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I want to see if anybody else is experiencing this issue.
Please post if you're rooted/unrooted and if you are rooted, what ROM you're using.
At this point in time, I have submitted a support ticket to HTC as well.
If you are in a low light/low-ish light setting (maybe even more, haven't tried all of them), and you hold your camera close to an object, the phone has trouble auto-focusing. It will attempt to focus, then revert to the blurred image. It seems that the only way to get focus is to find a way to get the camera to focus that image at a moderate distance and move it in close...but very slowly. That doesn't even work all the time. I think this is a SW bug...but I'd like to be sure.
I'm running CleanROM 3.1. (I've experienced this on CleanROM 3.0 as well )
Opened up camera and had the same problem you were describing, then just focused on a farther away object and tried to refocus up close and it worked fine (not using the focus on the object and slowly move closer method)
I tried that, it works sometimes and doesn't work other times (Automatically tries to re-focus and then reverts to a blurry, pre-focus image). It seems inconsistent, but it can work to get focus on close objects. I'm still hoping that HTC irons this one out
yellowfddriver said:
I want to see if anybody else is experiencing this issue.
Please post if you're rooted/unrooted and if you are rooted, what ROM you're using.
At this point in time, I have submitted a support ticket to HTC as well.
If you are in a low light/low-ish light setting (maybe even more, haven't tried all of them), and you hold your camera close to an object, the phone has trouble auto-focusing. It will attempt to focus, then revert to the blurred image. It seems that the only way to get focus is to find a way to get the camera to focus that image at a moderate distance and move it in close...but very slowly. That doesn't even work all the time. I think this is a SW bug...but I'd like to be sure.
I'm running CleanROM 3.1. (I've experienced this on CleanROM 3.0 as well )
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I have been looking at this since I picked up the HOX on release day. I'm now running fully stock ROM on the official 1.85 OTA release and I have seen a major increase in up-close focusing from the camera. I haven't made any changes to settings, but since the OTA I have absolutely noticed a marked improvement in ability to lock focus on macro-level objects, even when not in macro (Close Up) mode.
I've had this and even replaced my phone, AND tried several store units and they all do it.
yellowfddriver said:
I tried that, it works sometimes and doesn't work other times (Automatically tries to re-focus and then reverts to a blurry, pre-focus image). It seems inconsistent, but it can work to get focus on close objects. I'm still hoping that HTC irons this one out
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Did some further testing, I can get it to work but it is inconsistent
News flash, cameras struggle to focus on subjects in low-light. My $5000 Nikon D4 doesn't always achieve focus correctly. So expecting a cell phone to be perfect in low light is ridiculous.
My One X can't focus on anything close up regardless of light level.
feanor512 said:
My One X can't focus on anything close up regardless of light level.
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Have you tried the close up setting?
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kleeman7 said:
Have you tried the close up setting?
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Yep. No effect.
feanor512 said:
Yep. No effect.
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Hmm, mine works great, I did flash the 20mbps camera mod, but that wouldn't effect that.
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In 4.2.2 you just press and hold the screen while trying to take a picture and it does AF and AE but I tried the same thing in 4.1.1 but I can't get it to focues. Especially while taking pictures at night. Does anybody know how to lock AE and AF in 4.1.1?
im on cm-10.1-20121216 and gapps-jb-20121212 i was wondering if there's any fixes for the camera because mine is all jumpy and Skippy when i record video, taking pictures is fine but the video it gets annoying is there any way i can get the gb 2.3.6 camera back? im a noob at this stuff btw
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im on cm-10.1-20121216 and gapps-jb-20121212 i was wondering if there's any fixes for the camera because mine is all jumpy and Skippy when i record video, taking pictures is fine but the video it gets annoying is there any way i can get the gb 2.3.6 camera back? im a noob at this stuff btw
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720p recording is jumpy. Select 480 and your results will be much better.
