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Camera wont focus... Brand new Evo... Not rooted

I bought an evo on release date and it had a few problems so I took it back and got a new one. About 2 hours after I got my new one home I heard it making a really fast clicking/tapping sound. (click click click tap tap tap) I thought the sound was coming from my speaker so I put it up to my ear after a few seconds I looked at the speaker and noticed that it wasnt the speaker but that it was the camera. I could see the lens physically moving back and forth really fast. Naturally I started the camera app to see what would happen. I snapped a picture and noticed that it was very blurry. I then went to camera settings and changed them and its still very blurry. Its almost as if the camera just refused to focus (looked like I needed glasses)... Naturally, the next step I took was to try to record a video... Same thing very blurry but sound is perfect. Next I tried the front facing camera. It was fine.
I have tried re-starting it a bunch of times... tried cleaning the lens...
About 4 or 5 hours later I took another picture and it was fine. Now the problem is intermittent and if I take 10 pictures 3 or 4 will be in focus and the others wont.
1. My phone is not rooted
2. I have not dropped it
3. It has not gotten wet.
4. Babied it the whole time I've had it.
5. Tried turning off auto focus and using manual
Any suggestions?

Take it back.
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Happened with my first EVO take it back

Same thing just happened to me on my Evo that is over a month old. Only happens intermittently though. After a reboot, it seems to be fine for a while.

mine is blurry too. is there any hack for it? im not covered by sprint for this. Maybe deal with htc directly? any ideas hackers?

wht the hell are you not covered by sprint? of course you are covered so take it back.
both of you guys take the damn things back... seriously why are you even here asking for help... the only help you will get is sprint repairing or replacing it
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wht the hell are you not covered by sprint? of course you are covered so take it back.
both of you guys take the damn things back... seriously why are you even here asking for help... the only help you will get is sprint repairing or replacing it
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dont ask me why just answer the damn questions lol
oh and resets can sometimes cure it for a while I think.
mine has been taking crisp pics all day now

If it's a defective phone and you havent voided the warrenty take it back anyways, it is HTC's warranty not Sprint's

Ive had my evo for almost two years and I installed the cm9 rom for it and the camera was having this problem so I went back to my backup and same problem. It wont focus. It acts like its focusing but just wont. Also I've opened the phone several times so a replacement is out of the question.

Every 004 I've had, had this issue. Unless I use CM7 camera software, or Sense 3 (?) Camera software.
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Weird. Someone in the Evo LTE forum just had a camera hack completely bust their cam. Even after RUU. I didn't think it was possible. Apparently I'm wrong.
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abowlby said:
Every 004 I've had, had this issue. Unless I use CM7 camera software, or Sense 3 (?) Camera software.
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I have cm7. Is there a camera I can flash or something to get it working.

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jimmiekain said:
I bought the original evo 4g from best buy on release day. The camera all day long made a whining mechanical sound as if it was moving in and out. Exchanged it and the 2nd one did the same thing.
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Firmly push in on the external camera lense.

This thread....it has came back to life !!!
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Camera issues.

My camera has stopped functioning all it will do is render pink static. I wanted to see if there was a work around before I do an rma for a refurbished phone. Any ideas?
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Backup your current setup
Flash the EVO camera found in the Virtuous Extra Goodies section of Rom d/l in Rom Manager.

smtom said:
Backup your current setup
Flash the EVO camera found in the Virtuous Extra Goodies section of Rom d/l in Rom Manager.
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Unless it's a software problem, that won't do anything.
jesteronyer6 said:
My camera has stopped functioning all it will do is render pink static. I wanted to see if there was a work around before I do an rma for a refurbished phone. Any ideas?
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You don't have to send it in for a refurb. You could always just replace the camera if you wanted to keep the exact phone you have now.
http://www.repairsuniverse.com/htc-incredible-droid-camera-replacement.html
I haven't replaced mine, but I did replace the front bezel and digitizer, wasn't hard at all. I would believe the camera to be even easier to replace. I think there was a thread on here showing you how to do it also, unfortunately I can't find that at the moment.

jesteronyer6 said:
My camera has stopped functioning all it will do is render pink static. I wanted to see if there was a work around before I do an rma for a refurbished phone. Any ideas?
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my girlfriends camera has a pinkish hue to it, like it has one of the effects on.
is this similar? i was curious if you replaced your camera since this is an old thread. im just looking for feedback before i buy a replacement camera from the link in this thread is it easy to do?
thanks.

nyr35blue said:
my girlfriends camera has a pinkish hue to it, like it has one of the effects on.
is this similar? i was curious if you replaced your camera since this is an old thread. im just looking for feedback before i buy a replacement camera from the link in this thread is it easy to do?
thanks.
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My dad's phone had the pink hue on it. I rooted it, wiped it, tried different cameras, etc. Didn't help. Had to get a refurb.
Can't help on replacing only the camera, sorry.

