Galaxy s7's front camera blurry - Samsung Galaxy S7 Questions and Answers

Just received my galaxy s7. Front facing camera is blurry like hell. Its much inferior than galaxy s6 and my oneplus one. Definitely something wrong with this. No smudges on lens too. Not a faulty device too as i have seen so many posts about this issue. How can we escalate this issue to samsung? And i youtube i can see lot of very good quality front facing videos. Worried [emoji26]
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Pls share a pic of the front cam.
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This is my hair. Not from too close.
Too much out of focus. My 80$ mobile taking better front facing images . Really worried
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gnan10 said:
This is my hair. Not from too close.
Too much out of focus. My 80$ mobile taking better front facing images . Really worried
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I got my S7 yesterday. Read your thread and took my first picture. Looks fine to me.

stealth2920 said:
I got my S7 yesterday. Read your thread and took my first picture. Looks fine to me.
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Can everyone post their model, build date/location, HW rev, and FW version into this thread http://forum.xda-developers.com/galaxy-s7/how-to/facing-camera-focus-issue-post-build-t3365536

got my s7 edge last week and also recognized the blurry front cam quality. thats quite disappointing, cause my old iphone 5s with its 1.2MP front camera takes pictures with visible single hairs..... CAM FW is I05LLIA00CM.

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I got my S7 yesterday. Read your thread and took my first picture. Looks fine to me.
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Are you talking about front facing camera?
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Is there anyway to escalate this issue to samsung?
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As per my observation. A software fix will do the job. Focusing is fine for background objects (unintended areas)
And details are also very good. While i am trying to take a selfie there are no details much. Now i have tried taking along with my hand (i just put my hand in front of my face) in this case my face got focused with good details and my hand went into out of focus. This must be treating background as forground and vice-versa. This is just my observation.
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lars1989 said:
got my s7 edge last week and also recognized the blurry front cam quality. thats quite disappointing, cause my old iphone 5s with its 1.2MP front camera takes pictures with visible single hairs..... CAM FW is I05LLIA00CM.
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Mind posting your info along with build date/location and HW rev into this thread? http://forum.xda-developers.com/galaxy-s7/how-to/facing-camera-focus-issue-post-build-t3365536
Thanks in advance.

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Mind posting your info along with build date/location and HW rev into this thread? http://forum.xda-developers.com/galaxy-s7/how-to/facing-camera-focus-issue-post-build-t3365536
Thanks in advance.
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I am running the nougat beta on the Sprint s7 and it's no use man. It's early December and they haven't fixed it
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Is there anyway to escalate this issue to samsung?
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They still haven't fixed it

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Post Your best photos.

I open this post with the purpose of sharing the photos taken by our dear Note. If you have any tips on how to enhance photos, welcome.
Discuss where you took the picture and if they use a special app. Thanks
Taken in Akumal (Mexico)
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you took that picture? where is the safary. dude
Guys plz also post the camera application used for taking photographs
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kazutoaoi said:
you took that picture? where is the safary. dude
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No just feeding my pat. Whaha no i google it. Joke i do not have a lion in my back yard
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Kashmir India.
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Doc, are these panaromic photos? What app did you use?
Mumbai, India : ) using Ucam for tablet.
Apurva
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Doc, are these panaromic photos? What app did you use?
Apurva
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Yes panaromic pic with.stock camera appl.
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App: Stock
Location: Sliema, Malta
My note is my companion during every flight!
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Location: Polish Beskidy mountains
App: Stock Sammy TW Camera app
Guys, this thread also made me ask you all one question - do you have any good replacement app for stock Samsung camera? I moved to AOSP Asylum ROM and I'm loving every bit of it, apart from the camera app, which just sucks. Tried Camera Zoom FX and three more, but none seems to be as good as the stock one from Samsung - it makes me very sad, since this may be the only reason for returning to TW-based roms, which I want to avoid. As you can see with my pictures, our Notes can perform brilliantly when taking makro shots - for that I need "touch-to-focus", which works for me only on Samsung stock camera app.. Damn it!
http://youtu.be/65qUeET3Ql0?hd=1
Not a photo.. but i filmed this with my Note this night..
roshi87 said:
Location: Polish Beskidy mountains
App: Stock Sammy TW Camera app
Guys, this thread also made me ask you all one question - do you have any good replacement app for stock Samsung camera? I moved to AOSP Asylum ROM and I'm loving every bit of it, apart from the camera app, which just sucks. Tried Camera Zoom FX and three more, but none seems to be as good as the stock one from Samsung - it makes me very sad, since this may be the only reason for returning to TW-based roms, which I want to avoid. As you can see with my pictures, our Notes can perform brilliantly when taking makro shots - for that I need "touch-to-focus", which works for me only on Samsung stock camera app.. Damn it!
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You can try ucam or lg cam pro.
All of these are taken using Instagram (with and without filters).
Can't be bothered opening my Gallery right now.
Sorry for the long post, as you can see, I take a lot of photos with my Note
All photos are from the Philippines. These are just some of the beautiful places and things you can see. I've heard pretty bad things about the Philippines watching international and US news channels and how our country and people are portrayed in movies. I'll have everyone know that not everything is bad here.
Centris Walk
Jogging trail in the University of the Philippines
Another path along the jogging trail
Getting ready for a half-marathon -- it was really rainy during the run
Our golden retriever
"Banchetto" -- a street food bazaar every Friday night
The Galaxy Note reflected on shades
UP-Ayala Land Technohub
Dagupan, Pangasinan
Onboard
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apurvapatel said:
Doc, are these panaromic photos? What app did you use?
Mumbai, India : ) using Ucam for tablet.
Apurva
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Hi
where in Mumbai this
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where in Mumbai this
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Wardhaman Fantasy at Mira bhayander Road. Lat 19.2888889312 Lon 72.86666870117

