N97 camera help

why does my nokia n97 camera is only 3 megapixel (highest resolution)?
And the camera tone is disabled...
mushrooms
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Hey Mushroomlolz, Welcome to the nokia forums!
Try updating your phone to the latest version and follow these steps to change your image resolution and camera tone.
Camera application > Options > Settings > Image Quality > Set your image quality.
Camera application > Options > Settings > Camera Tone > Set your Camera Tone.
Let me know if this fixes your issue!
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N97 camera won't start(just a black screen)

My N97 camera won't start just a black screen this issue since the update to the new firmware

ooooooooops so sorry about this, here it goes and start with the first code.
With all these operations I recommend you TAKE OUT MEMORY CARD and DO A BACK UP OF YOUR STUFF!!!
1. *#7780# - Restore factory settings - resets all the settings to the default ( you will not lose any data)
Make sure you back up your data as you will lose all of it when you perform option 2 or 3 on this list. The default code for ALL operations listed here is 12345
2. *#7370# - Reformat your phone (out of the box, tho keep in mind that most newer nokia phones at least n series, e series and s60 based phones have udp - user data preservation so not ALL data may be lost. still it is a good idea to always do a back up of your stuff.)
3. This you perform as a last resort. Nothing else is working.If the phone is not showing any activity, proceed with hard formatting , turn off your phone, hold the following buttons while pressing the power button. (the default code is 12345)
hard reset - hold the following buttons *, 3 (number button) and talk/green key. turn on the phone and do not release those buttons until you see the Nokia boot up screen. once you feel the phone power up you can let go off the power button while still holding all three buttons ( for Nokia 5800XM - use the following buttons to do a hard reset, GREEN/RED/CAMERA keys pressed all at once on power up. this will only work on 5800's that have firmware version 20... and up. ) For Nokia N97 (unofficial version but works) is SHIFT /SPACE BAR / BACKSPACE while holding the power button. Again do not let go until you see the handshake screen.
If these codes are not working the only thing for you to do is contact your Nokia Care Center/Service for assistance.
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Nokia n97 camera sucks?

i take pictures with my n97 and they look alright. then i go to look at them in the gallery and they look HORRIBLE, looks like they were taken from a VGA camera. i have recently updated to the newest firmware and still the same problem.
Is anyone else having this problem?

The N97 camera is a pretty good camera.
If you read the documentation you might understand what all it can do.
1. Check Options->Image quality. If you're taking "Print 5M - Large" you are getting the full 5.1 megapixels.
2. Press the icon that looks like three horizontal lines and go through the selections under "Scene Mode":
Automatic
User defined
Close-up
Portrait
Landscape
Sport
Night
Night portrait
For indoors, try night portrait.
3. Another setting that makes a lot of different is White Balance
Automatic
Sunny
Cloudy
Incandescent
Fluorescent
If indoors, try incandescent or fluorescent depending on your lighting conditions.
I know everyone expects Automatic to mean to do everything for you, but you have compromises even on regular digital camera when you use automatic settings.
After playing around to get the feel of the camera and the settings, I'm getting some really good indoor shots with my N97. One indoor video presentation under fluorescent lights came out extraordinarily good!
Don't give up!

N97 camera operting by it self all the time .

hello, i have a horrible problem with my nokia n97 , the camera suddenly open by it self and when i click exit it will open again and so on ..
now i cant use my mobile for any thing because the camera operting every each second !!
please help me i am desspred !! i cant send messges or doing any !!

sounds like a hardware problem, you need to visit a Nokia Care Point, just out of interest, do you carry the phone in a case with a magnetic clip ? Opening the cover activates the camera, and I have read before of users having this problem as the magnetised holder clip causes the camera to activate.
Before taking the phone to Nokia Care Point it may be worth trying a hard reset and re-installing the latest software, but it sounds like a physical problem ? If you do a reset, ONLY back up your contacts, Calendar and Notes, NOTHING else , as a full backup and restore will re-install the problem if it is a software issue. Dial *#7370# followed by 12345, then set up the phone manually .
Good Luck
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N97 Camera image problem

