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    This may sound silly, but after I cleaned the lens with a soft cloth really well, the camera auto-focuses much better, and takes pictures faster because of it. With the barcode app, it can actually read the barcode now without trying to focus several times. Who knew?

    More http://cellphoneforums.net/motorola-...ps-tricks.html

    Update: I read into this a little more and figured out that it is actually software related. If I set the date on the phone to yesterday the camera didn't focus correctly. So, it sounds like there is a routine in the code that uses a time stamp that isn't written correctly. It sounds like it will be fixed for sure in the Dec 11th update.

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  2. 11-19-2009, 01:50 AM #2
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    Re: Fix Autofocus on the Camera

    Believe it or not, I found an article on AndroidGuys.com that explains what is going on

    From the article:

    'There’s a rounding-error bug in the camera driver’s autofocus routine (which uses a timestamp) that causes autofocus to behave poorly on a 24.5-day cycle. That is, it’ll work for 24.5 days, then have poor performance for 24.5 days, then work again.

    The 17th (November) is the start of a new “works correctly” cycle, so the devices will be fine for a while. A permanent fix is in the works    .'

    I would like to post the link to the article but my post count is too low so I am not allowed to post any links, but I hope this helps explain things.
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  3. 11-19-2009, 06:17 AM #3
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    Re: Fix Autofocus on the Camera

    Great find!!

    Here's the link.

    Now, if they would just make the camera software faster, I'll be happy...
    Last edited by GadgetRick; 11-19-2009 at 06:24 AM. Reason: Auto-merged Double post
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