Camera showing color flashes

Camera shows color flashes

Hi Chrisghe, I've read that it's possibly caused by the Skype app and that deleting it remedies the problem in the camera app and FaceTime.
I haven't had a chance to test that fix but will try it and post my results here.
Of course, if you need the Skype app on your iPad, then it's a matter of living with it until a software fix arrives.
Mick

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I have an iphone 4 and i'm having lot of problems:
_ my back camera is blurred although my front camera is fine and working normally
_ my biggest problem is that the screen is showing colored horizontal lines(as perhaps electrical problems). The phone did fell and I already changed its back and front but everything was normal until these problems appeared suddenly
Please can somebody help me to solve it and tell me what are the reasons?
Thx

you can try turning it off and on again, but i doubt that's gonna work, that sounds like more of a hardware issue. Your best bet may be to contact apple and seek service or replacement

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my new iphone 5s is showing a shadow print when pictures are taken
when taking pictures i always make sure my thumb is not covering the lens
someone told me that maybe some dirt covered the lens inside
how can i fix this
could this be a software problem

Hi there katula1985,
You may find the troubleshooting steps in the article below helpful.
iPhone: Hardware troubleshooting
http://support.apple.com/kb/ts2802
Camera isn't functioning or has undesired image quality
If the screen shows a closed lens or black image, force quit the Camera app.
If you do not see the Camera app on the Home screen, try searching for it in Spotlight. If the camera does not show up in the search, check to make sure that Restrictions are not turned on by tappingSettings > General > Restrictions.
Ensure the camera lens is clean and free from any obstructions. Use a microfiber polishing cloth to clean the lens.
Cases can interfere with the camera and the flash. Try gently cleaning the lens with a clean dry cloth or removing the case if you see image or color-quality issues with photos.
Try turning iPhone off and then back on.
Tap to focus the camera on the subject. The image may pulse or briefly go in and out of focus as it adjusts.
Try to remain steady while focusing:
Still images: Remain steady while taking the picture. If you move too far in any direction, the camera automatically refocuses to the center.
Note: If you take a picture with iPhone turned sideways, it is automatically saved in landscape orientation.
Video: Adjust focus before you begin recording. You can also tap to readjust focus while recording. Exiting the Camera application while recording will stop recording and will save the video to the Camera Roll.
Note: Video-recording features are not available on original iPhone or iPhone 3G.
If your iPhone has a front and rear camera, try switching between them to verify if the issue persists on both.
Issue not resolved
My issue is still not resolved. What do I do next?
Contact Apple Support.
-Griff W.

HT4101 I am trying to connect my JVC Hard Disk Drive Camcorder to my IPAD 2 via the Apple camera kit. I am able to down photos, but video files not showing. Camera shows Mass Stoarge. How can I download videos please.

I am trying to connect my JVC Hard Disk Drive Camcorder to my IPAD 2 via the Apple camera kit. I am able to download photos, but video files not showing. Camera shows Mass Stoarge. How can I download videos please?

The file name only has 6 characters and I'm not sure what the .mod format is. So that's why they are not seen by the iPad.
Another way to transfer. You can use a USB flash drive & the camera connection kit.
Plug the USB flash drive into your computer & create a new folder titled DCIM. Then put your movie/photo files into the folder. The files must have a filename with exactly 8 characters long (no spaces) plus the file extension (i.e., my-movie.mov; DSCN0164.jpg).
Now plug the flash drive into the iPad using the camera connection kit. Open the Photos app, the movie/photo files should appear & you can import. (You can not export using the camera connection kit.)
Secrets of the iPad Camera Connection Kit
http://howto.cnet.com/8301-11310_39-57401068-285/secrets-of-the-ipad-camera-conn ection-kit/
 Cheers, Tom
Look at this link for convertion the .mod format.
http://www.makeuseof.com/tag/convert-mod-camcorder-video-format-mpg-instantly/
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Thanks, Omke. You helped lead me to a trail that solved the problem, although how it came to be is not too clear. I thought it would be good for me to describe the specifics in case someone else encounters this.
Briefly, I have used the label colors for years, through multiple versions of Bridge, to help organize and sort through images. It has become second nature to me. I recently went traveling and came back and began sorting through and labeling my new images. Everything seemed fine, but in retrospect I was paying attention to the color of the label and not the name attached to each color.
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So I went to the preferences, and lo and behold each color had a word next to it (as I mentioned above red was "Selected") instead of the name of the color, as it had been before.
It was much easier to change the newer files than thousands of old ones, obviously, so I changed the preference panel by typing the color names in to replace the other categorie names that some greater authority had apparently invented. Bingo, all the old files now had color labels and it was the new ones that were white! That was easily fixed by changing labels of the new files in the drop down menu to the appropriate color name (the colors names were unavailable until I changed the preferences).
Apparently, around the end of September or early October my preferences were changed, probably after an update, and I never noticed. Previously, whenever I updated Phtotshop/Bridge the preferences were carried over without any intervention from me.
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Empty camera names in Flash Player with Google Chrome

