Lumia 920 camera bug after Amber update

[MrWhiteman]

well this thread http://forums.windowscentral.com/nokia-lumia-920/200218-pictures-videos-taken-your-920-a.html shows there are plenty of users who have taken shots recently who have zero problems with their units so it cannot be a software issue and must be hardware related. if you have faulty hardware, can your units not be returned as faulty under warranty?

The people who have taken "good" pictures, have not taken comparison pictures i.e a screenshot of the preview then a screenshot of it in the HD Viewer. The pictures look 'kinda' good if you don't compare them with the original. We have 3 920s in our home and all have the same issue.

 

[alpha beta gaga]

i'm trying to understand. why are you getting the 'softening' you mention to your pics that i'm just not seeing in mine? if it was as you say a software issue, wouldn't i get the softening too?

Nokia Camera updated. Slight tint reduction or placebo?

Before update:
http://farm6.staticflickr.com/5497/10754803615_a8b4e6821c_b.jpg

After:

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7369/10755104843_9228ce4733_b.jpg

New update, still soft but less tint:

Screenshot

http://farm3.staticflickr.com/2855/10755208385_870788fabb_b.jpg


Camera Roll:

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7318/10755212065_8cdee91ed1_b.jpg

well my new white 920.1 simfree arrived a couple of days ago. after reading this thread whilst waiting for it to arrive, i was a little concerned how the camera would be with the latest amber update. to be honest i'm more than happy with the results. all pics were taken with flash off, all else to auto.

Nokia Camera

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Camera

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Nokia Camera

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sorry for the bathroom shots but i wanted to see how whites came out and that is pretty much as white as it gets in my flat :smile: generally from what i have seen i prefer the nokia camera results vs just the stock camera app.

 

[MrWhiteman]

i'm trying to understand. why are you getting the 'softening' you mention to your pics that i'm just not seeing in mine? if it was as you say a software issue, wouldn't i get the softening too?

I don't think you are noticing it. Follow these instructions:

Take a photo and IMMEDIATELY take a screenshot you get this:

and then click the viewer icon in the top right corner and wait a couple of seconds and take another screenshot you get this:

From sharp to sh*t. Obviously not caused by hardware or it wouldn't be able to take a nice picture at the beginning. I took those in pitch black with FA light & flash.

And as has already been discussed 100 times, it's not because it's being viewed on the phone and not a PC, it's the same anywhere you put the picture.

P.S These are new pictures taken on my new yellow 920, not the old ones taken from early in this thread.

 

[dirk ossebaar]

The camera is truly worthless, no matter what they say, if it was only that but the whole phone is flawed to the core, never again will I be fooled into nokia

 

[Giddora]

The camera is truly worthless, no matter what they say, if it was only that but the whole phone is flawed to the core, never again will I be fooled into nokia

Paid Samsung-employee? (Looking through your 3-post history)

 

[jey979]

Before the amber update twice I noticed when i press the shutter button a green colour screen appeared but wen I reboot it went off and once after the amber update I noticed the same..!!! Has anyone came across this??

 

[Elton Jothi]

move to portico if you are really annoyed of this bug or wait for MS nokia to fix it, which i think is not gonna happen any time soon...
http://forums.windowscentral.com/nokia-lumia-920/253650-lumia-920-amber-portico-rom.html

 

[dznk]

move to portico if you are really annoyed of this bug or wait for MS nokia to fix it, which i think is not gonna happen any time soon...
http://forums.windowscentral.com/nokia-lumia-920/253650-lumia-920-amber-portico-rom.html

I think the Lumia Black update may fix this issue, or at least improve the quality, as Black does apparently include new camera processing algorithms. We'll know one way or another within the next couple of months.

 

[Zamir Yusof]

It's been a long time since I posting in this thread :smile:
By the way, I just found this article
Exploring the imaging improvements in Nokia Black for the Lumia 1020
Its looks like Nokia have acknowledged this image processing issue. Time to celebrate!

 

[mariusmuntean]

Let's hope that the Black update also fixes the camera issues on 920,928,925

 

[totoro0106]

Hopefully black is able to solve this green tint problem. Currently what i do is remove the green tint by using fantasia painter's "rgb colour balance" ( adjust the green colour to a certain minus value ). hope this helps.

 

[MrWhiteman]

Let's hope that the Black update also fixes the camera issues on 920,928,925

1020 too

 

[AndrewL920]

I am also experiencing this camera bug when using Nokia Camera or default built-in camera. The image taken by camera looks amazing but after 2 seconds it became yellowish. I also tried the front camera and it is far worse than my previous nokia N70. I look like a yellowish sick person when using front camera of my lumia 920.

 

[mariusmuntean]

Nokia screwed up their most valued point in their phones: camera.

 

[MrWhiteman]

I don't expect 1020 and 925 customers to look at this post but if they do, has Black fixed the issue?

 

[dznk]

I don't expect 1020 and 925 customers to look at this post but if they do, has Black fixed the issue?

Yep, it appears it has fixed this tint issue from what I've seen/heard. Take a look at this article and this one as well. In the first article, he actually says the following:

One of the achilles heels of the Nokia Amber image processing was a slight yellow tint to flash-illuminated photos, but Black seems to have sorted this out.

The second article has some good Amber to Black comparison shots as well. The true test is obviously getting Black on our 920's and finding out for ourselves, but it certainly sounds positive

 

[Etienne Cicerone]

Yep, it appears it has fixed this tint issue from what I've seen/heard. Take a look at this article and this one as well. In the first article, he actually says the following:




The second article has some good Amber to Black comparison shots as well. The true test is obviously getting Black on our 920's and finding out for ourselves, but it certainly sounds positive

Still have yellow\green bug, lumia 920 IT Country Variant with Black firmware

 

[supershi80]

Also for me the issue remains :-((((((((((((((( (Lumia 920 with Black fw)

 

[Etienne Cicerone]

Also for me the issue remains :-((((((((((((((( (Lumia 920 with Black fw)

it's really annoying having to ce hangthe color balance every time

 

[supershi80]

it's really annoying having to ce hangthe color balance every time

What WP app do you suggest for fix it ?
Thanks