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Modded Defy and auto focus

Hey dudes,
Here my problem:
Since I first modded my Defy, I lost camera auto focus capability. Have you any idea how to solve it?
I can't read barcode anymore.
I'm using a Pays rom 5.1.
Thanks!
Sent from my Defy.

u tried uninstalling the app and then reinstalling it again?

I have a similar problem with Pays 5.1:
Mostly the camera works but the picture is cut somewhere (rest of the screen is in the color of the last pixel recorded correctly I think) and the screen is frozen for a few seconds until the camera works again (picture is not saved)
and sometimes the whole picture is black or very dark (saved, but useless).
Maybe this happens because of an error in this rom?

I don't know, but I tried to uninstall and then reinstall the application, but it didn't work.
It seems that CEE and UK roms don't use the proper AF setting..
Sent from my Defy.

I'm using 3.4.2-155-CEE in Barebones 1.3 and it's ok. There's jpeg fix on the Barebones thread (on the latest pages), but i don't know if it can help, since Pays use 3.4.3-11

I flashed 3.4.2-155-CEE (no custom rom, no data) and took about 20 pictures - no error.

LordNemesisXDA said:
I have a similar problem with Pays 5.1:
Mostly the camera works but the picture is cut somewhere (rest of the screen is in the color of the last pixel recorded correctly I think) and the screen is frozen for a few seconds until the camera works again (picture is not saved)
and sometimes the whole picture is black or very dark (saved, but useless).
Maybe this happens because of an error in this rom?
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I have the same problem with S.Froyo Cee Edition.... Sometimes i can not take a picture because of freezing screen with the lower part painted with plain color. Sometimes it's ok. When i was on a factory firmware 3.4.2-155 there were no problems with the camera....

I am using official french 2.2.2 update(since my defy is from france). I've updated it trough motorola defy, and my phone lost auto focus. On 2.1 there was the rectangle and when it gets green the camera takes the photo, now it just snaps without the focus.
:/
I've tried camera 360, and auto focus works there, but I need a fix for the stock app. :/
EDIT: I've went to Settings/manage applications/Camera and clicked on the Clear Data, and now auto focus is back!

hi all.
i had a similar problem: after update from 2.1 to 2.2.2 (cee stock both), auto-focus stopped working. tried the "clear data", but without a success. i didn't want to make factory reset, so i tried "fix permission" from rom manager. at first, it threw an error, because it didn't find the busybox. installed it to "/system/bin". after that, fix permission run without an error, reboot, and focus is working again.
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Hello,
I am using French 2.2.2 stock rom and since the update from 2.1, I lost the autofocus. I tried to clear all data from the stock camera app but it did not work. I also tried fix persmissions from Rom Manager as said above but with no luck.
I noticed that the autofocus does not work with Camera360 and Barcodescanner either...
Any clue on what I could try (without a full reset which would be my last resort ) Thanks!

same here
I have the same problem since Cyanogenmod 7.1 flash.
I tried the "clear app data" method and the "fix permissions". Still I can't get any focus.
Some help please ?
Thanks

I have the same problem, neither the clear data nor the fix permissions didn't work...

Hello,
same problem for me, so that programs like prixing or barcode scanner don't work properly .
Thanks

Very annoying problem, I tried everything.
Factory reset, fix permissions, clear cache.
I have WajkIUI (Miui based custom rom) and the 2 camera app do the same. Auto focus is dead.
What is your opinion, it this a hardware related issue?

vicked said:
Very annoying problem, I tried everything.
Factory reset, fix permissions, clear cache.
I have WajkIUI (Miui based custom rom) and the 2 camera app do the same. Auto focus is dead.
What is your opinion, it this a hardware related issue?
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I can tell you (from personal experience ) that it is possible for the camera module auto focus to break, the camera will still work "normally" but just won't focus.
Mine is/was a SoC module, so I've just been looking to see if I could find a Bayer module to replace it. I haven't found one yet though....
Have you tried going back to a stock ROM yet?

I didn't try jet.
Is it possible that the rollback solve this issue?
I don't even know what is my camera module, but when I arrive to home I will check it.

Well it appears that it might not be the actual camera itself that is broken, I've just replaced mine and the autofocus still doesn't work
I've tried flashing stock sbfs, and also all the suggestions above as well, so I was "sure" it was the actual camera that was broken.
I have absolutely no idea what to try now. Maybe the power for the focus motor in the module comes from a different place to the main camera power?
Does anyone know how to get more detailed debugging information on what happens when the camera is told to focus?

