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P1i Green Tint on Photos - FIXED by firmware???? |
BratPAQ
Joined: Oct 14, 2005
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actually this thread is making me see green tint everywhere, even on my screen monitor, or whenever i stare at a white paper or wall O_O
notice that on the 3rd picture, the white paper is white, although there are some discoloration on the black backpack, all is with same firmware and same lighting condition.
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5nak3
Joined: Oct 22, 2007
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well i've not updated to the new firmware because i am not too confident with SEUS after one bricked phone. In any case i did find that if you up the brightness using the jog wheel, you can eliminate the green tint from a white object.
This may not be the best solution in all cases because you may over expose, but from what i saw with my tests, my green tint seems to come and go dependant on the shadow and the light of my surroundings, in daylight no green tint.
In my room which has a whitish cream wall, the green tint is evident, although the sunlight i get is not "clean" as i have curtains and the colour of the light is actually altered due to the curtain pattern.
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_LAU_
Joined: Sep 10, 2004
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Yes, this is evident when in the "A BEFORE PICTURE..." in the previous page.
The photo suffers from fluorescent light horizontal interference patterns, and on those you notice that the green tint is mostly visible in the darker horizontal lines. Go back there and you will se what I mean.
This means that, yes, more exposure=less green tint.
This camera sensor is a real junk imho.
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jabbadabba
Joined: Oct 15, 2007
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On 2007-11-16 15:54:12, BratPAQ wrote:
notice that on the 3rd picture, the white paper is white, although there are some discoloration on the black backpack, all is with same firmware and same lighting condition.
This is because the white area is blown beyond the dynamic range of the sensor. There is no information in those pixels at all  |
liaoip
Joined: Jul 12, 2007
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What you say is very likely. I myself noticed that if the lighting is decent, the green tint is either gone or not evident in the new firmware (before the firmware the green tint was there regardless of the lighting). Also I've noticed that the green tint tends to show up more with dark photos with a lot of shadow and gradients. There also seems to be a slight pink hue on the left sides of my photo, though this is not readily apparent unless you take a photo of a white paper. I took some outdoor shots today and so far they look good. I'll make a post for you guys to see when I get back home.
One more thing...is it just me, or does the Auto White Balance do a better job then any of the other WB settings for their particular situation? |
AD
Joined: Aug 25, 2005
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From: UK
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One thing, I've noticed with the latest firmware particularly that the auto white balance takes a very long time to settle, much longer than the focus. I get better resultsif I partialy depress the camera button for at least a seccond or two after the phone beeps to say the focus has locked, befor taking the shot. |
benjijk
Joined: Oct 23, 2007
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On 2007-11-09 18:11:04, liaoip wrote:
Hello Folks,
After seeing two firmwares come out and still no solution to this problem, I decided to just take the plunge. I called up SE this morning and told them about my problem and requested an RMA. If anyone has already done this please let me know if the results were positive. Ironically, the lady I was speaking to also had a P1i and I asked her about this. She said she hadn't noticed this problem on her phone. So I guess she either got a good one or hasn't looked carefully enough. In anycase, when I get the RMA paperwork, I'll send it in and see if it gets fixed when it comes back. If it does get fixed I'll be sure to tell you guys!.
EDIT: Just got the RMA paperwork. Apparently it takes 10 days to repair or replace the phone. We'll see how that goes!!!
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Did you get your phone back from SE? Has the issue been fixed? Did you request RMA only for the camera defect or other issues as well? Cos if they fix yours, I have to send mine in. Beginning to hate SE here..... slowly...!! |
benjijk
Joined: Oct 23, 2007
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Just updated my phone thru SEUS with the new fw. the R9J005... whatever.... version.
Camera issue isn't really fixed. I'm not sure if they tried to fix it or not. Prior to this I had a green tint issue to the right side. Now however, the green tint still exists, but the middle of the image seems to be darker than the rest of the image. This is evident in room lighting and when you focus on a plain white paper or wall. Ridiculous!! Apart from that, the camera UI has been changed a little, but nothing major. |
maisie
Joined: Nov 09, 2007
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I have just sent mine off via o2 to A Novo, let see if they are able to replace the camera module. |
5nak3
Joined: Oct 22, 2007
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On 2007-11-23 21:04:57, maisie wrote:
I have just sent mine off via o2 to A Novo, let see if they are able to replace the camera module.
Sorry, you sent yours where? And i assume all you did was ring o2 and complain about the green tint issue? |
Gunnut
Joined: Feb 16, 2005
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There's a post on the P1i Blog about the issue, apparently some guy got the camera module replaced to get the green tint away
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YnG
Joined: Jun 30, 2007
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On 2007-11-24 02:51:41, Gunnut wrote:
There's a post on the P1i Blog about the issue, apparently some guy got the camera module replaced to get the green tint away
That is actually one of the other posts in the symbian section of the forum. |
maisie
Joined: Nov 09, 2007
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I recived my P1i back from o2 yesterday and it has been repaired and the tint
has gone. |
5nak3
Joined: Oct 22, 2007
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so what did you say to them regarding the issue and how did they go about taking the phone etc? |
maisie
Joined: Nov 09, 2007
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I just took the phone into the o2 shop said that it had a green tint and that it was a known hardware fault. I had also previously debranded the phone and update to the latest non 02 firmware. This was not an issue either. |
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Posted: 2007-11-16 15:54
