Hey guys, it seems like the camera lens is scratched very easily. Does anyone know how to fix this? Possibly a replacement or repolishing?
Are you having the same problem?
I'm not sure about replacement nor repolishing... but no, it seems that my camera lens do not scratch easily - as I have no single scratch on it so far.
I remember once when I had my first iPod, one of those 20GB white ones with the B+W screens, it got scratched really easily. And it was a plastic screen, like our camera lens. My dad was able to use some plastic wax or something and fill in the scratches and make it look like new. Try a SMALL amount of something like that.
johnny13oi said:
Hey guys, it seems like the camera lens is scratched very easily. Does anyone know how to fix this? Possibly a replacement or repolishing?
Are you having the same problem?
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same here. Anyways, I searched around, I found that there is kinda scratch removal, but nothing about for camera lens unfortunately. So, I am not sure, if it is possible to use that.
dennka said:
same here. Anyways, I searched around, I found that there is kinda scratch removal, but nothing about for camera lens unfortunately. So, I am not sure, if it is possible to use that.
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I dont think youre going to find a definite answer anywhere so only one way to find out
The covering over the camera is almost definitely plastic. I don't know why they didn't choose glass for better durability but oh well. So I am going to assume that anything that fixes plastic will work on the covering piece of the camera. If you find something that works please get back to us on this thread.
I searched around briefly about replacements, but didn't find anything. My camera lens cover is cracked. The photos are actually still OK though. So I'm not in a huge hurry.
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Hi,
I have just popped out the camera lens cover on the back side of the phone. And truly i am amazed with how beautiful it takes pictures now.
untill it gets dust on it
the weird blue hue actualy comes from the distortion throught the plastic cover. thats why when you try to edit the photos in photoshop black becomes blue .
just my two cents.
carefull not to scratch the lens.
S.V.I
YUP!
Very true,you spent your two cents wisely,lol
Amazing isnt it?
jeje like the BLOWING THREAD!!!!! hahahaha
see it and laugh a lot!!!
thanks for the effort to all right there but my audio port is trydly broke i just need to put a little points of soldering mmm i didi it... easy to disassemblyfix and assembly... like a woman!
camera lens is quite deep under the body, i think it will hardly hurt itself.
Now it is like 2 megapixel camera of nokia, really !!!
i tried following this guy's instructions to improve my wizard's crappy camera shots..
and.. to my surprise, the lens cover was already gone..
weird.. so, it turns out that my cam was a lot crappier than it is now..
thanks.. now i'm assured..
I don't get it ytsejam_ . U didn't notice until now that your lens cover was missing? Or u removed it and it works better now
Is there anyway to insert some "clear" plastic or cover into it? I wouldn't like to have a hole at the back, but would definitely like to improve camera quality. Maybe some others phone cover will fit, so to just purchase cover for some other phone? Can this plastic be polished maybe?
All this just to avoid having a hole, as S.V.I said, dust will be a problem
I think you can stick a clear plastic underneath the body, that will avoid the dust.
i only realized my lens cover is missing when I checked it out.. it means that the plastic cover got lost without my knowledge..
I actually dropped my wizard and the cover popped off. Been taking pics like crazy after since the cover was scratched anyway. Wouldnt suggest it though
Another Save method would be to place another Thin Clear lens over the original lens, But closer to the actual lens (right on top) instead of the Plastic in the casing.
I'm not a Photo Guy but someone probably knows what type of material would be best to use to protect the lens this way.
how do we integrate this hack into a rom? that would solve the dust problem!
Nice to see yo again!!!!
We missed the spanish ROMS Mr Faria...
OOOOH MODERATOR 3 stars... ok ok it was a long time i saw it.
so let me see what happend to you...
My God so... hope you'll be ok soon.
faria said:
how do we integrate this hack into a rom? that would solve the dust problem!
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Hmm maybe i can find a WindscreenWhiper Mortscript.
BTW You still have a Wizard?
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Hmm maybe i can find a WindscreenWhiper Mortscript.
BTW You still have a Wizard?
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Hahaha Faria is forever a Wizard lover!
He cannot abandonee us
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Hmm maybe i can find a WindscreenWhiper Mortscript.
BTW You still have a Wizard?
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i will provide the windscreen!
yes a semi broken one ,but my wife has a fully working 1.
@ + Que PPC
thanks!
personaly 8 kinda wish I had the money to have a diamond lens cover cut for my wizard. then it would never get scratched.. and the clarity of the diamond would be the clarity of the pictures!.
(actualy, I am working for a jeweler, and just found out that you can have a crystal cut for about $20!)
Nice to see Faria back on the board.
I have been using his easy cooker for a while now.
anyway, back to the camera quality issue:
has anyone got a full registry of everything that the wizard camera is supposed to do?
reason I ask is that while I was taking the exe appart to change the reasourses, I noticed a lot of icons (bmp) that I never seen used. this must mean that the camera is capable of much more.
