Whenever I try to macro focus on something, I see the camera adjusting its lens, and I can see the clear image but it quickly goes to be blurry.
Is there some sort of tweak to allow manual focus through like a slider or something?
I have the same issue since I've had the phone. Still haven't figure out how to take a great photo with this phone lol
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Yeah, it's extremely annoying. I hate when you're doing a video and it won't keep full detail sometimes. There has to be a way to control it all manually.
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That would be awesome if someone could do it
if areas are too bright the camera will go dark, just tap on a dark part of image and it will brighten and focus automatic
helps to take better pics
manual focus on an area anytime by just tapping on that area and then take pic with screen button
hardware button is nice but will sometimes lead to a shake of hand and give blurry pic.
this evo has the best camera in a phone ive had to date, like the extra features too
I have the same experience trying to focus for macro shots. Manual focus would be a cool feature! (not to be confused with tapping to set the autofocus point)
I know that this isn't the same thing as manual focus, but what you can do is tap to focus on a point and then hold down the physical camera button halfway. What that does is lock in the focus and exposure settings until you press the shutter all the way down. If you are familiar with Nikon cameras it's similar to the AF-S focus mode, just also combined with AE-Lock.
I know that this isn't the same thing as manual focus, but what you can do is tap to focus on a point and then hold down the physical camera button halfway. What that does is lock in the focus and exposure settings until you press the shutter all the way down. If you are familiar with Nikon cameras it's similar to the AF-S focus mode, just also combined with AE-Lock.
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Cool, that's how I use my Nikon too, almost always with single focus point... the real issue I have with ltevo is focus for macro shots hunts in and out of focus, and rarely lands in focus despite having moved past good focus. Some have said zooming while focusing helps, but it hasn't worked for me...
I usually have to increase my distance from the subject to get decent focus like in this shot...
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Hopefully this is a software bug htc will fix soon!
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Whenever I try to macro focus on something, I see the camera adjusting its lens, and I can see the clear image but it quickly goes to be blurry.
Is there some sort of tweak to allow manual focus through like a slider or something?
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Same here. Just yet another annoyance with this phone. Grr
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Try camera app FV-5 in market. Doesn't do manual focus, but has some other macro/focusing options to play with, as well as other neat features.
Thank you so much for telling about the tapping feature that will help me out so much!
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Two things I've found with the camera now with a few weeks of casual use - one, it produces blurred images unless i hold my breath and hold the thing as still as possible while it records the image. Even then it might have half the image clear and the other blurred, like its taking too long to poll all the pixels. It also seems to produce dark images even with the brighness setting on +2.0.
I have it set to take 3 mp images, on superfine quality, recording to the microdrive. Does anyone think any of these settings might be contributing to the problem? Maybe recording to memory and/or taking lower quality pics will fix the blurring (or half blurring) issues? I would hate to lower the quality.
Just curious what others have found as the best settings.
Ive tried so many different conbinations of settings and I almost always end up with a blurry picture, unless the lighting conditions are perfect and I mean perfect. If it's even slightly dark, or any form of artificial light, I get blurry images
i find the flash is useless n the device has to be resting on something and subject has too be still else it just dosent work!!!!!
If you get it right (and using the centre of the joystick as a camera shutter release button helps) then you can get some pretty decent lowlight shots.
Exposure is still horrible, but I've seen worse (universal was much worse than this).
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I've already switched to using the joystick's OK button as the shutter release, after holding the camera button half-way to prefocus. I wish the regular OK button below the joystick would work since it has a shorter throw (therefore less chance of motion), but it appears the camera doesn't read that button. < rant > On a related note, I wish the browser button would be disabled while the camera is active, I've lost track of how many times I've pressed it while gripping the right side in order to press the camera button half-way. Then I have to close the browser, interrupting the photo session. < /rant >
I just switched to recording to memory and a few test shots under my desk where its dark appear to be clear, even when I wiggled the unit while taking the shot. I guess a few weeks more of use will determine if its a solution or not. If not, then I'll try moving the quality or size settings downward.
Still interested if anyone has found any "good" settings.
Has anyone else noticed issues with the video camera not focusing and making videos blurry.
On another note, the camera doesn't perform too well in the dark, with pictures having a lot of noise in them.
In daylight, the PQ is the best I've seen on a smartphone, hopefully Sony releases a fix in the near future.
Normal mode (Scene mode: OFF) - yes, there is a noise
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But with Night mode on:
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Normal mode (Scene mode: OFF) - yes, there is a noise
But with Night mode on:
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Wow, that's a big difference!
msx999 said:
Has anyone else noticed issues with the video camera not focusing and making videos blurry.
