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LED on while focusing?

Is there any camera app that uses the LED light while placing the focus? It's near impossible to get a sharp picture in low-light with my Desire HD.
There are ways to cut through this, though. I activate Tesla LED and keep it activated while opening my camera and sometimes and thus, use it while focusing. This is though not a sustainable solution; I would like a camera app that uses the LED in focus processing by default.
Is there one?

[Q] Camera tick sound?

Does anyone of your NS make 'tick' sound? For example, when I capture a QR code, it makes very brief 'tick' sound. It's not the camera shutter sound. I can tell the difference...
I think there were few more instances where my NS makes tick sound but I can't recall.

it is app related, the barcodescanner makes an other sound than the camera app

eiabea said:
it is app related, the barcodescanner makes an other sound than the camera app
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I use Google Goggles. Would it be the same reason?
I think I had an instance with Google Camera app too. I can't recall though.
I honestly thought my camera didn't make such noise until few days back. I had this phone for more than 3 months now..

I've heard my Nexus S 'tick' after using Google Goggles but it doesn't happen all the time. Used to get it with my old SGS, too.
Only happens with Google Goggles though so its probably app related.
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This tick sound is the mechanical focus mechanism of the camera lense. It continuously focuses from macro to infinity to reset in one short moment.
As hardly any application focuses repeatedly, except for let's say barcode readers, you won't hear that ticking in the standard camera app.

In a couple of days since buying my NS (9023) I noticed this click noise coming from the camera and quickly discovered it was from the camera's macro-to-infinity focus switch mechanism. The thing I would like to know if this happens to everybody else or is my NS "special" in some nasty way.
Also, sometimes after taking a macro pic the camera app gets stuck on displaying the picture taken without going back to the live-view camera screen to take the next picture. The only solution out of this is pressing the home button which makes the same clicking noise as above but louder. This makes me think that the macro switch mechanism inside the camera hardware gets stuck somehow.
Should I send it to be repaired? :-|

Camera slow focus and shutter speed.

do you guys find the camera abit slow on focusing and when we press shoot the shutter will also slow? im not able to take my 1 YO son's photo without blurry face. :crying:

Occasionally in dodgy lighting (especially indoors). I get the sharpening image message.

Looking for device with front camera that good in low light conditions.

I work in ride-share and need a concealed video registrator so i am using my phone, however night quality is terrible when lights are off in the car, all i see is street lights.
Could you give me few android phone models that have good low light performance for front camera (face camera).
Optional i'd like to have front camera record horizontally wide video when phone is in vertical position (video orientation, 90 degree opposite to the screen orientation).

Vovan2k said:
I work in ride-share and need a concealed video registrator so i am using my phone, however night quality is terrible when lights are off in the car, all i see is street lights.
Could you give me few android phone models that have good low light performance for front camera (face camera).
Optional i'd like to have front camera record horizontally wide video when phone is in vertical position (video orientation, 90 degree opposite to the screen orientation).
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We have a dedicated thread for this sort of thing here
https://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1620179
if you ask your question there instead you will get more feedback
Regards
Sawdoctor

Question Camera vibration/delay

Noticed today when i was taking some pictures with my S21+ that when you snap a photo there is a slight vibration from the phone. i believe its mechanical from the camera itself but wanted to double check.
also noticed a slight pause after taking the photo, kind of like a processing delay. is this all normal?

dansan382 said:
Noticed today when i was taking some pictures with my S21+ that when you snap a photo there is a slight vibration from the phone. i believe its mechanical from the camera itself but wanted to double check.
also noticed a slight pause after taking the photo, kind of like a processing delay. is this all normal?
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No, in camera settings, turn off vibration.