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My N5 camera now has a dark spot

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..
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alxg49 said:
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

Win$t said:
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.

Bright White Spots on the screen

Since some weeks I am facing an increasing number of bright white spots on the screen (pls. refer to attached picture). Ok picture is not perfect, but should give an impression what I am talking about. Is anybody having the same issue with his screen.
I am wondering whether this is realated to a general quality issue or a faulty handling on my side.
Thx for your comments.

If your screen does that, perhaps it's time to get it looked at under warranty?

Swan Princess said:
If your screen does that, perhaps it's time to get it looked at under warranty?
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unfortunately, it is already a replaced one....not coming from Huawei....

flyingjack said:
unfortunately, it is already a replaced one....not coming from Huawei....
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I am sure there are options for repair still, if the white spots bother you that much.

If it's an already replaced screen, it's probably not the best quality.
Could be adhesive.

I had a ASCEND MATE 7 for a while and after about two months got wild white patches on screen, sold it by the way and bought a new one. This new one even had brighter patches from the beginning!
Got this one replaced with MATE 8 by the warranty (yeah, they gave me the MATE 8 instead for whatever the reason!)
I'm now useing it for about 2 and half months and again I got white patches almost in middle and bottom of the screen! What the hell !?
I think this is the problem with internal batteries, as they are poor quality and after some time of use the battery's pressing against the back of the LCD ... and the whites appear
We should definitely blame Huawei for this
It's maybe because of poor quality made IPS-NEO screens used in mate series .. anyway Huawei MUST answer

mine is even worser. the device never dropped, not even a scratch around...

Issue on taken photos.

I bought a new Nokia 3 from the agent in Sri Lanka. There is a problem with the taken photos, (can clearly observe in a dark environment, without flash). The photos have white dots in a pattern. Both in front and rear cameras. When you zoom in and out the dots too get zoom in and out. I got a new phone for the warranty and that phone too has the same issue. Anyone please advice.

Shashiprabath said:
I bought a new Nokia 3 from the agent in Sri Lanka. There is a problem with the taken photos, (can clearly observe in a dark environment, without flash). The photos have white dots in a pattern. Both in front and rear cameras. When you zoom in and out the dots too get zoom in and out. I got a new phone for the warranty and that phone too has the same issue. Anyone please advice.
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I'm facing this problem too.This is Nokia's fault.

Post a pic, guys.
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Nikola Jovanovic said:
Post a pic, guys.
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Hello Nikola, I've claimed the warranty for both of Nokia 3 s. Unfortunately I'm unable to send a picture of that. Even the shop people have checked for the issue for other couple of phones before issuing those to the customers and they've found the same. It's more like the night sky without the moon. Stars like dots. And when the camera is in a darker environment the display displays some lines near to the borders (feels like struggling). Anyway I went for a Nokia 6 and it is perfectly fine. I wish Nokia had used Carl Zeiss lenses. Besides all the issues I Love Nokia.

Khaled362 said:
I'm facing this problem too.This is Nokia's fault.
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Can you post a picture of that.
Thanks

This sounds like A LOT of noise in the camera. Dust, may be?

Khaled362 said:
I'm facing this problem too.This is Nokia's fault.
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How can we solve this problem

harisn said:
This sounds like A LOT of noise in the camera. Dust, may be?
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Dust in same pattern, front and rear??? And every phone I checked??? In Unused and just unboxed devices??? No way ...

Weird Lens Flare

I just got my oneplus 6 and noticed strong lens glare at night when directing to spot source light.
lens flare is hard to be avoided but this seems really evident on my oneplus 6, compared with other smartphone cameras I tried.
Have you guys experienced same or this unit is sort of defected?

would be nice if you showed any photo's of the flares but i didn't see any in my photo's yet.

This is the very first time I saw such strong lens flare. I can clear see the shape of bulb from the flare. I tried other phones, and nowhere near this.

Yep. It's on mine as well. I also noticed it was mentioned in a review I watched on YouTube a while back.
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Batfink33 said:
Yep. It's on mine as well. I also noticed it was mentioned in a review I watched on YouTube a while back.
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I talked to OP support and they say this is normal. Guess we have to bear with this.
But this lens flare is just much stronger than other phones I used.

weird i sometimes have the same issue , especially in night photos where there is a lot of close street lights.

starfq said:
I talked to OP support and they say this is normal. Guess we have to bear with this.
But this lens flare is just much stronger than other phones I used.
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Same as the original Pixel but Google tried to fix that with a FW update which worked quite well. It's a hardware fault.
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Yup noted the massive flare also. Kinda cool effect to have, but sometimes not.

