i tried doing a search in the forum (and google) but i couldn't find anything, so i hope someone will be able to help or guide me in the right direction.
i tried taking some photos of a lit sign at night when i first encountered this issue, then i realized it was happening in all of my night time shots that involved some kind of light source... which caused all the lights to flare in the final image (this happened in both HDR+ and normal). i looked at my husband's phone and his nexus 4 does not do this. do i just have a lemon?
here are some of the images that show what i'm talking about... any help would be appreciated! thank you!
gohgoomah said:
i tried doing a search in the forum (and google) but i couldn't find anything, so i hope someone will be able to help or guide me in the right direction.
i tried taking some photos of a lit sign at night when i first encountered this issue, then i realized it was happening in all of my night time shots that involved some kind of light source... which caused all the lights to flare in the final image (this happened in both HDR+ and normal). i looked at my husband's phone and his nexus 4 does not do this. do i just have a lemon?
here are some of the images that show what i'm talking about... any help would be appreciated! thank you!
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Have you tried a factory reset? are you 100% stock?
Possibly could be a dirty lens.
Do you have anything on the lens itself? Like the protective film that comes on it when you first got it.
Just like buiscuitownz said, there is a plastic lens film covering around the lens. It might be still on there.
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Have you made sure your lens is completely clean? Mine was doing the same exact thing and I thought my camera was bad. I factory reset, flashed a new ROM and it still did it. Then I was like doh', looked at the lens and it had a finger print on it. Wiped it off and was good to go.
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Looked like dirty lenses.
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I seem to have a dead pixel in my camera which not only shows up in the camera's viewfinder, but also is present in the actual pictures once they're taken and saved. The screen itself is fine and after doing some reading online I've found that some digital cameras have an option to "clean" the camera sensor but I cannot seem to be able to find an app that will do that. Does anyone know of a fix for something like this?
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The only dead pixel apps in the market seem to be for finding those in the screen itself, nothing for the camera.
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I have this problem too black smudges show up on the screen and pictures when i use the camera.
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JihadSquad said:
I have this problem too black smudges show up on the screen and pictures when i use the camera.
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Clean your lens.
GreenMunky-has this happened before or is it a new problem?
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Clean your lens.
GreenMunky-has this happened before or is it a new problem?
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Kvswim- never happened before. The last picture I had taken and saved in my gallery was on 11/17 and there was no dead pixel then. But every time I open the camera, Goggles, or any camera app at all the dead pixel is in the same spot. It's tiny but you can zoom in on it on any picture that I take.
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Clean your lens.
GreenMunky-has this happened before or is it a new problem?
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How would I do that? There is nothing on the very outside plastic covering. Either there is something on the sensor itself or it contains dead pixels.
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I seem to have a dead pixel in my camera which not only shows up in the camera's viewfinder, but also is present in the actual pictures once they're taken and saved. The screen itself is fine and after doing some reading online I've found that some digital cameras have an option to "clean" the camera sensor but I cannot seem to be able to find an app that will do that. Does anyone know of a fix for something like this?
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Yeah. Stuck pixel fixers work on the principle that a pixel isn't actually dead, but simply stuck. some actually die and you can't fix them. (we're talking about screens, not sensors). When a pixel gets stuck on a screen, you can keep trying to tell the pixel to shift thousands of times per minute and sometimes it will unstick it, like trying to open a rusty door.
Now on the pixel side, there isn't really a way to force it to start capturing light again and filtering the way it should. I know that the Canon Hack software/firmware for canon cameras have dead-pixel-finders so that you can compensate for the dead pixels, (via filtering in software) and you might be able to find something similar for Android, but it seems doubtful to find this for the phones.
sorry dude. Like they said, you might try cleaning the lens intricately. It could be something that is stuck right there in front.
I have the exact same problem. Three black smudges that are there and show up in every camera app, the viewfinder and even after the pictures are saved. It wasn't happening up until before a month or two ago. The smudges are almost translucent because i can almost see a bit of light coming through them so they might not be the lens. Never seen this happen before on any camera. I even tried cleaning it off very well but that doesn't fix it. Any suggestions?
Just called VZW Tech Support this afternoon... they're overnight shipping me a new Charge which should be here tomorrow afternoon.
same problem
I am also having the same problem.
The pixels are dead and showing a black thick line which destroys the pics.
