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[Moto X Q&A] sethes302:
I played around with a couple of moto X's on display at best buy and compared the camera live view side by side to mine. Neither of the display models, both AT&T branded, had the banding/lines flashing across the screen problem while my phone, a dev edition, did display the banding issue. I didn't think to check what version the display models were running but mine does it on both 4.2.2 and 4.4.

Frustrating... I'm going to contact motorola support about a replacement. I can't get a single decent photo out of mine. Also any video I take is covered in dancing red/blue lines.

Edit: Also HDR mode makes the problem worse if anything, hard to tell.
[Moto X Q&A] Solutions Etcetera:
Interesting, I played with two at the local Verizon store and they both did it.
[Moto X Q&A] Darth:
Just saying... These are phone cameras.... If guys need to take real low light pics with no flash... Perhaps you need a real camera?

Every pic I've taken... Outdoors, inside day time... No flash... And inside night or day with flash... And haven't seen anything wrong. The pics all blow my S2 camera away.

I understand being more picky about pic quality than maybe I am.... But that's what real cameras are for. Phone cameras suck even compared to the cheapest real cameras.

:) just saying. Maybe my phone doesn't have the issue... Or at least I haven't done any pic taking in the right conditions yet.

But to say the moto x camera is crap.... Is ridiculous. It's just fine..... For a phone. :)

Sent from my Moto X cell phone telephone...
[Moto X Q&A] sethes302:
I am aware it's just a phone camera however I do not expect there to be lines all over the images. In live view on the camera of your Moto X does the image flash between red and purple hues a lot? I'm trying to determine if mine has a defect. Any pictures I take, especially in dark conditions, have these lines all over them as in the example below. Do you see similar from your Moto X?
[Moto X Q&A] Solutions Etcetera:
Specifically, it is most reproducible in artificial light with lots of white or, in general, low contrast subjects (a piece of paper, a counter, top of a washing machine). I have not been able, under any circumstances, to reproduce it in natural light or DC light sources (no flicker).

I spent an hour this morning with a tier 2 moto tech to try and get him to reproduce it. He couldn't, and I have a theory as to why, but won't be able to test it until nightfall. Stay tuned... I WILL pin this down and then we can start a discussion in Moto's forums and try and get their attention.
[Moto X Q&A] robjulo:
Having the same issue. The excuse that this is a "camera phone" is ridiculous. I've had plenty of other "camera phones" that work without issue.

The lines are clearly visible in the attached pic. I have to wait a few seconds for the lines to go away to snap a picture.

This phone may be going back.
[Moto X Q&A] sethes302:
That second pic I posted in the post above with red lines on the bottom was taken in my car at night with only DC light sources around. I've got a few video clip with those lines dancing all over the place under different lighting conditions, I'll post them when I can.

I believe there are two separate issues on my Moto X. One being the alternating orange/blue lines that show up under fluorescent lighting which most Moto X's seem to have a problem with and the second being these noise lines throughout the entire image under any lighting condition besides outdoor sunlight that seems to be a less common issue.

Interested to find out what your testing uncovers.
[Moto X Q&A] Darth:
Tonight after work I'll try the same. No flash right? Near dark?

Sent from my Moto X cell phone telephone...
[Moto X Q&A] sethes302:
Flash or no flash, easiest to see the lines in the poor lighting but they show up around the short edges of medium lit shots and also show up in video. They disappear in sunlit photos. I'm going to take a video of the liveview on my Moto X to better illustrate what I'm seeing. I'll post better examples when I get home. Interested to see what your photos look like.
[Moto X Q&A] robjulo:
I'm on the phone with tech support. They had me download another camera app (Camera MX), it exhibit the exact same issues

They want to do an exchange.
[Moto X Q&A] sethes302:
One more example, taken under a single 60W equivalent Cree LED bulb at night, no other light sources around. Weird purple lines in dark areas on left, yellow tinted lines on the right, and if you look closely you will notice those lines permeate the entire image.
[Moto X Q&A] robjulo:
These guys are unbelievable. They would not exchange the phone. I had two options. Send the phone back for repair, which I was told would take weeks, or send the phone back for a credit. Sending back for a credit results in me losing the cybermonday price since I would have to re-purchase at a higher price.
[Moto X Q&A] skeptonomicon:
These all sound like the same problem