Even if you press and hold the camera soft button it will not focus and give you the green square?
How about booting the phone.. is there any clicking sound from the camera that it auto adjusting itself?

farsight73 said:
Even if you press and hold the camera soft button it will not focus and give you the green square?
How about booting the phone.. is there any clicking sound from the camera that it auto adjusting itself?
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No, whatever I press, the green square never appears, and there is no clicking sound during boot.

mmec2 said:
Well it appears that it might not be the actual camera itself that is broken, I've just replaced mine and the autofocus still doesn't work
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Did you manage to get a Bayer camera module from SBE like you said you were going to try in this thread?

[Q] Arc camera often not available

Hi all, I've got my Arc for two weeks, it seems that sometimes the camera is not available when I launch the application. It always happen when the accelerometer doesn't work. It works fine again when I reboot the phone.
Anyone else got this issue? Do I have to repair via SEUS or there is another way around?
Thanks

rein_hiryu said:
Hi all, I've got my Arc for two weeks, it seems that sometimes the camera is not available when I launch the application. It always happen when the accelerometer doesn't work. It works fine again when I reboot the phone.
Anyone else got this issue? Do I have to repair via SEUS or there is another way around?
Thanks
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Nope, I used the camera many times and not even once I saw this issue. It's best to do a repair firmware to rule out that it's not a software issue. Once done and you are facing the problem, then it could be the hardware faulty and you need to bring the phone to service centre for repair.

prathaban said:
Nope, I used the camera many times and not even once I saw this issue. It's best to do a repair firmware to rule out that it's not a software issue. Once done and you are facing the problem, then it could be the hardware faulty and you need to bring the phone to service centre for repair.
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Thanks for the quick reply, I'll try to repair using SEUS first, hopes it will work

I face this problem a lot, I'll try SEUS.
Sent from my Xperia arc using XDA App

Having the same problem too, SEUS didn't solve the problem for me unfortunately .

Never faced this problem Use camera many times everyday

Repair by using SEUS didn't solve the problem either unfortunately :-(

Id send the phone bk defo sounds faulty
Sent from my LT15i using XDA Premium App

rein_hiryu said:
Hi all, I've got my Arc for two weeks, it seems that sometimes the camera is not available when I launch the application. It always happen when the accelerometer doesn't work. It works fine again when I reboot the phone.
Anyone else got this issue? Do I have to repair via SEUS or there is another way around?
Thanks
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I am having exactly the same issue. Had phone 2 days now and many unstable aspects from day 1 and ongoing.
Camera is sometimes 'not available' - interestingly at the same time other things don't work such as the accelerometer.
Phone reboots randomly by itself including during phone calls.
Items downloaded from market disappear .
I am returning it and hoping for a replacement as I do not want a 'repaired' phone after paying so much.
Also should note I have made no changes to the phone at all - this is 'as delivered'

I had this happen a couple of times. When it does I just go to the app manager and force stop the camera app. It should work again after that.

Never had the problem with camera not being available... although most times my photos dont work... its like a black broken image icon that shows instead...

Philbur said:
I had this happen a couple of times. When it does I just go to the app manager and force stop the camera app. It should work again after that.
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Thanks - Your problem must be different, as this solution does not work for me.The app manager does not show the camera as running, so no force close option is available.
Only way to get the camera to function when the phone is in this 'camera not available' mode is to reboot. Every time the camera is not available the accelerometer stops working as well - again a reboot is required to fix this

^ Yes it is, reboot solved it. But I'm curious, is it a bug or a fail hardware?

I have the same problem. The camera app fails to launch. I long press camera button and get the haptic feedback but nothing happens.

for me it's just the shutter button
never had this problem
but my camera doesn't activate when i press the shutter.
any ideas?
ps: i have vignette demo and fxcamera installed
pps: the arc camera is brilliantly EXCELLENT (coming from a G1)
ppps: the shutter button is terribly stiff

had the same problem but SEUS fix it for me by reflashing the firmware.

The phone should be awake when you press on camera button inorder the camera app to launch

ozjay1 said:
I am having exactly the same issue. Had phone 2 days now and many unstable aspects from day 1 and ongoing.
Camera is sometimes 'not available' - interestingly at the same time other things don't work such as the accelerometer.
Phone reboots randomly by itself including during phone calls.
Items downloaded from market disappear .
I am returning it and hoping for a replacement as I do not want a 'repaired' phone after paying so much.
Also should note I have made no changes to the phone at all - this is 'as delivered'
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Camera stays on after been used, i think its not possible to quit it with adv task killer, so i downloaded app "fast reboot pro" so test it when u get it back, and it also works with apps, i have seen that issue few times, just click to reboot and it will be good.

just a thought or two..
have you try resetting or calibrating those sensor?
or do you have any app that totally disabled rotation (not just simple rotate toogle)?

