N97/FW21: is a camera flash fix included?

I'm about to return my N97 to Nokia, as they haven't been able to fix a flash flooding problem in the camera. Now with the new 2.1 FW I think the software is trying to compensate for the flood light, but the physiological problem is still there, resulting in lost contrast and sharpens, when the flash light bounces between the lenses.
My question: is FW21 trying to address the flash problem or is it just a coincidence the pictures are now slightly better / less horrible?
Helsinki, N97 White gone to recycling, now trying N97Mini...

Nokia never releases any detailed changelog for their fw's, so it's hard to know. But the problem is hardwarerelated and I guess it's a big job to cover that flaw.

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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.
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This is my only way to fix this particular problem, other wise change your camera
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I have the camera flash set to automatic. Whenever it flashes, it doesn't just flash--it stays on and crashes the entire device (except for the light). A battery pull resets the device (including the light). Something about the flash function is causing it because if the camera does not use the flash there is no problem. Any recommendations?
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Try opening the video camera and using the light. Any problems?
I would open the camera, options, change the flash to any other option then save.
Open the camera again, select the flash option desired and save. Then do a battery
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Removing camera flash from video

Is there a way to remove camera flash from video clips within PE8? If not natively, is there a plugin that can do this?
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Here are the best answers that I can offer:
1) why do you go from Premiere Pro to Premiere Elements?
Actually, about 90% of my work is in PrPro. The rest is in AfterEffects, PrE and other NLE programs. Basically, I use those, including PrE, when they do something better than PrPro. PrE will accept a broader range of formats/CODEC's, than will PrPro, so I use it to Import those odd Assets, and get them ready for PrPro. Same with CyberLink's PowerDirector, and Magix MovieEdit Pro.
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Much of the work from Hollywood is actually faux 5.1, in that the source material is seldom recorded in 5.1. Most is stereo and mono, and is blended from myriad sources. These can be SFX, dialog, ambient audio. Most of those are mono TO separate them out from any other audio sources. Narration is a good example. Few audio techs, would consider using a stereo mic for narration and would choose a very directional mono mic, so as to better reject other audio signals.
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I must add that with regard to mixing of music, there are constraints on doing faux 5.1. If the material was not recorded on multiple tracks to begin with, the RIAA, and other organizations, greatly frowns on creating a 5.1 "master." That came after the failed quadrophonics experiments from the '70s/'80s. With Hollywood's music, the recording IS done multi-track in the studio/symphony hall, so it IS multi-track and just gets mixed down to 5.1 Audio. This will be about the only time that the audio is done multi-channel in recording, as few environments lend themselves to doing 5.1 during the initial recording. There are exceptions, like live concerts, but that is almost a genre unto itself.
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