Hello, I was trying to take a picture today and noticed that when I touched where I wanted it to focus, it would focus correctly then quickly go back out of focus. Does anyone have a fix or solution for this?
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chelseainspire said:
Hello, I was trying to take a picture today and noticed that when I touched where I wanted it to focus, it would focus correctly then quickly go back out of focus. Does anyone have a fix or solution for this?
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I've looked around for solutions to this as well but there really isn't a fix for it yet. I read somewhere to go to the Camera Settings and uncheck "Video Stabilization" in the Video Options and uncheck "Face Detection" in the Camera Options. I'm not sure if its a placebo effect or anything but it seemed to help for me.
i had this issue while trying to record a video.
it would focus then go out of focus for a second, then refocus.
disabled all that stuff and i havnt noticed it.
I've had this issue, it's due to low light. Set you camera to low light mode or brighten up the scene.
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Hi folks,
I recently got a nexus s and I quite like it. However I'm wondering if there is a way to get continuous autofocus like iphone or my touch 4g in stock camera app or any other 3rd party app ? Right now It auto-focuses only after I click shutter button.
not with stock. but cyanogen for example added coninuous auto focus into the nexus one video recording. so the same may happen for the nexus s eventually.
RogerPodacter said:
not with stock. but cyanogen for example added coninuous auto focus into the nexus one video recording. so the same may happen for the nexus s eventually.
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Thanks, how about 3rd party apps that would allow continous auto focus ? Btw I'm not talking about coninuous auto focus during video recording.
Hi all,
When taking a picture close up (like 2 inches away) the camera loses focus and takes crap pictures.
EG: I move the camera close to the object and press the screen, the camera begins to focus and then focuses past the perfect setting and stays on blurry?
Does anyone know why this does this? The camera is obviously capable of taking pics this close up as it focuses perfectly but then continues to focus and ends up losing it.
Sorry if this sounds vague it's hard to explain it.
If you know what i mean and your aware of a fix for this then i would appreciate the pointers.
Also if there is no fix for this and you are aware of a manually focusing camera app then that would be great too.
Cheers.
Do you put it in close up mode?
aNYthing24 said:
Do you put it in close up mode?
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i just looked and do not see how to put it in close up mode...how is that done???
calimove said:
i just looked and do not see how to put it in close up mode...how is that done???
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just figured it out...it has to be the modded camera not the stock one...if you hit the menu button the modded camera there is an option called scenes...in there is close up
calimove said:
just figured it out...it has to be the modded camera not the stock one...if you hit the menu button the modded camera there is an option called scenes...in there is close up
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Stock has that too
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I want to know if I am the only one who is having trouble with the camera autofocus.
Most of the time it won't focus correctly even after suggesting the target area.
It will start doing autofocus and then a small flick is heard and it jumps back to the blur view.
So I have to keep selecting the focus area and around my 10th try it finally focus correctly. I wish I could manual focus...
What is going on?
I haven't noticed that at all. Could be the autofocus module is broken. Or a software issue. You haven't mentioned if you are rooted, custom ROM or anything. So a re-flash or a factory reset may or may not help, if its a software issue. Also make sure the lens is clean, as it being dirty might interfere with the autofocus function.
If you haven't already, you might try the camera option "Touch to capture" and see if that helps. It will automatically (focus and) take the photo when you tap an area on the screen. Not sure if that will yield better results for you or not, but its worth a try.
Also, the "Face detection" option works really well to focus on faces (usually on by default). But of course, that isn't going to help if you are taking pictures of something other than people.
I also have this issue, but with a One S. When you touch a really close area to focus on, it focuses, goes click and focuses out again. It's not just the One XL. I think I might send it to HTC, but tbh it's too much of a hassle.
No flash or tons or whatsoever. Using the latest update.
Lense is clear, I'll see if I can exchange it if a hard reset wont fix it.
Thank you.
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My One X seems to auto focus quit a bit when using face recognitio
That was happening with mine one time. It occurred when I was trying to take a picture of a picture on a table. There was heavy light source from the left and my camera could not focus in. I turned by back to the light source and it focused just fine.
I chalked it up to lighting. Lighting can ruin a professionally taken photo, lol, so I'm sure it can play games with our phones.
Anyways, just a thought.
Same issue when I'm close to the object I'm snapping.
Clearly it's a normal issue then.
So... what should we do?
What are the possibilities of releasing a manual focus?
Also have the exactly. It's a exactly as you described.
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Harkadenn said:
Clearly it's a normal issue then.
So... what should we do?
What are the possibilities of releasing a manual focus?
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Folks have mentioned trouble taking pics when the subject is up close (macro type shots) which seems common for many cameras, especially depending in light. You didn't mention if that was your specific problem. If your phone is having trouble focusing with ALL shots, I'd say that's not normal.
I don't think such a thing as "manual focus" is possible with camera phones. It's not like an SLR, where there is a lens ring to rotate to change focus. All camera phones and point-and-shoot cameras have some type of auto focus, AFAIK.
Make sure the spot you want to focus on has good high contrast texture for camera to work on. AF on phones are contrast detection focus only. So, if you ask it to focus on something with very little contrast, it won't work. For example, to focus on a person's face, you need pick the eyes, not the smooth face texture. Also, if you do close focus macros, switch camera to that mode. The auto selection (the default setting) may not work correctly.
Issue still there even on macro. Kinda sucks that you can't just lock it in based on what is seen on the preview.
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Alright I gave it a try and it seemed to be working good outside during the day.
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I was having a frustrating experience trying to take close up of a mantis in good light. I would tap to indicate focus, camera would whir into focus then snap out of focus.