[Q] Epic 4G Touch Camera Buzzing

Hello all, I've been having this issue with my camera making a buzzing sound when I try to record videos. Granted, it does not happen all the time, but it does happen and it's annoying. Wondering if anyone else has the issue, is this a software issue, or is it just my phone and I need a replacement??
I did notice this start after I began to install the Stock Rooted ICS Leaked OSs. I'm currently running FD24 Stock Rooted. Thank you guys in advance for your help and advice.

I actually came on to ask the same question. Just buzzed when trying to snap a picture with flash on. I'm running the new AOKP build 34. Sounds like the from is causing the camera to overwork?
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Try shaking it when it's buzzing. Let me know if it stops.
Had this same issue before with my wifes.

Well 25 pics snapped with flash and 3 video records with no buzz. If I were to shake to stop does that mean a loose part or something of the sort?
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No, it's just the camera focusing. Sometimes when it buzzes you'll notice the everything is very out of focus. The camera lens actually moves when focusing and that buzzing noise is the lens at it's max (+/-) and still trying to move. Not sure why shaking it makes it stop but it does. Seems to be self correcting also. After a while it stops occurring.

Makes sense. The pics I snapped at the time weren't very focused either. I appreciate the info.
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myne does not buzz but makes a noticable sound seemingly stemming from the actual lens its self everytime i open the camera app , which has just started recently , i am fearing a hardware failure , anyone else ever hear this noise when the opening the camera app?

Any description of the noise? The one we're talking about stems from the same place too.

carnivalrejectq said:
myne does not buzz but makes a noticable sound seemingly stemming from the actual lens its self everytime i open the camera app , which has just started recently , i am fearing a hardware failure , anyone else ever hear this noise when the opening the camera app?
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Sounds like the same issue if its also coming from the lens to me so my guess is just that.
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KCRic said:
Try shaking it when it's buzzing. Let me know if it stops.
Had this same issue before with my wifes.
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Thank you for all your replies, glad I'm not the only one with this issue... I have been shaking and tapping the phone to make it stop when it has happened. Just very annoying when you are video recording and it happens. It's never happened while taking pictures. I thought it might be hardware related and there might a fix or solution besides shaking...

The Real Sitek said:
I actually came on to ask the same question. Just buzzed when trying to snap a picture with flash on. I'm running the new AOKP build 34. Sounds like the from is causing the camera to overwork?
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TRS, not sure if the reason is the camera being overworked. It seems to me that it's more of a hardware issue. When the buzzing does occur I can hear and feel it towards the center of the phone, not near the lens.

I am not sure if mine was from the center or lens since it was only for a second. I assumed the lens issue was right. Doing research I have only found one other case and reason was not given. Sounds like the answer is lens or hardware. Hrm
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Yeah i cant feel an actual buzz or vibration and it only occures for like 1 second to 2 when the camera first starts , and has dissapeared all together on Mijhz new AKOP ICS rom.

Mine makes the same buzzing sound and shaking it does help but I can hear something rattle in the lense so my guess is something has come loose that causes the buzzing.
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I buzzed twice last night and it happened on opening the camera then switching to video camera. It was in fact the lens and shaking did fix it. Looks like hardware and I might just have to figure out how to reset my binary count seeing as it is at 22 lol. Anyone know of a way to do so?
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The Real Sitek said:
I buzzed twice last night and it happened on opening the camera then switching to video camera. It was in fact the lens and shaking did fix it. Looks like hardware and I might just have to figure out how to reset my binary count seeing as it is at 22 lol. Anyone know of a way to do so?
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If you're on ICS just use the Triangle away app then flash back to a completely stock EL29 rom.
If you're just going to trade it in with Sprint for another one then don't worry if it bricks it in the process. Sad part is that there's really on indication if this buzzing is just a fluke event or if it's actually a sign of hardware failure.

KCRic said:
If you're on ICS just use the Triangle away app then flash back to a completely stock EL29 rom.
If you're just going to trade it in with Sprint for another one then don't worry if it bricks it in the process. Sad part is that there's really on indication if this buzzing is just a fluke event or if it's actually a sign of hardware failure.
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There has to be some sort reason or cause, whether it's a hardware or software issue, that is causing our cameras to buzz and hum when we open the app or switch from video to stills in the app... Just looking for an answer so that if it's hardware, then I'd go get a replacement... Thank you.

