[Q] Camera is just blurry..period!

[carol7611]

Hi all not really much of a poster here so i hope im doing this right.
So the thing is i have a galaxy s 4 active its unlocked running on tmobile android 4.2.2
So the camera on the phone is just blurry it wont focus
even when i press and hold the shutter button
and tap the screen ive tried different modes ive tried the anti shaking thing
ive also googled and searched through every forum i can find and no help what so ever
so any help will be greatly appreciated! Thanks!

 

[tiskael]

Hi all not really much of a poster here so i hope im doing this right.
So the thing is i have a galaxy s 4 active its unlocked running on tmobile android 4.2.2
So the camera on the phone is just blurry it wont focus
even when i press and hold the shutter button
and tap the screen ive tried different modes ive tried the anti shaking thing
ive also googled and searched through every forum i can find and no help what so ever
so any help will be greatly appreciated! Thanks!

Possible water damage within the lens or some other hardware issue. If it's been in water lately I would try putting it in a bag of rice, but water damage to a camera would be pretty irreversible I'm guessing.

I would try several different cameras, such as focal, picarts, vsco cam and see if there's a difference. Could also be a firmware issue, but you're on stock so that shouldn't be it. If you wanted a good camera, you probably shouldn't have bought this phone anyway

Have you tried resetting the phone? You might want to try the 4.3 update but that will get rid of root. Other than that, is it still within warranty?

 

[carol7611]

Possible water damage within the lens or some other hardware issue. If it's been in water lately I would try putting it in a bag of rice, but water damage to a camera would be pretty irreversible I'm guessing.

I would try several different cameras, such as focal, picarts, vsco cam and see if there's a difference. Could also be a firmware issue, but you're on stock so that shouldn't be it. If you wanted a good camera, you probably shouldn't have bought this phone anyway

Have you tried resetting the phone? You might want to try the 4.3 update but that will get rid of root. Other than that, is it still within warranty?

Sorry i took so long on the reply but between work and school and work i dont even have time to eat -_-
haha nah i didnt want a good camera just want one that can take clear pictures and using the front camera for everything isn't always easy unfortunately i dont even know if it is rooted i bought the phone on ebay about a week ago since my actual tmobile s4 broke at work!
So im still looking into wether or not its rooted i mean they couldve just code unlocked right?
And so i did factory reset but nothing :/ i am going to try the alternate camera apps and i do want to try upgrading to 4.3
But if the phone is rooted then i wont

 

[tiskael]

Sorry i took so long on the reply but between work and school and work i dont even have time to eat -_-
haha nah i didnt want a good camera just want one that can take clear pictures and using the front camera for everything isn't always easy unfortunately i dont even know if it is rooted i bought the phone on ebay about a week ago since my actual tmobile s4 broke at work!
So im still looking into wether or not its rooted i mean they couldve just code unlocked right?
And so i did factory reset but nothing :/ i am going to try the alternate camera apps and i do want to try upgrading to 4.3
But if the phone is rooted then i wont

Maybe it was being sold due to the camera... Also, as a small substitute, you can still use the front camera and use the volume button as the shutter, rather than guessing where the one screen shutter is.

To know if you're android is rooted, go here: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.joeykrim.rootcheck

If you've done a factory reset it's probably not rooted no, even if it was before, depending on your ROM.

 

[carol7611]

Eh prolly ill ask the seller see if I can return or w.e. cuz it didnt say anything about the camera on the description so I should be able to get a refund and I actually found that app like an hour ago and it turns out it is rooted so yea but still just prolly gonna sell it or get a refund n get a dif phone I guess but thanks a bunvh for yhur help!

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