[Q] Camera lens cracked. Need opinions - Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting

Okay, so, I cracked my phones camera lens while at work. Don't know how, don't know when. I just know that it was at work. I'm placing pictures of how it looks and what it looks like to take pictures, below. taking pictures and videos looks foggy and and leave a halo effect on the corner. Also, I don't think it will focus anymore when touching the screen. My question is, what replacement part do I need to get this fixed? I have a NA Nexus 5 (not that this type of problem should matter whether or not it's NA or not) Also, does anyone recommend a place or a link that they have for the replacement part? Thanks for your help.

http://www.etradesupply.com/lg-nexus-5-d820-rear-housing-black.html
That's the part you need. It has the lens embedded in it.
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UPDATED!: Pictures of Captivate Mainboard

So.. after some tinkering (and massaging) I got the back cover off of my Captivate and was able to snap some pics of the innards for your viewing pleasure.
It's very similar to the standard Galaxy S, but some of the chips are laid out a bit differently, also, I apologize for the substandard picture quality, the only thing I have available to take pictures is a Blackberry Storm2 with an led flash.
Update: I've taken some better pictures now, and I've got them uploaded:
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Enjoy!
Update:
Step by Step Teardown
Very cool
That is cool. Wonder how long it will be until we see a complete tear down of the phone
That is (almost) as far as you can go. Theres one more PCB thats actually attached to the screen. Other than that, that main board and the sim/sd card board that sits on top of it are all thats there.
Edit: Here are some better pictures I was able to take this morning, unfortunately EVERY single picture I tried to take of the small Broadcom chip turned out like crap, or you could not see the writing on the chip. I could not read it myself, as the writing on the chip is extremely tiny, and I don't have a magnifying glass.
Teardown Photos
Any way you could do a photo-by-photo instruction for the tear-down? Maybe put some o' dem fancy photo-ma-shop arrows in there?
I suppose I could do that
I just need a few more photos of the "in between" steps to give a better idea of what needs to be disconnected and how to get the back cover off.
And then there's the whole write up thing. -- Question about that, should I do a new "tear down" thread, I'll get a bit more in depth this time as well, I'll get all the chip numbers down (I found a magnifying glass!) so we can better cross reference what hardware we have in comparison to the Galaxy S i9000.
Will probably be a day or two until I can get it up, maybe longer depending on the write up.
Yeah, I'm guessing a tear-down thread would be in order unless there's some way of changing your thread title. Appreciate it.
I spilled a bit of an "adult beverage" on my Captivate last nite. Dang cat... Nothing went wrong w/the phone... save for the power button & the volume rocker... They were a bit... sticky.
I was able to get them cleaned up a bit using a razor blade & some alcohol wipes, but I'd love to be able to fully clean everything by disassembling the phone. I removed the 4 screws in the back beneath the battery cover, but got nowhere...
Can someone confirm if the fm radio chip is there?
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t-readyroc said:
I removed the 4 screws in the back beneath the battery cover, but got nowhere...
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There are actually 6 screws. Two are hidden underneath the sliding latch for the battery door.
isyiwang said:
