Camera Malfunction - Incandescent Setting Stuck
did you ever solve this problem? sounds a bit like what's been happening to me.... :
k_ulla
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Device Model: 8320 (Curve)
Carrier: Porta (Ecuador)
Join Date: Mar 2008
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Incandescent Photo Setting Stuck!
I have the same problem, and it's been this way for months. When I select camera, the screen shows a blue-tinged view - and when I take the photo, the photo taken appears "black" (with a little X in a square in the top left corner). It seems like it is stuck on the "incandescent" setting - but if this is the case, the photo doesn't seem to "save" properly either.
I have changed all the Camera Options numerous times, and removed the battery multiple times as well. No luck so far. Any ideas? It's really driving me crazy! And I'm living out of the country, so T-Mobile repair is out of the question.
Blackberry knowledge base...
Says if the 'cannot start camera' message appears after removing battery there is physical problem to camera.
Mine is fried.
Calling Verizon soon...
Black Screen of Death - Repairing your camera on your Curve
For those of you who have this issue, this is how I fixed mine.
Problem: When I would try to take a picture, the camera would hang up. Only a black screen would come up. When I exited the camera app, there is a large black block in the middle of the screen that will not go away until I rebooted the phone.
Solution:
My problem was solved by opening the phone and getting to the camera, and moving and tweaking the camera in its' socket a bit. From all the times I've dropped the phone, I think the camera was knocked loose, or one of the contact pins became loose. In either case, wiggling the entire camera within its' socket fixed my problem.
I verified all was working before I put the phone back together. Still camera and video camera work like a champ now!!!
Good luck!
HemiBat