I'm wondering if anyone has any experience replacing the actual rear camera sensor. Very stupid of me but I was recording video at a party with lots of lasers and light shows. One of them hit my camera and I even have the video where the laser hit. Now the camera has permanent lines and the top portion of the screen is significantly darker. I'm seeing a lot of these OEM camera modules that are for sale online on eBay and such but I'm not sure if I can trust those... Located in Hong Kong, not in the US. Should I warranty it? Or do you think they even will?
Try get it replaced under warranty other than that I'm unsure should never use cameras where lasers are in use they act like the human eyes but you should get away with a replacement as its developed of its own back wink wink lol
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Sorry to hear about your phone but could you post the video?
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not really a hard job to change cam, once you opened the HOX. it is just a flexcable (with a black tape over it)
but you have to remove motherboard ( 5 or 6 screws and a few flex cables)
(cam sticks in a gap from the display direction)
Would rather not post the video because it's got a lot of close friends in it and they might not want me to upload it publicly. But basically what happens is you see the lasers pan over and it hits my camera and it flickers and flashes really fast for like a second and the video went black, just as I stopped the recording. Every pic/video after that is all damaged.
I'm bringing it to an HTC service center today but feel like they won't do anything if I tell them I got it hit by lasers, :laugh:. I'll try and stay away from the OEM modules for now.
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My lens cracked today (don't know how) and I want to get it fixed. Can I take it to a camera shop and have them outfit it with another type of lens (example: leica lens)? Any photographers here or people who work in a camera shop?
I have some cameras that I can pull a lens from. Just wanting to know if this were possible.
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I would suggest taking it back to Sprint and see if they can fix it for you. Not to sure about camera shops but you can see what they say. Give it a try and let us know what happens.
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You didn't crack the lens
ruben1221 said:
I would suggest taking it back to Sprint and see if they can fix it for you. Not to sure about camera shops but you can see what they say. Give it a try and let us know what happens.
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You cracked the cover. The lens is under the front cover. I've thought about removing mine since I think the cover is causing some of the photo issues that are out there.
Remove the cover and see if the pics improve!
It would cost hundreds of dollars to custom build a lens and mount it to the evo, if any camera shop will even attempt to do that.
I wanted to swap the lens. I don't use a cover with my phone since I did the scraped paint mod. I'm surprised it broke since I don't put anything in left pocket but my phone.
I saw a post on here about people adding a camera lens attachment to the Evo. I'm pretty sure the lens can be replaced and I have a spare leica camera that's not working.
I would imagine the process to be similar to getting the lens for glasses cut to size but maybe more tedious.
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As someone already pointed out it's the cover which cracks, not the lense.
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You cracked the cover. The lens is under the front cover. I've thought about removing mine since I think the cover is causing some of the photo issues that are out there.
Remove the cover and see if the pics improve!
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Someone's got a relatively cheap fix out there:
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Since I'm not allowed to post links (new user), do a Google search for:
"HTC EVO rear camera lenses available for $22" jenn k. lee
Does anyone know if it can be replaced? I found a good deal on a new on, but I am wondering how hard it would be to replace.
I figured I am going to hold on to the EVO until the 3D gets rooted and a few roms, so I'm replacing the screen and the camera (only two things wrong with it)
Are you going to be replacing the entire camera or just like the glass?
The whole camera. I got the phone used and it must have been dropped because the camera takes fuzzy picture, almost like its stuck in macro zoom. It can take really clear close pictures, but anything further than a foot or two is blurry. I have tried every camera, every setting, cleaning the lenses, flicking it, and even dropping it, nothing
So I want to replace the whole camera, I don't know how hard it is.
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The whole camera. I got the phone used and it must have been dropped because the camera takes fuzzy picture, almost like its stuck in macro zoom. It can take really clear close pictures, but anything further than a foot or two is blurry. I have tried every camera, every setting, cleaning the lenses, flicking it, and even dropping it, nothing
So I want to replace the whole camera, I don't know how hard it is.
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I don't know how hard it is... but the Sprint repair center changed mine out in less than 15 minutes. So I think it should be easy if you have the tools.
well this is to change the front facing camera but it will help you get to the camera itself
http://www.ifixit.com/Guide/Repair/Installing-HTC-Evo-4G-Front-Facing-Camera/3087/1
It is very easy takes less than 5 minutes
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If someone can post up some instructions or a how to, that would be great. I saw ifixit opened the phone completely up, but they don't say if the camera is a simple take off and put a new one on.
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the camera just pops in and out. its just a matter of sliding it out and putting the new one in. I did see a howto, IM on my phone so can't really look for it now.
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Cool, if it's just a simple pop in and out I can do that.
I didn't know if it involved any soldering
No soldering required. I would recommend first seeing if you NEED a replacement. Many EVO's with camera issues come in to the service and repair location I'm at. If the lens looks good and clean, but the camera is behaving as you mentioned, my "diagnosis" is the camera just needs to be resat to motherboard. I have seen many cases such as this where I take off the back housing and just "click" the camera back down to the MB and this fixes the issue. This is probably due to impacts.
