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Picture with any camera app is black.

Hi., experiencing an issue with my sensation. When I the camera and take a picture, the saved file is black. No picture. But the camera is working fine. Can read bare codes.
I'm using CM9 RC1
If anyone have an idea, please tell me.
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Hello all,
I have the same problem as you with my camera. The Gallery isn't displaying my pictures from my camera. it started out with some of them just being black and saying no thumbnail when i would select it. When I open one of it in the gallery, only "loading" appears.
Somebody heard about this issue? I have this problem since last Thursday. I'm using cm9 nightly build.
I try a full wipe but no effect on it...
Thanks.

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(Sorry, I couldn't resist)
New camera apps still access the same base camera apk.
So you might have a borked camera apk. You could flash a new one.
Or if you have a custom ROM or kernel something in the rom or kernel might be bad. Try reflashing the kernel, then try a different kernel, then reflash the rom, then try a different rom.
Though i doubt the kernel is at fault since you can read bar codes. It sounds like the camera isnt converting its images to files. That could be a apk issue or a rom issue
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Skipjacks said:
Lens cap on?
(Sorry, I couldn't resist)
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Skipjacks said:
New camera apps still access the same base camera apk.
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Good to know
Skipjacks said:
So you might have a borked camera apk. You could flash a new one.
Or if you have a custom ROM or kernel something in the rom or kernel might be bad. Try reflashing the kernel, then try a different kernel, then reflash the rom, then try a different rom.
Though i doubt the kernel is at fault since you can read bar codes. It sounds like the camera isnt converting its images to files. That could be a apk issue or a rom issue
Sent from a rebel ship by storing the message in an R2 unit. (Help me, XDA. You're my only hope)
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I try to reflash the rom with a full wipe, no effect... Is the kernel flashed when a rom is flashed (For me a kernel is present inside a ROM, isn't? ) ? If not, which Kernel I have to use?
Thanks!

I tried with another Kernel : the Kernel Bricked 3.0 v1.4 but doesn't change anything. How can I find a stock camera app apk?
Thanks

Here below a logcat when taking a picture.

Have anyone an ideas about this issue?
Will be grateful for any contribution.
Regards,
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+1 Nobody has the same problem as us?

I tried with CM10 rom and the same problem. So the problem is not related to a specific ROM and not related to a kernel.
What's the problem?

+1 here, cm9 && cm10 not working, miui based on stock kernel working
on cm9 && cm10 the camera preview works fine,
i have posted here, with a camera logcat pasted: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=38806849&postcount=235
have tried sultan kernal r20.8, still not working

I've the same problem, I am pretty sure my camera is fine. It can take the photo even in preview the photo is fine, but it cant save the photo , it just a black image with a exclamation sign, not only this there are other problems too like , with youtube app I cant watch videos, with gallery apps the videos ( that i took before) are blue shaded and not clear and laggy , but with mx player both videos are working fine, Tried a lot of roms , in MIUI rom youtube can play videos also gallery playback is fine , but the camera problem is still there , tried a lot other roms too like ahrd , viper, revelation , aokp, cm10, etc etc, only with miui youtube and gallery playback works flawlessly. Any solution anyone ?? please ? I changed the sd card too, nothing.

exactly the same problem here...
after unlocking and flashin 4ext and a new rom my camera looks fine, but doesn't save the pictures... anyone any idea please?
i really miss my camera!!!

I even went to stock rom, still my problem persists . I guess its problem with 2D GPU thing, cause even in weather app when I click on demo the sense weather thing doesnt work. Sometimes it takes a picture but with serious bluish tint.

[Q] Problem with Camera app

I'm using this adfad666 ROM version: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1994568 which came with GalleryGoogle.apk and LegacyCamera.apk, i believe these two are obvious: gallery and camera app, respectively. The problem is, i cannot record or use the panorama feature, because it does FC. And seems it's a older version of the camera app, because there's a lack of options in camera settings when photographing. So, i deleted those apps from /system/app and tried several random replacements GalleryGoogle.apk that i found on Google. Nothing worked.
Any clue?

i want to share. I use stock ROM from this thread http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1811325
so far my phone working without any seriuos problem. But, unfortunely, there is no camera in this ROM. then I download camera app from market, finaly I can use my camera in my P500. Try it.
note: this ROM is RC 6, I am still waiting for stable version.
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i also have many issues with my camera when i was on CM7.
Just flash to the other stable ROM dude.
ICS isn't too bad to be had

Camera Issue!

I have been getting this error when trying to open the camera: Unable to start the camera.
I have very poor battery, but i'm going to buy a new one soon..
Is there fix for this? Or is this because of the battery?

TheLnxDrd said:
I have been getting this error when trying to open the camera: Unable to start the camera.
I have very poor battery, but i'm going to buy a new one soon..
Is there fix for this? Or is this because of the battery?
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Did you try with taking of your battery and reinsert?