It's annoying to me that there isn't focus confirmation... The target designator doesn't change color (red or green) not is there and audible indication of successful focus.
Has anyone tried the sense 4.1 camera?
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I just recently purchased some of the camera lenses from Photojojo, and they all work pretty well on my Nexus 4. I'm having some problems with focusing them well, however, especially the Macro lens. Basically, what happens is I tap on the object, and it goes through the little autofocus loop, and halfway through I see the PERFECT focus, and the it just continues and goes back to unfocused! Super frustrating, because I know that I can get the perfect picture, but I just can't get the object to come into a clear view.
So, does anyone know of an app that can do manual focus? Because I know it's not a hardware limitation that I can't get a clear picture. I can see that it gets very clear halfway through the focus loop. I just need a way to manually adjust the focus so I can KEEP that clear view.
Thanks guys!
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It drives me crazy when it almost focuses on something and then apparently can't fully focus so it just goes back to being really unfocused. I would like to be able to take a slightly out of focus picture rather than not at all because it's too blurry to see anything
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It drives me crazy when it almost focuses on something and then apparently can't fully focus so it just goes back to being really unfocused. I would like to be able to take a slightly out of focus picture rather than not at all because it's too blurry to see anything
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This! I hate seeing it come into focus and then go right back out! I want it to stop right in the middle!
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Hey if it is a close up picture then find something to focus on (your hand perhaps) and move the camera until it succesfully locks on when pushed. Then (with your finger on the shutter button) move your phone to get your object in view and release shutter.
Also if the focus is a very close one you might want to just try the macro setting on the focus mode selection.
There aren't as many focuses available with manual focus as one might think.
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https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.starvingmind.android.shotcontrol
That app has manual focus, hope that helps.
raznalab said:
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.starvingmind.android.shotcontrol
That app has manual focus, hope that helps.
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I tried that app, and couldn't find the manual focus setting?
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Hello,
I received a nexus5 few days ago but I just noticed that the camera application is very dark whereas the photo app works great.
I am on CM11 but i restored to 4.4.2 stock and it's still the same.
Please help!
whats your phone brightness set at?
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whats your phone brightness set at?
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On auto, I tried with a fixed value, it's still the same. It's seems to have like a grey veil.. Very weird.. :/
Screenshot examples on this thread : http://www.nexus5forum.com/nexus-5-...t-a-nexus-5-for-christmas/?prev_next=prev#new
do you have root or a custom recovery running?
That's known issue, and there is one quite lengthy thread on official Google groups (if you are talking about when shooting in low light, right?).
Google is aware of it. They even contacted few of use to recreate this issue and send a bug report to them, and that was like 2 months ago.
This happened after 4.4.1/4.4.2 update affecting all users (as far as I know).
Edit: Here's the link for that thread: https://productforums.google.com/forum/m/#!msg/nexus/fxsT5LxuXJU/wsUpKaxQ05EJ
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Yeah I was confused. I thought he walking about pictures that are too dark then I read your link and it's about the video that's dark whereas the camera has the same lighting which is normal
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Yeah I was confused. I thought he walking about pictures that are too dark then I read your link and it's about the video that's dark whereas the camera has the same lighting which is normal
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Yeah, I was also a bit confused, but he is talking about camera and photo mode (app), so I guess he meant video mode .
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I'm not sure if this is really a bug though. All phones I've used have darker videos than photos. Most likely because the camera isn't capable of longer exposures while taking video. I might be wrong though.
well, if you are running a custom recovery, heres a flashable 4.4.1 full camera/libs. video camera works perfectly for me, its not dark http://goo.gl/orWkC0
But the strange thing is that it was not like that before the update. Maybe they just decreased exposure gain to remove noise.
There is one more weird thing happening withing camera app that I came across trying to "fix" this underexposure issue.
I pointed camera to some dark area and then I was toggling between modes there (eg. From camera mode to PhotoSphere, and then to video mode). Exposure issue fixed itself (in video mode), but picture was unbelievably wide and stretched. And as soon as you start recording, it reverts back to original underexposed video mode. So I guess that is just some weird glitch.
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I have CWM touch with CM11-M3 on my phone.
I will try the 4.4.1 app this evening, I keep you in touch.
Thank you for your help guys :]
Yea its a known bug with android 4.4.2 and also the static noise while recording video.
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My nexus 7 2013 has also been effected with these bugs.....hope google fixes it soon.
I just flashed the the camera but nothing changed :/
Fata7 said:
I just flashed the the camera but nothing changed :/
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odd. its fine here. i guess the issue isnt with the cam or its libs
Are you sure that you are talking about the same issue? As far as I know, every phone has this issue after 4.4.1/4.4.2 update...
Here are my screenshots of camera app while pointing it to spot with poor lighting condition s...
Note that difference is even more noticeable in darker scenes...
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Tenhi said:
Are you sure that you are talking about the same issue? As far as I know, every phone has this issue after 4.4.1/4.4.2 update...
Here are my screenshots of camera app while pointing it to spot with poor lighting condition s...
Note that difference is even more noticeable in darker scenes...
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So you are saying that it's normal for the nexus 5 to have an app camera less brighter than the photo app since 4.4.2? I received my phone a week ago so I didn't noticed it, it was already installed in 4.4.2
Fata7 said:
So you are saying that it's normal for the nexus 5 to have an app camera less brighter than the photo app since 4.4.2? I received my phone a week ago so I didn't noticed it, it was already installed in 4.4.2
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No, I am not saying that. Read my previous posts in this thread. It is known "bug". Google is aware of it (bug reports have been sent), and it is up to then to fix it or not.
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