First I thought that it may be dirt so I cleaned the camera but nothing happened I then realised that the line is not changing with focus or else its intensity should change with focus also when I zoom the pic its size also increases and looks very odd.
By viewing it, it is clear that its not dirt but the pixels are dead.
Pls help me I am a photographer and I only have my android phone as my camera..
It will destroy my photos.
i also have problem with my phone, im not sure if it's a dead pixel.
it only shows when im using the camera i can see red dot when i take picture in black or any dark background. it really annoys me. please i need help . can i still fix it?
I had that problem with my motoe6plus. Ir seems that the default software for the camera doesnt force the potencial of the camera itself.(thats what i think) so it fixed with the 'open camera' app. IT waS verry irritating for me so i hope youll fondo a solution
I read a lot on here and have not seen this mentioned. A few times lately, when using the camera outside, I've noticed that in portrait and with a normal view/screen if I tilt the phone over to landscape, the screen just fades to dark, as in practically black. Tilt the phone back up to portrait and the view fades right back to normal :silly::silly::silly: And if that don't weird me out enough, I can walk indoors and do it and it works just fine, both portrait and landscape!! I've tried stock and a 3rd party cam. app.........no difference. Currently on latest Cataclysm/stock kernel/4.4.1. Anybody experience this or heard of it??? Thanks in advance.......
running latest cataclysm (Dec 6) and I do not have that problem (just tried it using stock camera app).
Does it stay black in landscape or does it just adjust for the lighting?
I never held it in landscape and dark for more than 15 or 20 seconds, but it did not act like it was doing any light adjusting. Another baffling aspect of this is that it doesn't always do it. I've taken a dozen or more landscape shots just fine since I've had the phone (about 2 1/2 wks.). Oh well........
edit: Just tried it again, both indoors and out, and it's working fine now..............gremlin? possession? anybody know a good priest? lol. I'll pay close attention and see if I can come up with some more information.
Quick question just to check: Are you wearing polarized sunglasses outside? That may affect the screen since it is also polarized.
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Quick question just to check: Are you wearing polarized sunglasses outside? That may affect the screen since it is also polarized.
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BRILLIANT!!!! You hit it man!! Polarized fishing sunglasses............Wow. And when I came indoors to try........had the sunglasses off...LOL Thanks a million!!
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BRILLIANT!!!! You hit it man!! Polarized fishing sunglasses............Wow. And when I came indoors to try........had the sunglasses off...LOL Thanks a million!!
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Wow, really? That was a total shot in the dark, I assumed based on your last message about it working it was like a software issue that was fixed. Awesome! Glad I could help, . Or maybe no if you want to see in landscape .
Old thread but just saved me on the beach! Had the freaky screen blackout with polarized sunglasses!
LOL! I was in this exact position a while back. Figured it out myself after an hour of idiocy. Felt real stupid when it finally dawned on me. It was one of those "doh!" moments lol.
Sorry to bringing this back but this thread saved me. Thanks a lot man.
Holy crap. I feel like a moron lol. Thank you @Termic for knowing what was going on. My brain was starting to hurt.
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Wow, really? That was a total shot in the dark, I assumed based on your last message about it working it was like a software issue that was fixed. Awesome! Glad I could help, . Or maybe no if you want to see in landscape .
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Interesting! But why it doesn't affect in portrait mode?
Hello, I don't get it. Where is the solution?
I mean, I was reading through all the comments and I only saw the cause of the problem, and apparently everybody is happy with it?!?
Well, I had a look further, and I have found an actual solution.
I just bought myself a cheap plastic transparent screencover, no more issues with the polarized glasses that made turn my smartphone black in landscape mode... and no... it wasn't a Nexus, so it might be considered as a general thing.
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Wow, really? That was a total shot in the dark, I assumed based on your last message about it working it was like a software issue that was fixed. Awesome! Glad I could help, . Or maybe no if you want to see in landscape .
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Ahhahaha lol... I had the same problem, a friend showing me something on his phone and not seeing anything, it took some minutes to realize my fishing glasses were the problem
repeating question of 'yclam'
Interesting! But why it doesn't affect in portrait mode?
I'm sure glad I found this discussion and Termic's solution most people would have never dreamed of. This has saved me tons of energy posting on the Microsoft Community user forum desperately looking for a solution. Termic's solution should be more widely posted to help other Lumia owners out of their misery in trying to solve this.
