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Bad camera = software problem

I've tested it multiple times. I'll get a perfectly sharp/clear focus, take the pic with absolutely no movement, and as soon as I check the pic in the gallery, it's really soft and somewhat blurry.
I hope Google fixes this because the camera seems to be very capable. Before taking the pic, I can get it to focus perfectly and look very sharp on anything, but as soon as the pic is taken, it's all messed up.
Anyone know if a 3rd party app would fix this?
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Not having any issue with the pics. Switching from the camera to the gallery lowers the brightness and also the pictures take a second to process. I showed a professional photographer a picture snapped with this camera and she was impressed. I'll post it, one sec.
EDIT: Picture was double compressed from Google+ so doesn't do it justice. Bottom line is, not having issues over here.
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The camera does seem....blurry...if not grainy? It seems much more like a software problem more than anything though...hope it does get fixed.

I also hope there is a software bug with the camera
It always doesn't want to focus properly, only does its job well when macro shots.

DarkVasyaK said:
I also hope there is a software bug with the camera
It always doesn't want to focus properly, only does its job well when macro shots.
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This camera absolutely sucks in comparison to the atrix I just sent for repair.
Both have 5mp.
Nexus takes pics quick but they are very grainy and low quality.
I am not impressed.

with GN camera i think you need to properly focus on subject, i took great pictures yesterday in broad daylight and night, which is the best batch of pictures i've taken so far.

Download the MIUI camera application. Image quality is a bit better and the chances of getting a clear shot are much higher. You don't get the fast shutter speed thought. Its what I use for serious photo attempts.
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I cannot see it in the market.

You will have to install the apk by yourself
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How to improve camera quality?

hi there is there a way to make the camera photos less darker and blurry?

I remember seeing a thread either in the Development forum or the Themes & Apps forum about some edits that can be made to improve camera quality.
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Learn how to take photos? Most problems are user-related, no offense.
In many situations its not the camera thats "causing" the issues.

thanks for the reply guys, actualy ive seen a review of the nexus vs s3 and iphone and it said that the camera had worst performance since the pics are darker and less stable so i believe the problem is not just mine

Yeah but the reviews early on used the old firmware with bad camera. Latest update fixed camera quality much better. Its still not superb but better and decent enough. Low light is worst part though.

is there any fix to that besides turning up the lights ?

alvespt said:
thanks for the reply guys, actualy ive seen a review of the nexus vs s3 and iphone and it said that the camera had worst performance since the pics are darker and less stable so i believe the problem is not just mine
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They are less stable? Just use the focus, and don't move your hand much. I have great pics from my Nexus, they look nice to me, probably not as good as the 4S but still good enough to post on FB.

Like others have said, you can get great pictures from the stock cam if you are steady but try using Camera Zoom FX. It's free on the Play Store. It does a better job of auto focusing then the stock camera.
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I read that after updating to 4.0.4 now we're able to press the shutter button and it (manually ) focus then we just have to release our finger from the shutter button and it takes he picture, I updated my nexus but I when I hold the shutter button it doesn't focus, the viewfinder, never turns green :/
Was this just a rumor?
Is there a way to turn auto focus and just use manual focus?
I know you just stand still and wait for the phone to focus but how can I know that the focusing was done correctly?
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Some pictures from the nexus camera..the last of them being a low light shot...IMO this camera puts out pretty close IQ to the 4s except in low light where the camera is ****
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Has anyone notices that the camera is slower in the S3 then it was in the S2?

Has anyone noticed that the camera is slower to take pics in the s3 then it was in the s2? It seems that it takes a lot longer to focus and when you take the pic they are not in focus as often.
Is this just me?

First, no, I don't believe the camera is slower. I can take pic after pic after pic. No problems.
Burst mode works great too , but stock camera has it set that the picture settings turn to "fine" instead of superfine.
A problem I have been experiencing however is when I go into my gallery sometimes the picture turn to crap. Blocky and can't zoom etc. Look horrible ! At first I thought I was looking at a dropbox photo but that turned out not to be the case. I can't replicate it all the time , it seems to do this spontaneously. A reset usually clears it up.
I would suggest a power cycle and see if the problems keeps happening.
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It really seems that my camera takes longer to focus.
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Definitely not.
Tap to focus is what you should be doing.
Not completely auto focus
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I will tap to focus and take a few pictures today and see if that makes a difference
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My camera seems very fast as well. No problems at all with it.
Sent from my SGS3 while experiencing some Wicked Sensations.