I am also considering trying out the latest camera and messing around with the package to get it to work. I think it is possible to reverse engineer the thing.
anyone know of software that can trully edit dlls and exe's? other than just the reasourse hacker?
do anyone know how to pop out the camera lens cover to clean it? after that i will be able to put on again? thank u
nice idea...
Ok you lensesless guys. Put your proof where your mouth is... I´m about to get this plactic lense out, so if any of you would care to show us the "real deal", placing a few max resolution pictures taken without the camera plastic lens... Please
Should I remove the protecting thing on the camera of the nexus 5 or will the camera get scrached?
The glass underneath the plastic is recessed so should be OK. That said, you can buy screen protectors with camera covers too.
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The lens is also fairly durable and does not scratch nearly as easily as the screen.
Last, a lens needs to be very scratched up for it to have a significant impact on your pictures.
http://www.digital-photo-secrets.com/tip/1095/does-a-lens-scratch-really-impact-your-photos/
if you have no need to use the camera, you dont need to take it off. but if you do want to use the camera, take the darn thing off! it wont get scratched very easy, believe me. i probably take more photos here than anyone else, on a daily level, and not a scratch on mine. been using since new years. and those screen savers with camera covers, they reduce image quality. personally, im very anal about the quality of the images, and anytrhing that covers or "protects" the camera lens cover will reduce image quality, no matter if it says it doesnt or someone says they dont notice.
raptir said:
The lens is also fairly durable and does not scratch nearly as easily as the screen.
Last, a lens needs to be very scratched up for it to have a significant impact on your pictures.
http://www.digital-photo-secrets.com/tip/1095/does-a-lens-scratch-really-impact-your-photos/
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I imagine the lens scratches really easily but luckily its actually underneath a layer of glass.
As a keen photographer myself, I only partially agree with the link. Probably wouldn't matter on a device like this but as a general rule it would.
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I decided to remove it guys and it turned out that the plastic thing accualy doesn't cover the lense anyway it covers the HUGE camera becide it :laugh:
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I decided to remove it guys and it turned out that the plastic thing accualy doesn't cover the lense anyway it covers the HUGE camera becide it :laugh:
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Good job. It would just fall off eventually.
Also please remove the IMEI sticker from the back. Some people think it has a purpose or isn't removable for some odd reason.
bblzd said:
Good job. It would just fall off eventually.
Also please remove the IMEI sticker from the back. Some people think it has a purpose or isn't removable for some odd reason.
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Removed it long time ago
simms22 said:
if you have no need to use the camera, you dont need to take it off. but if you do want to use the camera, take the darn thing off! it wont get scratched very easy, believe me. i probably take more photos here than anyone else, on a daily level, and not a scratch on mine. been using since new years. and those screen savers with camera covers, they reduce image quality. personally, im very anal about the quality of the images, and anytrhing that covers or "protects" the camera lens cover will reduce image quality, no matter if it says it doesnt or someone says they dont notice.
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I don't see how taking photos would scratch the lens =P I think it's more of being in your pocket or leaving it on the table with no case on. Also, as OP found out, the plastic has a center opening for the actual camera and only covers everything around it.
@ OP After I RMA'd my phone I kept the plastic on there. However, after getting a dbrand skin that came with a lens covering, I used it to replace the plastic. A lot of skins now come with them, and as @rootSU said you can order transparent ones that probably will stay on the phone better.
Over the past few days my pictures have started looking like they were all taken in a 1920s jazz club.
I took a photo on the 9th of my living room setup that came out perfectly clear. The next day I noticed that pictures were coming out a little fuzzy, having a hard time focusing, and there appeared to be a slight film on the lens cover. The picture I post below is from today and the haze seems to cover almost the entire lens cover.
I removed the film the day I purchased the phone and haven't made any changes to my daily routine that may have brought this about.
Does anyone have any ideas on how to fix this? Hair dryer on medium for a minute or so? Should I RMA? Anyone else having this problem?
Is there any kind of condensation under the lens?
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Is there any kind of condensation under the lens?
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I can't tell what it is but there is definitely something under the lens. However, I checked the water indicator in the sim tray and it seems to still be white.
Edit: I know you can't really tell anything from those photos. In the first one, even though it is out of focus, you can tell there is definitely something on the lens.
I can't tell much by the photos, but the camera and finger sensor ship with protective vinyl covers. The one on my finger sensor was particularly hard to remove because it was cut and aligned so perfectly, there was no lip to grab. I had to use tweezers to remove it.
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...The one on my finger sensor was particularly hard to remove because it was cut and aligned so perfectly, there was no lip to grab. I had to use tweezers to remove it.
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Yeah, I distinctly remember the fingerprint protector being a pain to remove. That's why I know there isn't a protector on the lens...
hiko36 said:
Yeah, I distinctly remember the fingerprint protector being a pain to remove. That's why I know there isn't a protector on the lens...
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Ah, I completely missed that in your OP. My S6 takes the best photos of any phone I've ever owned, I have zero complaints about that. Your photo is definitely hazy. I have never taken a photo like that. If you are still in your return period, you should exchange it.