Ive had the N97 for 2 months now with various problems. Todays new one comes in the form of when i tried to take a picture in low lighting. To the left of the screen when in landscape mode a transparent green half sphere appears when the camera lens focus's ready to take a picture with the flash. When i then take a picture, especially in low light, the sphere/bubble appears in the final picture when the flash is used.
Here are some sample pics, its as if there is a spec of dust on the lens, ive cleaned the lens and the flash but still the problem persists. Anyone else having this problem? Thanks
www.mypicx.com/08092009/N97/
www.mypicx.com/08092009/N97_2/
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@all:
I did it!
I painted the edge of the cover.
Works good on my Phone!
looks like this:
http://www.jacknet.de/bilder/N97/Linse2.jpg
first I took the TDK Pen:
http://www.jacknet.de/bilder/N97/Pens.jpg
It looks like that:
http://www.jacknet.de/bilder/N97/Pen1_1.jpg
http://www.jacknet.de/bilder/N97/Pen1_2.jpg
much better, but slightly there!
After that I took another Pen:
http://www.jacknet.de/bilder/N97/Pen2_1.jpg
http://www.jacknet.de/bilder/N97/Pen2_2.jpg
Seems to be gone!!
Maybe this effect is caused not only by the edge of the cover, but also from little scratches in front of the lens
which reflect the light!
http://www.jacknet.de/bilder/N97/Linse1.jpg
when you zoom in, you can see them!
I hope this would help you.
If this affects the guarantee, I can't say!
So please be careful.
@Skywatcher:
When you zoom in, the area with the sphere is only cutted, because software-zooming is the same like cutting a Picture after taken it.
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Disable N97 camera lens cover dragging turns camer...

Is there any way to disable that dragging the small camera lens cover turns on/off the camera? if that option doesn't exist (I guess it because I searched for it long wise) is a big fail in N97!
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you are right ,,, will think about solution without removing the button and putting a shortcut
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N97 camera lens slider

hi, recently ive come into a few issues with my N97 and my local nokia care center for that matter.
as far as i am aware, nokia has acknowledged that the earlier model N97 had a design fault with the camera assembly where the lens slider is mounted too close to the glass, and as a result, was easily scratched.
from my research a while ago, nokia acknowledged this and that it would be covered under warranty, and that they would replace the camera assembly with a newer model that doesnt have this issue.
however, my local nokia care centre refuse to acknowledge the issue and has caused my a lot of problems. the first time i brought my phone in, they correctly replaced the camera assembly with the new one. however, they somehow managed to stop the phone from recognising any sim card. so i brought it back in again, and this time they replaced the phone with a blank N97, however, this n97 had firmware issues and had the original camera slider with the design fault, and they continued to act rude and said that i didnt know what i was talking about and continued to insult me stating that it is not an acknowledged issue with the phone.
now, can someone confirm for me, or better yet, supply me with a link about the official nokia statement on this matter?
thanks
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Since I do not know how you use your phone:
For a normal phone user, no, I would strongly do not recommend it. Many people have have made the mistake of thinking the N900 as being another phone. No it is not. It was intentionally designed for power users and developers. It has more quirks than symbian, and most of the people do not even understand the quirks of symbian to begin with.
I would advise that you wait until the latter part of this year, as the C6 with the Symbian^3 OS is slated to be released, along with the rumored N87 (or N8-00, the prototype code) with a 12mp carl zeiss lens with Symbian^3 as well.
Symbian^3 is a new OS from Symbian, it basically has I think 4 "n97 homescreens" accessible via side swiping and has 3D graphics. Also I think those units would have hardware 3D accelerators.
I'd advise you to google Symbian^3. Meego, the new version of the Maemo on N900 is also slated for release later this year.
On a side note, Nokia really does kick of local franchises for incompetency.
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N97 camera (lens cover and application issues)

i think these issues are already posted, but no solution as yet.
like everyone i was having scratches near the lens, so i removed the lens cover.
now my camera application doesnt work. i am on v12.
the camera application freezes, ive resintalled the firmware, reseted factory settings, everything !
no luck with starting the camera application.
ps, i even tried attaching the lens cover back, that didnt help either.
any solutions nokia ????