These problems all look like CCD update problems. The picture is scanning top to bottom, and the light is changing over time, 120 Hz for fluorescents, much faster for some LED lights and CFLs. In dim lighting conditions, the camera's electronic shutter is open for a much longer time, and so it spans a few cycles of the 120Hz (60Hz rectified) light cycle. At brighter lighting the electronic shutter is open short enough to capture the image before the light changes. The solution would be for Moto to open the shutter on all the pixels at once, then close, then shift out the data. It sounds like they are opening a row, closing the row, and then shifting it out. They may be doing a group of rows as well, but not the whole sensor. Another SW solution would be simply to restrict the longest shutter time, and adjust the contrast in post processing. This would increase the noise, but decrease the problem with bars. You will likely have to wait for Moto or the camera manufacturer to fix this problem.
[Moto X Q&A] sethes302:
Interesting, thanks for the insight. If I understand correctly there shouldn't be any lines under strictly incandescent lighting then? I will swap some bulbs around tonight and do more testing.
[Moto X Q&A] robjulo:
Same here before I decide to return this phone and go with a Nexus 5.
[Moto X Q&A] Solutions Etcetera:
In looking at your photos I think you are right... two different separate issues. The banding I'm seeing are flickering/wavy lines moving across the screen, and captured in the photo.

Your banding looks very much like the kind caused from very long exposure times. I don't think I have seen this in my unit. The banding I am seeing, I also saw on two store demos in just taking pictures of the brightly lit (via fluorescent lights), mostly white Moto X display. It usually goes away after a few seconds, but can return. I almost always see it under the conditions I previously described, especially when he camera is first opened. I see it under florescent, LED, and incandescent light, but not natural or true DC lighting.

3 more hours 'till sundown... I'll do some more testing then.
[Moto X Q&A] robjulo:
Same experience here. If lights are off in the room, I'm not having issue. With lighting in the room, the bands appear for a few seconds and then go away. I'm finding I don't see it when I am taking viewing an entire room (if that makes sense). I do see it when I'm looking at a more flat area at closer range, for example, pointing at a wall. It is also very visible when I am pointed directly at CFL lights.

For example, in my dining area, lit by CFLs, if I step back and view the entire room, no issues. If I turn the camera up toward the CFL lights, the bands are very, very pronounced in the viewfinder although not so in the photos.
[Moto X Q&A] :
I'm gonna try to replicate later. But overall... I've taken maybe 30 pics of the kids here and there... And I'm pretty happy with the camera personally. Beats my S2 easy. Especially flash pics.

Will post some stuff later in low light. ;)

Sent from my Moto X cell phone telephone...
[Moto X Q&A] sethes302:
Just finished talking to support and they gave me the same story, how frustrating. No option to exchange it. Is there any direct to T2 number at Motorola anyone knows?
[Moto X Q&A] gtg465x:
I'm still trying to get a handle on this camera, but you may want to try the "Steady photo" scene mode in ProCapture for indoor photos. Way less colored artifacts and noise. You can always return the app within 15 minutes if you see no improvement. Other than that scene mode though, ProCapture isn't that great.

You should definitely give Camera FV-5 a try though. I just started experimenting with it today, but so far I'm very impressed. It seems to have better white balance than the stock camera app more often than not, it can meter light based on an entire scene or a single point, it allows independent adjustment of focus and exposure, and you can even set the ISO, contrast, saturation, sharpness, and JPEG quality of photos. Even with everything left on auto, FV-5 seems to take better pictures than the stock camera app most of the time (but not every time), unless you're shooting a very dynamic scene that would benefit from HDR. There is no HDR mode. This is all based on some outdoor testing I did today though. I haven't tested FV-5 thoroughly indoors yet.

