Front Facing Cameras for Droid phones?

Why is it that for just about every Droid out there, that they continue to remain with a 1.3MP front facing camera while apple continues to upgrade both cameras? I would like Droids to also improve their front facing camera and continue to wonder why they never have yet? New Droids continue to be released so often yet I have not found a single one to compete with apples front facing camera. Just a thought...

From the Apple website.
The rear camera on the iPhone 4S is an 8 mp camera.
Front camera with VGA-quality photos and video at up to 30 frames per second.
A VGA camera is lower than 1.3 mp camera
http://www.apple.com/iphone/specs.html

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Lumia 920 Front facing camera blury, exaggerated s...

Hi,
I'm trying to understand if my frontfacing camera has a defect or it really is supposed to be that bad on a 920. I started noticing the images are always sort of blurry even though i try to hold it extremely still and that the colors are kind of bad.
What really put me over the edge was seeing my wife's iphone's result side by side. hers was crisp, clear, beautiful while mine looked like it was from a first generation digital camera.
Is this expected? has anyone else compared iphone 5 and 920 FF camera results side by side?
thanks

adrianhughes wrote:
Hi Amakhan,
Traditionally front facing cameras have not had much technical focus as most people use the back facing cameras to take photos. However, with the advent of the Facebook-photogenic generation, there has been a sharp rise in the use of front facing cameras for impromptu poses.
Now, there are differneces in the hardware between the phones you have listed. For one, the Nokia 920 only has a 1.3MP front camera, while the HTC 8X has a 2MP snapper (which HTC claim is even better with their proprietary imaging technology). Obviously, photos are going to look better on the HTC as they have obviously focussed effort on their cameras. The same case could be made for the iPhone, as their adverts always seem to have people making FaceTime calls.
It all depends on your needs, if you find your front facing camera more important than your back facing camera, then by all means the HTC or iPhones are the phones for you. In upcoming firmware updates for the 920, the imaging of the front facing camera may be improved, but complaints about the quality are few and far between.
I sure hope the firmware updates will address this issue. This is my primary request at this time.
I don't think its right to have a dismissive attitude toward wanting a decent front facing camera. Nokia put the camera there, it should take good pictures. Facebook, youtube and myspace have been around for a long time. Many people like to take pictures of themselves. I dont think its wise to write off this segment of the market.
All i'm saying is that the phone has a camera. I'm sure it is able to focus. They just need to use some of the technology they use for the main camera in this one. I dont expect it to be as good, but it needs to be better.
For example, FF cameras are usually used to take pictures of the user -- someone with a face. you can use the algorithm published over a decade ago (http://research.microsoft.com/en-us/um/people/viola/Pubs/Detect/violaJones_IJCV.pdf), find the face, and focus on it like even the cheapest point and shoot cameras are doing these days.
The attitude that "this phone is not for that" is exactly why the iphone has done so well. Otherwise, why should we have internet or apps on the phone either -- heck, its for making calls.
It might seem petty, but I was literally in the car with my wife. we were goign to go return her iphone and ger her a lumia. she happened to snap a photo of herself on my camera. it was terrible. we turned around and went home. That's one sale lost. There are lots of poeple that use Facebook and want to take and post photos of themselves. Lets not give up on that market because we dont want to put some software into one of the cameras on the phone known for its camera.

Any upcoming mid range wp with Front facing camera...

nokia dont be stuborn disclosing new phone and pls release a phone with ff camera , omnia has it and with 710s problems god only can help u,, FFC pls
huge nokia fan,
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The Lumia 900 is coming out in the summer. It has a bigger screen, a high capacity battery, and a 1.3 MP front facing camera.
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5110, 3390, 3520, 6230, 6682, N72, 5800 XM , Lumia 800, Lumia 900 (Currently owned)

Still no fix for Thunderbolt front facing camera?

I have tried all the online known fixes for this issue , clearing data, restarting phone, removing all other camera applications, and still cannot get my front facing camera to work on my Thunderbolt. As soon as I select the front facing camera, the application closes-without any error message-and brings me to the home screen. What is going on? I was able to use it this Spring, and then all of a sudden I can't use it anymore. Please help.

This has to be an VZW OTA error or something, because my Moto Droid and my kid's HTC Droid's front-facing camera stopped working almost simultaneously. Very suspicious that would happen under any circumstances.
Before you do a hard reset, try this:
Pull the SD card and your camera should start to work again.
After that, you can put the SD card back in, and it should still be working.

Front facing camera not working for video chat on Revolution

How come the front facing camera doesn't work on Tango? I wanted a new phone with FFC to use on Tango and for when Skype goes video on phones and it seems it don't work on Tango. Is it just Revolution or is it the same on all phones? I don't need a FFC phone to take pics of myself I have had no problem doing that on other phones, would love the feature to do what it is supposed too.

AdamE_VZW wrote:
Hi bulldog69!
To answer your question, some of those video chat applications have additional 'plug-ins' that need to be downloaded from the Market as well. Just search for "tango" in the Market and see if anything pulls up. If this is not the case, try to uninstall and re-install the application from the Market. I recommend trying another video chat app to see if that works as well. If you can take photos and video with the FFC, there's no issue with the device.
Hope that helps! Keep us posted.
Thank you!
Well we have two Revolutions and i tried the uninstall and reinstall and no good. Couldn't find any plug ins.
What other video chat apps do you know of that might work? Tried Fring and tha was junk. Thanks for any of your help that you give me

Droid incredible front facing camera

How do I set up camera on my Droid Incredible HTC phone to take selfies? All I get is a blank screen

We want to get you seeing the whole picture, mackdaddy59. There aren't any special steps that are needed to set up the front camera. While you're in the camera application, tap Menu/Settings then Switch Camera to flip between the Main and Front cameras. Make sure it you're using a case on your phone that it's not covering the top section where the front facing camera is located on the Incredible 2 or Incredible 4G LTE. If you have the original Incredible, there was no front camera.
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Why does my shutter not open for front facing camera? and remains black during FaceTime, iphone 5 6.1.3 completely restored to factory

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Hello, PJCPace.
Thank you for visiting Apple Support Communities.
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Intel-based Macs: Resetting the System Management Controller (SMC)
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Is this normal for the iPad's front facing camera?

