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[Q] Arrive front camera

If u had a front camera from a titan can you put it in the arrive?? I only ask because my rom comes with front cam driver and i want to put it to use

That would be a very interesting and cool project. I'd love to see pics if you decide to try but I'd have to guess the different hardware would make it impossible for a regular Joe.

My assumption is that there aren't any contacts to attach the camera.....but I haven't studied the phone motherboard.
That being said, you could probably install a second camera on the same circuits as the rear camera and have some sort of manual switch......tricky surgery on your phone, but not out of the realm of possibility for someone who can solder.

A front camera, a removable micro-sd, and a 4.7" screen, which comes the last, are all what I wanted. Now maybe the gyro sensor to make it the perfect blend. We sprint SERO, so stuck.

[Q] Moto G front camera.

Hey, I have a Moto G XT1033. Running 4.4.4.
The only problem I am facing is with the front camera. In bright light the camera's quality is hood. But as soon as I am indoors/in slightly low light, the colours fade. Like, they literally fade. Its all black and white. When I move the phone around I can see some light on my face/subject as if its a bad LCD. I don't think this has got something to do with the camera itself but rather the software. Because in proper lighting, it's excellent.
So, should I use another camera application? I am currently using the Google Camera and the stock one.
Or is this a problem on everyone's phone?
Waiting for help.

drag00n619 said:
Hey, I have a Moto G XT1033. Running 4.4.4.
The only problem I am facing is with the front camera. In bright light the camera's quality is hood. But as soon as I am indoors/in slightly low light, the colours fade. Like, they literally fade. Its all black and white. When I move the phone around I can see some light on my face/subject as if its a bad LCD. I don't think this has got something to do with the camera itself but rather the software. Because in proper lighting, it's excellent.
So, should I use another camera application? I am currently using the Google Camera and the stock one.
Or is this a problem on everyone's phone?
Waiting for help.
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Same here, but as i remember when you take the photo the colours return to how it should be.

NextGenGTR said:
Same here, but as i remember when you take the photo the colours return to how it should be.
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Yes, they returned to some extent when my phone was on 4.4.2. On 4.4.4 it's worse.

[Q] Front cam is very noisy and purple

So I searched the forums and looked up few threads and saw a couple people complaning about noisy cams and pink spots. But didn't see anyone with a purple front cam problem and couldn't find examples. My problem is with my front cam it is normally a little bit grainy and not so good but I am not complaining. But when I cover the lens with my finger it is bad, really bad. I mean look at it, is this supposed to be black ? Now I am thinking it is not a software problem because my back cam does not have this. So I think this is a hardware thingy. My question is, is this how the front cam works or is it a defect ? Can you guys please post some front cam photos with lens covered?

I have the same problem and idk how to fix that problem, i tried manual and superior mode and same problem :/

dontbelive said:
I have the same problem and idk how to fix that problem, i tried manual and superior mode and same problem :/
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Do you also have it only in your front cam or do you have the problem in both back and front cams ? Can you post a pic from your front cam while your lens is covered ? Because I am starting to think that this is the way front cam supposed works. If we can see pics from some other Z3's, we can conculede.

Bia Themis said:
Do you also have it only in your front cam or do you have the problem in both back and front cams ? Can you post a pic from your front cam while your lens is covered ? Because I am starting to think that this is the way front cam supposed works. If we can see pics from some other Z3's, we can conculede.
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The purple one the brightest one is the front cam the other is the back cam

secondary camera

guys,dial *#*#1597#*#* and switch to the second camera...click the photo,check the resolution.. isn't it 2592x1940 (5mp) ... it's strange because the secondary camera is of 20mp and I am getting 5mp.

Mine is 3456x4608
Edit: sorry, I did not switch to the second camera, how do I do that?

rmaathuis said:
Mine is 3456x4608
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switch to lens BACK(2). double tap to switch the camera.

Ok, did that and indeed it's 2592x1940
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rmaathuis said:
Ok, did that and indeed it's 2592x1940
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okay... isn't the secondary camera of 20mp..why does it click photos in 5mp???oneplus ?

Yep the same. Pretty weird. But the image doesn't look like 5 MP though

Wow this is some major scoop! You're indeed right, also to support your findings, the OP6 brother, the OPPO R15, has the same primary 16MP IMX519 sensor and a 5MP secondary sensors only for depth informations.
This could be a camera-gate beginning for OP! It needs deeper investigation

zonzo3 said:
Wow this is some major scoop! You're indeed right, also to support your findings, the OP6 brother, the OPPO R15, has the same primary 16MP IMX519 sensor and a 5MP secondary sensors only for depth informations.
This could be a camera-gate beginning for OP! It needs deeper investigation
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that can't be a co-incidence. i am gonna post about this in oneplus forum. let everyone know about this.

For me the primary camera is at 15.9MP and the portrait camera is at 14.2MP.
Correction: The photos made with primary camera are at 15.9 and the portrait mode ones are at 14.2MP.

neohq said:
For me the primary camera is at 15.9MP and the portrait camera is at 14.2MP.
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you mean portrait photos??the resolution is 15.9 mp for portrait photos too.

