Camera auto-focus.

[mikep7779]

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]

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]

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]

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]

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]

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

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

 

[mikep7779]

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]

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]

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]

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]

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

 

[nathy321]

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]

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]

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

 

[mikep7779]

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]

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]

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]

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

 

[NicksGarage]

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]

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 ?