Camera Fix and it works

[cereal killer]

I think it might be the same way that the home screen rotate broke. Nobody knew that it updated, but it suddenly stopped working.

lol...it didn't break. The homescreen NEVER rotated into landscape without the keyboard being deployed.

People can swear up and down but they simply did not pay attention. They assumed it would but then when they payed attention they found out it did not rotate.

[ChrisK15]

Have you seen how many people have said that it did rotate at one point, then stopped? There's even a video of some guy's Droid still rotating properly. It's apparent that Motorola/Verizon/Google know how to do silent updates, and I expect them to do it more. Just because it never happened to some people doesn't mean it never happened at all.

[Droider]

Maybe Android 2.0 does permit silent updates of some sort. They wouldn't necessarily be full firmware updates but perhaps small fixes to the camera app, etc. Something the provider can do in between the big 200MB firmware updates that require 20 minutes to download and apply.

[cereal killer]

Look at all the pre-release videos Chris. Everyone of them showed the homescreen orientating when the keyboard was deployed.

They designed it that way and since you insist on pursuing this issue I will show you that you are wrong.

and in regards to those pics you are referring to. That is easy to replicate.

Pull out your keyboard in landscape mode and shut it real quick...you will notice there is a lag before it corrects itself. The person took the photo before it reorientated.

Anyway, this was posted in the Motorola Support forums. It's obvious you are not going to listen to me so maybe if you read up on the issue you will learn something. I will post the link after so that you may read the entire thread if you desire.

jmm -- I work for Motorola. I have posted on this thread several times. However, I know the thread is long so I will reiterate my previous posts.

1. We are very aware of this thread and the points raised here.
2. We are eager to see this performance in action, though we understand that is not an easy request. Nevertheless, documentation of this would be very valuable. This desire to verify this Droid behavior in no way is meant to imply that it isn't happening. It would help us understand what is happening.
   
3. The no-rotatation on the home panel and other well-documented panels is the expected behavior of the Droid. This is in no way to imply that landscape rotation on these panels may not be desireable.
4. There have been no software updates to any Droids sold to consumers since the launch, secret or otherwise.

I will add a couple of things. One, the Droid has been out only about 10 days and we are still getting our arms around all this feedback. This may be changed soon or it may never be changed, but it's impossible to know today. Two, this forum is here for your feedback. If you don't like this feature or behaviour, post your opinion. Maybe you have felt that your opinions aren't being heard on this thread. If that's the case, my apologies.

Okay, rip me apart!






***Here is the link to thread***

[DAW]

Didn't do anything different to my phone getting green corners now none before. Just yesterday always red tonight always green. Also did the shop savy update. Who knows what's going on but I am glad so many are now getting better focus.

[rickjames29]

Ya I didnt touch the lens and it focus great right now, the pictures are awesome looking, maybe some body can do some comparisons with iPhone or other phones just for fun, Id wanna see how big of a difference this makes.

[RinTinTigger]

Hey cereal!

THANKS for this workaround!
Glad you found out.....

so, you know what you gotta do!
JOIN THE DARKSIDE!! we have cookies!

Tigger

[SwordOfWar]

Not sure if it was the update or not. But I did see a performance boost in barcode detection after cleaning the camera shield with a q-tip and some alchohol.

I also don't hear any noises coming from the camera anymore either. Before I would hear small clicking sounds coming from inside the phone whenever I used a barcode scanner ow when i stuck my hand infront of the camera closely.

Cleaning it still helps it work a bit better, but its possible that a silent update ultimately fixed the phone.

Now, I've also done a factory data reset a few hours ago, due to my phone constantly restarting. The factory reset fixed the restarting, and might have helped fix this also.

Either way, I recommend a factory reset and camera cleaning to those having issues with the phone and/or the camera. Seems to have fixed all my problems with the phone.

[RinTinTigger]

Please be careful with that alcohol.
Dont get it to the inside of the Phone!

Just wanted to say that, pls remember!

[SwordOfWar]

Please be careful with that alcohol.
Dont get it to the inside of the Phone!

Just wanted to say that, pls remember!

I held the camera facing down when I used the Q-tip with alchohol on it. That way it wouldn't fall into the phone's cracks.

Alchhol evaporates faster than water anyway