On another note, the camera doesn't perform too well in the dark, with pictures having a lot of noise in them.
In daylight, the PQ is the best I've seen on a smartphone, hopefully Sony releases a fix in the near future.
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I will test the video later on....
As for night shots, it always takes some patience and settings to make a good one.
Yes, now that you mention it, there was once it could not focus in video mode no matter how long I held the half-press. I switched to photo mode to focus, then back to video mode again.
I've been having issues with focus in video mode. It seems to be hunting in light conditions, and oddly when the face detection is working (the box appears around the face) it still fails to focus on the subject.
The continuous auto focus on this phone is intentionally slow, this is way better then an instant focus that constantly zooms in and out to hold the focus which looks horrible.
My other phone Droid 3 does this noticeably, constantly focusing slightly zooming in and out to maintain the quality.
If you view something with a darker colour then its surroundings, the zoom will focus correctly shortly after.
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I'm used to slow auto focus, but the problem I have is failing to focus at all. It identifies the heads, but the heads remain out of focus. The focus hunts, and will gain focus for a second or so, then revert back to blur-o-vision... I the most recent situation, the subject was against a white background so nothing to confuse the sensor.
Talking about the camera, i saw a video review and the phone being reviewed had touch focus how did they set it like that?
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Talking about the camera, i saw a video review and the phone being reviewed had touch focus how did they set it like that?
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When in the camera, press your menu button and you will get an additional menu come up with the option for Capturing method. It's in there.
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When in the camera, press your menu button and you will get an additional menu come up with the option for Capturing method. It's in there.
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I had smile detection on so the focus option was grey out. Thanks for that
Im also having issues with the camera not focusing as it should. Taking a photo can sometimes take up to 8-10 seconds when I have to repress the camera button. Is that a software issue or hardware? In other words, should I return the phone to the store or wait for the ICS to (hopefully) fix it?
if your video is blurry while recording try to press camera shutter half way and it will focus automatically
if there is lot of noise while taking picture try to change focus mode from the face dectection to the single mode focus and that will improve the picture quality especially if not taking a poirtrate picture!!
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there is no rapid focus in the xperia s the focus is half automatic so this is work the same way as the focus in camera before half way camera shutter and it will dramatically improve the quality of the video
anyone else not able to take a pic from the home screen by just holding down the camera button? its works in standby mode but not in homescren mode..
I had this problem I went onto the camera app n then went into settings and changes the focus setting to single focus n my problem is solved hope that helps some people
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First noticed it - Two months after launch
When I take a picture in my living room, it's usually dark. So the image would look like this:
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But I joke you not, right before the camera settles and finishes its adjustments, I can quickly get a snapshot out that looks like this:
That's freakin amazing! How can I make it stay like that manually? I've been messing with the settings but nothing I do can duplicate it manually.
Is there a solution to this?
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Still looking for a solution.
Its the camera focus, in first photo it focuses on ur tv, so it drops lighting from everything else to get a clear image of tv image, 2nd photo did not get chance to focus so there is no drop in lighting
This should be the reason
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Is there any way to manually manipulate it before the shot to get the desired focus like in the second shot? Because I was in the dark and I think it's damn cool that it saw the surrounding area.
Any camera in auto mode would do this. One trick is to make in focus on something else. Point the camera how you want it but tap the wall in the image. This will tell the camera too focus there instead of the center. You can also shift the camera so it's point at something else, half press the shutter button, keep it half pressed, point the camera back to where you want it, then press the shutter button the rest of the way. Second method may cause the focus (not exposure, which controls the brightness) to be off.
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Ah, now that makes sense. I wonder if there are any mod cameras out there that allow us to use manual focus. Hmmmmn.....
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Ah, now that makes sense. I wonder if there are any mod cameras out there that allow us to use manual focus. Hmmmmn.....
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I'll have tried like 5 different camera apps and get the same results. At my daughter's swim practice, the sun sets behind the pool. If I focus, it takes a super dark photo and you can't even see her. So I have to focus on the concrete, and hit the button and instantly aim at the pool. Lol. Then everything is bright and crisp. It's weird. I too tried playing with every setting I could, with no luck.
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Lol Well it's good to know I'm not alone in this . Guess we'll just have to make due.
It's auto exposure setting for the brightest object in the shot. It is NOT the focus. Focus = blur or no blur. Exposure = brightness. Use my suggestions and it should be much better. Any camera would do this in auto mode.
