- I just bought a second hand priv and have been noticing that the camera has been absolutely awful.
When I'm looking at the viewfinder/camera before taking a shot, the view looks very sharp, but once I take the shot, the picture is always a little fuzzy.
Sometimes when I take q picture with the flash it will actually just come out super white, as if the camera could not time itself with the flash
Anyone else experienced this? I'm at the latest software update and camera update as well. The phone is not under any load when I'm taking these pictures.
Last edited by mad_mdx; 02-20-17 at 01:13 AM.
02-20-17 12:51 AMLike 0 - 02-20-17 04:27 AMLike 0
- Do you have a case on it that doesn't fit perfectly? I experienced this on a phone once where the case around the flash covered part of it that caused a glare reflecting every time it came on.02-20-17 08:06 AMLike 0
- As suggested, first test outside on a day with good lighting. Its low-light pictures can be hit and miss. Flash can overwhelm a tight image.
And while I'm sure that you checked, make sure that the lens is clean. A hazy lens can lead to awful images as the following Z30 comparison shows.
gizmo21 likes this.02-20-17 08:43 AMLike 1 -
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At this point I'm guessing it's the camera itself...02-20-17 10:11 AMLike 0 - The issue I'm having is a bit different. When I'm looking through the camera, before taking the picture, it looks clean and crisp like in the second picture. Once I take the picture, it comes out with an unusual fuzziness, similar to the top picture.
At this point I'm guessing it's the camera itself...
And your top photo isn't really blurry, it was shot on high sensitivity due to poor lighting, and has image noise which causes it too look fuzzy to you.FF22 likes this.02-20-17 11:55 AMLike 1 - No, it isn't the camera. I would go on a long dissertation on how people should learn about photography so they would be able to better understand what is going on, and the limitations of photography in general, but I won't. What I will recommend, it to go into settings in the camera app, hit the overflow, the three dots in the upper right hand corner in the camera app, choose Settings, then turn on, Focus before capture. See if that fixes your problem. Also, keep the phone still after you click the shutter, since the camera will have to focus, then actually snap the picture. If you move during that time, it will be blurry.
And your top photo isn't really blurry, it was shot on high sensitivity due to poor lighting, and has image noise which causes it too look fuzzy to you.
Furthermore, that doesn't explain the randomly occuring whiteout flash photos.
Isn't that why there's a flash? To use the camera in low light and still get a picture lol.
Posted via CB1002-20-17 02:39 PMLike 0 - That's what I mean. There's a ton of noise even with perfect focus and if I lay it down and use a timer. I may try to find someone with a priv around me to compare.
Furthermore, that doesn't explain the randomly occuring whiteout flash photos.
Isn't that why there's a flash? To use the camera in low light and still get a picture lol.
Posted via CB1002-20-17 03:00 PMLike 0 - That's what I mean. There's a ton of noise even with perfect focus and if I lay it down and use a timer. I may try to find someone with a priv around me to compare.
Furthermore, that doesn't explain the randomly occuring whiteout flash photos.
Isn't that why there's a flash? To use the camera in low light and still get a picture lol.
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If you are very close up on an object, using the flash, a whiteout is very possibly since the flash most likely is too powerful to be used close up. EDIT: I have just done some testing and have been able to use the flash effectively close up. I will say again though, it really helps if you know the fundamentals of photography.02-20-17 03:02 PMLike 0 - I'm not sure you're understanding this. The picture always comes out fuzzy EVEN though in the viewfinder it is clear. Only once recorded it is noisy.
When I take a video in the same condition it doesn't have that noise.
I can take the same picture with my passport and it will look clear, and I can use the flash 100 times over and never get the white out issue.
Unless you're all getting this issue, Looks to me like it's a defective camera module.
Ironically, since snapchat takes a Screenshot instead of an actual picture, photos are coming out better using that.. (kidding it's still garbage)
Posted via CB1002-20-17 03:11 PMLike 0 - I'm not sure you're understanding this. The picture always comes out fuzzy EVEN though in the viewfinder it is clear. Only once recorded it is noisy.
When I take a video in the same condition it doesn't have that noise.
I can take the same picture with my passport and it will look clear, and I can use the flash 100 times over and never get the white out issue.
Unless you're all getting this issue, Looks to me like it's a defective camera module.
Ironically, since snapchat takes a Screenshot instead of an actual picture, photos are coming out better using that.. (kidding it's still garbage)
Posted via CB1002-20-17 03:26 PMLike 0 - Here is an image of a white cord used to replicate yours. Now, I did choose the focus point, but it is rather dim and noisy. Because it is all white, the exposure is about 1 stop low, causing it to be underexposed, it is too dark. It is decently in focus though since I chose the area I wanted to be in focus.
Here is the same cable in better light, and I added +1 stop of exposure, an option you have at the bottom of the screen in the camera app.
FF22 likes this.02-20-17 03:49 PMLike 1 - Here is an image of a white cord used to replicate yours. Now, I did choose the focus point, but it is rather dim and noisy. Because it is all white, the exposure is about 1 stop low, causing it to be underexposed, it is too dark. It is decently in focus though since I chose the area I wanted to be in focus.
Here is the same cable in better light, and I added +1 stop of exposure, an option you have at the bottom of the screen in the camera app.
Also, none of this really does anything to resolve my whiteout issue. The picture with the flash is supposed to be the top of a coffee table, it's not as close as the earphone picture either, and it happens randomly and intermittently.
Posted via CB1002-20-17 04:21 PMLike 0 - I'll have to try again for the low light shots, but could you take the same cable in low light without the flash?
Also, none of this really does anything to resolve my whiteout issue. The picture with the flash is supposed to be the top of a coffee table, it's not as close as the earphone picture either, and it happens randomly and intermittently.
Posted via CB1002-20-17 04:24 PMLike 0 - I'll have to try again for the low light shots, but could you take the same cable in low light without the flash?
Also, none of this really does anything to resolve my whiteout issue. The picture with the flash is supposed to be the top of a coffee table, it's not as close as the earphone picture either, and it happens randomly and intermittently.
Posted via CB1002-20-17 04:29 PMLike 0 -
- Chiming in here: have you experimented with the Auto mode vs the Manual mode settings? It is worth trying them out and practicing with the manual mode because the manual settings can be a little finicky, but you can get better shots with them. I also find that in outdoor shots especially if I am trying to capture a sunset, for example, the amount of light that floods the picture changes based on how I hold the divice. As for the flash, I do not use it much for what I do but for some cool shots in the low light I often use the flashlight mode. Lighting from a low light photo can be brightened with the tools after the picture is taken.02-21-17 02:55 AMLike 0
- So ive been trying it a little more, and its been coming out better. I did remove the rear cover and clean the lens and cover with some rubbing alcohol (hopefully I didn't destroy anything).
Havent had to use the flash since then, so time will tell with respect to that.
I tried a different app, seems to be identical enough for me.
Thanks for the input everyone02-22-17 02:20 PMLike 0
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