[Q] Camera quality has gone bad? - HTC Sensation

All the photos I've taken with my Sensation have become very bad quality, and pixelated. Is this a software of hardware problem? The lense is a bit dusty from inside, but I can't do anything about that...

FnH84 said:
All the photos I've taken with my Sensation have become very bad quality, and pixelated. Is this a software of hardware problem? The lense is a bit dusty from inside, but I can't do anything about that...
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I guess the dust should be the main reason.. neither HW nor SW. No idea to clean the lens from inside.

If you havent make a major changes on your Phone's software, i.e. installing new Rom, Firmware, etc, It could be a HW problem, if the dust is inside the lens cover, I would suggest you to send it back (if still covered by warranty) or to a technician so he can clean it properly.

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G2 camera glass on the outside? where to get one?

ok so i've searched all over the place and all i see is the actual camera unit for sale. i can't find the outside piece thats on the case (the glass piece). mine is all scratched up and my pics look like ****. all blurry and fuzzy looking. i'd like to replace it, but can't find that piece. any help would be appreciated. thank you guys.
i found the back cover on ebay and some other site here are the links
http://www.ebay.com/itm/HTC-G2-Misc...784?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item3373afe6a8
http://www.globaldirectparts.com/HTC-T-Mobile-G2-Back-Housing-p/htc740405.htm
ACHILLES R32 said:
i found the back cover on ebay and some other site here are the links
http://www.ebay.com/itm/HTC-G2-Misc...784?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item3373afe6a8
http://www.globaldirectparts.com/HTC-T-Mobile-G2-Back-Housing-p/htc740405.htm
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Thanks, mine needs this too. Odd since I've kept this thing in a soft cloth or leather case with felt padding on the inside the whole time...
ACHILLES R32 said:
i found the back cover on ebay and some other site here are the links
http://www.ebay.com/itm/HTC-G2-Misc...784?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item3373afe6a8
http://www.globaldirectparts.com/HTC-T-Mobile-G2-Back-Housing-p/htc740405.htm
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thanks for the links. i actually saw these when i searched the web. i was hoping to only get that small glass piece that covers the camera instead of buying the whole back cover. not sure if it actually comes like that, but if anyone else has any info on it that would be great.
konoplya said:
thanks for the links. i actually saw these when i searched the web. i was hoping to only get that small glass piece that covers the camera instead of buying the whole back cover. not sure if it actually comes like that, but if anyone else has any info on it that would be great.
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From the links, it looks like it's built into the back casing. Kinda makes sense though since it would have to be pressfit on I guess.
Athrun88 said:
From the links, it looks like it's built into the back casing. Kinda makes sense though since it would have to be pressfit on I guess.
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thats what i was afraid of. i guess i'll buy the back cover. thanks for your help everyone.
Mine too!
I have had the unfortunate results like yourselves. However what I did serves me well enough.
I took a screen protector and cut a small square. Placing that over the camera has removed the haze from my pictures.
konoplya said:
mine is all scratched up and my pics look like ****. all blurry and fuzzy looking. i'd like to replace it, but can't find that piece..
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hmmmm kind of serves you right for keeping your phone unprotected in a pocket with keys or lose change.
next time round get a case/pouch mine covers my entire phone protecting from both scratches and impact damage.
BTW the DZ cam is pretty crappy and blurry any way ........ even by pinhole lens phone cam standards so don't expect miracles once replaced.
Guru Zeb said:
BTW the DZ cam is pretty crappy and blurry any way ........ even by pinhole lens phone cam standards so don't expect miracles once replaced.