Did any of you have the S2?
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I did and still do. I gave my S2 to my wife and my daughter has one too. I feel that the S3 camera is much better than the S2. Tap to focus is where it's at. I went to a Counting Crows concert the other day and took some great shots with it. They are not all going to be perfect but for the most part they were good.

Exact opposite for me.
I had the Epic 4G Touch. The S3 takes pictures almost instantly; I can move my hand nearly instantly after clicking the button.
I haven't thoroughly tested, but I can definitely say it's faster at taking pictures. Didn't try the focus yet.

animal7296 said:
I did and still do. I gave my S2 to my wife and my daughter has one too. I feel that the S3 camera is much better than the S2. Tap to focus is where it's at. I went to a Counting Crows concert the other day and took some great shots with it. They are not all going to be perfect but for the most part they were good.
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I gave mine to the wife as well. lol
She said she always gets the hand me downs

carlinflorida said:
Has anyone noticed that the camera is slower to take pics in the s3 then it was in the s2? It seems that it takes a lot longer to focus and when you take the pic they are not in focus as often.
Is this just me?
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I think your phone is broke... my camera works fine lol
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one of the big selling points for the sgs3 was the instant shutter. seems like you're only talking about focus though, not actual shutter speed.

Camera Sucks

It's great when in perfect light. Low light, forget about it.
I mean......
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dbornack said:
It's great when in perfect light. Low light, forget about it.
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Some have said "Change the ISO to 200"
HTC said "Go to settings / apps / camera / delete data" .. it actually seemed to make at least a little difference.
I put a new ROM on there with Android 4.3 and it seemed improved but still had the coloring issue you showed.
It seems like software could fix it, but it's hard to tell. Why are HTC replacing some of these if it can be fixed with software?

dbornack said:
It's great when in perfect light. Low light, forget about it.
I mean......
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I understand people like taking photos of all kinds of stuff but why even bother taking a picture from 200 feet away in a dark room? Even if the colors looked better it seems like such a pointless photo. To each their own I guess.

m4rk0358 said:
I understand people like taking photos of all kinds of stuff but why even bother taking a picture from 200 feet away in a dark room? Even if the colors looked better it seems like such a pointless photo. To each their own I guess.
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Took that specifically for this post.
Almost seems that zooming in takes care of the lighting, but obviously then more pixelated.
Why is it a circle pattern too? I'm tempted to pull out the lens cover to see any different.
Was this an issue with original 4.2.1 release on other carriers?
Is this an issue on Google Play Edition?
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Your doing it wrong.
These were taken at the Volbeat concert last week.
The only adjustment I made to stock camera settings was changed it to nighttime mode.
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dbornack said:
It's great when in perfect light. Low light, forget about it.
I mean......
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its too dark and you are too far away. Maybe the lumia 1020 could handle that, but I doubt anything else would get a decent picture.
You could try my olympus OM-1 with manual shutter and telefoto lens... Got some great Northern lights shots with 20second shutter.

My point is that it just shouldn't be that grainy. I'm not looking to mount that shot on the wall. My GS3 AOSP would have done a lot better I feel.
Point is, camera sucks in low light. I'm not the only one having the issue.
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Its not a DSLR camera so stop expecting the same quality of photos.
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Dark Jedi said:
Its not a DSLR camera so stop expecting the same quality of photos.
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This times 1000. People's cell phone camera expectations have gotten ridiculous over the last year or so. Want tremendous shots in any lighting situation? Go buy a DSLR, like Dark Jedi said. Simple as that. Not saying you can't be disappointed by how some shots come out, but let's be realistic. It's a cell phone.
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Guys, quit flaming the OP. This is a widespread hardware defect on many Ones and there's a huge thread about it in the international forums here:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2317507
If your camera shows a bright purple/pink tint in low light, it's defective. HTC is currently trying to pass this off as a software issue and will roll out an update with 4.3 to lock down the ISO and do some color balance tweaking. It'll sort of mask the problem but probably isn't an actual fix. Wait until after the update, and if it still does this (which is more than likely), complain to HTC customer service and they'll probably let you send it in for repair.

Amazing. No flash.
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I think one problem with the OP picture is that from what I can tell, the only lights in the place are those on stage. However, all off those are colored lights. No natural, white light. I think that is one of the biggest reasons for the tint.
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dbornack said:
It's great when in perfect light. Low light, forget about it.
I mean......
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Have you tried using HDR or Night mode? HDR is supposedly better for low and high light environments.