[DISCUSSION] Post your best Camera Shots

Post your best camera shots you have taken with your Xperia L. Also mention the camera settings you were using. And to also mention that please mention your build no because camera quality has improved after update provided by Sony. Also avoid editing them
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Here is mine- Clicked with no special settings and after firmware update.
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Captured these with no effects but used Camera JB+ app because of the auto-focus problem in original Sony camera app!(Any fix for it?)
Not much of a photo but still i think they're pretty good
My best shot
my dog
Hi here is mine with no effect.
My pics are not beautiful. I think i have a problèmes with autofocus...
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Here's mine.
Sent From Xperia L (C2105)
I'm on build 1.36
HDR on
HDR off
Outdoor
Indoor
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This was mine..
Setting:
5MP Resolution
No Flash
White Balance : Cloudy
Metering: Spot
Image Stabilizer ON
Single Auto Focus
First one is HDR OFF.. Second one is HDR ON.. I'm really confused with the result.. T.T
Hi!
All is on automatic. No HDR
I used "touch focus" and WB was on "day light". The flash was on too, but it's not visible.
Hi
Some mine shots, always auto and sometimes HDR.
Last one is mine cats pud :3
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I bet after seeing our pics, nobody will ever dare to say that camera of XL sucks! It is awesome. Some of the pics you guys have posted are just simply amazing!
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I bet after seeing our pics, nobody will ever dare to say that camera of XL sucks! It is awesome. Some of the pics you guys have posted are just simply amazing!
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ppl say camera of XL sucks because of its bad video quality
pics taken by XL is good but video recorded by XL is bad
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ppl say camera of XL sucks because of its bad video quality
pics taken by XL is good but video recorded by XL is bad
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Pictures are amazing but video quality is average. Not bad but not good too. I think a custom ROM will fix this
Camera is not the best. Slidepanorama poor and verry tricky. but HDR is great.
Here is one good picture.
HDR On
problem!!
hi..am using d indian version of xperia l..camera is not what i expectd it 2 be..indoor pics..potr8ts or macros come out to be fine though..bt landscp pics r disastr..hv tried hdr mode lndscp mode..still cant get good pic..plz tell me wat is d best settngs for shootng landscp imgs? de r coming out to b noisy
I am on vengeance kernel. No special settings
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This is mine and I don't remember having any special settings, except for the HDR maybe.
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This is mine and I don't remember having any special settings, except for the HDR maybe.
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Really awesome bro. You are sure you clicked this with xperia L?
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[Q] Camera Performance

