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[Q] Is my NEXUS 5 defected? Camera -VIDEO

Hello
i bought my nexus 5 on 10th dec
from a authorised dealer
it was working fine just that the speaker volume is kinda low
the main problem is when im recording a video it all comes fine even in proper lighting or low lighting
but it Tends to Focus/Stabilize
whenever there is any movement which ruins the whole quality
if attached this small video in which if you pay attention you can see
how it zooms in and out and is trying to focus
can you guys please help ? is my piece defected?
and iv also heard that google started shipping new hardware
with bigger holes for speakers and volume and sim card slot fixed
is my batch proper? how can i find out
the video thing is really messy yesterday i filmed about 30 mins and i kept my phone stable in one position with proper lights on
we were filming something
and this thing ruined it
can you guys please look at the video and suggest ?
youtube. com/watch?v=Sq5H3LD-WtM&feature=youtu.be
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hollowback said:
Hello
i bought my nexus 5 on 10th dec
from a authorised dealer
it was working fine just that the speaker volume is kinda low
the main problem is when im recording a video it all comes fine even in proper lighting or low lighting
but it Tends to Focus/Stabilize
whenever there is any movement which ruins the whole quality
if attached this small video in which if you pay attention you can see
how it zooms in and out and is trying to focus
can you guys please help ? is my piece defected?
and iv also heard that google started shipping new hardware
with bigger holes for speakers and volume and sim card slot fixed
is my batch proper? how can i find out
the video thing is really messy yesterday i filmed about 30 mins and i kept my phone stable in one position with proper lights on
we were filming something
and this thing ruined it
can you guys please look at the video and suggest ?
youtube. com/watch?v=Sq5H3LD-WtM&feature=youtu.be
"Minus the space"
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ok, thats strange, never heard or read about something like that - seems like its an error in the hardware or the basic camera driver, no idea how to fix it! .. seems like you have to send it back to lg :/

thenobol said:
ok, thats strange, never heard or read about something like that - seems like its an error in the hardware or the basic camera driver, no idea how to fix it! .. seems like you have to send it back to lg :/
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did you see the video attached

hollowback said:
did you see the video attached
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yeo, thats y i said that it must be a hardware or driver related issue, because the autofocus i not operated by an higher software layer!
.. sorry for that :/

thenobol said:
yeo, thats y i said that it must be a hardware or driver related issue, because the autofocus i not operated by an higher software layer!
.. sorry for that :/
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hello friend
i just took it to the place i bought it from
he was saying that its how camera's of LG phones are
is it true?
or shall i go to the service center ?
any clue what i should tell them to get a replacement cause they would stick to saying that sir
we have to format the phone restart it etc
i already did all that but then here "in india " the lg service is not good at all

See the serial number if itz 311 or 312 itz new batch..310 is old

thenobol said:
yeo, thats y i said that it must be a hardware or driver related issue, because the autofocus i not operated by an higher software layer!
.. sorry for that :/
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ch0c0lateb0yctg said:
See the serial number if itz 311 or 312 itz new batch..310 is old
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the S/N on the box is 311

this is what google got back to me with
Thank you for contacting Google. This is not a good thing or a bad thing, but just a feature inherent in all cameras. The camera will focus on whatever object you point it at and will remain focused until another object enters the field of view and then the camera will try to adjust it focus to encompass the new object in its field of view. Foe example, when you are video taping a football game and you are focused on the cation on the field and then another fan walks in front of you and this disrupts the camera's view and its focus while that person is walking across the field of view. I hope this explains what is going on for you and I will be happy to continue to answer your questions.

Yup i ser the same problem im in canada and bought it from google play store.. Any fix? Is it hardware prob? I think mine is the first batch coz i ordered it after three days it was released
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As far as I've found out its not a problem its just how the phone is
It focuses on anything that comes next to it
I just need to confirm
This
So any nexus 5 user ?
Do see the video on top
Before you comment

hollowback said:
As far as I've found out its not a problem its just how the phone is
It focuses on anything that comes next to it
I just need to confirm
This
So any nexus 5 user ?
Do see the video on top
Before you comment
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with my phone the camera is not focusing while taking a video!

dude that is a problem i guess !!
hollowback said:
Hello
i bought my nexus 5 on 10th dec
from a authorised dealer
it was working fine just that the speaker volume is kinda low
the main problem is when im recording a video it all comes fine even in proper lighting or low lighting
but it Tends to Focus/Stabilize
whenever there is any movement which ruins the whole quality
if attached this small video in which if you pay attention you can see
how it zooms in and out and is trying to focus
can you guys please help ? is my piece defected?
and iv also heard that google started shipping new hardware
with bigger holes for speakers and volume and sim card slot fixed
is my batch proper? how can i find out
the video thing is really messy yesterday i filmed about 30 mins and i kept my phone stable in one position with proper lights on
we were filming something
and this thing ruined it
can you guys please look at the video and suggest ?
youtube. com/watch?v=Sq5H3LD-WtM&feature=youtu.be
"Minus the space"
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dude first of all relax its not a very very big problem but it is indeed even my nexus 5 zooms in and out when it tries to focus on things but not this much this is just to much zooming i would suggest u to update to 4.4.2 and try again if the problem persists then dont worry just return the piece

Hello
I did update it the day I bought the phone
I formated the phone yesterday to factory settings
It works fine and then it tries to focus if anything comes
In the way
So shall I return the piece ? Or is it ok ?
Any more suggestions people?

