Motorola Droid X :: Camera Button Won't Take Pictures / Videos?
Oct 15, 2010
My physical camera button won't take a picture. It does the ding noise for being focused or whatever and the square turns green, but it won't take the picture anymore. If I want to take one I have to use the auto focus on screen tap. The same goes for the camcorder function. I have no clue what's causing this as it always worked fine before. I have the leaked 2.3.15 Froyo with rub-ix focused Rom + nexTheme. To my knowledge the camera button always worked fine until I noticed today that it wasn't. (Now watch, this is probably some stupid obvious thing I've overlooked.
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Jul 21, 2010
Anybody know of any apps to like put pictures or videos that are private away in..kiind of like a safe you know.
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Aug 19, 2010
I cant figure out why my camera button is tiggering the volume and not the camera. Every time I press it to use my camera it keeps lowering my ringer volume and when im in the camera mode(from app) it wont snap any pics, it just takes me back to my main page and lower the volume. Can anyone help me out?
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Aug 19, 2010
Is the video camera/camera of the Droid X HORRIBLE. Videos are VERY GRAINY, Pictures are blurry, I have tried every setting possible, I am on 8MP for camera and 720p for hd. Any chance there is a way to fix it? I have seen other peoples video and they are MUCH better than mines. And people said the Droid 1 camera was bad (which I had) this is awful.
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Apr 21, 2010
I tried searching for this but couldn't find a thread that discussed it. My power button appears as though its been jammed. I dropped my phone on its corner where the power button is but I don't think thats what the problem is. Anyhow, recently my power button responds but I have to really press it hard and it as though the button is jammed cause it doesn't depress as far.
My question is that is there a way to designate the camera button to become the power button? I know on some phones you can make different buttons do different things and I was curious if this was possible on the Droid.
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Aug 29, 2010
well a couple of questions actually. So first is it possible to only view pictures taken by the camera when I press the review button in the camera app? for example, not only do the pictures I take come up but also pictures of wallpapers and other saved images located in different folders show up. I also wanted to know if it was possible to have the take picture button be moved to the hold button.
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Aug 15, 2010
What do you all think of the quality of the pictures on your DX's? No need to post pictures..... just want your opinions. Maybe rate 1 - 10 with 10 being best. I hated the pictures I took on my Droid 1. The quality was poor at best. Especially inside. I've taken a few with the DX using Vignette and they are pretty good.
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Aug 9, 2010
I am sitting here looking at some pictures I took with my Droid then uploaded them to Facebook and Twitter and they don't look good at all. Its like the colors are all faded looking. I have shot some nice looking pictures with my phone before but for some reason here lately they look horrible! Anybody else notice this with their phone when your uploading to a website? I do have photoshop mobile so maybe I should try and edit them first before I upload a picture next time.
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Nov 13, 2009
I spent some time today doing controlled tests with the camera on the Droid and these tests confirmed my thoughts about the Droid camera: It will take decent pictures, but not in autofocus mode. I've posted a link to the pictures in Picasa **here**.The EXIF data shows the following: f.2.8 is the only aperture used. High shutter speeds in hazy sunlight will enable you to steady the camera. Most of the shutter speeds topped out ~ 1/1400 of a second. The other variable is ISO and in bright sunlight it's set very low, usually around ISO 50. This is a good thing since it allows you to have a high shutter speed since these tiny cameras are inherently hard to steady. I cannot account for the fixed aperture of f.2.8. In a larger camera such a wide setting would normally assure a rather soft picture. Here it seems to work.
The sample pictures I posted were duplicated many times in my tests and the results were consistent. As you look at the samples you will first see a wide picture.I then opened the picture in Photoshop and took it to 100% (all pixels displayed) then I cropped an area of interest. The results show the fixed focus working fine (with not as much shutter lag since it's not hunting for focus) and the autofocus mode completely broken. I think this shows a definite software issue. The hardware seems fine, although the shadow areas are quite noisy, the result of a tiny sensor and its overflowing photosites.So go ahead and take pictures outdoors and you'll probably get decent pictures set at infinity, even when you are taking pictures of friends in groups. I'll make a guess that this software bug is a result of a code screwup at the very last minute. If we can be patient I suspect the fix will be a simple one.
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May 25, 2010
Anyone else have this problem? I take a photo and its not there and takes opening and closing the gallery a few times. Sometimes I have to take another photo and then they both show up. Is this a bug with 2.1 or is there a fix for this?
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Dec 19, 2009
Any idea why the quality of pictures is so much better when using GOOGLE? If pictures can be that good why does the camera suck when taking pictures?
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Jun 26, 2010
I was deleting some pix and somehow my entire library of pix I took on the phone was deleted. Is there any way to restore the pix? Or they are gone forever?
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Dec 7, 2009
I took some pics today and most of them came out distorted. Almost like a partial fish-eye. People are stretched wide.
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Sep 2, 2010
Why my droid x doesnt seem to take good pictures.. i am obviously missing something here.. and i cant zoom in when i do video..