first of this is a user to user forum. second you voided your warranty by disassembly of your phone. anything to do with disassembly can't really be talked about here as it is against the policy of this forum. camera operation in the case of the n97 is dependent on the lens cover as it communicates to the application what needs to happen. removing it breaks that path of communication. i am sorry but i have no other ideas for you, taking it to nokia care might be your solution but you also might need to pay for repairs due to what you have done on your own to your phone.
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In need of camera help

Hello everyone. I just got a Rogers BlackBerry Curve 8310 used from friend. Other then having a crack in the screen ( which I intend to get fixed ) it had no problems and ran smoothly. A couple days ago I tried to open my camera and a message came up saying `` Could not start the camera. Close other applications and try opening the camera again``. I had used the camera for a couple days with no problems before this happened. I did a bit of research online to see if anyone else had had this problem and apparently its fairly common but none of the solutions I read worked. I tried the battery pull out, I tried wiping the phone. I deleted all of the apps I didn't need. All though I know how to delete apps and such I am not quite sure I am exiting the ones I have properly.The only solution I read that I have not yet tried is taking apart the phone and pushing the camera lense back into place because I would rather not mess with it if it is not necessary. I suppose being new at this it could be any little thing I am doing wrong that caused this problem.
Since I am new at this and I am just learning as I go, if I didn't give enough info about the problem or maybe wasn't clear feel free to ask for details if you think you know what to do because I need help very much.
I apologize if this was a dumb question or if I posted this in the wrong spot.
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You don't even need to take the device apart. Just remove the battery cover and press downward on the camera lens. This is the fix that most people have said has been successful when this problem occurs.
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N97 camera lens problems.

Hello! in first, i want to sorry for my bad english.
I have a problem: my nokia n97, make photos with dark point in left. I tkink is a dust point becose before it is on the up-right corner. You can help me take this point out? thanks!
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if its dust on the internal lens you will need to go to a nokia care point to have it sorted dont attempt to clean it or open up the phone yourself or warranty will be void
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N97 Camera switches on & off continuously

Help!
For no apparent reason ie not connected with anything I've done to the phone, the camera has started turning on & off almost randomly, regardless of whther the slide cover or the lock key are engaged. Sometimes the cycle is a few seconds, sometimes several minutes. The firmware is up to date, and there are no other obvious problems. Help, please!

well if you've done a reset and the software is up to date , sounds like a physical repair ! Nokia Care Point
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Microsoft Messenger Live MSN (Video Camera) Help

Hey guys how are you doing?
I HONESTLY don't know how to use my Mac OS X tiger at all.. Barely... essentials
Ok.... HERE IS THE QUESTION
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The only way on MSN is.
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Pc http://www.skype.com/intl/en-gb/download/skype/windows/
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Importing movie with Sony camera help

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The white N97 camera flash problem

Has anyone found a fix yet, for the constant flash glare that plagues photos taken on the white N97? Like when the flash goes off it leaves a bloom of light around the bottom left of the photo? It's a pretty well documented problem. I just wondered if anyone has found a fix? Ta.

Best way to fix the white flash on the N97 is to fix it for once and for all. Put the phone N97 down on a table and find your self a snack and a HAMMER, open your snack and take a bite, Now this is where the fix begin, hold the hammer above the N97 and then lift it up about 0.5metre then swing it ontop of the N97. Voila!! Once you've done so, your N97 white flash camera problem is now fixed forever.
Be warned, it will only worked once, as you can perminantly put it to off mode.
All the best, good luck
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This is my only way to fix this particular problem, other wise change your camera
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Iphoto has stopped recognising my camera - help

I have happily used my sony digital camera and imac to load many thousands of photos and movies over the years. Just recently, when I connect my digital camera, iphoto launches but wont recognise camera - just shows that spinning coloured disc. Doesnt seem to be the camera as Finder recognises all the files perfectly. I have iphoto 9.2.1, iphoto upgrader 8.1 and mac OSX 10.6.8. Its driving me nuts ... any help appreciated.

A much better and safer work flow is to upload your photos (using a card reader is even better than a USB cable) and keep the photos - after yu have properly disconnected the camera (or removed teh memory card) and at least one backup cycle has completed then use your camera to reformat the card - this protects agains losing photo do to software/hardware/human errors and renews teh cared format every time so it is aways fresh
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