If anyone is still paying attention to this thread I am guessing it is hardware. It now buzzes for me every time I open the camera. If I click the screen and it catches a focus it stops. My reason for commingle back for an update is I jumped over to CWM9A5 and now it buzzes continuously when I run the torch. Since I can now do it on command I think I am going to order me a jig and reset my BC and flash complete stock and take it in to show Sprint!
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The Real Sitek said:
If anyone is still paying attention to this thread I am guessing it is hardware. It now buzzes for me every time I open the camera. If I click the screen and it catches a focus it stops. My reason for commingle back for an update is I jumped over to CWM9A5 and now it buzzes continuously when I run the torch. Since I can now do it on command I think I am going to order me a jig and reset my BC and flash complete stock and take it in to show Sprint!
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you dont need a jig just download triangle away from the market, it will reset your flash counter and remove the yellow triangle

I'm also having this on my phone. It honestly started after my first ics rom and continued on every build so idk if it's ics related. Once my camera focus it stops but I can get it to do it again by repeatedly tapping on different parts of the screen till the lens has a hard time focusing. I'm assuming the camera is struggling to focus which is the cause of this.
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[Q] Camera will not focus, can I fix?

I have only had this phone a few weeks and already the camera will not focus, could I have broke the focus by dropping it? Can software mess up the focus? Right now I am rooted running Liquidsmooth. I have reverted to stock and it does not fix...I know this thing can take better pics than what i am taking. Anyone know the default camera settings? I bought it at bestbuy, would I take it back their or the sprint store to get fixed? Thanks

glitchsta said:
I have only had this phone a few weeks and already the camera will not focus, could I have broke the focus by dropping it? Can software mess up the focus? Right now I am rooted running Liquidsmooth. I have reverted to stock and it does not fix...I know this thing can take better pics than what i am taking. Anyone know the default camera settings? I bought it at bestbuy, would I take it back their or the sprint store to get fixed? Thanks
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Someone else had the same problem and then realized they had set their focus mode to macro and forgot to change it back. Have you checked that to rule it out?
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[Q] Does a stock FW restore the kernel if it was changed?

When I switched over from a black to a white Xperia Play, I ended up having to go with a used one. The bootloader was unlocked and it arrived running some version of ICS (which I immediately got rid of after finding out some of my most played games didn't work right).
The front camera has never worked for me. The back one works fine but if I even attempt to switch to the front camera, I get a prompt reading "Can't connect to camera," the app crashes, and I end up having to clear the camera's data and reboot before I can even use the back one properly again. The flex cable had been replaced, and from that it seems easy to deduce that my front camera issues might have been caused by an improper flex cable replacement.
I'm wondering though.. could it be a kernel issue caused by whatever kernel was tied to the ICS rom this arrived with? I used FlashTool to put the stock 2.3.4 generic NA rom on here (same one I've always used) and figured that would restore everything to normal.
...the front camera isn't scoring any high marks for quality, but I miss video hangouts on Google+

Its been a common problem for me the front camera broke on all three of mine :/ the two that survived one has a green front camera now and the other just doesnt work (cannot conect to camera)
I must say Im abit heavy handed and all of them have had a tough life lol
So it seems like the previous owner maybe was the same
And yes a full ftf flash will wipe kernel theres even a ftf to flash that will re-lock bootloader but personally I wouldnt its fun testing different Roms and conparing them to stock
I allways do witb my 2 xplays
P.s I miss your videos
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ILikeTheWayYouMove2 said:
Its been a common problem for me the front camera broke on all three of mine :/ the two that survived one has a green front camera now and the other just doesnt work (cannot conect to camera)
I must say Im abit heavy handed and all of them have had a tough life lol
So it seems like the previous owner maybe was the same
And yes a full ftf flash will wipe kernel theres even a ftf to flash that will re-lock bootloader but personally I wouldnt its fun testing different Roms and conparing them to stock
I allways do witb my 2 xplays
P.s I miss your videos
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Thanks for the response! That eases my mind a bit. This Xperia Play has a couple physical blemishes so I'll probably just buy another one sometime soon and be free of that camera issue that way.
BTW, holy crap! Time does fly... doesn't even feel like I've been half a year with no uploads. Now that I don't have finals on my plate anymore, I'm probably gonna get back to making videos.

TLRtheory said:
Thanks for the response! That eases my mind a bit. This Xperia Play has a couple physical blemishes so I'll probably just buy another one sometime soon and be free of that camera issue that way.
BTW, holy crap! Time does fly... doesn't even feel like I've been half a year with no uploads. Now that I don't have finals on my plate anymore, I'm probably gonna get back to making videos.
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Hey TLRtheory, I am a seller on ebay and despite me having a perfectlybfine xperia play I do always keep an eye out for xp stuff. You want me to keep an eye out for a white xperia play? If so what's your limit, your welcome to PM me that part.
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ozzmanj1 said:
Hey TLRtheory, I am a seller on ebay and despite me having a perfectlybfine xperia play I do always keep an eye out for xp stuff. You want me to keep an eye out for a white xperia play? If so what's your limit, your welcome to PM me that part.
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As always, I appreciate the willingness to help
I actually JUST snagged one though which is *supposedly* in perfect condition.

TLRtheory said:
As always, I appreciate the willingness to help
I actually JUST snagged one though which is *supposedly* in perfect condition.
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Oh, okay. Well if for some reason you need some extras eyes in keeping an eye out for a white XP let me know via PM. I'll do what I can.