Mile_zdr said:
Did you try with taking of your battery and reinsert?
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I have been getting this error for a while now.. and i just installed Sense 5 and i still have the problem...
And trust me... I have tried plenty of things.. Didn't work

Same problem...Any help???
I bought Sensation XE in December 2013 and yesterday noticed that the camera app was crashing.It was going black upon startup and then crashing. I updated to 3.33 firmware and still no resolution(black screen, then crash). Here is a list of things i have tried
1) RUU to latest version.
2)Installed custom rom(vipers 3.1.4)
3)Battery, SD card removed and left outside for 15 minutes
4) Factory reset
5)App data/cache cleared
The ViperS rom camera was also crashing, so i flashed another camera 4.2 camera. This app loads but gives the error unable to start the camera. The app Z device test shows green tick on main and secondary cameras when first loaded. However, when i click on the main camera, no preview appears(black screen) and the preview sizes shown is 640x480(lesser than the resolution on the main camera.). The secondary camera preview is shown correctly in the z device test app.
If i access camera app after this and then run z device test again, this time red crosses appear on main AND secondary cameras . Upon restarting the phone however, the green ticks are back...
Please help... any more ideas anyone???
P.S. I do not have HTC warranty.

Are you sure that camera was ok when you buy it
Have u try a Stock ROM

Stock camera
blogodoblogodo said:
Are you sure that camera was ok when you buy it
Have u try a Stock ROM
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Well, when i bought the phone, it was running GB Android with 3.32 firmware. Then i got OTA for ICS and i then was on 3.32 firmware with ICS Android. I remember clicking some photographs then. So the stock camera was fine until then. But after sometime it failed, maybe after one or two days. I have to mention here that the 3.33 firmware OTA was failing due to the 'assert failed-apply patch error', so i ran the latest RUU to get the 3.33 firmware. But still the camera did not work...and i think that would be equivalent to trying on a stock rom...isnt it? So im out of ideas and any fresh ones would be appreciated...

Try [ROM] Android Revolution HD 7.3 | ICS | High Quality & Performance | Legendary
near a stock ROm but its already a custom one

No luck..
blogodoblogodo said:
Try [ROM] Android Revolution HD 7.3 | ICS | High Quality & Performance | Legendary
near a stock ROm but its already a custom one
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Thanks for the advice but this rom too gives the same error. So i decided to tell my seller and ask for replacement and he agreed!! :victory:
So thats the end of it i hope....
Anyways, i researched all over the net for this issue and it seens there isnt a sure fix for it...if you get this error then your camera is cooked...thats it.
Thanks for all the help...

yes maybe Hardware issue...
See you soon for your news

stock camera

hi . i am running cm 11 nightlys and i realy like it so far i have 2 things that i dont like about it . first the nightlys are missing alot of features that i know that will come with time . but the bigger issue i the camera . i would realy love to have the photosphere / stock camera abd when i downloaded and installed the stock camera apk it crashed all the time i tried focal and other apps but i would realyy like to have the stock one . is there any way to have the stock camera app running without crashing ??

CM11 Moto G Stock Camera FC

I really liked the stock camera app in the original firmware so I decided to try and install it. The app starts without any problem, settings work, HDR works... Everything except when I try to take a picture, because it force closes. Is it possible to fix this?
Logcat attached.

How did you manage install the stock camera? The app plain refused to install with no error.

Same situation, but on GPe rom.
I'm kind of in the same situation.
I'm running the GPe rom, and flashed the moto camera, then the stock camera, and then the moto camera (just trying things out). (See: modaco.com/topic/368504-mod-aosp-camera-and-gallery/ ) ~can't post links yet...
Once upon a time the moto camera worked fine, but now everything works as described in the OP, apart from taking a picture, where upon I get the 'Unfortunately, camera has stopped', and a FC.
Flashing the ASOP camera again works perfectly, but I prefer the moto one, if it is possible to get it working?

@dhacker29 created a flashable zip to replace CM camera with the stock one, but its not in the CM11 OP so I have uploaded it to mega
https://mega.co.nz/#!7VBRhQSB!ANqt4QUScgdUsdzZQnc0HWQVKOpm9dK7Yk5r5Oey_vQ
I have flashed it on most ROMs and had no issue, but as always, do a backup just incase
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plewis1981 said:
@dhacker29 created a flashable zip to replace CM camera with the stock one, but its not in the CM11 OP so I have uploaded it to mega
I have flashed it on most ROMs and had no issue, but as always, do a backup just incase
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Cheers for the share, plewis1981 ~ it worked perfectly!
And thank you dhacker29 for making it!

Yeah this one works perfectly, except for the slow-mo video mode, why doesnt seem to work at all.

Would love to know that too, I use the slow mo feature and on custom roms it does not work
Any ideas anyone ?