That is 100% normal, the same thing happens to mine as you can see here: (video recorded with my nexus 5)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NaNOmMX6Hkg&feature=youtu.be
Don't worry.

Omg finally
Thanks for the reply ! Feels a lot better
Anyway I can turn it off? Its very irritating
So my phones perfectly normal right?
Happy new year friends !!

Rattling sounds

So when I shake my phone I can hear a rattling sound, this happened for me on galaxy s7 and s8+... this rattling is probably cause by ois. As not every single phone has this rattling sound I just want to ask if your s8 have rattling sounds.

Yes mine does near the earpiece. Could it be the waterproof membrane moving about with the shaking?

frogomas7 said:
Yes mine does near the earpiece. Could it be the waterproof membrane moving about with the shaking?
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Nah it's the camera's image stabilization. On my galaxy s7 the rattling sound disappeared when I opened the camera app, but on the s8 that's not the case. The reason probably that it shakes is that the front camera apparently has optical image stabilisation that doesn't work as samsung didn't make activate it or something. If you watch on YouTube galaxy s8 teardown you can see that there is optical image stabilisation on front camera but unfortunately it isn't activated.
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underdog_656 said:
Nah it's the camera's image stabilization. On my galaxy s7 the rattling sound disappeared when I opened the camera app, but on the s8 that's not the case. The reason probably that it shakes is that the front camera apparently has optical image stabilisation that doesn't work as samsung didn't make activate it or something. If you watch on YouTube galaxy s8 teardown you can see that there is optical image stabilisation on front camera but unfortunately it isn't activated.
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Oh that makes sense. Yeah can confirm it still rattles with the front cam on.

Mine does make noise too... (S8). But when I open the camera and shake it doesn't make noise. I asked Samsung if it is normal but didn't get any answers yet..
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Yep as said its the camera.
Its kinda has a gyro in it. So when your hand shakes the camera itself stays in place.

xile6 said:
Yep as said its the camera.
Its kinda has a gyro in it. So when your hand shakes the camera itself stays in place.
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Is this a bad thing or not ? I just got a response from Samsung (twitter)and they are saying if the divise is making we should send it for repair.
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edyfrances said:
Is this a bad thing or not ? I just got a response from Samsung (twitter)and they are saying if the divise is making we should send it for repair.
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It's normal don't worry. You probably didn't explain the problem properly to the samsung team...

edyfrances said:
Is this a bad thing or not ? I just got a response from Samsung (twitter)and they are saying if the divise is making we should send it for repair.
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Nope all is normal.

underdog_656 said:
It's normal don't worry. You probably didn't explain the problem properly to the samsung team...
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So..well if you said so I will explain to Samsung what I read here, Although the phone works great no problems.
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edyfrances said:
So..well if you said so I will explain to Samsung what I read here, Although the phone works great no problems.
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I don't think that's necessarily as they aren't going to message that it's the OIS, they will say repair it etc

The headphones volume controller
I got here when searching if anyone heard a rattling noise. I noticed that, in my case, the sound comes from the volume controller. I will talk to Samsung and see if that is a manufacturing issue or something broader that affects all headphones

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 ...

Rattling?

Today accidentally discovered that the phone has a rattle to it. Never dropped or anything. First, I thought it was the S-Pen, but even with the pen out, there is still a rattle that seems to be coming from the camera module. Anyone else's phone does that? Is it normal or should I try swapping the unit?

Its just the camera lens don't worry my last 3 Notes have done it

Thanks. Found the videos talking about the same issue on S20+. Guess it's normal. Never noticed it before on any of my Sammies. Must be a "new phone paranoia". ?

odesskiy said:
Thanks. Found the videos talking about the same issue on S20+. Guess it's normal. Never noticed it before on any of my Sammies. Must be a "new phone paranoia". ?
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Larger the camera the more it floats until you turn on the camera. Hence more noise. I would also suggest it's more sensitive while the camera is on to a hard hit /damage.

odesskiy said:
Today accidentally discovered that the phone has a rattle to it. Never dropped or anything. First, I thought it was the S-Pen, but even with the pen out, there is still a rattle that seems to be coming from the camera module. Anyone else's phone does that? Is it normal or should I try swapping the unit?
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I am experiencing that same rattle too. It seems to go away when i turn on the camera, so this is definitely due to the much talked about rattle that the camera module had with the S20 Ultra as well..
I must say that the rattle is rather annoying and random and especially annoying when i have the phone in my pocket while jogging..At least it is good to know that it is not a faulty unit but rather a feature of the lens system.