The portrait photo is also made with the primary camera, helped by the secondary camera.
If I cover the secondary camera I see a message on screen and bokeh effect is gone.
@aneesh12 Yes, I meant the photos.

neohq said:
The portrait photo is also made with the primary camera, helped by the secondary camera.
If I cover the secondary camera I see a message on screen and bokeh effect is gone.
@aneesh12 Yes, I meant the photos.
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yeah... that's how all the process works. but you said the portrait photos are 14.2mp for you which is not the same for me...i am getting 15.9mp photos. i am sorry if i got you wrong again

Another thing, the pictures taken with the secondary camera capture so much more light when shooting in really (really) dark places. Try it and let me know.
I think maybe it's the same secondary sensor used in the OP5T, the Sony IMX 376k, which is a 20MP sensor that via software does a pixel interpolation to "create" bigger pixels and capture more light.
However it's a cheap move to use this sensor only for depth informations

zonzo3 said:
Another thing, the pictures taken with the secondary camera capture so much more light when shooting in really (really) dark places. Try it and let me know.
I think maybe it's the same secondary sensor used in the OP5T, the Sony IMX 376k, which is a 20MP sensor that via software does a pixel interpolation to "create" bigger pixels and capture more light.
However it's a cheap move to use this sensor only for depth informations
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I'll try the second camera on op5t nd will see the resolution.

guys, what's the use of second camera anyways??? I've covered the second lens,still the photos came out as same as when the lens wasn't covered.

@aneesh12
For the depth of field effect/bokeh, portrait photos.

neohq said:
@aneesh12
For the depth of field effect/bokeh, portrait photos.
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they could have gone for 5mp depth sensing camera then. why to waste 20mp for that. oneplus 5's camera was very well implemented. that optical zoom was actually useful and handy.

aneesh12 said:
guys, what's the use of second camera anyways??? I've covered the second lens,still the photos came out as same as when the lens wasn't covered.
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You have to double tap to change camera then you will see camera(2) instead of camera(0)

vitotteng said:
You have to double tap to change camera then you will see camera(2) instead of camera(0)
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that is exactly what i said in the 3rd post. you didn't get what i said.

Could it be due to a software config, like using pixel binning to increase sensitivity in the dark?

Camera not focusing properly

Hi all,
several days ago I noticed that the camera of my Mate 9 (MHA-L09C432) is not focusing.
Then I saw at this this thread that the camera module could be shifted.
Because the focus is working in properly in b/w mode I gave it a try.
Today I disassembled my phone (which was not easy) and saw that the bottom part of the dual camera module was slipped out of the fixture for 1-2mm.
After correcting this problem, cleaning the lenses and reassembling the phone I am now able to focus on objects in a range of about 1m again. But if the camera is not parallel to the object it is very difficult to focus...
But the main problem is, that i am not able to focus on an object which is more than 1m away... The object is always blurry and when i choose manual focus I am already on the maximum of the focus range...
In b/w mode everything works perfectly fine!
I cant see any impurities on the color-lens...
Does anybody have similar issues? What could be done to solve this problem? Could a new camera module solve this problem?
Thank you for any help in advance!

I fixed this problem by replacing the entire camera module.
I tried several things but only this solved the problem...

I do have the same problem exactly

So you probably have to replace your camera module...
The Mate 9 is not so easy to open up...

htcdesire-hd said:
So you probably have to replace your camera module...
The Mate 9 is not so easy to open up...
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I replaced camera module, and it worked for a few days then the same issue returned. It will focus close up (-+ 1m distance) but far distance 3m to infinity will be out of focus. I can get the camera to refocus correctly (sometimes!) by sharply slapping the phone display face down onto the palm of my hand. It only works face down.
This happens with origin camera lens and replacement lens I installed.
I guess my only solution to have a working color camera on a phone is to buy a new phone that isn't made by Huawei, as a search of Internet suggests it isn't just Mate9 model that has this problem??

palatkik said:
I replaced camera module, and it worked for a few days then the same issue returned. It will focus close up (-+ 1m distance) but far distance 3m to infinity will be out of focus. I can get the camera to refocus correctly (sometimes!) by sharply slapping the phone display face down onto the palm of my hand. It only works face down.
This happens with origin camera lens and replacement lens I installed.
I guess my only solution to have a working color camera on a phone is to buy a new phone that isn't made by Huawei, as a search of Internet suggests it isn't just Mate9 model that has this problem??
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Sounds like your camera is slipping inside the bracket... I revented this problem by pressing the camera module in place and carefully fixing it with hot glue... Don't block the autofocus or the lens with hot glue. Only a very thin layer from the edge of the camera case to the bracket is required.

htcdesire-hd said:
Sounds like your camera is slipping inside the bracket... I revented this problem by pressing the camera module in place and carefully fixing it with hot glue... Don't block the autofocus or the lens with hot glue. Only a very thin layer from the edge of the camera case to the bracket is required.
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Thanks for feedback, I will try again to install the camera more securely.

htcdesire-hd said:
Sounds like your camera is slipping inside the bracket... I revented this problem by pressing the camera module in place and carefully fixing it with hot glue... Don't block the autofocus or the lens with hot glue. Only a very thin layer from the edge of the camera case to the bracket is required.
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I tried fixing the camera in the 'bracket' as you say - by glueing it down. Its just a space on the board it fits into, so I'm not sure about any bracket. I have now tried it with two camera modules (the original and a replacement I bought). Both cameras give the same unfocused result on anything more than 1-2 m away. Strangely on scenic shots some parts of the shot are in focus whilst most of the scene is out of focus. The front camera and monochrome camera are OK. The aperture option on the color camera doesn't work at all, if I try and edit depth of field after taking photo it has no effect. There's also a setting in the camera app to restore defaults, which has no effect also.