Source - I am a video producer dabbling in photography.
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Ah. Correction made!
I'll give this a tweak next time.
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When I turn on the macro mode (close up), if the camera can't detect "close objects" , it won't focus.
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Macro mode off
Does you Lumia 920 act like this?
It won't happen on Lumia 900, if you turn on the macro mode on Lumia 900, it can still focus.
Thank you very much
I haven't got my Lumia 920 yet, but I will check in about 2 weeks once the backorder is cleared. :crying:
Is that your lunch?
if you chose macro mode, and nothing is in the macro range, why would it focus beyond that?
Best is to leave it in Auto mode.
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When I turn on the macro mode (close up), if the camera can't detect "close objects" , it won't focus.
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Yep, I see that too - max focal distance for Close Up is about 2' - limit of the lens perhaps?
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if you chose macro mode, and nothing is in the macro range, why would it focus beyond that?
Best is to leave it in Auto mode.
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Because in Lumia 900, it takes better photo if the macro mode is on
A macro lens for an SLR won't take a landscape either, so what.
Use macro when you want to take a close up, otherwise switch it off. Whatever the 900 did was just a fluke or incorrect.
Why misuse something and then complain it does not work?
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A macro lens for an SLR won't take a landscape either, so what.
Use macro when you want to take a close up, otherwise switch it off.
Why misuse something and then complain it does work?
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Which line do you see I am complaining?
The title itself "Lumia 920 camera focus problem"
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Just tested it out.
when in Close-up mode, it actually focuses on nearer objects than it can in Auto Mode.
Auto mode is not switching to Close-up mode Automatically.
For me, the "Auto Setting" have issues focusing at distance mainly outdoor ( i did the half press, it did not focus and tried touch to focus and don't work either. And i tried constantly on the same spots but won't work at all). especially taking photos from building to ground level where there its more to like shades that has lesser access to sunlight, natural light etc. fortunately, not all shots are blurred and out of focus like this if you shoot from ground to ground level.
it can be ok at times depending on how you focus it.
Maco
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it can be ok at times depending on how you focus it.
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The simple answer to your OP as stated before is that you arnt close enough to use maco, this is a macro shot I took, and some others, I find taping the screen to be easier than using a button as I can select where to focus
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Try the following steps.
1. Change the focus mode to AUTO
2. Focus the phone close the the object and keep it steadily
3. Press the camera button slowely, first press it half and then full without releasing it. This should be done may be withing 2 seconds but slowly.
Pls let me know if it works
Hello,
New user of this phone, the camera viewfinder goes black in dark scenes check the screenshot and the shot taken. Shots come out okay but cannot compose. Can anyone check?
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I have tried both google camera and stock miui one, does the same thing in both. I still have some days left to exchange it, is there a fix or should I go the exchange route?
Thanks in advance.
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couldn't this be just normal behaviour? it seem's like you're trying to make a picture in an almost completely dark room, just some low light LEDs.
live view doesn't get enough light to show you anything brighter. the final shot is taken with night mode and i bet it makes a long exposure time over 1 second+ and high ISO.
live view = multiple frames per second, it can't get as many light as the final shot with 1sec exposure.
though, I'm just guessing.
one more hint:
at the bottom of the live view screen, select "more" and then "night". it will show you live view with high ISO
in your case it's probably the same as "night sight" at the bottom left, just select it.
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one more hint:
at the bottom of the live view screen, select "more" and then "night". it will show you live view with high ISO
in your case it's probably the same as "night sight" at the bottom left, just select it.
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My note 3 pro showed proper exposure at this light but this can't, so I'm thinking there might be something wrong with the sensor.
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couldn't this be just normal behaviour? it seem's like you're trying to make a picture in an almost completely dark room, just some low light LEDs.
live view doesn't get enough light to show you anything brighter. the final shot is taken with night mode and i bet it makes a long exposure time over 1 second+ and high ISO.
live view = multiple frames per second, it can't get as many light as the final shot with 1sec exposure.
though, I'm just guessing.
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Which rom are you using
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Stock miui
@rayulove69 in the too dark picture you posted above you have NOT activated "night sight" or "night", just do that and see if it works.
you have actively selected "camera" and this is not supposed to give you the same brightness as "night sight" or "night" mode in live view.
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@rayulove69 in the too dark picture you posted above you have NOT activated "night sight" or "night", just do that and see if it works.
you have actively selected "camera" and this is not supposed to give you the same brightness as "night sight" or "night" mode in live view.
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doing so does the same thing and the darking is arbitrary ar also blurs the **** out of those dark parts