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Camera Fixed..!

So I for some reason decided to go ahead and attempt to take a photo tonight .. in the dark, up close. And what do i see? Green bars .. okay, fluke .. i get these 1 out of 20 times .. but second time .. same thing, third, etc.

So at this point i'm thinking that it is just lying to me and is saying it's focusing no matter what .. i point into the blackness of night, red. Okay, good sign here.

I go inside, and 8 out of 8 photos taken were in focus...

The only thing i've done today is update shopsavy (or was it barcode scanner?) whichever had the update today. I don't see why that would affect it, but regardless. Suddenly it works...

Anyone else?
 
Is anyone in the know about if they sent out a quick update or anything? I just find it hard to believe that cleaning the lens was the issue as I cleaned the phone thoroughly prior to installing phantom skins. I had cleaned the lens prior to today and had issues with the camera, now it suddenly works. Very interesting indeed...
 
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Is anyone in the know about if they sent out a quick update or anything? I just find it hard to believe that cleaning the lens was the issue as I cleaned the phone thoroughly prior to installing phantom skins. I had cleaned the lens prior to today and had issues with the camera, now it suddenly works. Very interesting indeed...
Sometime the way we clean our phones really does not get done correctly. I all ways use my SLR cleaning kit to clean my lens/phone with and carry those wet lens napkins in my car just in case.
 
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This is very interesting! Many users are reporting the same thing over on HowardForums too: HowardForums: Your Mobile Phone Community & Resource - Droid Camera Fixed? Try your camera now...

I find it hard to believe that this is a coincidence. I guess it's possible it's due to cleaning off lenses, but I tend to doubt that. There must have been a silent update pushed out to our phones, what else could explain it?
Im with you on this one. I didn't use any special camera solution or anything to clean it with before or after it started working. Just a good cleaning before installing my skins, and a nice wipe of my shirt or pants leg since. I am glad that it works better now regardless of how it works. Maybe it's magic?
 
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I have to agree with the silent update. I think it actually messed up my 3g service as tonight at work I lost my 3G and was back on 1x. I used *228 to update my phone and my 3G is working again.

So if anyone else had the issue of the 3G vanishing on them tonight use *228 and see if it fixes your problem.

I didn't make the connection to it being an update that caused the problem until I saw the post on the camera focusing properly. I promptly tested mine and found it was working now.
 
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I actually just got Shopsavvy to focus on 2 bar codes too, before this I couldn't get it to focus on anything. On a 3rd attempt it failed though, so I am not sure what it all means yet.

I also snapped 3 photos in a row in a very low light situation and got 3 very quick focus locks with all green corners. One photo of the three was the same subject (my iMac screen) I took a few days ago and tonight I could zoom in and read the text clearly on the screen (I was actually impressed). On the photo from a few days ago it was completely blurry.

This kind of makes sense, think about it. Verizon's flagship device is getting rave reviews but almost all of them punctuated with complaints about the camera. Maybe they felt the heat and prioritized this update, sending it out much sooner than any one would have guessed.
 
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I agree with everyone here... there was definitely a silent update to the camera program. Mine is also working flawlessly now, night time outside, lit up inside, doesn't matter, it's taking photos like a 5MP should do. Hope we find out what happened.

On the other note... I'm not sure if I'm to keen on the fact that they can silently update something without me knowing about it. Is there a setting to override something like this?
 
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I agree with everyone here... there was definitely a silent update to the camera program. Mine is also working flawlessly now, night time outside, lit up inside, doesn't matter, it's taking photos like a 5MP should do. Hope we find out what happened.

On the other note... I'm not sure if I'm to keen on the fact that they can silently update something without me knowing about it. Is there a setting to override something like this?
As long as the silent updates improve the device like this one clearly did, I'm all for it. With some of these other phones people are waiting months for fixes, this was actually amazing to see happen so quickly.
 
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On the other note... I'm not sure if I'm to keen on the fact that they can silently update something without me knowing about it. Is there a setting to override something like this?

I would have liked to have known it was going on as well. I even checked the update section earlier today and it said I was up to date. At least with the Marketplace you get a notice that there is an update and you can do the update if and when you want.

Not that I am upset that I can now use the camera. ;)
 
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I'll take the silent update anytime. I'm just happy I can finally use the camera like it was intended. I'm really surprised they didn't fix the camera issue before they released it. I cant imagine all the phones they tested worked and then all of the ones they release don't. If you watch or read all of the reviews it's one of the most picked on things about this phone. I would have wanted it working right out of the gate especially if they were gunning for the iphone. Oh well at least the updates are quick.
 
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