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This is the most well known bug of ICS and jb ROMs...it has nothing to do with the camera app itself...its something with the drivers/memory
So there is nothing you can do...except going back to GB :/
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mg2195 said:
This is the most well known bug of ICS and jb ROMs...it has nothing to do with the camera app itself...its something with the drivers/memory
So there is nothing you can do...except going back to GB :/
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So the infuse needs a new camera driver? Or possibly better memory allocation?
I might have this slightly wrong because I'm not able to access my notes at the moment but the problem is this:
Our camera (and most others) works by generating, dumping, then starting a preview again. When it records (after the restarted preview), it should enqueue "empty" buffers that should then be written to (as it records). That written data is released through the codec, allowing the buffer to be released from the queue so it can then be enqueued again to be written to (it's the circle of life, camera-style!). This has to happen quickly enough for "clean" buffers to reenter the queue, but for some reason that doesn't happen. Instead, the function that should be removing buffers from the queue is failing. Finding out why this is happening is extremely difficult because there are so many places that could be failing. Samsung have given us bum code (or none in the case of the camera hal) - or, to be precise, they've given us generic Linux drivers, that don't always reflect customizations they've made. I suspect that the problem is partly in the codecs and partly in the construction of the camera hal.
Anyone who knows about this, when I was looking over the manufacturer's sheet for what I think is our camera, it looked like the problem might be in the implementation of fimc_v4l2_reqbufs in the camera hal. According to that sheet, there is a relation between that and fimc_v4l2_dqbuf that, if improperly implemented, would cause fimc_v4l2_dqbuf to fail.
THANKS! for the in depth analysis. I think I can help narrow this problem down. After reading this I think that problem may lie with the initial buffering portion. But I think that i'm assuming this prematurely. First i'm assuming that recording only applies to video and not snapshots (Camera doesn't seem to flicker when only taking pictures, even at high resolution). Second i'm assuming that camera features and filters will require an extra amount of buffering to work correctly (not only is 720p a problem, but different snapshot scenery effects don't work at all).
Another thing i noticed is that 720p recording flickering is proportion to the amount of light you have. A dim room records video at 720p with little to no flickering while a very bright lit room flickers like crazy. Snapping pictures in any light works fine with the exception of camera features.
Light sensors are part of the recording apparatus (part of the camera) and 720p requires higher light sensitivity so...
Increasing the buffers doesn't really make a difference. I made some experimental builds to test. The prob is in the flow of data. Somewhere there's a blockage.
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Hello, i'm from Colombia and my english is not that good.
But i'll try.
27th Dec 2012 i bough and HTC One X at&t from Amazon, got delivered by Jan12 Saturday 2013 about 15:00 hours, retrieved, unboxing bla bla bla, i was testing the device, i came with ICS 4.0.4, Sense 4 and RUU 2.20, everything was working fine, data, wifi, screen, sound, but, when i was about to try the LED Flash of the Camera (to find out if it has AF Assist Lamp, witch it hasn't) i found a very weird artifact
This is it, i took 2 photos to a paper on a tablet.
The left one <-- was taken with LED Flash On (NOT AUTO, ON) and the right one --> was taken with it off (OFF, NOT AUTO)
This is so frustrating, practically there is no way to take photos with flash, is not a hardware issue (i think cuz when i record a video and take a photo while recording with LED LIGHT ON, the photo is fine, there is no such artifact), another way was changing the auto whitebalance to fluorescent and the photo becomes a little decent, and i thoght that i can handlet it, but no, when on Instagram, Facebook Cam, Cymera, etc. There is no sense Cam interface to take Photos while recording a video, neither the auto white balance option to get rigde of the "sephie like effect" so, i decided to change the ROM just to try:
Tried Vyper XL 3.0 and 2.4 and was the same ****, so i decided to reflash the device back to stock with and RUU 2.20, right now it has OEM ROM with Bootloader relocked and no root. and is in the same that was when i got it.
So, the Q are:
Is there another person who has experience the same issue?
