Hi all, I've been searching around but can't find anyone else having this problem. I only got the phone a few days ago, and the first time I tried to take a photo in mixed lighting conditions I thought I was doing something wrong, as it was metering really badly and the shot just looked all hazy. Then I tried again and again and every time it would just give me a hazy image. I tried taking my case off the back, no change. I compared shots to my wife's Galaxy S4 in the same scenario and her's were miles beyond mine in terms of quality, they metered perfectly. I'm beginning to think the phone is a lemon, but I'm wondering if anyone has any ideas. I've tried stock software as well as a root, and both give me the same issue. As I'm a new user I can't post a link but I'll try and work out how to show you all what's happening (you could try searching photobucket for user mattrico, then it's the first image of the lot - the kitchen picture).
Anyway, this is the icing on the cake because I have already been having issues with hotspot (it's not installed on this phone) and data roaming (can't find that either), I bought the phone from the USA and I live in Australia so I've already gone through issues of getting here and the extra cost, I really don't want to send it back but I'm thinking I have no other option.
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Had it about a week now, camera initially worked but pictures were very poor. Now all I get is a grainy screen when in camera and video mode, no picture at all, nothing, all black, doesn't matter which mode of brightness, night, day, auto all is black, unless I switch to negative and then the screen goes white!
Done soft and hard resets, tried all variations of settings, does this mean my camera is completly ....dead?
Any advice welcome.
LOTS of posts on this subject in these forums...take a look.
Anton.Valleyman said:
LOTS of posts on this subject in these forums...take a look.
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Funnily enough searched loads and found gripes about poor quality pictures, grainey pics, etc. etc. but nothing regarding NO PICTURES.
In fact searching the net on the subject brought me here to these boards. So thanks for the advice, but you might have been more helpful?
Most people here will know I'm always helpful if I can be, though at the time I posted that I'd just read about 10 posts that had ALL been answered before. I was a bit miffed.
Sorry I tarred you with the same brush...repeat or lazy posting is my pet hate on here.
If you've had the camera for only a week and the camera doesn't work, even when you return all the settings to default, and have tried hard / soft resets, I'd send it back to o2 and get a replacement. Hard resets should mean default settings, and mine worked fine after the last reset I did. I presume you're using the o2 launch rom 1.10?
Cheers and soz
Ant
Bought new and boxed on ebay, but no warrenty
However, camera now working fine
Why don't I have a gold star? I donated bigtime!!!
For some reasons, my 8525 camera's pictures have been looking faded. I've tried resetting everything, but still not better. It's almost like the autobalance is messed up or something. Can someone take a look at this picture and give me a suggestion or something? I'm a realtor so I use my camera on my phone alot.
looks better then what my cam give
was it always like this or did it start out better
commen that cmos cams that pda's and phones and webcams use
are light sensetiv == easy to get overexposed and
grainy when under exposed
Started out way better. Never had a problem then all of a sudden all the pictures look dull. Just can't figure it out.
Thanks for the help Mike. Would a ROM upgrade do the same thing as a hard reset? I've held off on upgrading to the latest because honestly everything has worked fine on my phone since I've had it. But it upgrading will do the same thing, then I might go ahead and do it.
I bought a Samsung Galaxy S3 on Monday at my local Verizon store. Everything has been working great, but I hadn't really gotten a chance to play with it till last night as far as video is concerned. I downloaded Netflix and started watching a show. I noticed some dark areas on the screen. It was four very noticeable spots. I ignored it at first, but after a minute or two it started to annoy me. I decided to try a different show, and then I tried Youtube. The same spots were still there. You cannot see these spots unless the background is very dark.
Is this a common problem? Do I need to take this phone back and exchange it? If I do, are they going to tell me I am out of luck, or charge me to replace it? I have been on Sprint, so I am unfamiliar with how Verizon works. I know I can exchange it for a different phone for $36 if worse comes to worse, but I really like the S3.
And just for reference, the phone has not even been so much as set down without the utmost care(I also have an expensive case on it). I wanted to make sure I did not break it before the exchange policy was up, in case I did not like it and needed to change it out.
It is amoled technology. Google amoled ink spots, its a common occurence with amoled screens. So there is nothing wrong with your phone.
yeah i noticed it too, only happens in netflix when going black in between show transitions.
No biggie, only visible in the dark on black screens.
So I jsut updated my google camera app yesterday and was eager to try any new features and test the camera, when all of a sudden I noticed that there is a dark blemish right in the middle of the screen. I am 100% sure it wasnt there when i bought it, as I did tested it extensively. At first I thought that it was actually a screen defect or that there is a smudge on the lenses.
It appears on every photo, HDR or not. It is best visible on light background. You can check the attached test photo i did.
I am not a huge photography fan, but it does bother me alot knowing that my brand new 2 months old nexus defected. Its rooted ofcourse, so there is no guarantee.