Can someone confirm if the fm radio chip is there?
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Thats one of the purposes of tearing the phone down, I'm hoping to answer that question, or at least give enough people enough information to find out.
https://fjallfoss.fcc.gov/oetcf/eas...me=N&application_id=200666&fcc_id='A3LSGHI897'
pretty cool u think now that we can tear it down, we can add the front camera too it?
I don't know, it would definitely take someone much more skilled than I to fit the Front camera in.
The layout on the top is a tiny bit different, and it would require some changes to that as well as making space above the screen on the opposite side for the camera.
So, definitely NOT an easy job, if it is even possible.
if you look at that video of the teardown of a galaxy S i9000, it looks like the FFC is part of the rear facing camera module
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lt9XNnjAcBc&feature=player_embedded
at 2:59 in the video the camera is taken out, and at 3:07 she turns it over and you can see the front facing camera - does your rear facing camera look different (except for the obvious, missing that small black square with the FFC)?
if it's not different, except for the missing ft camera, i suspect these are all modular components so sammy could assemble them, as needed, to a customer's specs - which means, if someone can source that correct module w/ffc, and rip the driver and software for it from the i9000, that it'd be possible
The camera is identical, minutes the front facing piece, if course. The connection to the main board is the same as well.
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if you pull it apart again, it'd be nice if you had a magnifier or a camera capable of macro shots so we can definitively identify that gps chipset
The macro on my camera is good, but not that good =)
My magnifying glass, however, shows me that the chip is a BCM4751.
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My research shows that this chip does not do anything with FM radio so that is quite disappointing. Dammit AT&T! Always got gotta crap up a great phone. So now we don't get FM radio and we don't get the FFC.
if its the same camera module minus the FFC, im sure we will find some junk galaxys on ebay for parts soon enough, sum1 will develop a new front for us hopefully, pop in the new camera, get the ROM for it to work, and hope it can work. i am by no way an engineer or anything technically, so im not saying its plausable, just saying it could work if some1 knew how to do it.
NikAmi said:
My research shows that this chip does not do anything with FM radio so that is quite disappointing. Dammit AT&T! Always got gotta crap up a great phone. So now we don't get FM radio and we don't get the FFC.
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This chip is the broadcom gps. He replied to the larryccf question.
So, I hope fm radio is here.
Broadcom BCM4751 is a single-chip GPS receiver used for tracking and navigation, primarily in mobile devices.
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iLoki said:
The macro on my camera is good, but not that good =)
My magnifying glass, however, shows me that the chip is a BCM4751.
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tks - it may be sammy did use a different gps chipset in the captivate
and btw, macro will magnify - take a high res shot, then open on your pc, depending on how hi res, i've had them open the picture in 25 X 22" or so sizes
and you can see mosquito footprints - had an Omega, a high end one that had a serial number on the backside way too small to read even with a 6X magnifier - had to have been laser etched
used a macro shot to read it - no joke
try it some time