Thanks man, ill give that a shot when I change out my screen. Who knows maybe ill save 25 bucks.
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Hi all - has anyone ever seen a small, distinct black spot in photos and videos coming from the main, rear camera? Pictures attached at various zoom levels - it becomes much more obvious at higher zoom levels, and it doesn't move from the spot it's in. The lens is perfectly clean and appears completely unmarked. This leads me to believe it's either sensor dust, or dust on the back side/ inside the lens. The spot wasn't there when I first got the camera.
Anyway, I'm planning on sending to Samsung to have them fix it under warranty, unless someone's got a better resolution.
Thanks!
Attached photos at 4x, 3x and 1x magnification, with the spot (bottom left) appearing most obvious at 4X.
Definitely looks like crud under your lens. Yeah get that fixed for sure. keep this updated I really would like to know what the hell that is and how it got there.
Either that, or there is damage or defect to the sensor itself. I'd take a good magnifying lens, and inspect it to try to see what's going on in there. Either way, I'd try for a warranty claim.
It looks like a physical object on top of the cmos sensor itself.
The dimensions are about 0.01 x 0.02 mm (about 1/10th of the human hair width).
Looks like it might need replaced, take it in to a service store if you can, we generally keep a good amount of harvested cameras on hand. It's an easy fix...
If for any reason they don't have any or you don't have any S&R stores nearby, and if you're feeling adventurous enough, we might be able to work something out getting you a camera...
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Thanks all. Samsung's got it, and I believe they're replacing it under warranty. I'll update when I know more.
Just got it back after an unnecessarily protracted time at Samsung in Texas. Looks like they swapped out the camera module. No word on what the exact problem was, but it was repaired under warranty. Also looks like they may have fixed two minor issues I had with the earpiece and speakerphone, though I can't be sure.
Thanks for the advice, all.
So my camera lens isn't actually broken, but the chrome bezel has some nasty scrapes and shows black which is not at all visually appealing. It seems odd to me and must of happened in my pocket before I got my case because there is absolutely zero visible scratches on the phone.
At any rate I ordered a new camera lens cover and while I see some people have done it with relative ease I have yet to see a guide or any sort of good pictures to help in the process. Curious if anyone has any insight but I think I know what to do based on what I saw when I did a tear-down of my phone(I was bored.) So I will update this post with pics/a guide once I receive my replacement in a couple days. Until then any insight on the matter would be appreciated, mainly when dealing with the old pins holding in the lens cover(how to remove?) And fitting the new ones in.
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So my camera lens isn't actually broken, but the chrome bezel has some nasty scrapes and shows black which is not at all visually appealing. It seems odd to me and must of happened in my pocket before I got my case because there is absolutely zero visible scratches on the phone.
At any rate I ordered a new camera lens cover and while I see some people have done it with relative ease I have yet to see a guide or any sort of good pictures to help in the process. Curious if anyone has any insight but I think I know what to do based on what I saw when I did a tear-down of my phone(I was bored.) So I will update this post with pics/a guide once I receive my replacement in a couple days. Until then any insight on the matter would be appreciated, mainly when dealing with the old pins holding in the lens cover(how to remove?) And fitting the new ones in.
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Here are some links I found that maybe helpful.
http://www.gultek.eu/genuine-parts/mid-cover/chassis/samsung/s3-i9300-ceramic-white.html
This link points to another forum where some else is having the same issue.
There's also a video with detailed instructions.
http://www.avforums.com/forums/sams...m/1659774-samsung-galaxy-s3-lens-cracked.html
P.S. I have the same problem. Thankfully it can easily be remedied.
Found one on ebay yay!!!!!!
http://www.ebay.com/itm/OEM-Housing...A%2BFICS%2BUFI&otn=21&pmod=320956789065&ps=54
Don't get that unless you want to take the lens off of it but it will be hard and possibly damage the lenses(who reason we started!) I bought an OEM lense for $7 after shipping from Hong Kong, taking a while to get here but much easier since there is no i747 back chassis on the market yet
I will try and find a link and repost.
Also that is why what I am talking about is a totally different procedure. I'm talking about replacing the lens(with bezel of course,) not the whole back chassis.
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OP - Did you ever get this done? I just cracked the lens for my rear-facing camera.
One option is to replace just the lens, as you have mentioned... if you have had luck, could you please let me know and maybe guide me to your source for the lens itself? I have been unable to find it.
The other option is to replace the camera fully... http://compare.ebay.com/like/150948107141?var=lv<yp=AllFixedPriceItemTypes&var=sbar# <-- would this be a viable candidate? It looks like an easy plug and play instead of pulling apart the lens off the camera... and for not a bad price.
