tries to bust my stuff to.....nooooo kittty thats a bad kitty
First off, feel very sad for you pal.
I'm quite sure that the proximity sensor is damaged from the fall, so you might have to ask your SC to check it once when you'll go to replace the front glass.
Besides, another shatter story, shows this device's build quality is sub par. No device should break, let alone shatter, from a fall like that, one or two dents would be more than enough. What was the Gorilla doing when it hit the surface anyway?
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looking at the picture hurts my heart!
but yeah like jujuburi said, the fall might have dislodged or damaged the proximity sensor.It could also be the crack over the sensor, because the glass is no longer aligned, it could possibly be confusing the device but rather unlikely.
Its obvious that the crack in front of the proximity sensor is messing with it. Under direct sunlight you should be able to look at the proximity sensor and see if its not aligned otherwise its just the crack.
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It will be the crack for sure... It will affect the light getting to the sensor
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Wow sorry for your somewhat loss! I will cry if this happens to mine, best I take insurance I guess :fingers-crossed:
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Its obvious that the crack in front of the proximity sensor is messing with it. Under direct sunlight you should be able to look at the proximity sensor and see if its not aligned otherwise its just the crack.
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Thanks for the reply,
Could you tell me which one is the proximity sensor?
Is it the one nearer to the speaker or the one nearer to the front facing camera?
Thanks!
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guido.minciotti said:
Thanks for the reply,
Could you tell me which one is the proximity sensor?
Is it the one nearer to the speaker or the one nearer to the front facing camera?
Thanks!
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Second left from the front facing camera .
R: Crash, smash!!
Thank you all for your input.
I have noticed that the proximity sensor still works, as it is sufficient to put the phone near a really bright light to get the screen to turn on again. It's just a bit fidgety to do that and end the conversations...
Still waiting for the new glass to arrive from Hong Kong, we'll see what happens next...
Regarding the fall, the phone was connected to the charger and was facing down on the bedside table as the LED stays on after finishing charging and that morning it was annoying me enough...
The bedside table is about 60 to 70cm tall and the floor is made of old terracotta tiles, very hard and uneven: I guess one of the tiles corners must have contributed to the damage.
I agree that the Gorilla glass should be a bit more resistant but just a few days before the smash, a friend dropped it while he grabbed it and it literally flew across the room and hit a hard floor and it was perfectly fine afterwards, not even a scratch!
Mystery...
Will update you all when u get the new glass.
Anyone has some good tips about how to replace it? I have seen some YouTube videos about it and, although time consuming, it seems possible...
Only thing I don't understand clearly, will the screen glue back on afterwards? Or is there anything I need to know about it?
Thanks!
G
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Proximity sensor might have got damaged due to drop
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s10sdeville said:
My cat always tries to bust my stuff to.....nooooo kittty thats a bad kitty
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I get a phone on the floor and then a tail in my face to wake me up at 530 for food
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Mine dropped from two feet and hairline cracked across the whole screen. I bought the full assembly LCD/digitizer. Did the repair per LE55ONS Youtube video. AOK now. afterwards, I tried to pry apart the digitizer glass. In my Note II it is bonded with transparent gum covering the entire LCD. No way to replace only the digitizer on my version of the Note II (I317)
Mine cost $USD 250
Your crack is right over the sensor, so I would expect the sensor itself is fine.
The digitizer glass is the Achilles heel of the device. The rest of it seems normally robust.
I think the glass is so big that it can crack from a twist as well as a drop.
And the glass is very scratch resistant, but very thin and brittle.
rickyvee said:
Mine dropped from two feet and hairline cracked across the whole screen. I bought the full assembly LCD/digitizer. Did the repair per LE55ONS Youtube video. AOK now. afterwards, I tried to pry apart the digitizer glass. In my Note II it is bonded with transparent gum covering the entire LCD. No way to replace only the digitizer on my version of the Note II (I317)
Mine cost $USD 250
Your crack is right over the sensor, so I would expect the sensor itself is fine.
The digitizer glass is the Achilles heel of the device. The rest of it seems normally robust.
I think the glass is so big that it can crack from a twist as well as a drop.
And the glass is very scratch resistant, but very thin and brittle.
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Where did u fix urs? Did u call Samsung? Mine is shattered too, well in my case besides the phone i broke my face too got 6 stitches. Long story though lol.... But where did u get it fixed?
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Where did u fix urs? Did u call Samsung? Mine is shattered too, well in my case besides the phone i broke my face too got 6 stitches. Long story though lol.... But where did u get it fixed?
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Sorry to hear that...
I got it from eBay from China for the equivalent of about 40USD...
Here's a link: http://www.ebay.com/itm/New-Screen-...182&pid=100011&prg=1095&rk=1&sd=181060192621&
managed to replace the glass and working well now. Only problem is that in the process of detaching the broken glass I messed up the adhesive around the back and menu buttons so I need to get new one too. The new screen sits raised because of the extra thickness of the messed adhesive so touch responsiveness is not great but will be fixed as soon as the new adhesive arrives.
Also, here's how it looks after the big job..
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Well, hey man, kudos to you...
First thing I do when I get a touchscreen device is place a screen protector on it; and I regard that as a pretty major hassle as far as annoying hassles go. Yet you seem to have done a near flawless job with something as crucial as replacing the screen itself; I'm impressed. Hope you get that last little fixed as well, mate.
(On a side note, even with the screen protector I managed to screw up and there's a tiny air bubble just between the home button and the screen itself... So it's invisible when the phone's in use but just annoying enough to notice when the screen is off and the contrast between the black screen and the grey bubble is more obvious).
i really sorry to hear that. hope you can manage your behavior to a better one.
guido.minciotti said:
Hi guys,
Only thing, which is weird, running a system test it shows the proximity sensor stuck to far. I did notice that during calls the screen would not switch off. Before the crash the proximity sensor worked fine.
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Or simply your proximity connector is loose inside your phone after the cat crash. If you are going to replace the screen yourself, make sure you check all the connectors inside your phone.
From my own opinion, the sensor not damaged but just the crack just across the sensor, just change the glass and our will be fixed, but as what i know, it's not a easy job to change the glass, as it glued together with the display, hope you will manage to change the glass if success, please share us your experience here
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jujuburi said:
. What was the Gorilla doing when it hit the surface anyway?
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Gorilla Glass isn't shatter or crack resistant, it's designed to be scratch resistant. It's hardness actually makes it more prone to cracking.
The glass smashed on the rear camera. I have ordered from eBay a replacement cover however after fitting I am experiencing focusing issues. It won't focus on distant objects. Any advice, what action do I need to take next to repair and any ideas on cost
Did you put the lens in the right way around? Is there any dust or marks on or in the lens?.
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I think it's gone the right way round, shiniest side facing out. No marks on lens and used compressed air prior to fitting to clean it all up. Prior to lens being put on same camera issues but was told lens would sort that out. Any ideas?
The only thing left if not the lens is a borked camera. But, that said, there is always a chance the lens isnt quite right. Surely htc have to tune the camera and lens to get them focused.. There's no possible mass manufacturing method for perfectly grinding glass..
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