Hello there Android Gurus.
I'm wondering if anyone has had any complications with their front facing camera. I'm not sure when it happened, but for some reason, unless I'm outside in really bright daylight, the front facing camera on my Note 4 is almost so dark you can't make out the picture. When I first got this phone, it was wonderful. I'd be snapping pics with my friends on Snap Chat, or using it for Google Hangouts, but now, it's just dark.
My rear facing camera works great, thankfully.
Anyone else have this issue and find a fix?
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Hey XDA,
I recently switched from a Note 3 to an LG G4. However, some things have been bugging me, including the fact that in Snapchat and Instagram, I am not able to focus the front facing camera. I am able to do so on the rear camera, but on the front facing, there is only autofocus. Is this just with my phone, or with everyone else's phone as well? This is really annoying me, because I cant really take pictures outside where there is a lot of light.
Thanks
-newschooler
newschooler said:
Hey XDA,
I recently switched from a Note 3 to an LG G4. However, some things have been bugging me, including the fact that in Snapchat and Instagram, I am not able to focus the front facing camera. I am able to do so on the rear camera, but on the front facing, there is only autofocus. Is this just with my phone, or with everyone else's phone as well? This is really annoying me, because I cant really take pictures outside where there is a lot of light.
Thanks
-newschooler
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You cant focus in the front camera, only rear. Btw yeah photos suck when taken with a thisd party app.
Old thread but I'm facing the same issue as well with Snapchat.
Has anyone also the problem with the front facing cam, that it only delivers sharp pictures while holding the cam no too far away? If I hold my arm fully streched, the image is never 100% sharp. The view finder shows a sharp picture but the result is blurred. I really start to worry that my front facing lens might be broken. But if this was correct, the preview was also blurred, right?
Hi,
I've been experiencing the same issue. Any subject beyond arm's length appears blurry. Not sure why this is. Were you able to solve this issue in some way?
The front facing camera probably has fixed focus so moving the subject further away will result in a blurry image. There's also some very aggressive noise reduction processing that really softens the image regardless. I don't find the front camera to be particularly impressive despite being optically stabilized, wish it still had the same sensor as the m9 as that provided better shots anyway.
Any solution to this guys on the selfie camera. Could it be a defective sensor of the selfie camera? If I am the object it works fine beyond one feet turns out to be blurry. I just got my 10, two weeks back. If anyone could solve kindly reply
Thanks
Any solutions for this. What I am currently doing is holding the camera close while taking selfies as this is the only solution I could find. Other then that it's a great device.
Did also not find a solution yet.
HI, I have an LG G4 , all of a sudden the front camera when i try to take a selfie or just test it out, i see few purple dots and the pictures are not clear at all kinda blurry pictures . I tried snapchat and many different camera apps and still get the same issue. The device has never been dropped before, always in a protective case and no water has touched the device. Should i replace the front camera, or should i send it to LG !
I am facing an unusualy issue which has cropped up suddenly.
I am not able to use the rear camera of the moto z play for anything as all images are extremely blurry as if an opaque cover is kept in front of it. But If I use the camera from a 1 inch or lesser distance, the clarity is superb as if its only meant for macro shots.
This issue is not happening with the front camera but only the rear camera.
Please help.
devarshi84 said:
I am facing an unusualy issue which has cropped up suddenly.
I am not able to use the rear camera of the moto z play for anything as all images are extremely blurry as if an opaque cover is kept in front of it. But If I use the camera from a 1 inch or lesser distance, the clarity is superb as if its only meant for macro shots.
This issue is not happening with the front camera but only the rear camera.
Please help.
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Sounds like hardware problem
Do you have a warranty?
devarshi84 said:
I am facing an unusualy issue which has cropped up suddenly.
I am not able to use the rear camera of the moto z play for anything as all images are extremely blurry as if an opaque cover is kept in front of it. But If I use the camera from a 1 inch or lesser distance, the clarity is superb as if its only meant for macro shots.
This issue is not happening with the front camera but only the rear camera.
Please help.
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Seems like problem with laser focus, check if manual focus is working or not.
If it's working then maybe it's the laser module that's giving trouble.
PS: check if the lens is clear and there's no dust inside.
Hi,
I changed my battery yesterday and my camera is behaving the same way. Manual focus does not work.
I had to apply a lot of heat to open the screen and also on the back, to loosen the old battery. Could it have damaged the rear camera?
If I replace the camera module, the laser sensor will be replaced too?
I also lost the finger print sensor, but maybe that's because I lost the lever of the zif connector.
OP, did you have some heat on your phone too?
I've been taking a lot of photos as of late, both with the front and rear cameras. I've noticed for a while that the selfie camera doesn't really produce clear and crisp images the way my old 2XL did. I've come across a thread where some folks have encountered the same issue, and wondering if anyone else here is experiencing this?
I've included a link that best shows exactly what I'm talking about, although the person isn't me in the thread.
If the camera is this bad I hope it can be fixed.
Pixel 6 selfie camera is very blurry and won't focus - Google Pixel Community
support.google.com
RetroTech07 said:
I've been taking a lot of photos as of late, both with the front and rear cameras. I've noticed for a while that the selfie camera doesn't really produce clear and crisp images the way my old 2XL did. I've come across a thread where some folks have encountered the same issue, and wondering if anyone else here is experiencing this?
I've included a link that best shows exactly what I'm talking about, although the person isn't me in the thread.
If the camera is this bad I hope it can be fixed.
Pixel 6 selfie camera is very blurry and won't focus - Google Pixel Community
support.google.com
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I have the same issue and it is frustrating, I also tried with 3rd party apps but still, the selfie images are kinda blurry. Is this a software issue or a hardware issue?
I've noticed the same compared to my 4xl. The selfies under lower than normal light come out a bit blurry or not as good as I remember them on my previous phone.
The front camera is a fixed focus lens. Physically it has a sharp spot and only that spot is sharp, the rest of it is all processing.
No real way around physics and lack of autofocus.
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The front camera is a fixed focus lens. Physically it has a sharp spot and only that spot is sharp, the rest of it is all processing.
No real way around physics and lack of autofocus.
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This. Some older models had front facing camera autofocus, P6 does not (unfortunately)
coilbio said:
The front camera is a fixed focus lens. Physically it has a sharp spot and only that spot is sharp, the rest of it is all processing.
No real way around physics and lack of autofocus.
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Do other phone manufacturers have this design, or is it only google?