Camera lens protector ideas

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A lot of people have talked their fear of the camera lens becoming scratched.

It got me thinking. Would part of screen protector work? Would it affect the camera?

I remember having a Zagg InvisibleShield for an old iPod Nano (full body) and the circular cutout for the middle of the wheel was quite like a lens cover.

So, maybe someone could get something like this to market, if there was enough demand. With the right tools, it could be made by cutting holes in screen protectors.

I also saw this, which echoes my sentiments nicely.

Isn't the lens glass Gorilla Glass too? If it is Gorilla then no point having a shield.

Originally Posted by thermalboyz

Isn't the lens glass Gorilla Glass too? If it is Gorilla then no point having a shield.

why is it no point? try to rub some fine sand on the display and see how it looks then. keys would probably not hurt it nor knifes but some fuxing sand could give you pretty nice scratches. try it if you don't believe me.

Originally Posted by aameerp

A lot of people have talked their fear of the camera lens becoming scratched.

It got me thinking. Would part of screen protector work? Would it affect the camera?

I can understand your concern, but I definitely wouldn't put anything like a screen protector directly on the lens. Any kind of coating can cause serious degredation of image quality.

I wanted to know about this too, there are scratches on my DHD lens cover and I don't want to have it on my one x when it comes.

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A screen protector on the camera lens will most definitely degrade the photo- and video quality.

One reason I prefer pouches over cases.

i will be looking for a case that puts enough bulk on the back to block contact.

I originally posted this in the reviews thread, thought it was relevant repeating here:

Been trawling through the reviews all day. Even more excited now! Almost all concerns laid to rest except one: The protruding camera lens and it's ease of damage/scratches. One of my favourite sites (that always seen to match my opinions anyway) is Trustedreviews.com, and just finished going over their review, and seen something quite worrying that the reviewer doesn't pick up on. Check out the close up he has taken of the camera lens...



Now it's not just me right? Those are scuffs on the rim and a couple of scratches and what certainly looks like a crack (it's even casting a shadow) on the lens? I am going to e-mail him to ask if he dropped it, but after seeing a demo video of it being in a tumble dryer for 8 hours, I would love to then see a picture of it's camera lens afterwards. Maybe a case is in order when I take this thing outside!

Full review can be found here: http://www.trustedreviews.com/htc-on...e-Phone_review

Originally Posted by wnp_79

I originally posted this in the reviews thread, thought it was relevant repeating here:

Been trawling through the reviews all day. Even more excited now! Almost all concerns laid to rest except one: The protruding camera lens and it's ease of damage/scratches. One of my favourite sites (that always seen to match my opinions anyway) is Trustedreviews.com, and just finished going over their review, and seen something quite worrying that the reviewer doesn't pick up on. Check out the close up he has taken of the camera lens...



Now it's not just me right? Those are scuffs on the rim and a couple of scratches and what certainly looks like a crack (it's even casting a shadow) on the lens? I am going to e-mail him to ask if he dropped it, but after seeing a demo video of it being in a tumble dryer for 8 hours, I would love to then see a picture of it's camera lens afterwards. Maybe a case is in order when I take this thing outside!

Full review can be found here: http://www.trustedreviews.com/htc-on...e-Phone_review

Yea he dropped it. You can see on the casing in the top right corner also.

You don't have a camera that protrudes that much without it being damaged.

A pouch sounds like the best idea, a neoprene one.