So, it seems we got another problem with devices (cameras and microphones) in Flash Player integrated with Google Chrome (PPAPI). Many Flash developers can remember clickjacking problem and ugly fix for this issue implemented in Google Chrome. For now, if you have some application that uses camera or microphone, Google Chrome users must allow access to their devices twice: for Flash Player (small window centered in Flash-object) and for Google Chrome (gray panel with buttons under address bar).
Until recently the whole process of granting camera access looked like this:
Application want to attach camera to Video object or NetStream.
Even without permission you can get camera names and populate some UI components with them.
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Google Chrome show it's own security panel, so both security panels are visible at the same time.
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Now you have false for camera.muted property, but camera show zero FPS, because access is still denied in browser.
Users press "Allow" button in browser security panel.
Win! You have access granted everywhere.
Of course, that second security panel of Google Chrome is a real pain. Users just don't notice it. Flash developers handled this issue with hints inside application and FAQ pages. But now we have another big problem.
Recently the process of granting camera access changed to this:
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You can't get camera names until access granted in browser. There will be just spaces (" ", symbol with code 32) in camera.name property.
Flash Player show security panel with "Allow" and "Deny" buttons.
Google Chrome will not show it's security panel until access granted in Flash Player.
Users press "Allow" button in Flash Player security panel.
Now you have false for camera.muted property, but camera show zero FPS and have no name, because access is still denied in browser.
Google Chrome show it's own security panel.
Users press "Allow" button in browser security panel (this panel shown twice for some reason).
Now you have access granted everywhere, but devices still have just spaces instead of real names.
Unfortunately, AS3 will not update camera names after access granted in browser. Camera names are empty event in Flash Player settings window before browser access granting. So it's impossible now to get camera names in Flash application running in Google Chrome without reloading. User need to grant access in browser first, than reload application and only after that we can get camera names in AS3. I have tried to use flash.media.scanHardware() to refresh camera names, but it seems it's not working.
Also I have created a small example and posted it online. You can test it by yourself in Google Chrome. Just don't forget to clear your choice each time. You need to remove "http://wonderfl.net:80" entry from list on chrome://settings/contentExceptions#media-stream to clear your prevoius choice.
Also I got similar complaints from Opera users.
Here is my code:
package
    import flash.display.Sprite;
    import flash.display.StageAlign;
    import flash.display.StageScaleMode;
    import flash.events.Event;
    import flash.events.TimerEvent;
    import flash.media.Camera;
    import flash.media.Microphone;
    import flash.media.Video;
    import flash.media.scanHardware;
    import flash.text.TextField;
    import flash.utils.Timer;
    public class BrowserPermissionTest extends Sprite
        private var output:TextField;
        private var timer:Timer;
        public function BrowserPermissionTest()
            super();
            addEventListener(Event.ADDED_TO_STAGE, addedToStageHandler);
        private function addedToStageHandler(event:Event):void
            removeEventListener(Event.ADDED_TO_STAGE, addedToStageHandler);
            stage.scaleMode = StageScaleMode.NO_SCALE;
            stage.align = StageAlign.TOP_LEFT;
            output = new TextField();
            output.border = true;
            output.multiline = true;
            output.wordWrap = true;
            output.x = output.y = 10;
            addChild(output);
            updateView();
            stage.addEventListener(Event.RESIZE, stage_resizeHandler);
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            var numCameras:int = 0;
            var numMicrophones:int = 0;
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                numCameras = cameraNames ? cameraNames.length : 0;
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                    log("Cameras:");
                    for (i = 0; i < numCameras; i++)
                        var cameraName:String = cameraNames[i];
                        log((i + 1) + ". \"" + cameraName + "\"");
                else
                    log("Camera not found.");
            else
                log("Camera is not supported.");
            log("");
            if (Microphone.isSupported)
                var microphoneNames:Array = Microphone.names;
                numMicrophones = microphoneNames ? microphoneNames.length : 0;
                if (numMicrophones > 0)
                    log("Microphones:");
                    for (i = 0; i < numMicrophones; i++)