[Q] camera lens bubble

Hey guys. After a while of using my Nexus 5, I noticed that when I take pictures there is this bubble on the screen that also gets on the pictures. I ruled out software due to any camera app that I try had the same bubble so I was just wandering if any of you guys know how to fix this?
Just a quick bump
Guys?
either rma it or take it apart and clean the lens.
What can we suggest?? You yourself have ruled out the possibility of a software bug.. So, it's obviously hardware related. You could try blowing air near the camera circle or near the headphone jack...
If you have experience in opening up a device, you could try cleaning it yourself or send it in and let google/LG take care of it...
Seems like I'll try opening it myself. I've already had 2 RMAs don't really want to have to do a third one.

Magnets and photocamera ???

So I have been using on my old galaxy note N7000 one of these 'fisheyes' that you can get online from china for a few dollars. The same thing you can find in the city for like 5x the price.
Anyway this 'fisheye' if you don't know it is a little lens that you can attach, when you need it, to the camera lens of the phone through a magnet. Basically you have a very little metal circle with double sided tape on the lens, where the fisheye will attach through magnetism.
I have tried to apply this to the nexus 5, but I hear some very worrying rattle. What is that? Is that the camera? What relation is between the magnet and the camera? Or maybe just behind the camera (or besides it) is something else like the vibration module?
Anyway, if I shake the phone (hold it from the bottom and shake it diagonally), I hear something moving inside (ticking). Is it normal? What is that? Everything works perfectly, I thought I had messed autofocus but it works normally (it actually works even with the fisheye but while the fisheye is on, something vibrates in a ticky way). By the way, I got the phone like 2 days ago. I like the fisheye is a fun thing for photos and holidays, I can give that up, but this rattle in the phone now is scaring me. Yet the rational part of my brain can't find any reason why a little magnet like the one of the fisheye would damage anything about the phone.
Looks like it may be really the vibration related to this:
https://productforums.google.com/forum/#!topic/nexus/Nfr4WDu-BQw
Anyway some confirmation would be nice. And also to know whether this magnet would make things worse or not. There is a spot where the fisheye can stay attached without provoking any rattle (I keep using this word, I mean something that ticks in a repetitive way don't know if it is enough descriptive), but it would change if I bend the phone in a certain angle.
EDIT::::: now that I think about, the noise by shaking the phone in front and backwards may be the sim card....in fact I cut my standard sim card myself to match the micro sim shape and it was a bit loose. I will check without sim card, but anyway the thing about the magnet and the camera is still an open question I would like to figure out. Why does it produce a vibrating noise and will it damage the camera or not (image stabilizer?)
I hear some rattling when I shake it. Probably nothing to be worried about. I do think it is the SIM card because when I took mine out I couldn't hear anything.
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rogermorse said:
Looks like it may be really the vibration related to this:
https://productforums.google.com/forum/#!topic/nexus/Nfr4WDu-BQw
Anyway some confirmation would be nice. And also to know whether this magnet would make things worse or not. There is a spot where the fisheye can stay attached without provoking any rattle (I keep using this word, I mean something that ticks in a repetitive way don't know if it is enough descriptive), but it would change if I bend the phone in a certain angle.
EDIT::::: now that I think about, the noise by shaking the phone in front and backwards may be the sim card....in fact I cut my standard sim card myself to match the micro sim shape and it was a bit loose. I will check without sim card, but anyway the thing about the magnet and the camera is still an open question I would like to figure out. Why does it produce a vibrating noise and will it damage the camera or not (image stabilizer?)
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First off, do not use any magnets on the Nexus 5. It will damage the image stabilizer. Secondly, the rattling you hear is the image stabilizer. The image stabilizer isn't broken it rattles because it is made to flex.
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OuncE718 said:
First off, do not use any magnets on the Nexus 5. It will damage the image stabilizer. Secondly, the rattling you hear is the image stabilizer. The image stabilizer isn't broken it rattles because it is made to flex.
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So what about all these websites that are saying the camera ring of the nexus 5 is magnetized exactly to host the 3rd party micro lens available on the market??? They all (almost) work with magnets attachments....are they all wrong?
rogermorse said:
So what about all these websites that are saying the camera ring of the nexus 5 is magnetized exactly to host the 3rd party micro lens available on the market??? They all (almost) work with magnets attachments....are they all wrong?
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They're not wrong for trying to make money. Our phone has the OIS (optical image stabilizer) and can/will eventually get ruined if you attach a magnet next to it.
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rogermorse said:
So what about all these websites that are saying the camera ring of the nexus 5 is magnetized exactly to host the 3rd party micro lens available on the market??? They all (almost) work with magnets attachments....are they all wrong?
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The internet is wrong about that one. Take everything you read online with a grain of salt and consider the sources.
If it was a feature of the phone Google would mention it.