Hey, M8 owners. I'm a note 3 owner looking at the M8. I came from the M7 but sold it mostly due to the camera performance and lack of expandable storage. The latter has been addressed and from I've read the camera has improved as well. However, I wanted to get the opinions of actual owners about the quality of photos taken with the M8. I'm especially interested in hearing opinions from those that frequently photograph their kids. So, please chime in with your experience.
TIA!
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Hey, M8 owners. I'm a note 3 owner looking at the M8. I came from the M7 but sold it mostly due to the camera performance and lack of expandable storage. The latter has been addressed and from I've read the camera has improved as well. However, I wanted to get the opinions of actual owners about the quality of photos taken with the M8. I'm especially interested in hearing opinions from those that frequently photograph their kids. So, please chime in with your experience.
TIA!
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I came from the Note 3 and really the only thing that I miss is the camera. While the M8 camera has some cool gimmicks, the note 3 really took great photos. That said, the build quality and everything else about the phone I love - even with a smaller screen. I haven't looked back and the camera is sufficient enough for everyday use.
hope this helps.
logie said:
I came from the Note 3 and really the only thing that I miss is the camera. While the M8 camera has some cool gimmicks, the note 3 really took great photos. That said, the build quality and everything else about the phone I love - even with a smaller screen. I haven't looked back and the camera is sufficient enough for everyday use.
hope this helps.
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Thanks for the response. It's a little discouraging, but I think I'll hit up a Verizon store with my daughter tomorrow and do some thorough testing of the camera. It sounds like some of the auto settings are less than ideal but that a few manual adjustments can really improve performance.
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Taken in mid air. Did I spam the shutter button.... Yes. Got some blurry ones too. But for kids and everyday photography, its excellent
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I own both devices and have to say that the Note 3 takes better pictures as far as I am concerned. What I will say is that I have a main line and a business line and the M8 is the phone I choose to be on the main line. Here is an example of pictures from both:
N3:
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justin94 said:
Taken in mid air. Did I spam the shutter button.... Yes. Got some blurry ones too. But for kids and everyday photography, its excellent
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Did you mean to attach an image?
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Did you mean to attach an image?
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Whoops. Sorry about that
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Whoops. Sorry about that
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Cool, thanks. Looks good. I played with the M8 today. My daughter wasn't up to going to Verizon with me, but I think I got a good feel for the camera. Shutter speeds are fast and shot to shot tines were impressive. By no means am I a highly skilled photographer, I just want to be able to capture decent shots of my kids. I think I'll try to pick one up and give it a go. Thanks everyone for the feedback.
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Here's two I took over the weekend. If someone wouldn't mind sharing their manual settings I would appreciate that. I just used HDR. These images on my desktop PC background are blurry and pixelated but look good enough for mobile viewing.
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has anyone compared the Google camera to the stock camera
can the Google camera access the same functions ?

