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Quick camera button sets the camera in automatic settings.

TURST — Sat, 16 May 2015 14:54:58 GMT

Hi,

A friend is having troubles with his Z3 :

He used to take pictures with the quick camera launch button, but since a recent camera or system update, when he use this button, the camera is set to automatic mode instead of manual, with poor resolution and quality settings. If he launches the camera with the standard button from the phone menu, everything is fine and perfectly set up.

When the camera is used from the quick button and set back to the correct quality settings and manual mode, after closing it, it goes back to auto mode with bad settings. Same thing when he slides the camera icon from the locked screen. The only way to get the proper settings when launching the camera is to use the icon from the phone's menu.

He tried a lot of thigs, from uninstalling the camera updtades to searching everywhere on the internet, there is no informations or messages about this problem.

Where is this problem coming from ? The quick button is unusable since that update, it's a shame !

Thanks in advance !

Re: Quick camera button sets the camera in automatic settings.

_alexdon_ — Sat, 16 May 2015 15:21:29 GMT

Quick launch from camera always shot in superior auto mode, now and before.

Re: Quick camera button sets the camera in automatic settings.

TURST — Sun, 17 May 2015 07:38:03 GMT

Well not really, I had it too and we are 100% sure that the quick camera button starts the camera in it's deffault settings since a recunt update.
What would be the point anyway of a button like this if the camera isn't usable ?! The aspect ratio is even set to 16:9 in 8mpx instead of 4:3 12mpx…

My friend is so used to launch the camera with that button that now he keeps using it by "error" and take photos that are not proper to use later…

I'm personally using a nexus 5 and had some bad changes after some automatic updates too, but this one on the Z3 simply kill one of it's most useful feature, and since almost nobody is talking about it I'm afraid that it will stay like this forever.

Re: Quick camera button sets the camera in automatic settings.

_alexdon_ — Sun, 17 May 2015 07:39:44 GMT

I am pretty sure camera always launched in superior auto when you press the camera button. I think @uliwooly and @Thommo can confirm this.

Re: Quick camera button sets the camera in automatic settings.

Thommo — Sun, 17 May 2015 14:09:04 GMT

Tested on a Z1 and it always opens in Superior mode

Re: Quick camera button sets the camera in automatic settings.

Qatrium — Sun, 17 May 2015 14:11:59 GMT

Tested on Xperia Z3 Dual -> Superior Mode

Re: Quick camera button sets the camera in automatic settings.

ayub99 — Sun, 17 May 2015 18:14:46 GMT

Same here. It's always on superior mode.

Re: Quick camera button sets the camera in automatic settings.

_alexdon_ — Sun, 17 May 2015 20:33:35 GMT

In this case,your brother might have used other camera app,even though camera button will start only default camera.

Re: Quick camera button sets the camera in automatic settings.

ratacit — Mon, 18 May 2015 05:54:07 GMT

Superior mode on Z3 dual. So it was on Z1C. On both kk and lollipop. I researched quite a lot as I would have liked to be able to choose. But that's the way it is.