I have searched and cant find this previously mentioned.
When recording video every minute or so the camera is re-focusing which looks really crap when watching it back as its constantly going blurry then coming back into focus. (very visible on a large TV)- is there a way to stop it doing this? e.g. turn auto focus off? If not i will send it back and use my old N8 till something better comes along.
Any help would be gratefully appreciated.
Mark
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Hi all, appreciate if anyone could help me on my issue. When I make video call to my friend, I can see his cam but he can't see mine. It seems like the front cam is not turned on as I myself also can't see my cam displayed on screen. I am not sure this is the hardware (front cam) issue or firmware. I am using HTC Hermes WM6.
Or is there any way for me to check the functionallity of the cam?
hello i have tha same problen since last days
so u mean previously ur cam is functioning? Any idea what is happening? Any expert or user who faces this before and know how to fix? Or at least anyone know how to test the functionality of the video cam (hardware).
your solution is:
the FLEX cable on the front cam is disconected, call a local lab or do it yourself.
I have uploaded a solution to the main hermes forum in the past 4 months.
i had this problem before. it's one of the buttons on the screen during a video call which you need to enable your own camera for the video call.
The connection of the camera to the main board is known to come loose from dropping the phone, etc. If your phone has taken a few tumbles it's highly likely this could be the case, if you've tried everything software side and you feel skilled enough, open it up (void your warranty) and plug it back in (it's quite straight forward, you just need to be very attentive and careful). Otherwise, send it some where to get fixed.
Is there any known way to disable autofocus in 'camcorder' mode & force it to focus to 'infinity' instead?
I was chasing a funnel cloud that was developing into a real tornado on Friday evening, but the moment I got off the freeway & was in traffic, the autofocus went berserk due to brake lights, and the best part of the video ended up being almost unwatchable because the autofocus kept screwing it up.
Also, are all the video modes 30fps, or is there any way to force 720p60, 540p60, or 480p60? I'm 99% sure the hardware is physically *capable* of it, even if the stupid camera app itself was dumbed down.
Finally, is there any camcorder app that can keep running in the background, so I can pull up a radar app like PYKL3 without terminating the video recording?
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good question. i am actually looking for a solution to my problem. i can't manually focus the camera. it seems like the autofocus is stuck and wouldn't want to focus on close up objects. i'm running this rom by the way
Is there any way to disable auto focus while recording video? I find it tries to focus on everything except for what is in the centre of the frame.
Cheers
That is because in photography, you never put your subject in the center. It must be a little on the right or the left!
Photography 101
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Say what? I was trying to get my girlfriends qualifying runs at the drags last night. It's hard enough to keep the car in frame at 400kph, let alone being able to control where in the frame it is.
I really need infinite focus because her car was out of focus after the first 50 meters as it was coming towards me half way down the track, then the focus just goes nuts as she passes me.
I use Videoreg Pro as a dash cam in my car and it has infinite focus, so I know the camera module can do it, just need to find a way to enable it in the stock camera app.
Hi All,
1st time on here. Puzzled to this problem, struggling for a solution.
When recording video under water (under 1m) and its great, however when the phone exits the water, the video automatically stops recording.
Is there a way round this? I'm stumped on this.
Any help would be great, thank you
The phone doesn't have this functionality built in, it shouldn't happen.
Have you tried rebooting it?
northyorkshirelad41 said:
Hi All,
1st time on here. Puzzled to this problem, struggling for a solution.
When recording video under water (under 1m) and its great, however when the phone exits the water, the video automatically stops recording.
Is there a way round this? I'm stumped on this.
Any help would be great, thank you
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Hi. Its a common problem when your using a phone in water. The touchscreen goes crazy due to the water. There are a few solutions to this.
1. The method i use. I have turned on volume buttons for clicking pics or video recording in camera settings. after doing that i installed touch lock. it basically locks your touch screen so that the water does not make certain parts of your screen get pressed and stop the recording. so start recording using volume buttons and then lock the touchscreen. ur recording wont stop.
2. download a spycam software like scos that can record videos when screen is off or make it take pics in interval. turn it oon and turn of screen.
3. Thr are apps made for underwater recording. but the good ones have only picture taking ability. some of the others arent that great while taking pics.
i had this issue with my a7. it would be fine for first 10 mins. but after that when i start recording n go underwater it would stop. i tried all 3 and im most comfortable with 1st one as i prefer using the stock camera app.
This was a setting within other Samsung phone camera apps, but it appears to have been removed from all S20 phones?
Now, for example, if I setup the camera to take a video at 0.5 and take my vid. Next time I come back it's sets to photo & I have to do it again. It's a real pita if I'm doing something active like skiing.
I'm I missing it or was it removed?
Anybody else annoyed by this? I use my camera constantly & I constantly have to open & set the method I want to use.
On my phone it remembers the last setting of the camera...but only the basics...if I take slow motion and I go home and open phone again it's still on the option for slow motion...Did pick up that if I close all, it reverts back to normal camera mode...One way around is to keep the camera in memory all the time
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On my phone it remembers the last setting of the camera...but only the basics...if I take slow motion and I go home and open phone again it's still on the option for slow motion...Did pick up that if I close all, it reverts back to normal camera mode...One way around is to keep the camera in memory all the time
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On mine I can use the camera to take a video, come back one minute later it's back on photo. Sometimes I'm even in photo and come back and it's on video it's so bizarre and not logical