[Q] Camera lens of centered

Hi I just got my new Note 5 from T-mobile and I noticed main camera is not dead center unlike my note 3 or other phones I have I went back to the T-mobile store and guys there noticed the same thing and we checked the one on the display none of them were centered actually any body know about this issue store guys did not want to exchange it because they are all like that they said. any body know anything about this issue?
Mine is the same way, went to the store and we looked at the displays... All the same. =/ The guy suggested it might be because it's their first unibody design, which sounds plausible.
Camera lens of centered
Just confirmed with tmo tech that it should dead centered and mine sounds very loose clicking when moving phone around.
I think Samsung made some defective phones again lust like note 4 camera issues.
I believe it is due to the lens stabilization. If you turn the camera lens to face you, then open the camera app, the lens snaps to center, and visibly moves as the phone shakes.
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I believe it is due to the lens stabilization. If you turn the camera lens to face you, then open the camera app, the lens snaps to center, and visibly moves as the phone shakes.
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You sir are absolutely correct! I found this out later last night as well.
Fwiw both mine and my wife's S6 have a lens that moves off center. It doesn't affect pictures or videos in the least.
Mine was recording clicking sound made by camera moving around as phone shake when recording video at tmobile store guys recorded video in storage room where it's very quiet I returned it I don't think I'll buy another note5 or any samsung phone untill they start to make good devices, my wife has the s6+ and does not any issues that I had with the note5.
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Mine was recording clicking sound made by camera moving around as phone shake when recording video at tmobile store guys recorded video in storage room where it's very quiet I returned it I don't think I'll buy another note5 or any samsung phone untill they start to make good devices, my wife has the s6+ and does not any issues that I had with the note5.
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this is ISO the kebs moves when taking pics and stays at its last position.. Go buy an iPhone. With out ios than
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What do you mean by this ISO?. I think you meant to say this is OIS which is moving camera lens assembly yes it should move and wiggle when not in use, when in use it should move to compansate motion and it shouldn't make clicking sound that records in to the video.
Foy your information if I was intrested to iphone I would buy one instead of an android device with or without OIS built-in $800.00 device premium price premium device I expected from samsun.
Don't forget this is a forum that people exchange information bounce ideas between each other.
Don't get nasty and mean.
If I did not share my thoughts than I wouldn't be doing my part in this forum.
senozlu1 said:
What do you mean by this ISO?. I think you meant to say this is OIS which is moving camera lens assembly yes it should move and wiggle when not in use, when in use it should move to compansate motion and it shouldn't make clicking sound that records in to the video.
Foy your information if I was intrested to iphone I would buy one instead of an android device with or without OIS built-in $800.00 device premium price premium device I expected from samsun.
Don't forget this is a forum that people exchange information bounce ideas between each other.
Don't get nasty and mean.
If I did not share my thoughts than I wouldn't be doing my part in this forum.
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I don't understand how your camera lens is making such a clicking noise laud enough to be caught by your mic... If that's the case than that's really something wrong. And peopel are over reacting returning their phone for lensbnot being centered when that's normal if you want recordba video and while spinnign stop recording and you will see how the lens is not straight
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Camera fault? pictures attached.

Hi, I think I have a big problem with camera on my s8+. There's an yellow/white/green dot moving around the screen while taking picture during sunny day. It occurs also when taking pictures of any artificial lights. I've attached a video sample and picture below. Does anyone else experienced that? Should I ask for replacement from EE as I only have just received the device?
https://imgur.com/gallery/b4ugQ
https://imgur.com/gallery/yF23T
https://imgur.com/gallery/nikfA
https://imgur.com/gallery/DwTve
That's a lens flare. Seems like the lighting conditions at that time were causing it.
Just to verify, using artificial light (example, indoors brightly lit), do you have the dot? If not, it is simply lens flare.
If it is present with any light, just get an exchange, perhaps there is a defect in yours that causes the reflection.
side note: do you have any skin/case/whatever that may be adding to the reflections around the cam?
Nope, no skins, no cases. Was hoping that there is a plastic film on the lense, but there isn't. Or maybe there is?
It also happens with artificial lights, pictures below.
It doesn't happen with my Nexus 6p so if it's "just lens flare", like you said, I'm just gonna cancel my contract and wait for Pixel2. I can't accept anything like that from the device worth that much of money.
Pictures:
https://imgur.com/gallery/5ztry
https://imgur.com/gallery/AsZj8
discodestroyer10 said:
Nope, no skins, no cases. Was hoping that there is a plastic film on the lense, but there isn't. Or maybe there is?
It also happens with artificial lights, pictures below.
It doesn't happen with my Nexus 6p so if it's "just lens flare", like you said, I'm just gonna cancel my contract and wait for Pixel2. I can't accept anything like that from the device worth that much of money.
Pictures:
https://imgur.com/gallery/5ztry
https://imgur.com/gallery/AsZj8
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That isn't normal then, get an exchange.
Did you ever resolve this? I have the same problem with my new S8+
It's a reflection of whatever light source is facing the camera mine do3s it to. I will find a pic and post as well
Don't take pics facing light source.

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