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Umm, no. My Z takes pretty good photos. Of course very low light situations will result in longer shutter time, and increased chances for blur due to camera or the subject moving. But in most conditions good photos are very possible, and mostly a matter of technique and experience. Manually adjusting ISO, white balance, taking advantage of what light is present, and bracing the camera can all have major impact on the quality of the photo, even in lower light situations. Moral of the story your problem is likely more the user, and not the equipment. I don't mean that in a pejorative way. But while not the best camera phone around, good photos are possible with the Z, with the proper technique.
I used a mild lens restorer on mine fixed her right up. Perfect pictures again
redpoint73 said:
Umm, no. My Z takes pretty good photos. Of course very low light situations will result in longer shutter time, and increased chances for blur due to camera or the subject moving. But in most conditions good photos are very possible, and mostly a matter of technique and experience. Manually adjusting ISO, white balance, taking advantage of what light is present, and bracing the camera can all have major impact on the quality of the photo, even in lower light situations. Moral of the story your problem is likely more the user, and not the equipment. I don't mean that in a pejorative way. But while not the best camera phone around, good photos are possible with the Z, with the proper technique.
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No offence bro but considering the fact i was a professional photographer for 6 years straight and still do some work now as a pro photographer.
I have no "problems" with photographic "technique"
Maybe my ideas of 'clear' and 'sharp' digital images is a little more informed and nuanced than yours. But compared to a few other 5mp phone cameras IMHO the Desire Z is on average at best and poor if you want to be critical.
Guru Zeb said:
No offence bro but considering the fact i was a professional photographer for 6 years straight and still do some work now as a pro photographer.
I have no "problems" with photographic "technique"
Maybe my ideas of 'clear' and 'sharp' digital images is a little more informed and nuanced than yours. But compared to a few other 5mp phone cameras IMHO the Desire Z is on average at best and poor if you want to be critical.
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Hard to take your comment of "no offence" seriously, as you are bragging about your photog experience and how much "more informed" you are than me (no basis for any such claim). Why not keep it to a technical discussion, instead of boasting about how awesome you are, "bro"?
Largely comes down to expectations and opinion. Camera phones are largely for spur-of the moment snapshots (not serious photography). For this, the Desire Z is just fine. We are also talking about a phone that is a year and a half old. In its time, its camera was much better (especially low light) than the iPhone iteration of the time (3GS). Were there camera phones at the time that were a bit better, yes, but not drastically. More recent phones have significantly better cameras, and the One X looks to blow away most the competition (except the Nokia Pureview's monster 41 MP camera). But seeing as every other spec on smartphones has come a long way in the past year and a half, its not really fair to compare the Z to newer phones.
Also, seeing as the OP is just looking to restore his present technology to a previous condition, calling it "crappy and blurry" doesn't really help him out at all.
Agree with previous poster, seriously if you want good pics you get an slr or dedicated rig. Most people don't carry that around. For what it is the camera on this phone is very good to good enough depending who you ask and their expectations. Sure beats carrying around a point and shoot or slr multi lens combo. Like I told the OP if your considering getting a new back then try cleaning it up with a mild abrasive like a lens restorer, CD scratch remover something of that nature. I used the stuff for headlights it was like 5 bucks. Don't go crazy I used super minimal pressure and a soft paper towel and it took all of 30 seconds to clear up no joke. Good as new and I haven't had to do it again. In my case it was the anti-reflective coating in the glass, since it was shot who cares right? Came off and pics are sharp again. In the future if I actually scratch it I'll probably buy a replacement but that did it for me. Just my 2 cents.
I had the same problem as you, but I managed to fix it using a polish dedicated to car headlights.
Thaks for the links, i have problems with the camera glass too.
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Blurry front facing camera photos