Ultimately, the biggest problem I see with the Moto X camera is consistency. If I take one regular photo, one HDR photo, one photo with FV-5, and maybe one with ProCapture, at least one of them is probably going to be good. It's just very hard to predict which one. I have no confidence that I will be able to get a good shot by simply whipping out my phone and snapping a single, quick photo. Unfortunately, that's kind of the ideal use case for a camera phone. I want a Moto X with an iPhone 5S camera.
[Moto X Q&A] :
K.... Here's a few. If there's anything wrong with them.... I can't notice. Lol

Sent from my Moto X cell phone telephone...
[Moto X Q&A] Solutions Etcetera:
Well, my testing did not prove out my theory about why the tier 2 rep was unable to reproduce the issue. My thought was it might be due to having two kinds of light in the room, natural and artificial.

Bottom line is the camera struggles with any light that has a frequency component. I have ordered a new Moto Maker based unit to verify if it is present in the latest build of these phones. I'll report back when I receive it.
[Moto X Q&A] sethes302:
Your camera seems to be doing much better than mine, here are some shots with only incandescent lighting present and outside at night. Its weird, I've noticed these lines don't show up in force until the camera settles on focus/exposure
[Moto X Q&A] pdoobs:
Just received my gsm dev edition today. Ive been using it since noon est and loving it. Took a couple disappointing shots with the back camera when I got home, everything is tinted green. Switched it to the front facing camera and it was like I was using some crappy first gen flip phone camera. I'm no expert but this feels like a hardware issue for sure. I tried it under multiple lighting sources and nothing helped.
[Moto X Q&A] pdoobs:
This is an extreme example but it best illustrates what is happening with every picture taken with the front camera. I also just noticed that there is a very distinct horizontal line right in the middle. Hope this helps others identify issues.
[Moto X Q&A] sethes302:
I'm think some Dev edition phones are early hardware with bad cameras, my gsm Dev is the same. Moto is only offering a repair to me, hard to go without a phone for 2 weeks haha. They wont do an exchange as far as I can tell.
[Moto X Q&A] robjulo:
Abysmal customer service. Mine is going back tomorrow and I'm moving to something else.
[Moto X Q&A] pdoobs:
I wanted to like it but the front camera issue and the pretty terrible results I got from the back camera tell me this isn't worth persuing any further. Definitely think the moto x has a lot to offer but for me the camera is a deal breaker.
[Moto X Q&A] gtg465x:
Holy crap guys. I thought this camera sucked in low light, but with FV-5 I can get some phenomenal pictures indoors by setting spot metering, independently adjusting exposure, and setting the ISO low manually.
[Moto X Q&A] gtg465x:
Here's a comparison of what this baby can do. It's hard to tell, but this corner of my room is actually very dark. Darker than these pictures make it look.

First we have a photo from the stock camera app...
[Moto X Q&A] gtg465x:
And this is with FV-5, by manually adjusting ISO.
[Moto X Q&A] gtg465x:
How about another comparison. Stock camera...
[Moto X Q&A] gtg465x:
And FV-5. Pretty insane difference huh? You won't be capturing fast movement in such low light because the lower ISO needs a longer shutter, but still, it captured some fine pictures where the stock app could only capture trash.
[Moto X Q&A] robjulo:
I did some comparison with my 5s. The speed difference is night and day. The picture quality is night and day. I really like Kit Kat and really like a lot of the features of the Moto X, but it is going back because the camera is a deal breaker.
[Moto X Q&A] skeptonomicon:
I understand your frustration, but you might want to wait and see if they fix the software. It is clear at this point that different software with different settings is giving some people good results, so a software fix is possible.

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The cree light bulb is a high efficiency, high power LED light. It likely has a high frequency switching regulator that causes the LED to modulate someware between 10-100 kHz. I would love to hook up a photodetector to an osciloscope to see the actual light intensity waveform of the Cree light.

I don't know for sure if this modulation is the problem, but you can't eliminate it just because it is an LED. Several people have also seen issues with incandecents, which makes it not sound like a light modulation issue. Have you seen this effect with regular old incandecent lighting as well?
[Moto X Q&A] sethes302:
Yes, I'm seeing the same problems with only incandescent lighting present and outside at night with no lights around, with and without the flash. Even if I cover the lens so no light gets to it I get red/blue/purple lines all over the screen and photos. I tested covering the lenses on two display Moto X's at best buy to compare and they did not have this problem.