Is there a way to fix it? Since i think it is a software problem, maybe yes maybe not.
Thanks.
I was thinking about sending back to LA for Warranty but... It will cost me $74 and a month of waiting.
i searched on Google and here but found nothing.
UP (?)
I don't think there is anything to "fix" here, and the camera is basically working as intended. It looks like just a matter of taking a picture of a completely white frame combined with the flash, which is throwing off the white balance. I'm sure there a plenty of other color/light combinations that will similarly result in odd white balance results. Its just a computer algorithm that is trying to interpret the lighting conditions and guess the "best" white balance, and its not going to be correct all the time.
You've already found the workaround, which is to either turn off the flash, or change the white balance manually. Or you might be able to fix the color after the fact with the built-in editing feature or 3rd party apps. I certainly wouldn't suggest warranty service, and don't think it will fix the problem anyway.
Flash isn't recommended for macro/close range shots, anyway. You get unsightly reflections like the one in your example. Even aside from the "sepia" tone, your second (no flash) example just plain looks better in every way. So why even use the flash, unless you for some reason have a need to regularly take photos of documents in low light, requiring a flash?
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I don't think there is anything to "fix" here, and the camera is basically working as intended.
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Wtf? xd
I have also a Infuse 4G, 8 Mpx too, LED Flash, and the results with the Flash on, no matter if it's needed or not, are as it should be.
But this? here are two more examples, and i just took about 50 pictures, all with the LED On, and the sephie tone is everywhere, from a bathroom with zero light to outside, with sunlight, and even blocking the LED light with the finger.
This is so frustrating. I hope that is there a fix .
Another factor may be that the white balance by default is significantly "over-saturated", presumably by HTC to make colors more vivid and "pop" more. This could be why you are seeing this effect on this phone, when you don't on other phones or digital cameras.
But the latest photos you posted look pretty funky. Also, I've also tried to duplicate the effect by taking a picture of a printed page, and can't get the sepia tint. In fact, my photos actually look more white with the flash (more of a yellowish tint with flash off). These factors make me re-think my previous statement that it is working the way its supposed to.
Does the yellowish tint happen with subjects farther away too? Such as taking a picture of a person or landscape?
Defect with the camera? Maybe.
A "fix" aside from repair or exchange? Doubtful. The fact this issue persists across multiple ROMs suggests it may be a hardware problem.
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Does the yellowish tint happen with subjects farther away too? Such as taking a picture of a person or landscape?
Yes, no matter what, if the flash is On, the "sephia like effect" persist
Defect with the camera? Maybe.
A "fix" aside from repair or exchange? Doubtful. The fact this issue persists across multiple ROMs suggests it may be a hardware problem.
I have tried Viper XL 2.4 and 3.0 but not with CM 10 or AOSP ROMs.
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Negruka said:
I have tried Viper XL 2.4 and 3.0 but not with CM 10 or AOSP ROMs.
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Couldn't hurt to try a AOSP-based ROM. ViperXL uses a different camera from stock 2.20 firmware, although its a newer version of the Sense camera.
I have issues with the focus when recording videos indoors even when lights are on, outside in daylight I don't have such issue. When I point it on my arm and start recording, it gets all blurry and have trouble focusing even when I'm clicking on the screen so it can focus at the specific area. When I use pro mode and manually focus then everything is alright but that can't be the solution as I'll have to adjust it all the time.
I installed "open camera" and it works great so I don't know what could be wrong with the stock app.
Thanks.
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I have issues with the focus when recording videos indoors even when lights are on, outside in daylight I don't have such issue. When I point it on my arm and start recording, it gets all blurry and have trouble focusing even when I'm clicking on the screen so it can focus at the specific area. When I use pro mode and manually focus then everything is alright but that can't be the solution as I'll have to adjust it all the time.
I installed "open camera" and it works great so I don't know what could be wrong with the stock app.
Thanks.
