My note 3 smn900t has a blur on the frobt facing camera ive always had a case on and there are no scratch or cosmetic damage marks on the camera i removed the case and it stilk occured i thought it might be a software issue so i wiped and reibstalled the rom i use....its stilk there...anyone know what this could be?
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The blackened area is the "blur" i am reffering to .
That's a design feature. Just like if you open the built in browser, and close all tabs, you will see the same thing. There's nothing wrong with it.
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That's a design feature. Just like if you open the built in browser, and close all tabs, you will see the same thing. There's nothing wrong with it.
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Is there any way to remove it? ...it shows up on all pictures taken with the front facing camera and its kind of annoying.
I may of misunderstood you. I thought you only saw it when the camera was open, and not in an actual picture. Can you post an actual picture to see exactly what it looks like? Maybe your lens is dirty. Like something is smudged on it?
I double checked the lens is clean and there are no scratch marks or cosmetic damage anywhere on my phone...the picture above is what it looks like
Actually I have seen some people complain about piece of plastic inside a phone moves out of position and partially covers the lens, which does look like what you have. Look close under good light, maybe you can see it? If this is the case, either watch youtube video how to open the phone and DIY, or send it to Samsung for fix. If that's not it, then maybe some internal fault with camera, so again Samsung warranty repair or you could buy replacement camera for something like $10-$15 and replace yourself if warranty is not an option.
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Actually I have seen some people complain about piece of plastic inside a phone moves out of position and partially covers the lens, which does look like what you have. Look close under good light, maybe you can see it? If this is the case, either watch youtube video how to open the phone and DIY, or send it to Samsung for fix. If that's not it, then maybe some internal fault with camera, so again Samsung warranty repair or you could buy replacement camera for something like $10-$15 and replace yourself if warranty is not an option.
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Ended up being covered by samsung warranty. Took my n3 into the t mobile store and they replaced it. Got a new n3 now. Thanks for the help.
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i have gotten two black dots on every picture i take with the camera, and they are getting very annoying! does someone know why they are there or how i can remove them?
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Are they in the same place in every photo you take?
If so it looks like you may have some kind of contaminates on your lens / sensor.
I'd send it back to HTC and they should fix or replace it for you.
If it was a DSLR you could use a Rocket Blower to try and shift them but I don't think it would do much good on the tiny DHD camera
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Are they in the same place in every photo you take?
If so it looks like you may have some kind of contaminates on your lens / sensor.
I'd send it back to HTC and they should fix or replace it for you.
If it was a DSLR you could use a Rocket Blower to try and shift them but I don't think it would do much good on the tiny DHD camera
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yes they are. i'll send an email to the shop i bought it in and hear what they say about it
Most likely dust on the sensor. Was it like that when you bought the phone?
tkolev said:
Most likely dust on the sensor. Was it like that when you bought the phone?
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no it wasn't
frozenblade said:
no it wasn't
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Usualy dust on the lenses appear as bigger blurred spots. Those sharp edges on the black spots should mean that there is something wrong with the sensor (dust or a faulty sensor). The fact that they appeared at a later stage is truobleing - it could mean that the sensor is not sealed properly. Have you tried to take a picture at a bright light souse (a lamp for example) to see if they are still visible. If they are that should mean sensor failure. Are they visible while taking the shot or while shooting a video?
Anyway, you should take it for repair, they have to do something for that, but if you are rooted, S-OFF and/or have installed custom ROM, be sure to return your phone to stock condition, because they will void your waranty if they see you have done these things to your DHD.
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yes they are. i'll send an email to the shop i bought it in and hear what they say about it
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Hi,
Any news about your problem ? I have the same kind of spots on my Galaxy S and would like to know what causes it...
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Usualy dust on the lenses appear as bigger blurred spots. Those sharp edges on the black spots should mean that there is something wrong with the sensor (dust or a faulty sensor). The fact that they appeared at a later stage is truobleing - it could mean that the sensor is not sealed properly. Have you tried to take a picture at a bright light souse (a lamp for example) to see if they are still visible. If they are that should mean sensor failure. Are they visible while taking the shot or while shooting a video?