I read somewhere that this is caused by a dust particle inside the camera lenses.
So I just wanted to know whether someone else is suffering from that exact same issue. And if there is an easy way to cope with that problem, e.g. disassembling the lense or forcing air into it :silly:
So, yes, any opinions would be welcome.
Thanks guys
p.s. Also, if anyone else had experienced it, Im curious what case (if any) had they been using? lol I actually noticed the problem after removing and inserting my N5 back into my spigen neo hybrid a couple of times, which is actually quite a challenge. So Im wondering whether that hasnt something to do with it
I wouldn't advise you to open the device up yourself.. You will surely loose warranty if you mess up.
If you think it's a hardware issue then Flash the factory images from Google to return to stock
, reset the tamper flag, lock the bootloader and send it in..
Sent from my Nexus 5 using Tapatalk
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So I jsut updated my google camera app yesterday and was eager to try any new features and test the camera, when all of a sudden I noticed that there is a dark blemish right in the middle of the screen. I am 100% sure it wasnt there when i bought it, as I did tested it extensively. At first I thought that it was actually a screen defect or that there is a smudge on the lenses.
It appears on every photo, HDR or not. It is best visible on light background. You can check the attached test photo i did.
I am not a huge photography fan, but it does bother me alot knowing that my brand new 2 months old nexus defected. Its rooted ofcourse, so there is no guarantee.
I read somewhere that this is caused by a dust particle inside the camera lenses.
So I just wanted to know whether someone else is suffering from that exact same issue. And if there is an easy way to cope with that problem, e.g. disassembling the lense or forcing air into it :silly:
So, yes, any opinions would be welcome.
Thanks guys
p.s. Also, if anyone else had experienced it, Im curious what case (if any) had they been using? lol I actually noticed the problem after removing and inserting my N5 back into my spigen neo hybrid a couple of times, which is actually quite a challenge. So Im wondering whether that hasnt something to do with it
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Yep, I can confirm the same experience as you! Only appeared yesterday! I have the Rev11 Hardware.
A bit of googling did reveal others with the same issue...
I have tried a can of compressed air, tapping phone...No joy, it's still there...
I have also tried different camera apps to confirm. Interestingly it was post updating the google camera app too. (but i do not believe this too be the root cause, I've had many specs of dust in my DSLRs before and to appears to me to be dust on the rear of the lens or on the sensor!) I would expect these to be sealed on our phones!
RMA, warranty...are looming...any other ideas peeps?
Cheers
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Yep, I can confirm the same experience as you! Only appeared yesterday! I have the Rev11 Hardware.
A bit of googling did reveal others with the same issue...
I have tried a can of compressed air, tapping phone...No joy, it's still there...
I have also tried different camera apps to confirm. Interestingly it was post updating the google camera app too. (but i do not believe this too be the root cause, I've had many specs of dust in my DSLRs before and to appears to me to be dust on the rear of the lens or on the sensor!) I would expect these to be sealed on our phones!
RMA, warranty...are looming...any other ideas peeps?
Cheers
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I tried the tapping trick too - did not work for me either
I'm still contemplating over the idea of reverting to stock, locking the bootloader and sending in my faulty unit. It would probably take a couple of weeks and I don't want to part ways with my N5 for so long. But living with that nasty blemish on my camera is equally frustrating
I'm going to try this.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vioySXQv5Gs&index=141&list=WL
I had this issue a few months back; the image you posted looks identical to the issue I had.
Google covered it under warranty and sent me a new device. They asked me to do a full factory reset to confirm it wasn't software related. The process was pretty smooth: if they do send you a new device, you just send your N5 back once it comes so you're not stuck without a phone for a while or anything. They do put a hold on your credit card for the price of the phone until they get your phone, though.
I had it rooted and everything prior to sending it in, but I unrooted/reset the tamper flag before sending it in (and did a factory reset obviously).
I have the same problem but with Nexus 5x. Not 100% sure was the dark spot in the middle at the beginning or not. Now the device is about a week old.
Hi, was wondering if any of you guys have some experience with this.
I have a N5 (D820) that doesn't seem to get reception, seems like it might be a hardware issue since I have tried everything already.
Anyway, my friend dropped his N5 and broke the display and digitalizer. It still gets calls and everything, he just cant use his screen.
So long story short, he is giving me his broken N5 and I was thinking I can maybe swap the motheboard from his phone to mine.
I've been watching some videos on youtube and its looks fairly easy to dissasemble and assemble again, but I had some doubts with the screen.
I know on other phones (HTC One X) that sometimes switching the screen for a different one, if it is not the very same model, it could cause some issues and the new screen won't work.
Do you guys know if this might be the case with the N5 too? I mean, switching the screen from a D820 into a D821?
EDIT: Scratch that, I think its a D820 as well, so I guess it wont be a problem.
Still, if someone did anything similar to this, suggestions are welcome