Hello all,
First post, sorry its a question..
The back camera on M8 is making strange pictures, if any at all (see attachment).
Front camera is working fine.
Got my M8 for 1 year now, never had problems with the camera.
mm-qcamera-daemon is running high on batt usage.
Stock camera app will most of the time open and then close again, sometimes i can make strange pictures like above.
I don't have an other camera app running
It's rooted and i'm running
InsertCoin version 3.0.8
Android 4.4.2
HTC sense v6.0
HTC SDK API 6.17
I do know there are a lot of updates from the above versions. But its running so wel all these time that i don't need a upgrade (still up to 5 days on a full batt :good
I did clear the cache from the camera app, I don't have lastpass installed.
Does anyone seen a picture like this (except from a good/bad trip)? And how did they fix it.
All input is appreciated.
Thanks, Peter.
One of two things is going on. Either the camera module has gone bad OR you dont have the correct software to run the camera or that software has gone corrupt.
I see your running a custom rom so my suggestion would be go back to complete stock and re-test. If it fails its a hardware issue.
IAmSixNine said:
One of two things is going on. Either the camera module has gone bad OR you dont have the correct software to run the camera or that software has gone corrupt.
I see your running a custom rom so my suggestion would be go back to complete stock and re-test. If it fails its a hardware issue.
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Thanks for your answer.
Do you have any clue if the same software is used for the front and back camera? Front is working perfect so that would mean a hardware issue.
I will start with returning to stock, quickest way to see if it's hardware related.
The camera modules are different. Back has ultra pixel and front is a megapixel.
Since its easier to change software it makes sense to go back to complete stock for testing. Then if it still fails its probably hardware.
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So I've searched and found a few mentions of this, but no possible hints as to why it's happening...
Most (not all) of the time, my camera view looks like there is a pink solarize filter applied. I've flipped on and off all filters, and it shows the same in my camcorder app, Camera360, RetroCamera, every app that uses my camera lens.
I am running MynWarm TwoPointTwo RLS5, and noticed it on RLS4 as well as on CM6.1.1. I am running the Netarchy SBS CFS kernel. I notice the issue when plugged in and when on battery power.
Any ideas what may be happening, and how I can fix my camera? Seems like it has to be a software issue, doesn't it?
Just curious but does it happen on both cameras? If so then it seems more likely a software issue. Was not mentioned in the OP...
budroux said:
Just curious but does it happen on both cameras? If so then it seems more likely a software issue. Was not mentioned in the OP...
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Sorry for neglecting to mention that - the front camera is fine, the back camera is the only one that's all pink.
Of course the obvious reply would be to double check the lens to make sure it is clean and not damaged...LOL!!! I am sure you have done that. If it were me at that point I would flash the latest stock rom and kernel which has stock code and stock camera software. This would at least point to a software or actual camera problem.
My hopes would be that stock would fix it...then you could re-flash the setup you had and see if it is the culprit...my way of troubleshooting before panic...LOL!!!
I'm thinking that's what I'm going to have to do. It'll have to wait until I have just a bit more time - I'll search for a rooted RUU and stock kernel to flash - making sure I have a good nandroid of this one before I do.
pusht down to reattach the thing. the cam comes loose
Hello everybody,
I have three annoying problems with my camera.
First :
Sometimes, when I take a photograph, the phone loads the gallery just after and don't save the shot which I just take.
Second :
Sometimes, the picture is wrong.
I mean : When I take a photograph, in preview, the picture is good, but when I go to the gallery, the picture has a problem.
I can't describe it in English, but I have a example of the wrong picture here with.
Third :
When I am in the camera application, or in preview, the phone "block". I can't do nothing with it, only remove the battery for restart it...
I have the Runnymede AIO V6.0.4.3 ROM at the moment, but had this problem with old version of the ROM too.
I changed the radio yesterday to see if probems come from that, but it doesn't change anything.
Radio now : 32.56.00.32U_5.17.05.08
Radio before : 32.56.00.32U_5.17.05.23
Other info :
hboot Cm7r2
And my girlfriend has the three problems too with her Desire
Thanks for your help
Luc
I have the "second" problem , too , but rarely.. and another one : i use Runny ROM and the camera effects don't work (like the one with points, distorsing,etc.). Is something wrong with the rom, or this works just with cm7r2... ?
Thanks for help
i've heard of this issue before somewhere i think it's the roms issue
i had something like this on the htc dev rom occasionally when i took pics with the stock cam . do you get the same result with another rom eg non sense ?
Thanks for your help,
I will try with a AOSP ROM, and try to found the problem in the ROM issues.