Same issue...dropped phone cracked lens and needs replacing
...let me know if u were successful thx
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My problem is exactly what's written in the title. I don't know what happened but all of a sudden the rear camera stopped focusing all together! Goes without saying that I'm pretty upset about it. I did do some mods to the camera that I found here, 1080 60 FPS mod. I don't know if that had anything to do with it. It was working perfectly for a week after.
Is there any way to know for sure if it's hardware or software related? I tried restoring from LG Back-up to a time when the camera worked but that didn't fix it. I'm not sure LG Back-up saves anything related to the camera besides maybe the apk. Any help would be greatly appreciated! I want my camera working again so bad!!
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Have you tried going into manual mode and adjusting the focus? Just wondering if manual focus has any affect at all, even if it isn't focusing properly.
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Have you tried going into manual mode and adjusting the focus? Just wondering if manual focus has any affect at all, even if it isn't focusing properly.
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Yeah I tried and it doesn't seem to do anything. I also noticed my front camera doesn't focus either. I can't remember if it ever did though. Can you check to see if yours does? When I tap to focus the front camera I see a blue box on the screen but it never turns green or changes focus. Front pictures seem to be more or less in focus though.
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The fact that the front camera doesn't focus either makes me think it's more software related than hardware. I might try doing a factory reset and seeing what happens.
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there's no focus in front camera just a blue box, also it may be stupid but check if the lens is clean, a smudge on the lens can cause the cam to lose focus
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there's no focus in front camera just a blue box, also it may be stupid but check if the lens is clean, a smudge on the lens can cause the cam to lose focus
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You're correct. I checked on my G2 and found it does the same thing. Just a blue box. Well back to thinking it might be hardware. I ordered a new rear camera module. Hopefully that fixes it. I did drop my phone before I started having this problem so maybe I damaged the camera, even though everything else seems to be fine.
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Replaced the rear camera today. Found a stock replacement on Ebay for $13.95USD. I'd like to comment on how easy it is to replace parts in this phone! I love it! Compared to the G2, with its multiple boards, antenna wires, and already stressed ribbon cables, this job was a breath of fresh air!
Anyway everything is working perfectly now! So mods can delete this post to avoid clutter or you can leave it as a warning maybe? I dropped my phone from a height of probably 15 inches, even with no visible external damage (thanks to bumper case), the camera was damaged.
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Good to know there so cheap. Mine got purple tint. Was thinking of getting new module
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Sounds similar to this thread.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/g4/help/camera-focus-distance-t3201435
@waylo did you get it replaced ?
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Good to know there so cheap. Mine got purple tint. Was thinking of getting new module
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Thats more to do with lighting and wb mismatch. see this post on the subject. Magenta is not a hardware problem.
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Sounds similar to this thread.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/g4/help/camera-focus-distance-t3201435
@waylo did you get it replaced ?
Thats more to do with lighting and wb mismatch. see this post on the subject.
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Yes I swapped it out with a new phone. Definitely a hardware problem with the crappy refurbished replacement.
rick09 said:
I'd like to comment on how easy it is to replace parts in this phone! I love it! Compared to the G2, with its multiple boards, antenna wires, and already stressed ribbon cables, this job was a breath of fresh air!
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Definitely a selling point that isn't mentioned very often. Strip and reassemble within ten minutes
update after installation?
rick09 said:
Replaced the rear camera today. Found a stock replacement on Ebay for $13.95USD. I'd like to comment on how easy it is to replace parts in this phone! I love it! Compared to the G2, with its multiple boards, antenna wires, and already stressed ribbon cables, this job was a breath of fresh air!
Anyway everything is working perfectly now! So mods can delete this post to avoid clutter or you can leave it as a warning maybe? I dropped my phone from a height of probably 15 inches, even with no visible external damage (thanks to bumper case), the camera was damaged.
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Did you have to update any software after installing the new camera? I'm having the same issue with the camera focusing after a drop but when I installed the new camera the phone wouldn't recognize it...
Had to reinstall the faulty camera again.. I'm not sure if the site I bought the replacement part from sent me a bad part or if there's a step I missed.
I had the focus problem, on the back camera only when in landscape mode...strange right? I tried literally everything to solve a possible software issue with no luck...how did I finally solved it? Replacing camera module. Look no further..
rick09 said:
Replaced the rear camera today. Found a stock replacement on Ebay for $13.95USD. I'd like to comment on how easy it is to replace parts in this phone! I love it! Compared to the G2, with its multiple boards, antenna wires, and already stressed ribbon cables, this job was a breath of fresh air!
Anyway everything is working perfectly now! So mods can delete this post to avoid clutter or you can leave it as a warning maybe? I dropped my phone from a height of probably 15 inches, even with no visible external damage (thanks to bumper case), the camera was damaged.
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hey there! I'm having a very similar situation, where did you get the camera module from? can you please share the details, seller, prices, model, etc?
Thank you
Wow this is pretty old! I found the module on eBay.
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