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Blurry front facing camera?

Just wondering if anyone else has this problem. It looks clear on the screen but when I take the picture and open it up its blurry and looks like a painting almost
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Mine is very clear.
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Markor13 said:
Mine is very clear.
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Same here. Best I've ever seen on a phone
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richeazy said:
Just wondering if anyone else has this problem. It looks clear on the screen but when I take the picture and open it up its blurry and looks like a painting almost
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Hey I am on a Samsung Galaxy S4 Google Play Edition with Android 4.3 and my front facing camera is exactly like yours that you described. It looks like a painting and its quality is terrible, even though it is still 1920x1080. Did you eventuall fix your camera?

pic2022 said:
Hey I am on a Samsung Galaxy S4 Google Play Edition with Android 4.3 and my front facing camera is exactly like yours that you described. It looks like a painting and its quality is terrible, even though it is still 1920x1080. Did you eventuall fix your camera?
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Exactly the same problem here. Did you find a solution??

Bump!
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Are you using the stock camera app, or going to the cam from another one?
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Came here with the same problem on my s4, too sad no one found an answer :/

Maybe problem with camera,plz help

Is everything alright whit my cam?where is low light i sometimes see this blue/white spots but when i use flash everything is normal.
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Those little ass dots bother you?
You can barely see those...
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Yeah but when you zoom pics you can see it better.is it normal for camera in low light?
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kosarkas94 said:
Yeah but when you zoom pics you can see it better.is it normal for camera in low light?
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I zoomed in and you can see them better but no one is going to notice them in a real picture.. I will test it and see.
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I took a couple and they didn't show in a real picture.
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Yes i know but i bought my phone 2 days ago and maybe i can replace it if is not right.And i noticed this when i zoom and take a pics in low light,with flash everything is ok and with normal light tok,thank you for test.
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kosarkas94 said:
Yes i know but i bought my phone 2 days ago and maybe i can replace it if is not right.And i noticed this when i zoom and take a pics in low light,with flash everything is ok and with normal light tok,thank you for test.
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Take one of a real picture and upload it. I'll see.
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Yeah I don't see them on that one.
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When you zoom in you can see it,under O is one
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kosarkas94 said:
When you zoom in you can see it,under O is one
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Try with a different color?
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With diffrent color is fine,i dont know why only on red background
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kosarkas94 said:
With diffrent color is fine,i dont know why only on red background
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If it seriously bothers you that bad I'd take it back.
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Are you sure you have a sprint S3? You're posting from the international version so I'm a little doubtful. If you're rooted it may also be a big with your rom, or maybe a common problem with your phone (if referring to int'l version)

I made a mistake.I have int version and it is not rooted l.maybe is a common problem who knows.
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Low light photos tend to be grainy and don't look good, unless you have a very good camera. There is not really a cell phone out that takes low light pictures really well. You don't see the spots or grainy ness when you use the flash because there is more light. Take some pictures in sunlight and they will look great.
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Yes i agree with you.When i take pics with more light they look very good and dont have spots.You think that is not a big deal?or maybe is a common problem for s3 and only i noticeed it,i cant belive
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kosarkas94 said:
Yes i agree with you.When i take pics with more light they look very good and dont have spots.You think that is not a big deal?or maybe is a common problem for s3 and only i noticeed it,i cant belive
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This is a problem with all phone cameras. They just don't have good enough sensors and what not to take good low light pics. If you want a great camera for low light images get a real DSLR camera.
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Yeah but why spots appered?
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kosarkas94 said:
Yeah but why spots appered?
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I love DSLRs and use them quite often, so I might be able to shed some light (pun intended) on this situation.
I won't go into too much detail about it, but the low light performance comes down to the CMOS image sensor size. This article and this article do a good job of explaining what the camera sensor does, but it boils down to the following: a smaller sensor will be able to absorb less light than a larger sensor. This is why phone cameras will never be as good as (high end) DSLRs. This is also why, for the most part, size does matter when it comes to cameras (not 100% foolproof of a rule, but it stands).
Now, when you're taking a picture in a low-light area, the sensor picks up what it can. This is where software takes over. There are algorithms that cameras (both in DSLR and phone cameras) that interpret the sensor readings and compile them into an image. When the sensor can't read enough light, it's output to the algorithm won't contain enough information to provide an accurate picture. This is where grainy pictures come from and sometimes, artifacts like the ones you've been pointing out.
I'm not sure why it's happening primarily with low-light Red pixels on your phone, but it won't be fixed by getting a new phone. It'll be fixed by getting a $2K DSLR. Even though our cameras are 8MP, they will inherently be worse than a high-end camera. These cameras are nice for snapping a pic of a friend or relative or your favorite dish at that new restaurant, but if you're trying to blow them up to a poster, good luck with that! Having realistic expectations of the phone camera will help you be more satisfied with it.
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I should also state that my previous post mainly applies to low-light conditions. Given adequate lighting conditions, this phone camera is phenomenal. The problem with the small sensor is that it takes more light to get adequate lighting. Hope this makes sense.
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Thank you very much for explanation in details
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How to not get caught using phone in class