Luc
I had the same problem in the ROM ICS, but switched to back to GB and everything works the best.
If this is Runnymede, it probably re-install the ROM fix this problem.
BTW: I recommend you RUNNY ROM v5.0
I had the second problem after 2 months of InsertCoin 1.1.4.
I switched to RunnymedeMOD007 and that problem stopped.
Also my pictures where low quality and I cleaned the plastic in the back cover with a little toothpaste to remove some residue of the anti-reflection layer that wore of.
Maybe those residue in some light environments helped in the distortion of some pictures like the one you sent.
Hmm ok,
I have tried to uninstall the HTC camera and to reinstall it.
Uninstall was OK
But didn't reinstall...
So I download a other camera in the market, pugging camera, a bit slower but worked perfectelly.
This afternoon, I had installed the RunnyRom V5.5
So, I will now try with it.
Thanks for your reply
camera problem
Hi,
I have all of those mentioned problems in first post. Stripe in the picture (I saw, that occurred just with zoom+), freezing phone after took the picture (this one is reaaaally annoying for me)... I had them in Runnymed AIO last 2-3 versions so I was thinking reinstall to RunnyRom will help me. But not... All mention reoccurred and new one is that after the picture is took, preview friezed, picture is not saved and only Home button works to go out from camera app. Did anyone solved this problem with camera? Why this happening?
Another problem a had with RannyMed AIO was that, phone randomly friezed and restarted. This occurred when browsing web, chatting on gTalk, using Sygic Aura navigation... really annoying... I thing this was caused by overheating, but I'm not sure... I have RunnyRom 6.1.1 just 2nd day, so for now happened just problem with camera...
Any suggestions?
thank you.
Hi,
I didn't resolve the problem.
I just install a other ROM, like Runny ROM
Luc
camera problem
Hi Luc,
Which one you're using? Do you have any similar problem?
thx
I'm using this one : http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1526831
I think, the ROM isn't supported anymore (or less upgarde), but have no problem with it.
Good rom for me, I wouldn't change for the moment
You should try resetting the standard value in your cams menu. This solves most of the freezing issues.
Jwz
Sent from my HTC Desire using XDA
Hello winesh,
Thanks for suggestion but what exactly you mean with "try resetting the standard value in your cams menu"
EDIT:
I tried reset to default settings in camera menu... than I choose "smart SnapShot", make a picture and camera friezed without saving pictur... I have had to stopped camera application by pushed the home button.
Limbouille said:
I'm using this one : http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1526831
I think, the ROM isn't supported anymore (or less upgarde), but have no problem with it.
Good rom for me, I wouldn't change for the moment
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I'm also using this one. Before Runnymede... both same problems or similar problems with camera.
my camera stopped working this morning. No apps added, nothing changed in rom (just another day).
to troubleshoot, I did flash a new rom with full wipe (hoping it was just software) and no joy.
How can I test to see if the hardware is shot or if it's just a software thing?
Any logs I can look at?
any help is appreciated, thanks!
rhcreed said:
my camera stopped working this morning. No apps added, nothing changed in rom (just another day).
to troubleshoot, I did flash a new rom with full wipe (hoping it was just software) and no joy.
How can I test to see if the hardware is shot or if it's just a software thing?
Any logs I can look at?
any help is appreciated, thanks!
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I had to get a new phone because my camera quit. I think I may have dropped it and jarred something. Maybe try an app that uses the camera but not as a camera. A mirror app for FFC, or a text and walk app that uses the camera to show you what you can't see in front of you while texting.
Chances are though, broken camera. If its not ROM related a backup should fix it.
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Hello everyone!
I have a HTC One X after installing 4.2.2 & Sense rom cook 5 can not use Camera.
Although I have tried installing the rom different, but still did not improve.
Still having the same error with the camera Camera.Moi it back out.
Sorry people english is not my main language
pinbacninh_city said:
Hello everyone!
I have a HTC One X after installing 4.2.2 & Sense rom cook 5 can not use Camera.
Although I have tried installing the rom different, but still did not improve.
Still having the same error with the camera Camera.Moi it back out.
Sorry people english is not my main language
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Is your G-sensor working (auto-rotation)?
It happens due to g-sensor issue
Not working on mine either, but works on 4.1.1 since its camera app doesn't require g-sensor
on 4.2.2 you can download an app camera jb which works perfectly fine.
HTC had delivered app update for camera problem in Sense 5 (4.2.2), but pls note that is for fixing camera only not for G-Sensor.
Download: Camera APK - http://d-h.st/PUd
How did this 4.2.2 software pass QA?
