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Can you snap photos with s-cover flipped around the back?

On my note 2 I returned s cover because of how annoying it was to take pictures since you had to hold the cover half open to do so. I'm wondering since the case has the opening now if the camera lens peaks through it or not?

Sure can, shows that off here:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-IxYAefSP0o&list=UUO_vmeInQm5Z6dEZ6R5Kk0A&index=3

theraker007 said:
On my note 2 I returned s cover because of how annoying it was to take pictures since you had to hold the cover half open to do so. I'm wondering since the case has the opening now if the camera lens peaks through it or not?
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Was wondering this myself. Check out around 2:10 of this video
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-IxYAefSP0o

Tested it- works.. but not the best option
I have finally got both the phone and cover today. So once i found this topic straight away tried to take a picture.
Here is my opinion: Yes, it can be done! .. but the downsides are:
1. smudges on s-cover glass
2. dust on s-cover glass
3. if photos are taken against sunlight s-covers glass shines and reduces the quality of the photo
All together i wouldn`t recommend to use camera with s-cover flipped to the back

Thanks for the info.
According to the video there is no magnet on the cover.
I thought there is a magnet.
Can anyone confirm?
If it's true then wake up on opening should work on any cover like my Note 2.
Would love if it's officially from samsung not a third party app.

Rear camera distortion

Just noticed that when things are in the top portion of the picture with the camera tilted down slightly things get distorted. It makes heads oblong and alien looking. Wondering if other people have this same issue or if it's just my phone. So it's really a question of whether the phone is being exchanged or returned.
I've attached two pics. When the tv is in the top portion of the pic it looks a lot taller than when it's in the center of the pic. Both pics were taken from the same distance at the same zoom amount.

Did you take the plastic film off the lens that comes from the factory?

s197 said:
Did you take the plastic film off the lens that comes from the factory?
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I was gonna say the same! Although mine lately has not been focusing at all unless i shake it. View is immediately blurry, but up close to something it is fine. Like it is stuck in close up. Shake it and seems good. This is before ROOT and playing around. Any ideas?

s197 said:
Did you take the plastic film off the lens that comes from the factory?
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Did you have a plastic film on your camera? I had one over the fingerprint sensor but if there is one on my camera it's near impossible to detect, I feel like I'm just scratching at the glass although my fingernail is definitely catching on something. I just cant tell if it's the edge of the glass for the camera or a film covering it.

i had the same issue so i boiled my kettle, and held the phone above it after it boiled and let the steam peel the lense sticker.

omgi0wn said:
Did you have a plastic film on your camera? I had one over the fingerprint sensor but if there is one on my camera it's near impossible to detect, I feel like I'm just scratching at the glass although my fingernail is definitely catching on something. I just cant tell if it's the edge of the glass for the camera or a film covering it.
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If you had the plastic on it, you'd know it. It was very noticeable on mine.

droidiac13 said:
If you had the plastic on it, you'd know it. It was very noticeable on mine.
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I really can't tell if it's there, if it is it lines up almost perfectly. It isn't causing me issues for now though so I'm not going to mess with it.

omgi0wn said:
I really can't tell if it's there, if it is it lines up almost perfectly. It isn't causing me issues for now though so I'm not going to mess with it.
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You would notice in the center of the lens. The plastic would have a cut. Once it's off, the lens is perfectly flat across the top.

The plastic was still on, but no change in distortion taking it off. I'm guessing the cutout in the center of the plastic makes it so it doesn't impact photos.

So I tested on my computer monitor and am able to somewhat replicate what is happening in your shots. However, this distortion is natural because you're tilting the camera downwards on its axis. Its called perspective lens distortion and is common to all cameras without a tilt shift lens (a lens that costs several thousand dollars). You should be able to replicate the effect with any camera phone.

Yeah I've noticed distortion in other cameras but it's just not so extreme. On the s6 the distortion makes any pics with the subject on the edge ridiculous and unusable.
I think I've narrowed it down to when the s6 is set up to shoot max resolution at 16:9. When I switch it to 4:3 the distortion is pretty much gone since that distorted area is just cropped out but that reduces it from 16mp to 12mp. Other phone cameras I've had (moto x 2nd gen and s3) crop the other way (max resolution at 4:3 and then crop to get 16:9).
So the s6 presumably has a 16:9 sensor where the others had 4:3. But the extra width is pretty much unusable.
I'm not sure how I feel about this. What's the point of having a 16mp camera if you can only effectively use 12mp?

Any update on this? I was hoping there's a post processing software in Android/Windows/OSX that can compensate for the lens distortion even though it'll reduced the resolution a bit. I have a AT&T Galaxy S6.
I tried DXO Optics Pro 8, and it works very good for shots from my Nikon D7000 to un-alienize the faces, but there are no modules for the Galaxy S6 lens.

Dark blobs in camera?