I am getting a faint clicking noise whenever I exit the camera app. I can feel it on the device too. Is this normal?

drdino said:
I am getting a faint clicking noise whenever I exit the camera app. I can feel it on the device too. Is this normal?
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Yes, it's the optical image stabilization kicking in

TonyGzl92 said:
Yes, it's the optical image stabilization kicking in
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Thanks, I suppose this is due to the different camera setup. I'm coming from a Note 9, which had OIS and is completely silent, but then again it doesn't have the new sensors.

Also remember when camera has stabilisation in it that could cause the rattle noise from camera since camera itself moves when you shake the phone.
I hardly hear rattle in mine but when I face screen down I can hear a loud click from camera area and then when I face it back up with screen up I hear the click again.
So yeah camera is basically moving or it's lenses.
This is normal as long you don't see any defect in camera when using it.
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Yeah I read about the rattling when shaking the device, but nothing about noise when the camera app exits...

I had the same issue. I had battery and overheating issues as well so i requested an exchange device. The old device had the rattle however i noticed the new one doesn't. Really think Samsung messed up QC with this device.

Interesting... Samsung doesn't have any stock of my device to exchange at the moment, otherwise I'd have probably asked for one. I'll see how it pans out over the next few days...

Without the camera app open when uou hold the device flat then tilt it up 90 degrees you'll hear it click every time, it doesn't matter if it's in landscape or portrait view. With the camera app open you don't hear it. One of the lens uses electromagnets for stabilization, without the camera app open the lens is moving around since there is no power going to the magnets.

airmaxx23 said:
Without the camera app open when uou hold the device flat then tilt it up 90 degrees you'll hear it click every time, it doesn't matter if it's in landscape or portrait view. With the camera app open you don't hear it. One of the lens uses electromagnets for stabilization, without the camera app open the lens is moving around since there is no power going to the magnets.
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Spot on.
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They all rattle, anyone says otherwise is trolling.
The snapdragons have better rattling. ??

I have had my Note 20 ultra for 2 days and only this afternoon have I noticed this very loud rattle. I swear 100% that it wasn't there before. It also happens that this afternoon was the first time I tried wirelessly charging my phone. Is it possible that the wireless charger has somehow messed with the magnets that control the lens module?! I'm really annoyed and might send it back.

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I have had my Note 20 ultra for 2 days and only this afternoon have I noticed this very loud rattle. I swear 100% that it wasn't there before. It also happens that this afternoon was the first time I tried wirelessly charging my phone. Is it possible that the wireless charger has somehow messed with the magnets that control the lens module?! I'm really annoyed and might send it back.
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They all have the rattle.

99tollap said:
I have had my Note 20 ultra for 2 days and only this afternoon have I noticed this very loud rattle. I swear 100% that it wasn't there before. It also happens that this afternoon was the first time I tried wirelessly charging my phone. Is it possible that the wireless charger has somehow messed with the magnets that control the lens module?! I'm really annoyed and might send it back.
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It's totally unacceptable for a 1399 device. Return it until you get a good one. By which time the note 21 ultra will be out. ?? Because they are all like that. I've had three different regional variants of the Note 20 Ultras, all same.
Buyers remorse has many faces.

Limeybastard said:
It's totally unacceptable for a 1399 device. Return it until you get a good one. By which time the note 21 ultra will be out. ??
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They all rattle, it's the lens when the camera app isn't open and powering the electromagnets. There's no point in exchanging it, they all do it.

airmaxx23 said:
They all rattle, it's the lens when the camera app isn't open and powering the electromagnets. There's no point in exchanging it, they all do it.
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You obviously missed my sarcasm in that post. American?

Weird sound when shaking your Mi 10 Ultra

Has anyone tried to shake their Mi 10 Ultra shaking in left-right direction?
I can hear some "ball" stuffs hitting edges. Something like "liquid paper correction pen" sound when you shake it.
I didn't notice this until now. Is it okay?

I believe is the camera stabilization module. Nothing to worry about.

datsunk said:
I believe is the camera stabilization module. Nothing to worry about.
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Yeah the only thing to worry about would be shaking your phone repeatedly and maybe damaging something if you do it all the time ?

datsunk said:
I believe is the camera stabilization module. Nothing to worry about.
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oh ya just took my good old pixel 3 xl and shake it. It makes the sound too.
Thanks. Didn't notice this for years. :laugh:

I also noticed this but since I couldn't find any problem with the phone operation I decided to let this go.

lol i just made same thread on xiaomi.eu forum... guess is everything normal so xD

Everything is normal, don't worry. Due to the camera system there are parts moving around. The same is observer on other phones too. For example for S20 the same can be observed and there are long threads on the forums. Someone explained it as:
"This isn't a problem. It is just the lenses of the camera moving around when not being used. The lenses are stabilized with electromagnetism. When they aren't used, they will move around as there are no gears or mechanics to hold it into place. "