When I take pictures with the front facing camera they come out looking pretty blurry and very bad quality. Is there something I am doing wrong? Does this happen to anyone else? The regular camera is fine but not the front facing camera.
DroidBabe said:
When I take pictures with the front facing camera they come out looking pretty blurry and very bad quality. Is there something I am doing wrong? Does this happen to anyone else? The regular camera is fine but not the front facing camera.
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are you sure noting is blocking the front camera? My front camera is fine. even though with less mpix it takes decent pictures under a good light.
Nothing is blocking it. Maybe it is just my phone
DroidBabe said:
Nothing is blocking it. Maybe it is just my phone
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It might be but before doing any actions. Try something like instagram and see it that makes any change. If not master reset your phone and try again. If that step does not help. If you are under warranty get a warranty replacement.
Did you make sure the lens is clean? I remember when I first got my S3, I freaked out because of blurry pictures, but then I realized the lens had a film over it and just needed a good wipe.
qdtphotog said:
Did you make sure the lens is clean? I remember when I first got my S3, I freaked out because of blurry pictures, but then I realized the lens had a film over it and just needed a good wipe.
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I will check that out. I never cleaned it lol

Is my nexus 5 camera broken?

My nexus camera seems to be broken. The lens constantly moves and shifts around, making non stop clicking. I can't take videos because doing a simple pan results in a shakey video that jumps up down or shakes sideways.
Has anyone else experienced this with their nexus? Is this a hardware problem or the camera focus issue people are talking about? Because this is really bad, worse than just getting unfocused photos..
Edit: I'm thinking my image stabilization is picking up wrong input and trying to correct the lens for no reason resulting in the constant shifting.
From my understanding IS is either working or not, so if the OIS controller was broken I'd get no image stabilization, so it could be software (not just the camera app, something in the internals of the system)
Does anyone have an idea what is wrong and how to fix this?
Is the cell repair shop using oem products to replace?
Sent from this crappy Nexus 5
furou said:
My nexus camera seems to be broken. The lens constantly moves and shifts around, making non stop clicking. I can't take videos because doing a simple pan results in a shakey video that jumps up down or shakes sideways.
Has anyone else experienced this with their nexus? Is this a hardware problem or the camera focus issue people are talking about? Because this is really bad, worse than just getting unfocused photos..
Edit: I'm thinking my image stabilization is picking up wrong input and trying to correct the lens for no reason resulting in the constant shifting.
From my understanding IS is either working or not, so if the OIS controller was broken I'd get no image stabilization, so it could be software (not just the camera app, something in the internals of the system)
Does anyone have an idea what is wrong and how to fix this?
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sounds like a hardware defect, RMA it ASAP! my OIS is working GREAT during videos...i also dont have any clicking or anything. everythign is smooth and in focus. exchange that bad boy ASAP.
turdbogls said:
sounds like a hardware defect, RMA it ASAP! my OIS is working GREAT during videos...i also dont have any clicking or anything. everythign is smooth and in focus. exchange that bad boy ASAP.
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I 100% agree with this. Mine is completely clean with no problems - no sounds or anything.

Blurry Camera (lost DRM, multiple display repairs)

Hey,
after repairing my display and opening the bootloader and oc loosing my DRM Keys i have a blurry camera and the autofocus doesnt work really anymore..
i have an existenz 5.x rom and the DRM Mod.. but it doesnt fix the problem.
Well, is it because something went wrong while dissembling it or because of the lost DRMs?
And is there a possibity to, at least, get a sharper camera focus?
greetz
Same problem here after replacing my battery.
Anyone fix?
loki4321 said:
Hey,
after repairing my display and opening the bootloader and oc loosing my DRM Keys i have a blurry camera and the autofocus doesnt work really anymore..
i have an existenz 5.x rom and the DRM Mod.. but it doesnt fix the problem.
Well, is it because something went wrong while dissembling it or because of the lost DRMs?
And is there a possibity to, at least, get a sharper camera focus?
greetz
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Unlocking bootloader sure lowers camera quality but not to that level that it can focus anymore. It could be that some dust particle fell into camera unit while you were repairing which made camera blurry. I could be wrong tho.
problem fixed
I had my screen replaced and then i couldn't focus, lately i brought back to the repair shop and he took out the back cover and found there is a "glass" piece near the lens, so it jammed the moving of the lens so it couldn't focus. Took it off and problem fixed
So if you can do it yourself, steps would be
1) hair dryer etc to heat up the back cover
2) take out the back cover slowly away from glue
3) just clean up the stuff around your lens
4) glue it back
loki4321 said:
Hey,
after repairing my display and opening the bootloader and oc loosing my DRM Keys i have a blurry camera and the autofocus doesnt work really anymore..
i have an existenz 5.x rom and the DRM Mod.. but it doesnt fix the problem.
Well, is it because something went wrong while dissembling it or because of the lost DRMs?
And is there a possibity to, at least, get a sharper camera focus?
greetz
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xrCore said:
Same problem here after replacing my battery.
Anyone fix?
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Silly question, but the DRM keys, camera, and other issues involved with this device after you unlock it. Does anybody know why this happens and if it's intentional? These problems seem super unrelated to one another.

Camera is blurred after drop

My phone was dropped.. but it was fine physically.. not any crack anywhere or not any scratch or damage in camera lens.. but the camera is blurry not for far objects.. its fine for near objects and close shots..
But totally blurry at distance.. plz help me what to do...
If its a hardware issue then how can i repair it..
mahrukhsa2 said:
My phone was dropped.. but it was fine physically.. not any crack anywhere or not any scratch or damage in camera lens.. but the camera is blurry not for far objects.. its fine for near objects and close shots..
But totally blurry at distance.. plz help me what to do...
If its a hardware issue then how can i repair it..
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Looks like hardware issue..you should take it to huawei service center and they will replace camera lense.
probably internal lens which focuses is damaged. visit the service center to repair.
Yes, looks like after dropping it, maybe the impact moved the camera's lens and hence focus is dead now.
I would suggest sending it to Huawei or some local repair shop, they might be able to fix it if it's just something that went out of place.

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