Whenever I use the front facing camera, there is always a tiny white line at the exact same spot, regardless if I rotate it. It isn't a problem with the screen because if I switch to the rear facing camera everything's normal. I would love to post a pic but I dint know how. Does anyone know if it is a hardware problem or just the light?

You can make a screenshot by pressing both keys once (home and sleep) for an instant, until you see a flash.
It may be an hardware problem; is there a strong light behind you? Some cameras are sensitive to some light sources and may show a line.

Bionic. post-ICS update. front facing camera pixelated/artifacts

Hello,
After I updated to ICS, the front facing camera began showing weird pixelation/lines. this did not happen before the update.
I reset my phone to factory settings and the camera till showed the following lines.
any ideas? Verizon, please help!

Hi RIJAH,
Yikes! I know how important it is to have a working camera on your device. Thank you for completing the Master Reset on your device. Do you have any third party camera applications downloaded on your device? If so, please remove them. If there are no third party apps and your camera is still not working after the reset, we would need to replace the device. Is your phone still under the warranty?
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Why doesn't my front facing camera work?

my HTC Thunderbolt's front facing camera does not work. Every time that I try to use the front facing camera it would bring me back to the home screen. I went online to try and find the solution to fix it. I followed what the majority population has said: go to settings, then applications, then camera, and clear data. I did that and went to try to use the front facing camera again and it still brings me back to the home screen. I repeated the process as stated earlier several times with no success. I even restarted my phone several times and the camera still does not work. Some of the internet population have stated that it might be related to the Gingerbread update. I would just like a solution please.

Hi Colonelz:
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Let us know if that's successful. I'd love to know the outcome of your situation.
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TS1315 My front facing camera isn't working

Front facing camera isn't working when I click the icon to use it, it will freeze to the shutter. Help

Reset: Hold down the Home button & Sleep/Wake button for about 5-10 seconds. The phone should turn off, then start back up. You should see the silver Apple logo.
Restore from Backup: http://support.apple.com/kb/ht1766
Backup & restore as new: http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4137

Flash/ front facing camera/ crash

Hi,
I have some issues with my new phone:
1.The flash on my Nokia Lumia 920 stopped working (even in third party applications).
2.My front facing camera began to be defective (see the attachment) and shorlty after, it stopped working completely.
3. Recenlty, my phone starts to freeze in some apps and the only way to solve this is by pressing on volume+power+camera.
I hope that I can have some answers, because my phone is new (april) and these problems are quite strange.
Thank you
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Suggest that you save data to SkyDrive and consider resetting this device to "Out of Box" state as a pre-cursor to returning device to Nokia Care facility for attention, once you have excluded any possible software corruption:
http://www.nokia.com/gb-en/support/faq/?action=singleTopic&topic=FA140408
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TS3274 Problems with the front facing camera

Black screen in FaceTime ... Grey grid in photo booth ... Frozen screen when switching to front facing camera in Camera ... Help !!!

Try a Force Restart just in case it is a software/firmware issue. Hold down Home and Sleep until screen goes black and a white Apple logo pops up. Release and let it finish starting up.
If that doesn't help, there may be hardware problems, in which case you would need to take it in for assessment and service. Be sure to have a fresh backup of the phone beforehand, for warranty "repairs" entail a replacement with a blank refurbished unit you would have to Restore to.

Front Facing Camera?

I am due for an upgrade and really want a phone with a front facing camera...any clue when Verizon will be getting one?

alybarr wrote:
I am due for an upgrade and really want a phone with a front facing camera...any clue when Verizon will be getting one?
Nothing concrete as of yet, but rumors have Verizon getting at least one smartphone with a FFC in Q1 2011.

Will screen protector affect the quality of the front facing camera?

I got my screen protector cut out and fitted on my phone in Hanoi very cheaply - looks great. However, they were not able to cut out the hole for the front facing camera as well as I would want it to look like (it was either to big or not round enough, etc). So I ended up with a screen protector covering my front facing camera.
They said this will not affect the quality of the front facing camera. However, Lenovo S90 has a 8MP front facing camera, so I it's not like fitting a screen protector on a 5 year old nokia with VGA front camera. How much do you think this will affect the quality of the front facing camera? Unless I can compare 1:1 pics, its hard to say.
I know the Lenovo original screen protector has a hole for the flash light, camera, and the sensor. So I wonder if anyone at Lenovo ever tested how does screen protector affect the quality of the camera? (Btw. I really do not see a need for a hole for the proximity sensor, it seems to work well with screen protector on it, so why bother?)
P.S. I am currently in KL, JameZ, so I was wondering if Lenovo KL can do a screen protector for S90 and how much would that cost. My screen protector is actually so well done that you could not say there is a screen protector on the phone. I only worry about the quality of the front facing camera.

Welcome to Malaysia mate!
I think the best place to get screen protectors in Malaysia (KL) would be Low Yat Plaza. At the 3rd floor, there are heaps of shops selling accessories.
Separately, I use glass based protectors and they are do have holes for Proximity sensor, light sensor and front cam.
I don't think the screen protector would affect the quality of the front cam but rather the light sensor.
Also if the screen protector you use is clear, it should be fine. Take a selfie!
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