Does the second lens do anything? - Xiaomi Mi A1 Questions & Answers

So I just covered the second lens on my A1 and tried to zoom... It worked flawlessly even with the supposed "Zoom" lens covered. So if it indeed zooms digitally, why is there a second lens? Is it just a placebo lens? Is it not used at all or just for portait mode? Really puzzled...

micleftic said:
So I just covered the second lens on my A1 and tried to zoom... It worked flawlessly even with the supposed "Zoom" lens covered. So if it indeed zooms digitally, why is there a second lens? Is it just a placebo lens? Is it not used at all or just for portait mode? Really puzzled...
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It uses the telefoto lens when the lighting is very good mate otherwise it just zooms in with the normal lens
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micleftic said:
So I just covered the second lens on my A1 and tried to zoom... It worked flawlessly even with the supposed "Zoom" lens covered. So if it indeed zooms digitally, why is there a second lens? Is it just a placebo lens? Is it not used at all or just for portait mode? Really puzzled...
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If you want to switch to the telephoto lenses go to manual mode and tap on lenses.

Does the search option on forum do anything?
This community is the worst community I have ever seen. Creating exactly the same threads over and over... No development...

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Note 4 Pink circle in camera indoor in White images

Anyone have this problem? In good light the camera its fine, indoor the with white images apeear one Pink circle.
i noticed the camera sucks under any sort of indoor lighting. outdoor is when its good
webelieveInGodButDoHeinUs said:
i noticed the camera sucks under any sort of indoor lighting. outdoor is when its good
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Have you screenbrighbtness AUTO aktivated?...turn auto mode off and test indoor shots
I've notice in AUTO Brightness mode some problems with dark pics!....in direct sunlight the screencolors also extreme bad, to much brighntess
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Sonic76
sonic76 said:
Have you screenbrighbtness AUTO aktivated?...turn auto mode off and test indoor shots
I've notice in AUTO Brightness mode some problems with dark pics!....in direct sunlight the screencolors also extreme bad, to much brighntess
Regards
Sonic76
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what does this have to do with the mentioned camera issue?
TML1504 said:
what does this have to do with the mentioned camera issue?
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My first impressions with Note 4 camera was not very good , dark pics, no brightness, i used flash and pics
sucks even more, after playing around i found out that the Automatic Brighntness mode fake the picture quality
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Sonic76
plastic from the camera lens.
webelieveInGodButDoHeinUs said:
i noticed the camera sucks under any sort of indoor lighting. outdoor is when its good
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I just noticed lat night the back camera lense has a plastic film with a circular whole in it. I think it is to prevent the lense from being scratched without distorting pictures during demos.
SexyTechy71 said:
I just noticed lat night the back camera lense has a plastic film with a circular whole in it. I think it is to prevent the lense from being scratched without distorting pictures during demos.
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Lol - you're supposed to take that off
That's is what i thought too add i was taking it off. Did that help?
SexyTechy71 said:
I just noticed lat night the back camera lense has a plastic film with a circular whole in it. I think it is to prevent the lense from being scratched without distorting pictures during demos.
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the plastic have a circular cut, does it cause any problem in the midle of the camera? i dont think so.. z3 have a lot of this problem. any difference without a plastic film?
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[Q] Dual Camera info?

Has anyone tested the operation of the rear cameras so that they cover another camera somewhere.
I actually tested it, so only the second one shows the picture.
With Hardware info, I can not see other camera information, only one rear camera, and one front camera.
I do not know how they should appear.
If you go to potrait mode and take a picture while covering that second camera, the phone will ask you to uncover it. Which means second camera adds depth.
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fshabir said:
If you go to potrait mode and take a picture while covering that second camera, the phone will ask you to uncover it. Which means second camera adds depth.
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OK, thank you

does Telephoto lens really works?

Hi is it just me that when i take 2x zoom photo,it doesn't use the telephoto lens or in this case the camera on the left one,i tried to covered it up with my finger but its doesn't affect anythings, its all work in wide lens,camera on the right one either i took 1x or 2x zoom.
But i noticed when in portrait mode it does the job
In XDA review it was mentioned, that telephoto lens is used only in high light scenes (sunny and outdoors), otherwise the phone is using only digital zoom.
_mysiak_ said:
In XDA review it was mentioned, that telephoto lens is used only in high light scenes (sunny and outdoors), otherwise the phone is using only digital zoom.
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Thanks man its explain everything
Yeah when you click on the 2x it doesn't seem to work...but there's a work around..go to manual and change the lens ...it'll work fine...just keep everything in Auto and use it.