I'm pretty sure it's a problem with the camera sensor on my particular moto x at this point. So far it seems only mine and pdoobs are having this exact problem.

The pic below was taken in the woods at night, no lighting present besides that car light in the distance. Any ideas what could be the problem with the sensor? I've been trying to get motorola to exchange mine but they don't seem to think it's a hardware problem although most other moto X's do not have these lines all over the photos. Thanks for any insight.
[Moto X Q&A] pdoobs:
only options i'm being given or return for credit or return/evaluate/repair. i'm not waiting for a software fix or two weeks for a repair so i guess moto/google lost a customer. i only had touchless controls for a couple hours but they will be sorely missed.
[Moto X Q&A] Solutions Etcetera:
Note that when I explained to them I purchased the phone on cyber Monday, and that if I returned it for refund and ordered another that I would be out an additional $150, they told me they could arrange for me to return the phone and place a new order at the cyber Monday price.

Instead, I chose to order a Motomaker phone using a code I got from one of the kind members here, and see if the new one is any different. If it is, the old one will go back. If it isn't, I will most likely still send one back and live with the other, hoping for a software fix. There is simply too much I like about this phone and frankly, none of the Android cameras are perfect, and I have put up with some kind of idiosyncrasy in every device. I just want to be assured my current unit is not defective.
[Moto X Q&A] Steve-x:
No question to me, your camera is bad, have the phone replaced.
[Moto X Q&A] robjulo:
My camera just got an update. Will see what changes.

I also installed Camera Zoom FX which actually has an anti-banding setting. Don't know what that does but I set it to 60 and it corrected the issue within that App (which actually has far more features and is much, much faster than the Motorola Camera App)
[Moto X Q&A] gtg465x:
Camera FV-5 has an anti-banding setting as well, plus it allows you to shoot at full resolution. Zoom FX only allows 8 MP max with the X.
[Moto X Q&A] robjulo:
Thanks. Is the FV-5 fast? I was utterly astounded by how much faster Zoom FX was than the Moto App. Much more comparable to what I was used to on the iPhone.
[Moto X Q&A] gtg465x:
FV-5 is about the same speed as the stock app.
[Moto X Q&A] robjulo:
Thanks.

I will give it a try
[Moto X Q&A] wiggerbrand:
FYI: Just saw on reddit that there is a new camera update for the Moto X via Play Store.

I've been following this thread and wanted to give a heads up.
[Moto X Q&A] pdoobs:
Wow the camera update worked. In "live mode" the front camera still looks like crap but when you take a picture the excessive banding and distortion is completely gone. Video still looks terrible. Baby steps I suppose.
[Moto X Q&A] sickorwuut:
what do you mean by live mode? HDR mode???

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Did notice the banding still being there tas well but gone after the picture was taken
[Moto X Q&A] sethes302:
So the lines dancing around the screen and appearing in photos I take have randomly gone away and now I'm left with a purple blob on one side of every photo take in low light. Anyone else's camera do this? Reminds me of that problem iPhones were having a while back, I think that was fixed with a software update? I'm going to send this to motorola.
[Moto X Q&A] :
Definitely not having that issue. Sure seems you got a bad camera to me.

Sent from my Moto X cell phone telephone...
[Moto X Q&A] pdoobs:
By "live mode" I meant what I was seeing on the screen prior to taking the picture. But the resulting image seemed a lot better.

Upon more testing the excessive banding is still present under a lot of situations and recording from the front is terrible. I'm going to just return the phone. No way can I get used to this. Camera zoom fx did help a lot but the pictures seemed "muddy" if that makes any sense almost like there was an oil painting filter applied. I've got a motomaker code that I think I'm going to use on an unlocked tmobile version. Just sucks that the build time is now 14 days. Hope that provides better results.

Anyone have any opinions on which android phone for AT&T had the best current camera?
[Moto X Q&A] sethes302:
LG G2 I think.
[Moto X Q&A] :
I'm trying out fv-5 on two different phones. On the s2 with flash on Auto... The flash goes when you touch to focus .. On the moto x the flash doesn't come on till you click the pic.... Nothing during focusing. Anytime try fv-5 and see the same thing?

Sent from my Moto X cell phone telephone...
[Moto X Q&A] abemore:
How did your situation go?