Why not in portrait mode is a good question. It seems the light spectrum coming from the Lumia's display in horizontal mode shifts enough to trigger the polarizing filtering of sunglasses. Just a guess.
This is very weird. I thought it was my phone.... I noticed it while using maps, tried to turn it sideways and put it in my dash clip and 5 seconds later, black screen. Turn back to portrait and it's fine.! Only had this happen today with the new phone I got last night, an LG Stylo 4, never happened with my previous phone a ZTE Blade Zmax. Maybe it's a display setting?
So I jsut updated my google camera app yesterday and was eager to try any new features and test the camera, when all of a sudden I noticed that there is a dark blemish right in the middle of the screen. I am 100% sure it wasnt there when i bought it, as I did tested it extensively. At first I thought that it was actually a screen defect or that there is a smudge on the lenses.
It appears on every photo, HDR or not. It is best visible on light background. You can check the attached test photo i did.
I am not a huge photography fan, but it does bother me alot knowing that my brand new 2 months old nexus defected. Its rooted ofcourse, so there is no guarantee.
I read somewhere that this is caused by a dust particle inside the camera lenses.
So I just wanted to know whether someone else is suffering from that exact same issue. And if there is an easy way to cope with that problem, e.g. disassembling the lense or forcing air into it :silly:
So, yes, any opinions would be welcome.
Thanks guys
p.s. Also, if anyone else had experienced it, Im curious what case (if any) had they been using? lol I actually noticed the problem after removing and inserting my N5 back into my spigen neo hybrid a couple of times, which is actually quite a challenge. So Im wondering whether that hasnt something to do with it
I wouldn't advise you to open the device up yourself.. You will surely loose warranty if you mess up.
If you think it's a hardware issue then Flash the factory images from Google to return to stock
, reset the tamper flag, lock the bootloader and send it in..
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So I jsut updated my google camera app yesterday and was eager to try any new features and test the camera, when all of a sudden I noticed that there is a dark blemish right in the middle of the screen. I am 100% sure it wasnt there when i bought it, as I did tested it extensively. At first I thought that it was actually a screen defect or that there is a smudge on the lenses.
It appears on every photo, HDR or not. It is best visible on light background. You can check the attached test photo i did.
I am not a huge photography fan, but it does bother me alot knowing that my brand new 2 months old nexus defected. Its rooted ofcourse, so there is no guarantee.
I read somewhere that this is caused by a dust particle inside the camera lenses.
So I just wanted to know whether someone else is suffering from that exact same issue. And if there is an easy way to cope with that problem, e.g. disassembling the lense or forcing air into it :silly:
So, yes, any opinions would be welcome.
Thanks guys
p.s. Also, if anyone else had experienced it, Im curious what case (if any) had they been using? lol I actually noticed the problem after removing and inserting my N5 back into my spigen neo hybrid a couple of times, which is actually quite a challenge. So Im wondering whether that hasnt something to do with it
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Yep, I can confirm the same experience as you! Only appeared yesterday! I have the Rev11 Hardware.
A bit of googling did reveal others with the same issue...
I have tried a can of compressed air, tapping phone...No joy, it's still there...
I have also tried different camera apps to confirm. Interestingly it was post updating the google camera app too. (but i do not believe this too be the root cause, I've had many specs of dust in my DSLRs before and to appears to me to be dust on the rear of the lens or on the sensor!) I would expect these to be sealed on our phones!
RMA, warranty...are looming...any other ideas peeps?
Cheers
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Yep, I can confirm the same experience as you! Only appeared yesterday! I have the Rev11 Hardware.
A bit of googling did reveal others with the same issue...
I have tried a can of compressed air, tapping phone...No joy, it's still there...
I have also tried different camera apps to confirm. Interestingly it was post updating the google camera app too. (but i do not believe this too be the root cause, I've had many specs of dust in my DSLRs before and to appears to me to be dust on the rear of the lens or on the sensor!) I would expect these to be sealed on our phones!
RMA, warranty...are looming...any other ideas peeps?
Cheers
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I tried the tapping trick too - did not work for me either
I'm still contemplating over the idea of reverting to stock, locking the bootloader and sending in my faulty unit. It would probably take a couple of weeks and I don't want to part ways with my N5 for so long. But living with that nasty blemish on my camera is equally frustrating
I'm going to try this.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vioySXQv5Gs&index=141&list=WL
I had this issue a few months back; the image you posted looks identical to the issue I had.