Rear camera auto focus

I can't get the rear camera to focus. All I see is blurred
Yes I removed the plastic from the camera. Any one experience this? Thanks
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Terrible
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I was taking some photos last night, and had quite a bit of difficulty trying to focus the image especially with the flash. Other people were taking photos to and the edge took very poor images when both flashes were active. I have upgraded from a galaxy S4 and noticed that it takes some time to process and focus the image is there can be many moving focal points.
Yeah its a hit or miss on the focus. At least in my phone. I could only get it to focus twice out of many tries. Those two focuses took pretty pictures thou. But that's unacceptable. The reason I'm asking is because it could be this phone. I hope we get more responses of people experience with the camera.
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I have no problem with mines. It works great and i even focus on my jeans and could see all the stitching.
Try to clear the camera data.
drag the camera icon to app info. Then clear data and clear cache.
I had to do this on another phone long time ago.
Thank you xile6, I've already clear data and cache several times. Yes if I but my finger close to lens I can make up my finger print, looks nice but when I try to focus on a object about 5 feet away, it doesn't focus.
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Here's another example
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LaloHigh said:
Thank you xile6, I've already clear data and cache several times. Yes if I but my finger close to lens I can make up my finger print, looks nice but when I try to focus on a object about 5 feet away, it doesn't focus.
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hmm
That is very weird. Mines is fine i can focus just fine on everything.
You do have it on auto mode? see if changing it to a different mode helps out.
I wish you the best and hope its not a hardware problem
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hmm
That is very weird. Mines is fine i can focus just fine on everything.
You do have it on auto mode? see if changing it to a different mode helps out.
I wish you the best and hope its not a hardware problem
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My camera is fine too... Don't seemt o have any issues. Check your setting, maybe you have selective focus on?
Thank you all, I think it's a hardware problem. I've checked all the modes and it's the same thing. I've performed a factory reset and it's the same. Going to have to pay a visit to the store tomorrow.
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Confirmed, defective phone. They replaced the phone with another new one and this one know focus and takes very nice pictures. The lady didn't even hesitate to swap it. Maybe they had another return with the same issue. Thank you all for the feedback.
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LaloHigh said:
Confirmed, defective phone. They replaced the phone with another new one and this one know focus and takes very nice pictures. The lady didn't even hesitate to swap it. Maybe they had another return with the same issue. Thank you all for the feedback.
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Thats good you got it return. Glad they had more in stock for the return.
I sure hope its not alot of them that have this problem. I remember the HTC One M7 had purple tint in low light. It would happen months after having the phone.
I hink this is a samsung issue. My gear 2 got stuck in micro mode and had to be replaced too.
I can defently tell you that I bought a defective phone. They replaced it and the camera came from bad to super nice .
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Glad I'm not alone with focusing problems...
Here is my topic : Note 4 camera won't lock focus + blurry edges on pictures with far focus
Best regards,
Chris.
Sounds like a Samsung problem. My wife is on her second Note Edge with a focus problem. It focuses when you shake the camera. AT&T had told me twice that it's a software problem. Apparently they think we are idiots.
They won't warranty the second phone even though it's only 7 days old because the we bought her first phone 31 days ago.... 1 day past the 30 day warranty. I hate the crooks at AT&T.
Mine has this problem intermittently. When i close out and go back in it seams to focus
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I think the selected SD card may cause the focus delaying. i selected device option and the focus instantly enabled. anyone can experiment the location selection whoever has microsd inserted?
I don't have an SD card in mine so it goes straight to the internal storage

Samsung Galaxy S7 Low Light Test

Hi guys,
Got my hands on a European S7 for a day or two, I won't go into details but here are some low light camera shots.
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Much appreciated. Do they look over exposed to you? Is it the best camera you've ever used?
I've ordered but am not excited, my nexus 6p is doing just fine
And finally, are we Europeans getting the EXYNOS?
lawtq said:
Much appreciated. Do they look over exposed to you? Is it the best camera you've ever used?
I've ordered but am not excited, my nexus 6p is doing just fine
And finally, are we Europeans getting the EXYNOS?
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I think this is Exynos but I cannot be certain. Any application I use to check the specs comes back as "Processor Unknown"
In regards to the pictures, all I can say is the first few were taken in extremely dark environments and whilst I was pleased with the results when viewing on screen, when enlarged they are not fantastic.
HOWEVER I don't think I have ever used a camera on a smartphone as good as this in low light. In normal lighting conditions, the 6S Plus (my daily driver) seems better but this is without extensive testing, the S7 really shines in low light situations.
It's as great camera and I doubt anybody will have any issues with its performance.
In regards to the S7 itself, there is the occasional lag on the operating system however all in all it builds on last year and it's much smoother.
I've owned every Galaxy S device, and by far this is the best generation but anybody coming from an S6 will struggle to be excited. It's certainly not as fluid as a 6P, which I have owned too.
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Was this with flash enabled?
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Was this with flash enabled?
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Yes, on all of them.
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Yes, on all of them.
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Then what was the entire point of this thread if you had the flash on. Smh
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I would think because that is how most people actually take pictures when it is dark... So it is a real world test, not some theoretical/lab nonsense.
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Really for a low light test you really shouldn't be using the flash lol.
Maybe so, but pretty much everyone I know leaves the settings all on auto, which usually uses the flash when it's dark.
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Maybe so, but pretty much everyone I know leaves the settings all on auto, which usually uses the flash when it's dark.
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It's all good bro. I'm just messing with you.
I just said that as the title suggests low light test, meaning not even the flash.
Hello
Some of my low light pictures taken with SM-G935F
I think the photo are very good. Of course you use flash light in this condition.
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I think the photo are very good. Of course you use flash light in this condition.
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If you use the flash which we all know is a light source then how can you test how the camera performs in low light?
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