Anyway, you should take it for repair, they have to do something for that, but if you are rooted, S-OFF and/or have installed custom ROM, be sure to return your phone to stock condition, because they will void your waranty if they see you have done these things to your DHD.
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Hi tkolev! Thanks for the precious info. I have a similar problem with my camera. I see a black patch on a fixed position in images as well as videos. Its just there when I turn my camera on.
Here's my thread.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1403912
FYI When i focus it towards a bright light source, it disappears..
My month-old GS2 suddenly developed a spot on all my camera photos. T-Mobile offered to replace it under warranty, but then I have to go through all the hassle of unrooting, exchanging, re-rooting, etc. And they said I'd probably get a refurb phone. I hate to play the refurb lottery with my nearly new, nearly perfect GS2.
Anyway, here's a sample pic:
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Now that I've seen the spot, I can't unsee it on every one of my photos.
I've tried cleaning the lens cover, I even removed the 6 screws under the back cover and took the back of the phone in an attempt to further clean the lens, blow on it, wipe it, etc. I've tried bumping and shaking the phone to try to get the dust piece loose. Nothing I've tried made a difference.
So, any suggestions?
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My month-old GS2 suddenly developed a spot on all my camera photos. T-Mobile offered to replace it under warranty, but then I have to go through all the hassle of unrooting, exchanging, re-rooting, etc. And they said I'd probably get a refurb phone. I hate to play the refurb lottery with my nearly new, nearly perfect GS2.
Anyway, here's a sample pic:
Now that I've seen the spot, I can't unsee it on every one of my photos.
I've tried cleaning the lens cover, I even removed the 6 screws under the back cover and took the back of the phone in an attempt to further clean the lens, blow on it, wipe it, etc. I've tried bumping and shaking the phone to try to get the dust piece loose. Nothing I've tried made a difference.
So, any suggestions?
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You can request the warranty to Samsung. Dont play with Tmobile. Tmobile will charge you 20$, and replace your phone with a refurb, and im a victim of that :banghead:
I advise you to contact Samsung, they wil fix ur phone free of charge.
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** UPDATE **
Just thought I'd update in case somebody else ever comes across this. I disassembled the phone again by removing the battery cover, removing the 6 little screws, and removing the interior back cover. I used a can of compressed air to blow on/around the camera assembly and....voila...no more black spot on my photos. All is well with the world.
U should get a show on a&e and say there orbs. People gobble what they see in those shows like candy..
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This is the instruction to disassemble the phone - http://www.ifixit.com/Guide/Disassembling+Samsung+Galaxy+s+2+(T-mobile)(T989)+Phone/8179/1
I received mine early, next day delivery.
The phone works great, except for the camera. It has issues auto-focusing. If I double tap the home the camera remains unfocused for a lengthy period of time. Sometimes it will remain unfocused. Doesn't matter whether it's attempting to focus near or far, set to auto or selective focus mode, or opening from lock screen or camera app.
Did you remove the plastic?
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Did you remove the plastic?
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I LOL'd then realized I haven't taken mine off either, yet.
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Did you remove the plastic?
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Wow, I feel like an idiot.
I didn't realize there was a small bit of plastic attached to it.
It would explain why the focus worked when I "cleaned" the lens.
Also realized there are 2 pieces of plastic, on both the flash and the lens.
The plastic on the camrea doesnt cover the lense, so what the point of removing?
I made a post on this in the main S6/Edge section. I'll make it in here too. Be careful not scratching the lens or flash. The flash one is very hard to get off. Stupid Samsung doesn't put tabs on them so it would be easier to pull off.
You don't have to pull them off but I like to since maybe it's causing a glare.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=3075187
I have a faint white line next to the tower. Not sure if it's because of the protectors.
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So I removed both covers, and it's helped some, but the auto-focus is still a little slow.
Here's the screwed up part, if I pick up the phone while facing screen side up and then double tap the home, the auto-focus is sluggish (takes 2-5 seconds to focus)
If I leave the phone screen side down and then flip it up, double tap home for the quick cam, the auto-focus is quicker (camera is already focused by the time the screen activates).