I took same pictures using iPhone X under several conditions and the lens flare is comparable. I think I can bear with now...

I have same problem with flares and after so many smartphones It's first time I see something like this. I was scared that is something wrong with lens but It looks like It is normal.
However It is very annoying and I am very close to giveaway this beautiful phone just because of this.
I just noticed that is happening on night pictures, specially with traffic lights. Few examples down there...
When I turn phone at different angle, like more open to sky, It disappears.

Hi is your issue resolved

Lense flare OnePlus 6
What about this?
That's terrible

Samsung galaxy note 20 Ultra Camera issues

Does anybody else notices that the foto's taken lately are not sharp anymore on their note? I think it came with the latest software updates definitely foto's have gotten worse just not sharp anymore when zooming and focus issues
I also have one brand new unboxed snapdragon version with similar results so it must be software !

Cvjetko said:
Does anybody else notices that the foto's taken lately are not sharp anymore on their note? I think it came with the latest software updates definitely foto's have gotten worse just not sharp anymore when zooming and focus issues
I also have one brand new unboxed snapdragon version with similar results so it must be software !
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I have the same problem. Autofocus are not stable, photos are not sharp.

Jesi li rijesio problem sa kamerom na note 20 ultra? I ja imam taj problem
Translated by GT: Did you solve the problem with the camera on the note 20 ultra? I have that problem too?

Cvjetko said:
Does anybody else notices that the foto's taken lately are not sharp anymore on their note? I think it came with the latest software updates definitely foto's have gotten worse just not sharp anymore when zooming and focus issues
I also have one brand new unboxed snapdragon version with similar results so it must be software !
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I've noticed it too. I thought I just had smudges on the back of the glass or something, but it has happened way to often now. It happens even after I thoroughly clean the glass or if too much sunlight hits the lense.
However, I've noticed that if I switch to a different camera mode, like going from portrait to photo and then back to portrait, the lense seems to finally focus and usually I'll lock onto the subject and the photo is sharp again.
I usually notice the lack of focus when I'm in portrait mode starting off, right after opening the camera app. It does happen from time to time opening the app, starting in photo mode too, but not nearly as often as starting in portrait mode. This is on a Verizon Note 20 Ultra Snapdragon variant.

I read a few forums and came across one comment where a man says he had the same problem and was told at the service station that his camera module had broken down. He made a camera module in service and now there is no more problem with that ... my licbo opinion is that everything is related to a software error...

Only way I can solve it is shut off the auto stability. On everything. Antishake. I've been messing with it complaining for months

Look these

Ajdin55 said:
I read a few forums and came across one comment where a man says he had the same problem and was told at the service station that his camera module had broken down. He made a camera module in service and now there is no more problem with that ... my licbo opinion is that everything is related to a software error...
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How does one make a camera module?

Has there been any movement on this?
I have a Note 20 Ultra, and I've noticed that my main camera does not focus anymore. I cannot get a sharp picture of text or my kids, or anything that's less than about 20 feet away. If I move back far enough and then zoom in, the telephoto lens can focus better.
Another test - the barcode scanner in Walmart/Target apps cannot focus on a barcode either.
I suspect this is hardware failure of the main camera. It can't focus anymore.
Does anyone have any experience fixing this?
I bought the phone "eBay Refurbished" and it came with a 1yr Allstate (SquareTrade) warranty... but that has been a mess so far, too.

There's a new option, can't remember where, that supposedly processes your images. Think AI moon debacle. Turn it off and take it raw.
I think it's activated by default after the update.

Bomn said:
There's a new option, can't remember where, that supposedly processes your images. Think AI moon debacle. Turn it off and take it raw.
I think it's activated by default after the update.
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FWIW... I can't get it to focus even BEFORE I take a photo. So, it's not post-processing or anything that's messing up.
Additionally... the Walmart, Target, Amazon (etc) apps that have barcode scanners can't focus on a barcode to scan them most of the time, either.
Before I make a claim on my phone insurance and end up with a non-OEM camera replacement... I want to eliminate any possibilities that it's something software-related.
Thanks

That is odd, if it can't focus and it's not post processing it's a hardware issue. I have no problems with them right now. If you shake the phone near your ear do you hear the OIS rattle ?
Seems a warranty claim right there, it sure as hell is not software if it can't focus beforehand.

Ajdin55 said:
Look these
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Bro from 5X it switches to that periscope lens of the camera, OFC the quality will improve