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Jun 8, 2010
I have had nothing but great success with the leaked Froyo that I've been running since Saturday afternoon. Battery life seems to be improved, haven't noticed any FC's, etc... until today. I know that the Droid has had some camera issues namely the 24.5 auto focus bug and the auto focus hardware becomes faulty but this is new to me. I didn't have this problem with 2.0.1, stock 2.1, rooted 2.1, Pete's BB, Fab's NexBeast. There have been numerous kernels on the phone as well and going back through my gallery nothing was blurry. I have wiped the lens, made sure the camera app is on auto-focus, I've clicked the button once, twice, halfway, a dozen times, etc and I've even tried FXCamera - if the subject is more than 6" away it is blurry. I'm running the 1.0 P3 kernel but 1.1 & 1.2 have given me the same issue. I've tried this at 1Ghz, 800, 600 & 400Mhz. I know this is pre-release but is anyone else having the same issue?
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Nov 30, 2009
Both flash was set on auto (yes even the second one) in low-medium lighting. This happened on my first Droid after a week or so of owning it so I returned it. Tried a hard reset and restarting the phone, didn't help. I also cleaned the lens and made sure my fingers were not in the way. The flash does go off each time.
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Jul 25, 2010
Just wondering what everyone is using for camera settings. I'm getting great pictures outdoors but my pictures taken inside have a lot of noise (don't know if that's the term I want but they look fuzzy). I literally know nothing about cameras so I'm pretty hopeless figuring out this problem. And maybe some other camera noobs can get some good ideas from this thread too
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Nov 29, 2009
This may sound like a weird question, but why is my Droid camera taking blurry pictures. I just got the phone today.
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Nov 11, 2009
Every time i get an email with pictures, which is almost everyone, i have to hit "show pictures." Is there a way to always show pictures without having to hit the button?
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Jun 23, 2010
What is the deal with the power and volume buttons all being chrome but they decide to make the camera one red? I really hope Verizon didn't think this was a cool thing to do for their brand color.
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Aug 28, 2010
Im new here so i don't know if this is the right section or not.But anyways i've had my droid since tuesday and today my camera button quit working. It worked fine yesterday but for some reason it just crapped out on me. It doest even go to the camera page when you hold it and i've tried all the settings.Anyone know what's up?I thought maybe just a loose conection but when i took the battery cover of it had torq he's screws so i can't take it apart to see.
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Jul 15, 2010
Any guys just got my Droid X this morning and been messing around with it I love the phone to death and it really is a great device. One question I had was about the camera button any feel that this is a little flimsy or loose? or is that normal?
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Jul 16, 2010
Im not a big fan of the 2 position camera button on the X. Is there anyway to make the camera work like it does with google goggles? Just one icon on the screen to press and snap a picture.
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Aug 4, 2010
OK this is weird, I haven't really taken much pics with my Droid X until recently. First time I had the phone, the camera button worked great, took a few pics here and there just to test it out. Have not used it since then, until recently. It was working fine after taking a few shots but from some reason, it won't take any pics now. Also pressing the camera button does not open the camera app at all now (it used to before).I know it's two stages, autofocus then press all the way down to take the pic, but it aint working. I slowly press it for autofocus, nothing happens. I then completely press it down, still nothing. Sometimes it does look like it focuses really quick then the LED light flashes for a moment but camera does not take the pic (no click or anything). And now it hardly even does that anymore. I tried a camera app that has the buttons on screen and that works taking pics so I'm guessing its my camera button... Anyone had this issue?This really sucks, I'm going to have to take this to VZ store near my house, if anything would they replace it with a new phone or a refurb?
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Aug 4, 2010
Does everyone elses camera button feel loose?
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Aug 21, 2010
Just recieved Droid X on Aug 5th 2010. Today (21 Aug) I got my camera out of it case (hard case) and noticed the snap button missing,so I went to the store to have it fixed or another button to put on..Just found out about the fine print in the contract I have with verizion. $7.99 per month for Insurance don't forget about the deductible of $90, return the old phone after the new one arrives.NOW when the old one gets to tech services and they say YOU caused the damages to the old phone, you will be charged $600.This is what the customer service rep told me.Can the camera button fall off that easy?I dont think its worth $90 deductable. SO can someone tell me where I can get a replacement button to take pictures with.
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Jan 30, 2010
When I first got my droid I changed the dedicated camera button to compose a new text but can not for the life of me remember how I did it Can anyone help me change it back.
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Oct 10, 2010
I have a X that has 2.1 -update 1 on it that I got from a friend. I want to have 2.2 on it but when I try to update the phone OTA, it says that I am up to date. So I am guessing that are some things he played with that is making this not work.What I am hoping I can acomplish is get stock 2.2 on my X even if it involves RSD lite or other methods.RSD was the way I was going to go, untill I ran into the problem that the camera button does not work, so i can not get into the bootloader.Also, adb reboot bootloader isn't working, and rooting and trying to get Clockwork Recovery to work isn't doing what I need.So I am out of ideas on how to get 2.2 or any other ROM for that matter on my X.
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Jan 28, 2010
There seams to be a widespread problem of the gold coated camera button flaking and or wearing over time. The top of my camera button is completely white and looks awful.Other then this,I have no complaints about the phone.Don't feel like dealing with VZ or Moto and getting a new phone for something so small.Has anyone painted the camera button?If so what kind did you use and how does it look?
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Dec 1, 2009
Just noticed the dedicated gold camera button has pretty much faded to white.Really discouraging considering the phone is not even a month old.I treat the phone better then I treat myself, so there should be no reason why this happened.
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