If I flip the camera screen side down while it's having trouble focusing, the focus may catch and actually work.
I don't think this is normal.
hi guys...
i have an Z5P and i have problem with camera...
every thinks was ok until yesterday,
i saw this i saw this black spot on the picture...
my phone fall on the ground but im sure the impact was not very hard for harm to the camera...
LCD is ok and im sure its from camera.
i dont know what it is it and how to fix it...
Is it possible this is a software issue?
Have you seen this before?
sorry for bad English
THE PICTURE: uploads.im/ys5C3.jpg
Řɇɀʌ.cĥ said:
hi guys...
i have an Z5P and i have problem with camera...
every thinks was ok until yesterday,
i saw this i saw this black spot on the picture...
my phone fall on the ground but im sure the impact was not very hard for harm to the camera...
LCD is ok and im sure its from camera.
i dont know what it is it and how to fix it...
Is it possible this is a software issue?
Have you seen this before?
sorry for bad English
THE PICTURE: uploads.im/ys5C3.jpg
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maybe the camera lens??
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maybe the camera lens??
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I clear the lens with cotton and alcohol from out side
Is it possible that something gone inside the lens? I mean under the lens glass?!!!
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Řɇɀʌ.cĥ said:
I clear the lens with cotton and alcohol from out side
Is it possible that something gone inside the lens? I mean under the lens glass?!!!
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Yes it is possible that you've dislodged something...
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Řɇɀʌ.cĥ said:
I clear the lens with cotton and alcohol from out side
Is it possible that something gone inside the lens? I mean under the lens glass?!!!
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It could be possible
I resume this old thread because suddently many stains/spots appeared in my camera viewer.
One afternoon I took many ( around 20) pictures for work on a building site and they are perfect.
The next morning I opened the camera app and I saw this:
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I can assure you the phone didn't take any hit, damage or anything else. They just came out like a ghost.
And the strange thing is that day after day the spots are moving and become less dark but more in quantity.
I ordered a new sticker for the back so I'll open the phone and try to clean the lens even it seems perfectly clean from outside and without any scratch
Hello. Some weeks ago I sent my Nexus 5X to the technical assistance with the problem I described here https://forum.xda-developers.com/nexus-5x/help/brick-apparently-reason-t3680715. Now they told me that they won't repair it under warranty because they found traces of liquid/oxide inside it, so they are sending it back to me unfixed. Now I find this odd because the only encounters it has made with water were in the form of small quantities dropped on the screen (the amount you can drop by moving a glass in the air too quickly) which I dried immediately and the symptoms seemed to point to a bad contact. Anyway the repair center provided an image in which seems that actually some liquid has made it inside the case, but I can't recognize which part of the phone it is. Here's the image:
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So the questions are: which is the part in the photo? Do you have an idea about how could have a liquid made it inside the phone (I think that is unlikely that it was by dropping something on the screen)? Do you think that the problem I experienced is compatible with a water-induced short circuit or any other damage by liquid?
Thanks in advance for your answers and explanations
I actually thought that was a picture of the shipping box before I read your post. I took mine apart to where I could pull the motherboard off, and there definitely wasn't blue tape holding something down. The only thing I can think of is that is maybe the back of the screen. Which would be after pulling the metal frame off.
Check out these pictures. If you go all the way toward the end steps, you can see you get all the way until there is mostly the metal frame inside the plastic and stuck to the back of the display without seeing anything that looks like your picture.
Their picture honestly seems to be an entirely different phone. But of course they may have changed assembly and parts at some point. I would take it apart when you get it back, take pictures and if nothing looks like the picture they sent, see if you can appeal or whatever. Maybe you can just point to the 3rd party teardowns and ask them to point out where they claim the picture is from.
https://www.ifixit.com/Teardown/Nexus+5X+Teardown/54403
https://www.ifixit.com/Teardown/Nexus+5X+Teardown/51318
I think it's under the battery, the blue part looks like the battery adhesive but it's normally black,
It was was to get behind there it would of had to enter via the simcard