Anyone found the answer to this problem? Really annoying

[Q] Cam not working

i Know it is a known Issue but the Workaround Published by FP doesnt work sometimes.
de workaround is:
Some users have experienced crashes with the camera app after the software update to Fairphone OS Caju (v.1.1). This is solved by Clearing the Cache of the app and restart the phone.
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but sometimes you have to shut down the Phone, take out the battery, wait alt least 1min ant start again.
as this Issue may occur again after this qick & Dirty workaround, there should be a real solution by FP!

flashlight app causes camera problem
I had the same problem. In the FP forum I found, that some flashlight apps makes problems. I uninstalled mine flashlight and I never had problems using the camera any more.

Camera bugs

anyone experiencing camera problems ..like when switching from front to back camera ...camera app stops ...or sometimes on WhatsApp it takes a long time to open ...bugs like that ...if there is any fix ..please help

venkatkrishna_s said:
anyone experiencing camera problems ..like when switching from front to back camera ...camera app stops ...or sometimes on WhatsApp it takes a long time to open ...bugs like that ...if there is any fix ..please help
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Yes i had the same problem. After factory reset it went better. But its not a good camera app. I hope the problem is software relatied. So that they van solve this.

EricH7001 said:
Yes i had the same problem. After factory reset it went better. But its not a good camera app. I hope the problem is software relatied. So that they van solve this.
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Thanks for the reply and btw any working portrait mode camera app ..I tried a few ..but portrait mode didn't work

Every other app i used. Start hanging of stops working random. So i dont know

Having a real hard time with the camera. It gets laggy at random intervals. Specially problematic with 3rd party apps (whatsapp; Instagram; snapchat). Seems like a software issue. But I maybe wrong.

zeeshan_ee said:
Having a real hard time with the camera. It gets laggy at random intervals. Specially problematic with 3rd party apps (whatsapp; Instagram; snapchat). Seems like a software issue. But I maybe wrong.
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Try factory reset it helps

Front Camera problem S20 Ultra

Does anyone have problem with front camera.Rear camera works perfect.When i press shutter on front camera it takes 5 seconds or more to take a shot even if ic in focus.Tryed wipeing camera app cache but still same.
S20 ultra exynos.

Zixi said:
Does anyone have problem with front camera.Rear camera works perfect.When i press shutter on front camera it takes 5 seconds or more to take a shot even if ic in focus.Tryed wipeing camera app cache but still same.
S20 ultra exynos.
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Yep same problem, you can solve it by tapping to focus before pressing shutter, and also night mode during the day seems to work too

When I manually updated my phone I had the same issue. Try to wipe cache partition in the recovery. It worked for me.

kazim.asghar said:
When I manually updated my phone I had the same issue. Try to wipe cache partition in the recovery. It worked for me.
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Tried that, didn't help, it's trying to focus which is why tapping to focus first fixes it, hopefully fixed in another update

I'm also facing this issue, I'll try the tap to focus and see if this helps until they fix it

Maybe try to clear data for camera app? I've read somewhere that it helps.

lakicamm said:
Maybe try to clear data for camera app? I've read somewhere that it helps.
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Tryed but doesn't help.

I have the same problem. I tried all your suggestions and still takes at least 5 seconds to take the picture. In Live focus is even worse rejecting completely to take the picture. Any other suggestion, please ?

increatu said:
I have the same problem. I tried all your suggestions and still takes at least 5 seconds to take the picture. In Live focus is even worse rejecting completely to take the picture. Any other suggestion, please ?
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Report via Samsung members app, wait for updates

i'm having same problem for 2 weeks now!! tried everything... called samsung here in italy...
i tried to use camera in Safe mode but it gives me same problem! it seems it happen especially in the open (outside)
should i try to factory reset my phone?

anybody else having this problem........................?

amir84 said:
anybody else having this problem........................?
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Yes, hence this thread
Tap to focus before hitting shutter fixes it, then wait for an update from Samsung for a real fix

*Detection* said:
Yes, hence this thread
Tap to focus before hitting shutter fixes it, then wait for an update from Samsung for a real fix
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yes it really helps
i was just wondering if everybody else have the same problem since i barely find anything about this problem on google

amir84 said:
yes it really helps
i was just wondering if everybody else have the same problem since i barely find anything about this problem on google
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Yes, almost everyone has the same problem

I have this issue only with 40MP mode....12MP binned mode is fine....until Samsung fixes the never ending S20 ultra camera issues...ll use 12MP mode.

Zixi said:
Does anyone have problem with front camera.Rear camera works perfect.When i press shutter on front camera it takes 5 seconds or more to take a shot even if ic in focus.Tryed wipeing camera app cache but still same.
S20 ultra exynos.
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Hello i have exactly the same problem on my galaxy ultra.
This focusing problem is really frustrating.
I hope Samsung will fix it in the next update.