I have an Otterbox, which is overall great, but I noticed the camera lenses are unprotected. They also seem to attract my fingers, and I've been using my lint-free cloth to clean them frequently.
Are there any products out that you can put over the lenses to protect them from scratches?
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I know it sound stupid, but the camera lens does stick out. Is there anything out there that can protect it from getting scratch up?
Typically screen protectors have holes in them for the cameras.
With that said, I am not aware of any. Once i get a case for the device, I am hoping that will extend just a hair past the camera so that it is recessed.
About 99% sure there won't be any. No one wants a film over the lens. Well , mostly no one. Present company excluded.
I have used bestskinsever.com full body on my G1. Covers the camera lens, it does not affect the quality of the camera.
Well the phone does not SIT ON THE LENS....It does sit on the ring around the lens... so we should be fine
looking at mine the lense seems to protrude form the ring.
i found camera phone lense protectors at a store called daiso near my house. only $1.50
kmagn13 said:
Well the phone does not SIT ON THE LENS....It does sit on the ring around the lens... so we should be fine
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Yes, it does...look closely.
Just get either the Body Glove case or Seidio Innocase II and that will fix the camera lens problem. The lens now won't be exposed.
Martin fields screen protectors used to have little pieces they include with their screen protectors for exposed camera surfaces...i dunno if they're gonna make a screen protector for the Evo though
I make my own lense protector.
1. Trace outline
2. Put over extra screen protector from a 5 pack and cut.
I see that the dbrand skins come with a bit of camera protection. Any others out there?
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It's been a month since I bought the LG G3, and I have been using it with the LG quick circle case. While cleaning my phone today I noticed some micro scratches on the laser auto focus which are visible at a certain an angle. Although this has no effect on the auto-focusing speed, but I am worried that this might cause a problem later on, as those scratches might cause laser distortion.
Are there any ways to remove those scratches( I have tried cleaning it alcohol, but they are still there)?
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It's been a month since I bought the LG G3, and I have been using it with the LG quick circle case. While cleaning my phone today I noticed some micro scratches on the laser auto focus which are visible at a certain an angle. Although this has no effect on the auto-focusing speed, but I am worried that this might cause a problem later on, as those scratches might cause laser distortion.
Are there any ways to remove those scratches( I have tried cleaning it alcohol, but they are still there)?
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You can use plastic polish to remove fine scratches. Take the back cover off. Use blue painters tape to tape around the laser lens. Apply plastic polish with cloth. Let it haze over. Buff lens with clean cloth or micro fiber cloth.
Same principle as restoring plastic automotive headlights or acrylic fish tanks.
Isn't there some kind of a protective coating over the lens?
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Richieboy67 said:
Isn't there some kind of a protective coating over the lens?
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The camera lens might have a protective coating, but I don't think that the laser auto-focus has the same coating, If there were a protective coating it would've been gone by rubbing alcohol.
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The camera lens might have a protective coating, but I don't think that the laser auto-focus has the same coating, If there were a protective coating it would've been gone by rubbing alcohol.
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Actually, the camera lens is made of glass ( not gorilla glass). It can crack, as some users have experienced already. If the laser lens has any protective coating at all, it would not have scuffed so easily. I use a Spigen Slim Armor case on my G3 which protects the camera, laser and flash lenses from scratches when putting the phone on its back. I use a Tech Armor ballistic glass screen protector but that may be OT since the screen is gorilla glass.
even though the case mod covers the camera bump slightly getting scratchs mine. i hope tat wont ruins my camera quaility
Not sure what kind of glass it is but if its scratched already then its not good lol try out incepios shells they are bit thicker and will provide camera protection so its not touching anything is laying on
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Camera hass Gorilla Glass 3
Better use a case or something like
AR coating on glass is very weak. So the glass does not scratch but the coating on it does super easy.
Thinking of getting a camera lens protector to protect it from scratches but worried it will affect the image quality. Any comments?
It sucks up 5% of the light, but the quality itself is not affected.
Might have some light reflections in your pictures when you use a cheap one.
No reflections at all here...
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No reflections at all here...
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where did you get the camera lens from man? Looking forward to buying one for me Xperia 5 too!
Am I missing something, isn't the lens already covered in Gorilla glass 6?
As long as your case lifts the lens off the surface when you put it down, you shouldn't need an extra cover.
Any extra layer over the lens is going to degrade picture quality.
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Thinking of getting a camera lens protector to protect it from scratches but worried it will affect the image quality. Any comments?
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I tested one and found it introduces both glare and tends to diminish clarity. I would recommend against putting one on.
This is also similar to tempered glass or hydrogel front screen protectors. The front camera is so poor IMHO that it needs as much light as possible and nothing to dimish clarity.
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I tested one and found it introduces both glare and tends to diminish clarity. I would recommend against putting one on.
This is also similar to tempered glass or hydrogel front screen protectors. The front camera is so poor IMHO that it needs as much light as possible and nothing to dimish clarity.
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Yeap, anytime you add optic elements like this you degrade the performance.
Almost all smartphone cams have built in lens protectors. That piece of glass or plastic isn't the lense, it's the protector!
Get a good case with a raised guard around the cam module and it will be fine.
Replacements aren't that expensive anyway.
Thanks for the inputs. Previously, my old xperia z's lens got covered in scratches during one my trip overseas. But eventually I managed to rub off the entire coating hence removing the scratches. That's why i started looking into lens protector.