Galaxy S4 Autofocus / Camera app is rubbish

[jackhannaford]

Hi all
I have a quick question / complaint that I have also taken to samsung (advice was to factory reset as usual).

When using the default camera app, the focus close up particularly is awful, really it doesn't even try. However when using the optical reader app, it can focus very close up, very sharply.

I am a little frustrated that my phone is fitted with what appears to be a very powerful camera, but one that is hamstrung by a poor app (that's all I can imagine).

Does anyone have any advice on how to rectify this?

Thanks in advance,

Jack

 

[trucky]

Some versions of the camera had a macro setting that worked fairly well. There are a few apps that do a similar thing for the camera...

https://forums.androidcentral.com/e...ils?id=com.ape.apps.magnifying&token=R63jy_qQ

 

[jackhannaford]

Thanks Trucky, just wish it would work to be honest! I am going to see what Samsung come back with - to me if the functionality is there (Which it clearly is, shown by the optical reader app) it should work..