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Hi I just logged in because I have the same question. It happens to me when I record in FHD 60fps. It seems to have some filter applied and the blurry effect is so annoying.
ozymandias9 said:
Hi I just logged in because I have the same question. It happens to me when I record in FHD 60fps. It seems to have some filter applied and the blurry effect is so annoying.
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In 1080p60fps is much worse and it kinda turns yellowish too. I don't think it's a filter cause outside in daylight its perfect.
Travis Bickle said:
In 1080p60fps is much worse and it kinda turns yellowish too. I don't think it's a filter cause outside in daylight its perfect.
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Yeah it's true, just tried Open camera as you did and it works great. I can't find any similiar issue on web. I hope it's a software problem so it can be fixed with an update.
ozymandias9 said:
Yeah it's true, just tried Open camera as you did and it works great. I can't find any similiar issue on web. I hope it's a software problem so it can be fixed with an update.
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Stock app with flash works too, hopefully more S7 users will comment and tell us if they face the same problem or not.
Anyone?
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Yes i just noticed this as well
This is a known issue with 60fps recording on s7. Phone can't focus correctly while video recording in 60fps. It's there from day one so I doubt it will change in the future.
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I guess we'll just have to use UHD or normal 1080p recording
I have some serious lag when shooting at 1080p 30fps. My device simply cannot make smooth videos, each of them is laggy. At least 1 frame always drops after some seconds. When I started using it 1 month ago, it wasn't the same, but now I just can't record videos with this phone. Anyone else experiencing that?
This phone has just stopped being capable of making videos - again. The situation is even worse than it was in the beginnings. The Miui 12 update brought back all the laggy stuttering, i just simply cannot shoot useful videos with the phone now, again. As it was mentioned before, it was usable in the last months - as much as i can remember, the problem was solved by the A10 update. But now, this phone is a crap when it comes to creating videos. (Both 1080p and 4k 30 fps.)
I've really had enough, f*ck xiaomi and this crap phone, they sell it as a cameraphone, and still, in 2020 this device is unable of making real motion picture. Their update policy is shocking, how can an upgrade ruin a basic function like that? It is ridicolous that xiaomi is unable to build phones that are capable of shooting smooth videos. I'm really tired of it, time to say this company ciao, and evade their phones - whatever they promise in their ads.
yes her same lag on 1080p 30fps im on miui 11.0.5 china stable
whats your Rom
Sylar82 said:
yes her same lag on 1080p 30fps im on miui 11.0.5 china stable
whats your Rom
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My MIUI is Global 11.0.12.0 Stable
Same here.
Also opening the camera app and switching from photo to video takes toooo damn long. Like 3/5 seconds. Insane.
xiaomi.userjoe said:
I have some serious lag when shooting at 1080p 30fps. My device simply cannot make smooth videos, each of them is laggy. At least 1 frame always drops after some seconds. When I started using it 1 month ago, it wasn't the same, but now I just can't record videos with this phone. Anyone else experiencing that?
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Am on 11.0.12.0 and 30fps is fine, no frame drop, i hope what you mean by laggy is not the stabilizing motion in effect when recording. (The counter movement by the image stabilization to prevent shake, it sometimes looks like if the video is delayed in movement)
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Am on 11.0.12.0 and 30fps is fine, no frame drop, i hope what you mean by laggy is not the stabilizing motion in effect when recording. (The counter movement by the image stabilization to prevent shake, it sometimes looks like if the video is delayed in movement)
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No, it is simply laggy. Maybe I should upload a sample somewhere.
I tried to play these videos on different PC-s using different media player programs, but still, most of them are laggy. And my Mi Note 10 simply can't play its own videos without lag/framedrop, no matter which resolution/fps I record at. Is it playing its own videos smoothly for you?
(In some videos, it is just a playback error (which is not OK at all), because when I play them on my PC, they're OK. But in most of the videos, there is lag, framedrops at the same time, no matter, which program I use.)
