Camera problem - Reflection of lights on dark sky - Samsung Galaxy S8+ Questions & Answers

Guys, what happened to my camera? I notice there is reflection of light when i taking photo at night. Please look carefully on the sky, there is reflection of lights.
PS: my camera lens is clean and I didnt use any casing nor protector.
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HDR Mode?
I have noticed the same thing even in some daytime shots. Usually when there is a bright source of light in front of the camera (unfortunately, can't upload from work due to network restrictions). Do you have the HDR mode set to On or Auto?

That's called lense flair. It's cause by the glass on the camera cover.

That's normal on wide lenses. Lenses on dslr comes with Lens hood to prevent flare but all wide lenses has a more or less degree of flare. You should try to use your hand as a lens hood to prevent light from corners to reach the lens. Some photographers use flare as an artistic effect... so just try to compose your photos to avoid marginal strong light and use your hand to block strong light to reach your lens

Helagos said:
I have noticed the same thing even in some daytime shots. Usually when there is a bright source of light in front of the camera (unfortunately, can't upload from work due to network restrictions). Do you have the HDR mode set to On or Auto?
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HDR auto, first noticed this issue.

I've had this issuse on my S7 Edge and on all my S8+ (5 units).
I've also tested my friend's S7 and it also happens.
It's a technology problem not a deffect. Even DSLR suffer from this.
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S7 Edge

username4this said:
I've had this issuse on my S7 Edge and on all my S8+ (5 units).
I've also tested my friend's S7 and it also happens.
It's a technology problem not a deffect. Even DSLR suffer from this.
S8+
S7 Edge
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ok thank for explanation and reviews. :good:

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Skyrocket camera reddish tint in middle of scene.

I've noticed that when using my Skyrocket camera indoors, especially during the day, that there seems to be a slightly reddish hue around the center of the photo. This is noticeable in the display while I'm viewing the scene, and in the final photo. I am using auto white balance. I also notice that when I view a scene under incandescent lights using auto or incandescent w/b, the center has a greenish tint while the surrounding area is slightly reddish.
The following photo of the off white wall was taken in the early afternoon with ambient daylight. I was wondering if others with a Skyrocket have noticed the same thing. I just want to try to figure out if this is a normal condition with this phone before I go back to the AT&T store to demand an exchange. Thanks.
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pfft, quit throwing kool-aid on your wall
but no, i'll check my device a bit later after work and see if i produce the same results
JFizDaWiz said:
pfft, quit throwing kool-aid on your wall
but no, i'll check my device a bit later after work and see if i produce the same results
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That wasn't Kool-Aid, that was wine. Lol.
After doing some experimentation, I have discovered that the light pollution from my LCD TV and my PC monitor in a room with ambient daylight seems to be the culprit here. I am somewhat of a photography buff and understand the effect of different types of light on digital photography, so I tried turning my monitor and TV off, and the reddish tint disappeared. My real cameras don't have this problem, but I guess the camera on this phone isn't quite up to the task of properly adjusting to different light sources at the same time. Anyway, I'll just have to be aware of this whenever I take photos indoors.
I'm still interested in hearing about your results, though. Thanks.
Oops, spoke too soon. I tried it again this morning and got the same red splotch. Maybe the lighting was different earlier. Anyway, I did some more searching leaving "Skyrocket" out and came up with several threads about this in the Galaxy S2, and other forums. Seems to be a common problem with the white balance in a lot of phone cameras, so I guess I'll just live with it.
reddish hue in middle of scene in camera
Sorry to bring up an old post, but I recently purchsed this S2 Skyrocket and have seen the same issues. I was about to call AT&T for an exchange, but could I be safe to say, i just need to adjust white balance?
There has been no other replies so either you and I are the only ones and need an exchange or others are just not replying.
Hope others can chime in.
Thanks!

Camera Artifact

Hi Everyone
I noticed that there's some kind of artifacts in pictures taken by my galaxy s6 ... What's the name of this artifact ... ? Does your s6 camera have this Artifact ? My S6 Sensor is sony imx240 ...
Here are samples :
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does anybody have this issue ? Is that normal or my s6 lens is defective ?
Does anyone have this issue ? Is it normal what kind of artifact is this ?
Take a photo of something else.
My old S6 Edge had a defective sensor where a blue artefact would show up. Samsung replaced the camera module without a question under warranty.
DaryllSwer said:
Take a photo of something else.
My old S6 Edge had a defective sensor where a blue artefact would show up. Samsung replaced the camera module without a question under warranty.
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I have taken the pictures of my keyboard LED if you have a keyboard please take some pictures of it's led and share it here ...
Tnx
Anonymous 6687 said:
I have taken the pictures of my keyboard LED if you have a keyboard please take some pictures of it's led and share it here ...
Tnx
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If you aren't willing to take a photo of something else, I'm not willing to help you. Considering the fact that taking a photo of the LED on a keyboard isn't really the greatest way to test a camera and it's pretty stupid. If anything, in that photo, that's just the camera's incapability to adjust the exposure properly, which could be reduced by enabling HDR. Which is why we have HDR in the first place.
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If you aren't willing to take a photo of something else, I'm not willing to help you. Considering the fact that taking a photo of the LED on a keyboard isn't really the greatest way to test a camera and it's pretty stupid. If anything, in that photo, that's just the camera's incapability to adjust the exposure properly, which could be reduced by enabling HDR. Which is why we have HDR in the first place.
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Ok thank you so much and bye
@MikeChannon, considering closing this thread down. OP seems to have been mistaken about an issue that doesn't exist.
It is just a case of dirty camera lens glass. Just wipe it with a cotton rug and you will be good to go.
silent_freak said:
It is just a case of dirty camera lens glass. Just wipe it with a cotton rug and you will be good to go.
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The lens is clean, I think it's due to f1.9 aperture