This phone would be awesome but it such a pos.
1st wifi and bluetooth signal not working properly, then home buttons failing to light, auto rotate failing and now the camera cuts out before you can take a picture.
Reseting phone at times has allowed the home buttons and auto rotate to work in the past so i assumed it was a software glitch, now i know for sure that htc are completely useless at QA and dont care about the customer.
Completely stock phone except the wifi mod to add a piece of wire which worked for wifi but bluetooth is still poor.
10 months to go til replacement time
Hi everyone, I recently bought a new camera module for the Z1C to replace my old one which had dark spots all over it, scratched lense etc. However, with the new camera (supposedly an original sony part), I experience a strange brightness and distortion problem, with the former one being rather obvious from the attached pictures. Note the large brightness artifact on the right side of the picture (inverted L shape).
I had sent the module back to the camera supplier, they tested it on their Z1C and found no problems whatsoever, telling me it was a (supposedly well known) software bug in my phone. Unfortunately, I was unable to find any occurence of other users reporting this particular problem. Maybe you can help me out?
I have an unlocked bootloader, currently running on the most recent DstrikersZ1 Mod (Android 5.1.1), but have also tried wiping everything and going back to the latest Sony Stock without getting rid of the problem. Could still be an incompatibility issue in terms of camera module hardware revisions? Interestingly, the problem does not occur in CM or AOSP firmwares, suggesting indeed a Sony-related software issue. Still, I find it hard to believe that this cannot be fixed while remaining on Sony-based firmwares. I have tried to flash every single Camera Mod available (Z5 camera, Cyberian, and many more) plus trying many alternative Camera softwares from the Google Play store without any success.
Thank you all very much!
Azzip said:
Hi everyone, I recently bought a new camera module for the Z1C to replace my old one which had dark spots all over it, scratched lense etc. However, with the new camera (supposedly an original sony part), I experience a strange brightness and distortion problem, with the former one being rather obvious from the attached pictures. Note the large brightness artifact on the right side of the picture (inverted L shape).
I had sent the module back to the camera supplier, they tested it on their Z1C and found no problems whatsoever, telling me it was a (supposedly well known) software bug in my phone. Unfortunately, I was unable to find any occurence of other users reporting this particular problem. Maybe you can help me out?
I have an unlocked bootloader, currently running on the most recent DstrikersZ1 Mod (Android 5.1.1), but have also tried wiping everything and going back to the latest Sony Stock without getting rid of the problem. Could still be an incompatibility issue in terms of camera module hardware revisions? Interestingly, the problem does not occur in CM or AOSP firmwares, suggesting indeed a Sony-related software issue. Still, I find it hard to believe that this cannot be fixed while remaining on Sony-based firmwares. I have tried to flash every single Camera Mod available (Z5 camera, Cyberian, and many more) plus trying many alternative Camera softwares from the Google Play store without any success.
Thank you all very much!
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I can see why you're bewildered. Very strange... I would initially think hw for sure, and someone sold you a bad part, but to hear that it goes away on custom ROMs is very confusing. Anyway, personally, I think I would probably send it back and get a refund, and try a different one. Whatever the problem is, that seems like the simplest first thing to try.
levone1 said:
I can see why you're bewildered. Very strange... I would initially think hw for sure, and someone sold you a bad part, but to hear that it goes away on custom ROMs is very confusing. Anyway, personally, I think I would probably send it back and get a refund, and try a different one. Whatever the problem is, that seems like the simplest first thing to try.
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Thank you for your quick feedback and sympathy! Unfortunately, they refused to give me a refund based on the fact that they could not reproduce it on their Z1C test device. I had sent them my item and requested a refund/replacement, but they (supposedly) tested my module in detail and even sent me some pictures taken with their Z1C as proof. So now they just delivered the same camera module back to me and I'm kind of stuck with it.
Not sure why they cannot see it, given that it happens for me even on a clean Sony stock firmware. In theory, the only remaining difference between their phone and mine (HW revisions aside) would be my unlocked bootloader and with it the deleted TA partition and DRM for Bravia engine. I still have a TA backup somewhere but I'm not exactly willing to relock my bootloader and to loose TWRP. On a sidenote, the EXRxTHS functional DRM "restoration" did not help with my specific problem.
As you said, the mystery really lies in why the problem is not visibile on custom ROMs. I'd love to get a glimpse on the RAW image data from the camera because I believe that an error in post-processing causes the problem on the Sony ROM. But as far as I could see from searching, there is still no way of getting RAW image data when using a Sony firmware on Z1C, right?