Here are some short samples recorded at 1080p 30 fps. No matter, in which media player program/app I play them, no matter on which PC or which smartphone, there are lags (or framedrops) at the same moments of the videos. 9 out of 10 videos are like these or worse when I shoot with Xiaomi Mi Note 10 unfortunately. Is it just me, or does anyone else experience these problems?
1.: https://youtu.be/hkVcvmzvW2w
Some lag while turning around, especially in the first half of the video.
2.: https://youtu.be/EwePHqHtF4w
It can be clearly seen in the first part of the video, it's like if it stopped for some moments.
3.: https://youtu.be/N9Ceo6_8s7E
Wait until the 2nd half of the video, when it turns back, there are some major lags.
I also have the same issues
I also have the same issues in particular in 4K photography - really disappointing I bought the phone because of the camera and it was a bad choice. And most YouTube reviewers have hidden the problem because they are profiting from sales - shame !!
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I also have the same issues in particular in 4K photography - really disappointing I bought the phone because of the camera and it was a bad choice. And most YouTube reviewers have hidden the problem because they are profiting from sales - shame !!
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Exactly, same here. Now I regret buying it, I should sell it.
In 4K and 1080p 60 fps it's even worse, much much worse. These functions are simply useless.
i just hope i can replicate your issue. but i can't. recording went just fine. probably something buggy in rom,kernel,app, not sure.
I always use 60fps so it's not a problem for me but it's just the 4k which is not smooth at all but I don't have noticable stutter issues or frame drops. Hopefully we can see a stable 4K soon. This is a sample of my device.
1080/30: https://youtu.be/AIp5zEJV4mg
Forgot to mention that 4K/30fps works great on ULTRACAM!
otonieru said:
i just hope i can replicate your issue. but i can't. recording went just fine. probably something buggy in rom,kernel,app, not sure.
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I see. And do you have any advise, what to do, how to solve it?
And this is a 4k video sample by ultracam totally fine.
https://youtu.be/51vkqUp9-lc
xiaomi.userjoe said:
I see. And do you have any advise, what to do, how to solve it?
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How about factory reset ? Or reflash ROM ?
otonieru said:
How about factory reset ? Or reflash ROM ?
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I've done factory reset, it didn't help. I have never done Rom flash before, not sure how to, I will search for it.
FIXED
I installed the latest version of HyperCam and it fixed all my problems - - Please note the app is not in the store and need to be installed externally
Look for - mediafire.com/file/wlm7b78gjfi08fv/HyperCam_S_v1.2-rZ-End_API2-Level3.apk/file
Still?
xiaomi.userjoe said:
I have some serious lag when shooting at 1080p 30fps. My device simply cannot make smooth videos, each of them is laggy. At least 1 frame always drops after some seconds. When I started using it 1 month ago, it wasn't the same, but now I just can't record videos with this phone. Anyone else experiencing that?
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Are you still experiencing the same laggy video?
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Naftuly said:
I installed the latest version of HyperCam and it fixed all my problems - - Please note the app is not in the store and need to be installed externally
Look for - mediafire.com/file/wlm7b78gjfi08fv/HyperCam_S_v1.2-rZ-End_API2-Level3.apk/file
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Does it work on standard global rom?
Where can I get it from?
here
mediafire.com/file/wlm7b78gjfi08fv/HyperCam_S_v1.2-rZ-End_API2-Level3.apk/file
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mediafire.com/file/wlm7b78gjfi08fv/HyperCam_S_v1.2-rZ-End_API2-Level3.apk/file
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I understand you have the Mi Note 10? Do you recommend it?
Video is not laggy? Other bugs?
I have the same issue since i got the phone, it lags in video recording while panning whoever it feels like, i have experienced lag in 1080p 30fps and 60fps and in 4k is worse, i hope xiaomi updates this, btw using the Gcam mod from Urnyx i can record without lags but using only the main camera.