S8+ Back Camera Hardware/Software Issue when using PRO Mode

Good day Sirs
I would just like to ask if there are any of you guys that has encountered this issue/bug on s8+'s back camera using Pro mode and high shutter speed settings (as you move the shutter speed to high)
the issue usually presents itself when I go to Pro mode and use high shutter speed settings which is 1/500 and up and usually indoors
got to test this on two demo units and only 1 also has this
could you any of you guys post your images with the said settings or if you guys had it replicated...
the issue/bug is already right there at the preview screen
so what you see on my images is also what i see on my screen... the only difference is the dark lines are moving sideways on the preview screen
please help me on this Sirs
will bring my unit at the service center this weekend
btw, I have the S8+ exynos version
here are the shots
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I just visited Samsung Service Center this weekend and they have replicated the issue on one of their demo units and told me that they will forward myconcern in their main office...
And hopefully could hear from them ASAP...
Any of you guys has replicated this bug/issue?
I think its a normal limitation isn't it? Light level is probably too low which is why its more prevelant indoors as well. I'd venture to say all of the s8's do this (including mine). Don't panic mate. Just enjoy the phone.
xeathpk said:
I think its a normal limitation isn't it? Light level is probably too low which is why its more prevelant indoors as well. I'd venture to say all of the s8's do this (including mine). Don't panic mate. Just enjoy the phone.
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been doing that since day 1... hehehe! thanks! all i'm thinking right now is that I'm not gonna use that setting indoors or in low-light anyways
Looks like a pattern very typical of fluorescent lighting + fast shutter speed - I think it's called "banding". Pretty sure I can see flouro lights in a reflection in a couple of photos. Find a constant/non-flickering light source like an incandescent bulb and try it. Notice how it isn't doing it on your laptop display?
Your camera is not faulty and it is not a bug.
50/60 Hz flickering?
My bad, the last two posters are correct. I think that's exactly what the problem is. The banding is caused by the frequency of the lights.
Yup, I but these pics are all being taken under fluorescent lighting.

Question macro camera shots?

i'm looking for a phone with a good macro camera to view and take shots of PCB surface mount components. (resistors etc)
looking at the Moto G Stylus G5 since it's macro camera is 5MP. however none of the reviews i've seen include macro shots.
dear reviewers... just because YOU don't have a need for a macro camera, don't assume it's the same for others.
can some owners be kind enough to post some macro shots please?
the closer to an object the better.
A little late but the moto g stylus 5g (original quad lens model) has awful macro shots so hopefully you were able to find something else.
The main rear camera quality is pretty decent at least.
The issue is with the dedicated macro lens, it's really hard to get a good focus on your subject since the lens is fixed focus, so no tap to focus. It's kind of boggling to be honest. I ended up just never using macro mode on the phone and use the main rear cam lens for close up shots.
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A little late but the moto g stylus 5g (original quad lens model) has awful macro shots so hopefully you were able to find something else.
The main rear camera quality is pretty decent at least.
The issue is with the dedicated macro lens, it's really hard to get a good focus on your subject since the lens is fixed focus, so no tap to focus. It's kind of boggling to be honest. I ended up just never using macro mode on the phone and use the main rear cam lens for close up shots.
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many thanks for the info. i've ended up using an old Galaxy S5 (not as a phone) which does a good job at close work.
i can clearly read the surface mount resistor 18R0 (18Ω)
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i may break down and get a dedicated macro image device as i'm getting tired of trying to find 'the one' ungoogled phone.
thanks again. cheers

Question Terrible front camera performance (Colour balance + Saturation)

Hi,
I was wondering if anyone else experienced this, I quite often make pictures with my front cam and the camera is such a downgrade from my 4 year old Xiaomi Mix 3! The colour balance is all off, almost like they forgot to make a profile for the front cam.
The back camera is just fine, but the front camera often looks like a $20 toy camera just because of this terrible colour balance. I can fix most of my selfies in Google Photos by using a combination of adding warmth (Colour Balance) and adding saturation which makes them look just fine.
For a phone this expensive... this shouldn't be needed. I'd say most mid-level phones even make better selfies then this.
I've tried cleaning the lens but this makes no difference, the Samsung camera app just fails to properly process the colours in the front camera's images.
Because I apparently don't value my privacy, here is a picture as taken by the Samsung camera, and the same picture after adding warmth and saturation.
The original image makes me look lifeless with the skin being very pale, like a zombie almost. It was a nice and sunny day, why do I look like I'm 10 seconds away from my death?
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Anyone else with this issue? Does a modded version of the Samsung camera exist with the possibility to manually define post-processing settings? I just need to have it add more saturation and offset the colour balance
I'm searching for a solution myself, google's Gcam camera is great but I can't find a way to make it use the front camera. I'll be back if I find a way..
beanbean50 said:
I'm searching for a solution myself, google's Gcam camera is great but I can't find a way to make it use the front camera. I'll be back if I find a way..
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I've searched high and wide for a way to make another camera app the default one to get a better front camera selfie (even by disabling Samsung camera) but it seems like the cover screen and Samsung camera are intertwined and cannot be separated.
What we really need is a developer to have a look at the system framework or whatnot and see if something can be done to change the default camera, but they (developers) are a rare breed nowadays.
But on the bright side, if they ever do a remake of the movie weekend at Bernie's I'm pretty sure they'd offer you a part with photos like that..!

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