I'm guessing they are all defective. Just picked up a used AT&T variant Moto X yesterday. And my girlfriend got herself the T-Mobile Moto X from MotoMaker a few months ago during a sale (new years sale?). Both units have the exact same banding issue on the front facing "selfie" camera when in low florescent lighting.

Just went through level 1 chat support and have a date with level 2 tomorrow. But my hopes are low in the face of all this evidence that there is no cure.
[Moto X Q&A] Solutions Etcetera:
I ended up ordering another phone. When it arrived with the same issue, I kept my original and sent the new one back. I would consider this an idiosyncrasy rather than a defect, and I agree it exists on all of them.
[Moto X Q&A] aviwdoowks:
I may have it too. Here is a fv-5 lite shot of a dimmly lit plaster wall. The viewer image was perfect with orange peel "moon-scape".

I know from the G forum there is a way to pull the date/batch code from our phone. Edit. http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=48538614&postcount=1

So we may find trouble only some phones have.

Next pic is with full fv-5, same wall.

Next is Burst mode can. Same.
[Galaxy Note 10.1 (2014 Edition) General] reinert012:
When I unlock the screen it ALWAYS unlocks in portrait mode and not landscape like i have it set and orientation turned off. Any way to fix this?
[Galaxy Note 10.1 (2014 Edition) General] reubenskelly1992:
Is screen orientation on? Has it been modified in anyway?
[Galaxy Note 10.1 (2014 Edition) General] reinert012:
I am rooted but just stock rooted. I does the same thing whether it is locked or unlocked.
[Galaxy Note 10.1 (2014 Edition) General] reubenskelly1992:
Was it working before u rooted?
[Galaxy Note 10.1 (2014 Edition) General] reinert012:
I honestly do not remember, i rooted within 15 mins of getting it...
[Galaxy Note 10.1 (2014 Edition) General] reubenskelly1992:
I can only suggest factory reset
[Galaxy Note 10.1 (2014 Edition) General] Serinety:
Interesting , mine is doing this too. But I've had it for almost 2 months and it just started . Do you have xposed installed? I. I don't know exactly when it started for me, but the only major thing I have done is install xposed modules. I think it might have something to do with the auto rotate options.

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Yup. Un installed the framework and lockscreen rotates again
[Galaxy Note 10.1 (2014 Edition) General] reubenskelly1992:
I I did wonder that , there's a couple options on xposed that effect the rotation
[Galaxy Note 10.1 (2014 Edition) General] ddavtian:
Wanam Xposed > lockscreen > enable lockscreen rotation.
[Galaxy Note 10.1 (2014 Edition) General] reubenskelly1992:
That's the one
[Galaxy Note 10.1 (2014 Edition) General] reinert012:
that's the ticket. Unfortunately found this our after a factory reset, lol. No big deal, just had it for a day with not many apps.
[Nexus 7 (2013) Q&A] peter19220:
Hello everyone,

I have racked my brain to find a solution in vain. So I ask for help

In my gallery, I have a file named Drop Box ( but the icon is picasa)

I cannot delete the file and delete the photos inside the file.

How do I delete photos inside this file?

It's different from other normal files which can be deleted.

In my dropbox, I don't have any shared file. I don't have the photo which is inside the file actually in my dropbox.

I don't use picasa as well.

With reference to the following thread,

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2351600

I don't have the same options given by other users as I am using tablet Nexus 2013, not phone.

Thank you very much!
[LG Optimus G (International)] hanpro:
I do a wrong step then must user the factory reset, I'm stupid, is there anyway to recover my data was lost :crying:
[LG Optimus 2x] happy-alex:
I have found the LG optimus G pro lock screen for our device u need root access for the dewdrop theme.

you can download it in the playstore!

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.lockscreen.optimus

Thnx to the developer for the great lockscreen!!:laugh::laugh::laugh:
[LG Optimus 2x] naazgulla:
Thanks for the share!!.

Works well even with 4.3 (therom).

Wrong section though
[LG Optimus 2x] coolosal:
Excellent

:good: relly nice
[LG Optimus 2x] DaM1z:
Good news! Thanks!