Go to the camera image adjustments, and try changing the exposure next time. You are taking a photo in a dark room where the lighting is illuminating only part of the photo. The camera's light sensor can't tell what to do for the light source.

dbornack said:
My point is that it just shouldn't be that grainy. I'm not looking to mount that shot on the wall. My GS3 AOSP would have done a lot better I feel.
Point is, camera sucks in low light. I'm not the only one having the issue.
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I disagree about the GS3. I had it and it was really not that great. At that distance and low light expect grain and probably some strange colors if you are asking it to recognize strange lighting. Not sure if the purple tint is due to the lighting in the room or some other issue though. Photography is all about light whether you use the camera on the phone or a top of the line DSLR....still about the light. At that distance you are just not getting enough light to the sensor. You could try the max iso setting, but not sure if that would make a difference. Otherwise, you would need to leave your shutter open for longer which in turn would cause shake.

well I think we can say this is a software bug at least and not a physical phone problem.
I *hope*

Well I took a couple of photos at night using different settings. I think the photos came out alight and don't see the complaint some has with the camera.
First one was night mode
Second one was hdr mode
So very useable camera at night just have to take the time to set it up. I am sure I could get better photos if I used the manual settings.
I know anyone who are camera nuts will say auto mode never works right like you think it should. it's just made for people who can't use the individual settings
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I've also read in a couple of places that HTC is replacing phones with the issue.
Has anyone had theirs replaced? What was the process? I just hit a Verizon store, and they said they were unaware, and therefore weren't going to be replacing them.

Also, spent a half hour on the phone with HTC, of which they took me through the *yawn* rudimentary steps of clear cache and data on the Camera app, wiping cache from recovery, etc.
They said they will NOT be replacing phones, and I'd have to wait for the 4.3 update, of which the guy "knows for a fact that it will be fixed then"
Oh well..

dbornack said:
Also, spent a half hour on the phone with HTC, of which they took me through the *yawn* rudimentary steps of clear cache and data on the Camera app, wiping cache from recovery, etc.
They said they will NOT be replacing phones, and I'd have to wait for the 4.3 update, of which the guy "knows for a fact that it will be fixed then"
Oh well..
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Anybody having problems with the camera using a BofA app. I'm trying to deposit a check into bank of america and the picture keeps getting rejected! I never had the problem on my bolt.

Do I have a faulty camera?

Is it just me and I happen to have a faulty camera, or does the camera still sorta suck?
I mean, don't get me wrong, the pictures are sharper than ever due to the bump in megapixels, but from my experience, I can't get too close to a subject, or else the camera just won't focus. I have to pull back slightly to get a good macro shot. Not only that, but usually when you're in a dark room with a single light source, you have to tap on the light in order for the exposure to adjust to the light so you can get a clear picture. With my phone, its actually the opposite. You have to tap on a dark spot in order for the exposure to adjust to the light source. If you tap on the light source, then the exposure gets blown WAYYYYY TF (the ****) out. It's... Actually kinda weird.
Maybe I'm not camering right or something. Or maybe this is something that can be fixed in a future update and/or a different camera app. I will admit though, however, that before I got my N5X, I was using my Galaxy S6 for about a week, so I might have been slightly spoiled by that, lol.
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iamterence said:
Is it just me and I happen to have a faulty camera, or does the camera still sorta suck?
I mean, don't get me wrong, the pictures are sharper than ever due to the bump in megapixels, but from my experience, I can't get too close to a subject, or else the camera just won't focus. I have to pull back slightly to get a good macro shot. Not only that, but usually when you're in a dark room with a single light source, you have to tap on the light in order for the exposure to adjust to the light so you can get a clear picture. With my phone, its actually the opposite. You have to tap on a dark spot in order for the exposure to adjust to the light source. If you tap on the light source, then the exposure gets blown WAYYYYY TF (the ****) out. It's... Actually kinda weird.
Maybe I'm not camering right or something. Or maybe this is something that can be fixed in a future update and/or a different camera app. I will admit though, however, that before I got my N5X, I was using my Galaxy S6 for about a week, so I might have been slightly spoiled by that, lol.
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Which camera app are you using? Exposure works as expected and not how you describe in Google Camera for me.

gtg465x said:
Which camera app are you using? Exposure works as expected and not how you describe in Google Camera for me.
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Using stock Google camera as well. I don't know. It's not really bad, just... Head-scratching lol
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