S10 Plus Camera, defect?

If I'm posting in the wrong place I'm sorry, I bought a galaxy s10+ May 5th and I noticed a small noise when changing the camera open from 1.5 to 2.4 and from 2.4 to 1.5, it makes a low and different noise, I wanted to know if it is common of the device that annoying little noise or if it is some type of defect, I am from Brazil and I have the version SM-G975F.
Perfectly normal.
cpufrost said:
Perfectly normal.
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the telephoto lens is raised when the aperture goes to 2.4, is it normal too?
rodrigoduarteh said:
the telephoto lens is raised when the aperture goes to 2.4, is it normal too?
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It's perfectly normal, the clicky noise is the variable aperture mechanism.
Telephoto only has F2.4, if you try to use the telephoto lens in a dark place it will automatically switch to cropped F1.5 on the standard camera, that's why you see the view changing a bit.
Corv0 said:
It's perfectly normal, the clicky noise is the variable aperture mechanism.
Telephoto only has F2.4, if you try to use the telephoto lens in a dark place it will automatically switch to cropped F1.5 on the standard camera, that's why you see the view changing a bit.
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try to see the application of the camera and switch to the dynamic focus, the camera without being the variable opening moves, I find this mt strange I'm almost asking for the replacement of the device,
puts it in the dynamic focus mode and looks behind the device and sees if the telephoto lens of a "jumped"
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I'm asking a lot of questions to make sure that it's common because I'm afraid to ask for the appliance to change,
I appreciate the answers and understanding.
rodrigoduarteh said:
try to see the application of the camera and switch to the dynamic focus, the camera without being the variable opening moves, I find this mt strange I'm almost asking for the replacement of the device,
puts it in the dynamic focus mode and looks behind the device and sees if the telephoto lens of a "jumped"
edit 1 :
I'm asking a lot of questions to make sure that it's common because I'm afraid to ask for the appliance to change,
I appreciate the answers and understanding.
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You mean that it physically moves?
I have the same, the telephoto lenses move by a bit when the main camera changes aperture, but it only moves between the same two positions, I think it's nothing to worry about, it doesn't really have room to move anywhere else since the 3 cameras are locked together, I remember noticing the same on all retail units, don't worry about it unless it looks misaligned or pictures start to look distorted.
rodrigoduarteh said:
try to see the application of the camera and switch to the dynamic focus, the camera without being the variable opening moves, I find this mt strange I'm almost asking for the replacement of the device,
puts it in the dynamic focus mode and looks behind the device and sees if the telephoto lens of a "jumped"
edit 1 :
I'm asking a lot of questions to make sure that it's common because I'm afraid to ask for the appliance to change,
I appreciate the answers and understanding.
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Tried what you said, switching from normal to dynamic focus while looking at the lenses, I can se the main camera switching aperture (opens an closes) and the camera telephoto lens move a little bit (like a shake) dont know if that is the stabilization part of the lens activating
mathab said:
Tried what you said, switching from normal to dynamic focus while looking at the lenses, I can se the main camera switching aperture (opens an closes) and the camera telephoto lens move a little bit (like a shake) dont know if that is the stabilization part of the lens activating
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The main camera's aperture mechanism is magnet based and it seems to interact with the telephoto's OIS, also magnet based, they shake each other but no big deal.
You can try it yourself with a strong magnet, you'll see it pulling/pushing the telephoto module depending on the angle.

Astrophotography lens choice

Hi,
I e recently got back in to astronomy thanks to my new pixel 4 however it has an annoying habit of switching lens at the last moment when you have an eyepiece adapter fitted to use it with a scope! Is there a way to force (preferably the telephoto) a lens so I can frame a shot and take a photo?
Thanks
If you zoom in to 1.9 or higher, it should activate the telephoto lens.
Zico 10 said:
If you zoom in to 1.9 or higher, it should activate the telephoto lens.
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That does work but if it loses focus, as it can easily do during an astro shot and fitted to a telescope, it falls back to the wide lens, even at higher than 2x zoom
You should be setting focus to infinity when taking astrophotography, that way it shouldn’t change focus throughout the shot.

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