Sometimes in low indoor lighting I noticed some dark blobs that appear on the camera. They look like rather large particles scattered throughout the frame. I was suspecting maybe dust in the lens but I've seen a similar thing with my friend's Nexus 4 when is directly cast in sunlight - similar to when you look under a microscope and your hair eyelashes are in the way. Another thing I suspect it could be is some interference from the shiny black plastic ring within the camera lens (not the silver ring outside), as it appears to be made of a rough plastic-like material.
Sample (there are many more depending what angle the light is shining): https://www.dropbox.com/s/zm8h9jp3jhdy726/DSC_0476.JPG?dl=0
Has anyone experienced this as well?
Note that the lens/camera module that was replaced by Sony in Taiwan due to the left blur problem. They assured me that the phone was still waterproof. Unfortunately I am no longer in Taiwan so I can't get it repaired. In most situations the blobs are not visible but I do notice them when I'm filming in my room and the camera appears to be trying to pick up more light.

hmm, now that i look at my lens, i it appears there is a spot on the actual camera lens behind the main lens cover. Either dust got in during the lens replacement process, or it somehow got in later. So much for IP68 =/

Can you send it back and get a new device?

Lambo16 said:
Can you send it back and get a new device?
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Nope, I bought it in Taiwan, and am studying overseas now. Perhaps next time I go to Taiwan I will turn it in. It's not a huge problem as none of my outdoor photos seem to have this problem - I only noticed it in videos I filmed in my room indoors with a certain lighting or flare (if you cover the light a bit it's gone, like you have a lens hood). It's not as obvious as previous reports of dust in the Xperia Z lens etc.
I looked into it with a magnifying glass and it does seem like there is at least one speck behind the lens cover.
Maybe there was some dust or paper in my pocket that somehow got in, but I had the phone in a case, and there's a rear protector film I applied that goes around the lens

6045K Dust in Lens

Hi Guys,
The pictures and videos from the rear camera of my 6045K were getting increasingly muddy and lacking in contrast This is a picture taken with the rear camera and this is the same scene taken with the front camera. This is just another example of how bad things got at some point. It turns out there is some kind of dust accumulated on the inside of the protective glass in front of the lens - it may be seen against bright light falling on the lens at certain angle. Since there is no way to open the rear of thee phone and clean I had it clean by a service but it seems that dust is starting to accumulate once again - just a few days after it has been cleaned up. Few days is also how long it took after dust to appear when I first purchased the phone.
My question is - is it just bad design (have you noticed anything like it on your phones) or just a single case and a bad luck? Also, do you know how difficult it is to open the back cover as I am not willing to send my phone to a service for a week every few weeks.
Thank you,
Peter

Dust and a smudge under the camera glass

Out of curiosity, I've been using a flashlight to look into my Huawei's P20 camera just to find out if the camera has OIS ( see this thread: https://forum.xda-developers.com/huawei-p20/help/main-camera-ois-optical-image-t3794794 )
However, I can see some dust scattered around, and a smudge ( like putting your finger on a lens kind of smudge ) in the middle of the lens. This is unacceptable, given the price tag and the "flagship" status of the phone.
The phone is one month, one month and a half old. I'll contact Huawei and ask for a replacement, since it's kind of rubbish to have an almost new phone opened up and repaired.
You can see the issue in the pictures below:
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I'll try to use a magnifier glass when I get back home.

Same/Similar problem
Hey there.
I have same Huawei P20 less than half years old and the rear bottom camera (under the actual glass/lens) dirty, similar like yours on the pictures but different is mine looks like when you have your phone in your pocket for while and get some dirt so not just dots. Can't imagine how is this possible. I cleaning my phone quiet often and the camera got dirty like this. The phone never been dropped or something like that and always kept in chase... I bought mine from carphonewarehouse so I went back and they said they can take it apart and clean it then put it back together under warranty but nothing really else but I don't want a opened up phone...
Did you contact with Huawei? What they said if yes? Or any news/ update since your post?
Thanks.

Same situation here with my P20. Dust started showing at the first 2 weeks of use. Now, after 2 months it's pretty bad. Also there are scratches on my camera glass. I can't believe that they didn't use sapphire glass for the cameras.

Al3xxxinho said:
Out of curiosity, I've been using a flashlight to look into my Huawei's P20 camera just to find out if the camera has OIS ( see this thread: https://forum.xda-developers.com/huawei-p20/help/main-camera-ois-optical-image-t3794794 )
However, I can see some dust scattered around, and a smudge ( like putting your finger on a lens kind of smudge ) in the middle of the lens. This is unacceptable, given the price tag and the "flagship" status of the phone.
The phone is one month, one month and a half old. I'll contact Huawei and ask for a replacement, since it's kind of rubbish to have an almost new phone opened up and repaired.
You can see the issue in the pictures below:
View attachment 4516407 View attachment 4516411 View attachment 4516412
I'll try to use a magnifier glass when I get back home.
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does this actually create issues in photos taken?

Only with the sun was in front of the camera.
Fixed the issue by buying a P20 PRO

It don't solve the problem...
Al3xxxinho said:
Only with the sun was in front of the camera.
Fixed the issue by buying a P20 PRO
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It don't solve the problem... I have a P20 pro for a month already, I got at first the same issue like you but on the front camera, and second, it happened today, a huge black mark on pictures appeared, after check it, it come from the middle rear camera. No water, not dust on this one, but the lens is broken inside...! 600 $ for nothing!