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There is definitely something wrong there. Return the device while you can.
Can't really tell from the pics, but you might have condensation in the inner elements of the compound lens.
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Thanks, gents. Looks like I'll be filing a warranty replacement on Monday.
The only thing I can think is that when I went for a run with it in an armband the morning it started and somehow sweat got in there. I guess they weren't kidding when they removed the water proof rating from the s5.
I attached a couple pictures from before it started. This camera seriously is phenomenal.
Hi everyone
I have a problem with LED and HR monitor glass. When I removed the plastic that came with phone in a few days I noticed little scratches on the glass that cover LED and HR monitor. Its not big deal since it does not affect picture quality nor HR sensor but i came here to ask if there is any way to buy that little plastic protectors for camera and LED-HR monitor glass. Every screen protector kit that I looked does not include protectors for that.
The HR-LED was scratched on my first galaxy s6 too, i took off the plastic cover only to find a big scratch on the actual glass, you and me are not the only ones complaining about this issue.
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The HR-LED was scratched on my first galaxy s6 too, i took off the plastic cover only to find a big scratch on the actual glass, you and me are not the only ones complaining about this issue.
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Yes I know that this is a issue with SGS 6. Lot of posts on forums about this problem. I just wanted to know is there any way to buy that little plastic foil just to prevent further scratches and damage. Its not problem to buy some screen protector kit if thats the only way to get that little foil but I cant find anything. Even from Samsung not any help.
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Yes I know that this is a issue with SGS 6. Lot of posts on forums about this problem. I just wanted to know is there any way to buy that little plastic foil just to prevent further scratches and damage. Its not problem to buy some screen protector kit if thats the only way to get that little foil but I cant find anything. Even from Samsung not any help.
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There might be but its very small and very specific, since so many people see it scratched they wont bother to prevent further scratching so i dont think that theres a store that manufactures such plastic, you probably have a better chance asking samsung directly but i might be wrong.
I would be more worried about the camera lens than the entire backside of the phone so i usually do something very simple, i always store my phone into a bag of double soft cloth, that way i can feel safe that the phone is protected from all directions.
Use clear nail polish.
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Did anyone notice that, unlike the GS6 and other Galaxies before it, the S7 and S7 Edge don't have the plastic film that covers both the camera and heart sensor lenses when you first got it? Some people take them off when they got the phone, but I left it on there on my GS6 to protect the camera lense from scratches.
Just wanted to know whether someone has noticed this on their phones as well?
U are anyways suppose to remove them.
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Dark5tar said:
Did anyone notice that, unlike the GS6 and other Galaxies before it, the S7 and S7 Edge don't have the plastic film that covers both the camera and heart sensor lenses when you first got it? Some people take them off when they got the phone, but I left it on there on my GS6 to protect the camera lense from scratches.
Just wanted to know whether someone has noticed this on their phones as well?
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That plastic makes photos you take worse because it reflects lights to the camera in a way that it is undesirable. You bought a phone with a fantastic camera. Why would you leave a thing like this attached to it?
Besides, the camera glass is Gorilla. Heart hate sensor is a cheap one. And if you use any kind of case, you can put your phone on the table and the camera glass will never touch table directly.
Enjoy your phone. I know it is not cheap, but it is just a phone.
https://youtu.be/D_bB5fnN7Jk
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goTouch said:
That plastic makes photos you take worse because it reflects lights to the camera in a way that it is undesirable. You bought a phone with a fantastic camera. Why would you leave a thing like this attached to it?
Besides, the camera glass is Gorilla. Heart hate sensor is a cheap one. And if you use any kind of case, you can put your phone on the table and the camera glass will never touch table directly.
Enjoy your phone. I know it is not cheap, but it is just a phone.
https://youtu.be/D_bB5fnN7Jk
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Thanks, appreciate your feedback
Even if it did have that plastic on it and you left it on, it'd get scratched up pretty quickly. If you wanted some kind of protection though, you could try d-brand skins. They cover the glass on the camera lens, leaving only a small opening for the aperture (although I don't know how much "give" there is for the OIS function), but that could still get damaged. Personally, I just have a case, front screen protector and that's it.
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Even if it did have that plastic on it and you left it on, it'd get scratched up pretty quickly. If you wanted some kind of protection though, you could try d-brand skins. They cover the glass on the camera lens, leaving only a small opening for the aperture (although I don't know how much "give" there is for the OIS function), but that could still get damaged. Personally, I just have a case, front screen protector and that's it.
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Thanks. Glad to see another NZ lad on here
Also from NZ boys, i ordered some glass protectors from ebay and they fit really well. They fit over the camera lens and on thr heartrate sensor. Check them out. Only took a couple days to get here aswell which was awesome.
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MRDOCA said:
Also from NZ boys, i ordered some glass protectors from ebay and they fit really well. They fit over the camera lens and on thr heartrate sensor. Check them out. Only took a couple days to get here aswell which was awesome.
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Can you provide a link of the one you bought?
Look at this on eBay http://www.ebay.com/itm/121975555820
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