Camera auto-focus.

**mikep7779** · 05-24-2012, 10:42 PM

Is there anyway to make the phone auto-focus? If I get lucky it will focus and take a good picture. Other times it just wont focus and i'm forced to take a blurry picture. I didnt see anything in settings.

**andrewvig** · 05-24-2012, 10:43 PM

It should be constantly focusing.. That is the feature that makes this camera so great. At least I thought it was.

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**mikep7779** · 05-24-2012, 10:44 PM

Originally Posted by andrewvig

It should be constantly focusing.. That is the feature that makes this camera so great. At least I thought it was.

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I know, thats what all the reviews said my my phone just sits out of focus. I assumed it was a setting but saw nothing.

**creighton** · 05-24-2012, 10:52 PM

Can't you touch the screen where you want it to focus? I would think that would solve the out of focus problems.

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**mikep7779** · 05-24-2012, 11:08 PM

Originally Posted by creightoncarr

Can't you touch the screen where you want it to focus? I would think that would solve the out of focus problems.

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That wont make it focus either, i really hope the camera isnt defective.

**BroadcastJunkie** · 05-24-2012, 11:19 PM

Originally Posted by mikep7779

That wont make it focus either, i really hope the camera isnt defective.

Sounds like it is. Probably a customs played with model ;-)

**mikep7779** · 05-24-2012, 11:24 PM

Originally Posted by BroadcastJunkie

Sounds like it is. Probably a customs played with model ;-)

Box was sealed with 1 sticker, I doubt that customs had anything to do with it lol. Regardless it would be a hardware issue. It seems however that if I open the pic preview, then hop back to the camera it focuses no problem. Ill call sprint and try to take more pictures tomorrow.

**cdcellular** · 05-24-2012, 11:29 PM

my camera focus is messed up too. it will stay unfocused for up to 30 seconds before the focus kicks in. looks like its a defect of some kind. not happy about it at all

**kcpowercat** · 05-24-2012, 11:45 PM

I had a couple shots that seemed to do this as well....touched the screen, it would then focus, but then go back out of focus.

**krcm0209** · 05-25-2012, 02:03 AM

Originally Posted by kcpowercat

I had a couple shots that seemed to do this as well....touched the screen, it would then focus, but then go back out of focus.

Same here. I noticed it especially in lower light situations, but should have been enough light for it to focus without issues.

**jaescott** · 05-25-2012, 05:59 AM

This scares me... hope its a software issue a update can fix.

**nathy321** · 05-25-2012, 06:15 AM

Same thing is happening to me

a lot of my pics n vids are coming out blurry mostly in lower light situations where as my epic touch never had a problem in does aspecs :-( my epic touch was much better taking pics n vids in low light...hope this can be fix with an update because I already sold my epic touch :-(

**creighton** · 05-25-2012, 06:29 AM

Mine does have trouble focusing in lower light situations. Strange seeing as HTC toted this camera as having a fast f/2 lense that would outperform all other camera phones in low light situations.

Also noticed that the lense elements in my camera will "pop" from time to time while focusing. I haven't noticed that it has affected performance though.

**kidstechno** · 05-25-2012, 08:03 AM

AFAIK, slightly holding but not pushing the dedicated camera button causes a re-focus.

**mikep7779** · 05-25-2012, 04:44 PM

So after some testing I've decided that it is a software issue and not a hardware one.

The problem pops up when the camera focuses on something REALLY close to the lens. After this happens it is unable to focus on things more then a few inches away. This however can be solved by reopening the camera.

**shadowhawk2020** · 05-25-2012, 05:48 PM

I think it is a hardware issue. I have two of the phones and side by side and one is blurry and the other is fine. Used a seperate camera app and had the same issue.

**kmitchell** · 06-07-2012, 10:02 AM

If the camera focuses on something VERY close (~3" away), it seems to lock the focus on this and only stopping/restarting the camera app will allow the camera to re-focus (pushing the hardware shutter/tapping on the screen doesn't help)

There is also a definite clicking/popping sound when closing the camera app when it "unlocks"

Anyone else seeing this?

**DougB541#CB** · 06-07-2012, 12:46 PM

it will 99% be a software issues since the camera lens has no moving parts.

**NicksGarage** · 06-07-2012, 02:09 PM

If you're having focus issues is it just the intended subject that is out of focus or the whole picture. I found that if I try to take a close up picture of a subject and there is lots of other subjects in the area at different focal planes, it is focusing on something in the background. Tapping on the screen where the subject I want to capture seems to do something but it's almost impossible to hold the phone still enough to take advantage of it or the camera is refocusing once I push the shutter button.

I'm hoping there will be a software fix for this. Otherwise the camera has been great.

**k000** · 06-07-2012, 02:27 PM

Originally Posted by mikep7779

Box was sealed with 1 sticker, I doubt that customs had anything to do with it lol. Regardless it would be a hardware issue. It seems however that if I open the pic preview, then hop back to the camera it focuses no problem. Ill call sprint and try to take more pictures tomorrow.

are you sure.. ? I heard customs people also like the camera.. so must have opened some.

am j/k.

1. I will suggest chaging all Camera settigs to default. You can do that from the settings ion in teh middle of the screen

2. have you installed any other camera applications ?

**kmitchell** · 06-07-2012, 04:47 PM

The problem I'm having is if something (like say my hand) passes too close to the lens the phone focuses on it and can't recover (focus stays fixed at about 3" and everything else is blurry)

All camera setting are set to default and the only camera app I'd had installed was a panorama app which has been since uninstalled...

Hope this is a simple software fix since I otherwise really like the camera.

**shadowhawk2020** · 06-07-2012, 07:42 PM

Well, whatever it was I wasn't waiting around for a fix. Best Buy exchanged it no questions asked.

**LegacyEvoAce** · 06-07-2012, 07:52 PM

Originally Posted by km1tche11

If the camera focuses on something VERY close (~3" away), it seems to lock the focus on this and only stopping/restarting the camera app will allow the camera to re-focus (pushing the hardware shutter/tapping on the screen doesn't help)

There is also a definite clicking/popping sound when closing the camera app when it "unlocks"

Anyone else seeing this?

I definitely hear the popping/clicking sound especially if you put your hand/object to close to the camera.

**mikep7779** · 06-07-2012, 09:43 PM

just an update, i received a replacement device and it works fine.

**crxssi** · 06-07-2012, 11:33 PM

Originally Posted by km1tche11

If the camera focuses on something VERY close (~3" away), it seems to lock the focus on this and only stopping/restarting the camera app will allow the camera to re-focus (pushing the hardware shutter/tapping on the screen doesn't help)

There is also a definite clicking/popping sound when closing the camera app when it "unlocks"

Anyone else seeing this?

Not on mine