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)?
asadski said:
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.
asadski said:
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.
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The see-through (plastic?) lens cover appears to have a thin layer on it, a layer that comes off easily? i can remove it with my finger nail with repeated rubbing so it can't be an anti scratch layer
It's not really like scratches it looks more like it's just being rubbed off and the surface below looks not as shiny.
Do others have this or have had this?
Anyway on mine this layer is mostly off in the middle, bit of a pisser it probably effects the photo quality..
yes, this happened to me. I got a scratch on the lens cover and the "coating" started to rub off around the scratch then. Once it's broken it will all eventually chip or rub off. I was left with a dull not so transparent lens cover. crap photos.
I got a new back cover for 30euro! (argh!!). Now I do not rub my lens and am very careful. The initial scratch was caused by a tiny piece of salt or sand on the lens when I rubbed it clean with a microfibre cloth. Once it was scratched the protective film just flaked off really easy when I rubbed it even lightly.
Get a new back cover and be very careful when rubbing the lens cover in future. In fact DON'T rub it is best. If you do get a finger print on it very very lightly use a microfibre cloth to remove it. no hard rubbing.
bummer.. i'll just leave mine i think, maybe some one will bring out a better version, or i could maybe maybe stick a plane glass disc in.
yeah, it sucks doesn't it! I would not mind paying an extra 20euro for a desire if HTC would coat the lens cover with mineral glass or something so its much less likely to scuff. plastic with a coating is useless.
anyway, good luck if you replace it with a glass disc, that would be cool too. I splashed out for the battery cover, but it was expensive and wouldn't do it again if it happens.
Thats why I loved my Nokia N82. It had an actual lens cover that kept out dust, fingerprints, grit etc.
well, HTCs next big handset release will only be improved I imagine.
Same here
I've had the same problem, bad engineering on HTC's part in my opinion as the lens(cover) is a very much exposed part of this particular phone because of its 'bulgy' design. Never had this kind of problem on my Cybershotphones.
Too bad though as I'm otherwise very happy with my Desire (although it would have been nice if the screen were a bit less prone to scratching, gief Gorillaglass).
I ended up rubbing the lenscover until the entire coating was actually rubbed off in the hope pictures would be less blurry because of the partly chipped off coating.
Anyone know what the coating is for in the first place?
if this happens to mine I will drill the clear lens out
jamesmcuk said:
if this happens to mine I will drill the clear lens out
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I think you can just bash it out - there's a post on the forum somewhere about it
Evidently our camera lenses aren't made from Gorilla glass also. Today I encountered 2 small scratches across the lens of the rear facing camera while cleaning it with the soft side of my T-shirt. I usually use a micro fiber cloth but have used my T-shirt on all my other phones all the time. This is very disappointing to me, has anybody else experienced this yet?
I have the same problem. There's a couple light scratches on the camera lens. I don't think the lens has gorilla glass unlike the front and back.
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but no difference in camera result
mine has got scratches too.but when i compared camera result of mine optimus g to a brand new one there was no difference...
My phone has been in a case since day one, and I found a light small scratch on it.
I think most LGOG come with a small scratch we can't see with the naked eye, I've never touched the lens once.
Could be dust or scratch inside the lens.
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Hello again,
Today I noticed that my camera lens is scratched and I tried to peel something off of it (feels like not a glass but plastic) but it didn't come off. So I would like to know if there is some protector on it or Im just damaging it?
You're probably just damaging it. There just was a thread about polishing the camera lens. I also have scratches on the lens and tried to remove something that seemed like some kind of a protector but I failed.
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You're probably just damaging it. There just was a thread about polishing the camera lens. I also have scratches on the lens and tried to remove something that seemed like some kind of a protector but I failed.
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In my case it was really a plastic protector. Luckily got it off after 5 minutes of trying to peel it.
Any good ideas / products to protect the read lens? I always end up scratching them so then the camera is useless.
Tried cutting a small circle from the plastic that comes with the phone but it was rubbish.
paul211b said:
Any good ideas / products to protect the read lens? I always end up scratching them so then the camera is useless.
Tried cutting a small circle from the plastic that comes with the phone but it was rubbish.
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The lenses are usually simple to replace. I know a lot of them just you tape/glue to stick them on and can by pried off and replaced. I did it on an S4 I bought that was abused. You're only option for protection would be a screen protector cut up, but I can't imagine it holding up for more than a few days if you are able to f up the glass lens so easily.
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Any good ideas / products to protect the read lens? I always end up scratching them so then the camera is useless.
Tried cutting a small circle from the plastic that comes with the phone but it was rubbish.
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I got a whole bunch of various sized lense protectors when I bought my Nilkin glass screen protector off ebay. Enough to cover the lense and flash along with various sized spares.
ponts said:
I got a whole bunch of various sized lense protectors when I bought my Nilkin glass screen protector off ebay. Enough to cover the lense and flash along with various sized spares.
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You cut the tempered glass?
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is the lens quartz or glass? apple uses quartz and its pretty unscratchable.
Hey guys i have notice just one day out of my regular case my rear camera glass lens is scratched really. not a big issue as camera app does not capture scratched line but still how is it this easy to be scratched. also searching for replacement parts and tutorial how to change lens
i put my phone in my pocket without protecting the back len, no scratch till now. i guess your regular case is extremely dirty.
I've always had that when you see it in the sunlight but my pictures remain good.
sooty84 said:
i put my phone in my pocket without protecting the back len, no scratch till now. i guess your regular case is extremely dirty.
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Not really. Case is ok. Only this i took it off my case put the phone on table and my wife slide it across table to give it to me. which it scratched the lens. Glass is extremely fragile
jason4962 said:
Not really. Case is ok. Only this i took it off my case put the phone on table and my wife slide it across table to give it to me. which it scratched the lens. Glass is extremely fragile
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there are tempered glass protector with a camera lens film protector included like those from nilkin.
jason4962 said:
Not really. Case is ok. Only this i took it off my case put the phone on table and my wife slide it across table to give it to me. which it scratched the lens. Glass is extremely fragile
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ok it happen to me now, i realise the scratch only happen after i remove the screen protector. i suspect that the anodizing of protector is the one that remove the anti scratch property of zenfone 2 screen.
PSA, do not use screen protector if you want to remove it in future.
Yep mine to it has some bad scratches i am really dissapointed with the quality and i was careful at least image quality is still fine
Im still looking for frame or rear glass replacement parts. Incase i need them. Image is fine but all scratched up . Lol
I man handle my phones like crazy no case past and present. I never ever had a scratch on my camera. Either your glass is bad or your doing something terribly wrong