                        var microphoneName:String = microphoneNames[i];
                        log((i + 1) + ". \"" + microphoneName + "\"");
                else
                    log("Microphone not found.");
            else
                log("Microphone is not supported.");
            log("");
            if (numCameras > 0 || numMicrophones > 0)
                if (numCameras > 0)
                    var defaultCamera:Camera = Camera.getCamera();
                    var video:Video = new Video(1, 1);
                    addChild(video);
                    video.attachCamera(defaultCamera);
                    defaultCamera.muted ? devicesMutedInFlashPlayer() : devicesUnmutedInFlashPlayer();
                else if (numMicrophones > 0)
                    var defaultMicrophone:Microphone = Microphone.getMicrophone();
                    defaultMicrophone.setLoopBack(true);
                    defaultMicrophone.muted ? devicesMutedInFlashPlayer() : devicesUnmutedInFlashPlayer();
                else
                    log("No devices found for test.");
        private function devicesMutedInFlashPlayer():void
            log("Devices are muted in Flash Player.");
            log("Starting permission check timer...");
            timer = new Timer(100);
            timer.addEventListener(TimerEvent.TIMER, flashPlayerPermissionTimer_timerHandler);
            timer.start();
        private function flashPlayerPermissionTimer_timerHandler(event:TimerEvent):void
            var defaultCamera:Camera = Camera.getCamera();
            if (!isDevicesMutedInFlashPlayer())
                timer.stop();
                timer.removeEventListener(TimerEvent.TIMER, flashPlayerPermissionTimer_timerHandler);
                timer = null;
                devicesUnmutedInFlashPlayer();
        private function devicesUnmutedInFlashPlayer():void
            log("Devices are unmuted in Flash Player.");
            isDevicesMutedInBrowser() ? devicesMutedInBrowser() : devicesUnmutedInBrowser();
        private function devicesMutedInBrowser():void
            log("Devices are muted in browser.");
            log("Starting permission check timer...");
            timer = new Timer(100);
            timer.addEventListener(TimerEvent.TIMER, browserPermissionTimer_timerHandler);
            timer.start();
        private function browserPermissionTimer_timerHandler(event:TimerEvent):void
            scanHardware();
            if (!isDevicesMutedInBrowser())
                timer.stop();
                timer.removeEventListener(TimerEvent.TIMER, browserPermissionTimer_timerHandler);
                timer = null;
                devicesUnmutedInBrowser();
        private function devicesUnmutedInBrowser():void
            log("Devices are unmuted in browser.");
        private function isDevicesMutedInFlashPlayer():Boolean
            var cameraNames:Array = Camera.names;
            var numCameras:int = cameraNames ? cameraNames.length : 0;
            if (numCameras > 0)
                var defaultCamera:Camera = Camera.getCamera();
                return defaultCamera.muted;
            else
                var microphoneNames:Array = Camera.names;
                var numMicrophones:int = microphoneNames ? microphoneNames.length : 0;
                if (numMicrophones > 0)
                    var defaultMicrophone:Microphone = Microphone.getMicrophone();
                    return defaultMicrophone.muted;
            return true;
        private function isDevicesMutedInBrowser():Boolean
            var cameraNames:Array = Camera.names;
            var numCameras:int = cameraNames.length;
            for (var i:int = 0; i < numCameras; i++)
                var cameraName:String = cameraNames[i];
                if (cameraName != " ")
                    return false;
            var microphoneNames:Array = Microphone.names;
            var numMicrophones:int = microphoneNames.length;
            for (i = 0; i < numMicrophones; i++)
                var microphoneName:String = microphoneNames[i];
                if (microphoneName != " ")
                    return false;
            return true;
        private function log(text:String):void
            output.appendText(text + "\n");
        private function updateView():void
            output.width = stage.stageWidth - 2 * output.x;
            output.height = stage.stageHeight - 2 * output.y;
        private function stage_resizeHandler(event:Event):void
            updateView();
So, I wonder if it's a bug or some kind of new security feature implemented by Google Chrome team? Maybe someone already faced this problem and can share more info about it.
For now it looks like modern browsers killing Flash with all that features and ugly solutions.
PS: You can find some silly mistakes in my message. Sorry for my English.
Updated code to check microphones also.

After couple of tests I have found strange behavior of PPAPI Flash.
The test was made with two SWFs working simultaneously on the same page. The first one was asking for device access like some regular application (by calling video.attachCamera). The second SWF was created/removed in cycle by JavaScript to avoid this thing:
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>
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