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Starting a few months after purchase (and continuing now for a couple of months), my pixel 3 rear-facing camera has shown non-linear distortions in the image that flicker in and out, along with very poor focus stability. Pictures are worth a thousand words:
The first is a still image which needs to be viewed with Motion On. Notice that the image is generally still, but on the left side there is a non-linear distortion of the image that comes and goes. I see this effect quite frequently in my photos and on the screen while framing a photo.
The second is a video where I am panning back and forth a bit. You can see the focus jumping in and out at high frequency and hints of the image non-linear distortion.
I don't see these problems with the front-facing camera.
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Hi Tom,
I've not seen either of those issues with my Pixel 3, and the fact that you don't see any problems with the front-facing camera makes me think this might be a hardware issue with the rear camera components rather than a software issue.
I'd suggest reaching out to Pixel Support to see if they can help you with an RMA:
Please let us know how it goes,
John
Last edited 4/7/19
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Hi Tom,
I've not seen either of those issues with my Pixel 3, and the fact that you don't see any problems with the front-facing camera makes me think this might be a hardware issue with the rear camera components rather than a software issue.
I'd suggest reaching out to Pixel Support to see if they can help you with an RMA:
Please let us know how it goes,
John
Last edited 4/7/19
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I'm seeing the same sort of behaviour, as shown in these motion photos: https://photos.app.goo.gl/Kx5T7cBXdbgVETLQ9
I thought it started after the February or March updates. I purchased the Pixel 3 in November and had no such issues for the first few months.
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The same here. I bought my phone in december '18 and it worked like a charm. However, after the february update it messes with the camera stability when filming something. Also, it keeps focussing when taking pictures and especially the left side of pictures are always blurry. (Yes, I did wipe clean the camera ;))
I checked the front facing camera and that camera doesn't give any problems.
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Hi, I'm noticing same issue. It appeared after I quit beta program with Android Q Beta 2 and restored official Android version. Since that moment my rear camera is shaking in video and photo mode. I tried safe boot, clear cache and reboot the device twice. Don't you have still fix for that ?
Last edited 4/25/19
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Update to my other post... If I switch the UI from "Small" to "Default" and clear the camera's data, the issue is pretty much eliminated, it only occurs periodically on QPP6.
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