Google covered it under warranty and sent me a new device. They asked me to do a full factory reset to confirm it wasn't software related. The process was pretty smooth: if they do send you a new device, you just send your N5 back once it comes so you're not stuck without a phone for a while or anything. They do put a hold on your credit card for the price of the phone until they get your phone, though.
I had it rooted and everything prior to sending it in, but I unrooted/reset the tamper flag before sending it in (and did a factory reset obviously).
I have the same problem but with Nexus 5x. Not 100% sure was the dark spot in the middle at the beginning or not. Now the device is about a week old.
Hey guys,
My wife and I have the same phone.
I've noticed something odd since getting my.s7 (exynos) . The white in the photos I take often have a yellow tint whereas the photos my wife tales of the same thing are more natural and have no yellow. I've tried messing.with the camera setting and brightness slide from in the app, And it helps a bit. However, I feel that my.wifes phone tales better photos. Has anyone else had a similar issue with the camera?
I tried uploading some photos but cannot do so from I the app.
More details please. ROM, kernel, etc? Also this is a wrong place to create this thread
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More details please. ROM, kernel, etc? Also this is a wrong place to create this thread
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Well I was rooted on nougat and was using superstock,superman rom,helios (I think that's the name of the rom) and the issue persisted. I went back to stock mm . Issue was there too. Went back to stock nougat and kernel and issue is there sometimes. It almost seems like my camera is over sensitive to light but not sure .
I have images but again cannot upload via the app .
Here's an example
The chairs are an egg white colour but in some of the photos they come off as being yellow in the same light. I really don't get it .
Especially here
Ps-where do I put the thread?
https://forum.xda-developers.com/galaxy-s7/help Here
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The sheet of paper on the wall is white.
Maybe you just got a dirty camera glass? ?
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teenoo said:
The sheet of paper on the wall is white.
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Yeah, but check the chairs!! Same style, all egg white but the camera put all kinds of color variation ....All under same lighting, too!!I should have kept my 5x,lol
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if the chairs are white and show up yellow.....how come your shoes aren't showing yellow?
can't possibly be your camera.
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if the chairs are white and show up yellow.....how come your shoes aren't showing yellow?
can't possibly be your camera.
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Not sure man. tested it again last night against my wife's camera and she noticed it too. Its only specific things under lowlight. We can reproduce it on hers if the ccamera trieds to focus on an object in the foreground , then the background becomes yellowish, but mine does it alone. Ive messed about in rpo mode and it seems to go away, but I dont wanna have to manually set the camera preferences everytime I take a photo.
Final update. Took it to my retailer and they wanted to send it in for hardware check. Sold the phone instead and went back to Nexus 5x .
I just got my oneplus 6 and noticed strong lens glare at night when directing to spot source light.
lens flare is hard to be avoided but this seems really evident on my oneplus 6, compared with other smartphone cameras I tried.
Have you guys experienced same or this unit is sort of defected?
would be nice if you showed any photo's of the flares but i didn't see any in my photo's yet.
This is the very first time I saw such strong lens flare. I can clear see the shape of bulb from the flare. I tried other phones, and nowhere near this.
Yep. It's on mine as well. I also noticed it was mentioned in a review I watched on YouTube a while back.
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Yep. It's on mine as well. I also noticed it was mentioned in a review I watched on YouTube a while back.
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I talked to OP support and they say this is normal. Guess we have to bear with this.
But this lens flare is just much stronger than other phones I used.
weird i sometimes have the same issue , especially in night photos where there is a lot of close street lights.
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I talked to OP support and they say this is normal. Guess we have to bear with this.
But this lens flare is just much stronger than other phones I used.
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Same as the original Pixel but Google tried to fix that with a FW update which worked quite well. It's a hardware fault.
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Yup noted the massive flare also. Kinda cool effect to have, but sometimes not.
I took same pictures using iPhone X under several conditions and the lens flare is comparable. I think I can bear with now...
I have same problem with flares and after so many smartphones It's first time I see something like this. I was scared that is something wrong with lens but It looks like It is normal.
However It is very annoying and I am very close to giveaway this beautiful phone just because of this.
I just noticed that is happening on night pictures, specially with traffic lights. Few examples down there...
When I turn phone at different angle, like more open to sky, It disappears.
Hi is your issue resolved
Lense flare OnePlus 6
What about this?
That's terrible