There is a presentation and the lights are dimmed and your note 2 brightness is low but not low enough. So there's an app called Screen Filter from the playstore and it will dim your screen so your teacher will not be able to see u using the phone. Btw if you are using screen filter the installing button is disabled idk why though
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Note2Hunter said:
There is a presentation and the lights are dimmed and your note 2 brightness is low but not low enough. So there's an app called Screen Filter from the playstore and it will dim your screen so your teacher will not be able to see u using the phone. Btw if you are using screen filter the installing button is disabled idk why though
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LINKKKKKKKKKKK!
I know ur just posting to build up thanks.... Think we all do. But u can't post an app description then say..... OK go find it now. Defeats the purpose of posting for everyone in the first place
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just look it up in the play store called screen filter

Some time back there was a thread about Screen Filter and a few other apps that do the same basic thing that cause the install button to grey out when doing third party installations. As soon as I and many others removed SF the installations worked fine. Just my 2 cents.
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srkoza said:
just look it up in the play store called screen filter
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Not looking for it. Just stating a principle
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{"intents":[{"body":"https:\/\/play.google.com\/store\/apps\/details?id=com.haxor#Intent;action=android.intent.action.VIEW;component=com.android.chrome\/com.google.android.apps.chrome.Main;end"}]}
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{"intents":[{"body":"https:\/\/play.google.com\/store\/apps\/details?id=com.haxor#Intent;action=android.intent.action.VIEW;component=com.android.chrome\/com.google.android.apps.chrome.Main;end"}]}
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I guess it didn't work very well
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Why are you using your phone in class? You should be listening g to the teacher and trying to learn. That's the problem with this country, kids aren't interested in being educated.
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LittleRedDot said:
Why are you using your phone in class? You should be listening g to the teacher and trying to learn. That's the problem with this country, kids aren't interested in being educated.
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When I was in school u weren't even allowed to bring a phone or pager into the school. If u even got caught with it on u..... not even using it....... principals office and the item was confiscated until the end of the year because it interfered with our education. My how times change. Saddens me
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LittleRedDot said:
Why are you using your phone in class? You should be listening g to the teacher and trying to learn. That's the problem with this country, kids aren't interested in being educated.
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It's called being smart schools these days are easy
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Note2Hunter said:
It's called being smart schools these days are easy
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Don't kid yourself. High school geometry isn't tough.
Stop spreading yourself thin. These habits carry on to other aspects in life
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School gets harder and harder. What you kids learn today they didn't even think about teaching in my day.
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Lux brightness is way better.
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to op: Listen if youre not going to help why post ?
Heres a link for future searches:
its a great app
screen filter
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.haxor
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Bad camera?

