So right in the middle & center at the front of the camera sensor is the right place, right?
Updated, so that nobody gets confused.
So right in the middle & center at the front of the camera sensor is the right place, right?
Updated, so that nobody gets confused.
Yes, so that the hole in the foam sits just over the camera lens… Otherwise the foam jams the lens… I have edited the respective picture in my above post… It should become pretty obvious once you have opened the module …
Jochen17, Great guide on fixing it!
Totally worked! Thanks a lot!
On my side, taking pictures works perfectly. The focus problem occurs only when i record some video. Does anyone else have the same issue ?
Just in case you haven’t found this topic using the search function in the meantime:
Exactly ! I don’t know why i didn’t find this topic before… It’s seems a lot of people have the same issue as me. Thanks for the link.
Thank you so much for this fix!
It was quite easy and camera now works perfectly!
Hey there, you will also find relevant information about how to proceed in the support article:
Please be careful with doing this.
Opening (and performing self-repair on) modules voids the warranty of the specific module.
Has anybody tried this fix for the video focussing problem??
Yes I did replace the foam, and now the focus is working great !
So this looks like a factory assembly issue.
Just to be sure, the focus works without issues in videos after the foam replacement?
Because I got a new camera module, which fixed the focus errors for still pictures but I still get occasional focussing errors with video captures…
Well not at all for video, 1 or 2 seconds after pressing the record button, the focus goes wild and the video is blurry… I think it’s more of a software issue, as the photos are OK
Hi Jochen, I also have the same focus problem with my FP camera. When I try to disassembly the module by following your pictures, I can’t I get to remove the last tiny screw. Did you any special screwdriver to do it? Thanks.
If I remember correctly it was a torx screwdriver… Can usually be found in any medium-size toolkit
I can confirm this, you also can find them cheap on Ebay (got mine for free with a 30$ replacement screen for my former phone…)
I didn’t know how it’s called, but had it in my cheap “electronic repair” screwdriver set.
It’s a set with 1 screwdriver and a bunch of different bits. This is a cheap alternative on having lots of screwdrivers if you don’t need them daily.
Thank you, I have found it : torx T5.
venerdì, 21 ottobre 2016, 11:21AM +02:00 da Jochen noreply@fairphone.com :