So I've been on aosp ROMs for a while now and I know about the whole focus issue with them, but recently I realized my camera won't even focus on the first try. It use to focus just fine, but now it won't focus with the scripted or even on stock. Any ideas?
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Turns out it was a faulty camera, got a replacement
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Ive read that some of the phones that produce bad images period is because of their lenses... are lenses replacable and if so does it matter if its the same phone?
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Interesting post
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bigfdaddy2 said:
Ive read that some of the phones that produce bad images period is because of their lenses... are lenses replacable and if so does it matter if its the same phone?
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I'm sure the lenses are replaceable, but if you have insurance I would just take it in
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Y send ya phone in if u can just get a lenses and replace ya self ... Leaves ya with minimal down time ...
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bigfdaddy2 said:
Y send ya phone in if u can just get a lenses and replace ya self ... Leaves ya with minimal down time ...
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I had insurance on it and needed the camera to work for vacation, plus Im not that experienced with changing the lens
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Well then that makes sense Lol .. I need to start digging and see if we can upgrade it to better lenses and maybe better sensor
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Who will end up returning their m8 because of the camera?

I love everything about the M8 but the camera frustrates the hell out of me, it's like hit and miss trying to get a decent picture. I knew about the camera before buying it but I thought it would be better than reviews say. All the pics I took looks cheesy and I'm considering returning my phone but everything else the phone offers have me on the fence about it!
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Lame thread
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I think the camera is awesome real colors I have the s5 and the colors are saturated
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OP do you have any photos that you have taken for us to see with the issues you have found? Or is it more of a numbers thing? From the photos I have taken and from what I have seen in the photo thread, everything looks fine.

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I think the camera is awesome real colors I have the s5 and the colors are saturated
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I take decent pics under the right conditions, I compare pics with my iPhone 5s which takes the more clearer pics. M8 record better videos than the 5s
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What exactly are you trying to do with the camera? In all honesty cell phones are horrible if you want photography grade pictures. It has a 4 mp camera while it's not a 13mp or a 16 anyone who knows anything about photography knows megapixels don't mean anything. Its all about lighting and timing.
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Coming from Note 3 I had same worry. No longer though. Most pictures I take with this are on par with the Note 3. Also I think the camera reviews have been a bit exaggerated.
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Figured some would be defensive about my post, I have two kids that I love taking pictures of. I get frustrated having to take several pics to get a decent shot
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It really would help if we could see some photos with the issues that you are talking about. Saying that a picture looks cheesy does not really describe what you are seeing.
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At the end of the day it's not the camera, it's how you use it .
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M8 top and 5s bottom
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Camera is great.
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M8 top and 5s bottom
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The problem in these pictures is the lighting. Most pictures taken in low lighting with cell phones don't look all that good. I had fuzzy pictures with the note 3 at times and that was a 13mp camera.
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Here's one of some random drunk guy sleeping in front of the building I work.
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No complaints
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i want to return my m8 but i dropped it and it had a lil scratch on the corner. Will they let me return and exchange for m7. m7 audio is far superio to the m8.

This camera is amazing. Way better than my previous note 3
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Coming from an iPhone 5s, this camera honestly isn't anywhere near as good as that, but I'm getting use to it.
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superm3 said:
i want to return my m8 but i dropped it and it had a lil scratch on the corner. Will they let me return and exchange for m7. m7 audio is far superio to the m8.
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I dont think so since there is some damage to the phone now, but it could be up to the rep that you speak with when you go into the store

It's all relative man. I have a two year old and quality matters to me as well. It seems you already made up your mind that 5s is better to you. Nobody is defensive about that. Just get s5 cuz you'll always have that in your head. I did side by sides of my most common pictures, day time indoor and outdoor next to note 3, and it rocked. So I'm keeping and am happy. Can't help what you like though. So do what makes you happy....or get a DSLR. Lol jk
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