My Pixel 3 camera keeps having focus issues in the camera app. The image will appear to take a long time to lock focus with the focus oscillating on the screen. It also takes a lot longer to capture HDR images and Night shots compared to my partners Pixel Xl2

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Original Poster - Simon Smith 4266

4/15/19

My Pixel 3 camera keeps having focus issues in the camera app. The image will appear to take a long time to lock focus with the focus oscillating on the screen. It also takes a lot longer to capture HDR images and Night shots compared to my partners Pixel Xl2 1 Recommended Answer 327 Replies 575 Upvotes

Last edited 12/6/19

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Platinum Product Expert John Bowdre

5/12/19

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If you've been through the software-based troubleshooting steps (like booting into Safe Mode and clearing the cache/data for the Camera app) and the problem persists, please reach out to Pixel Support for further assistance.

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Platinum Product Expert John Bowdre

4/16/19

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Hi Simon,

When this focus issue occurs, are you tapping on a point in the viewfinder to lock the focus or just using the area-wide autofocus? Does this happen with the rear camera or the front camera(s) - or both? Does the problem continue while booted into Safe Mode?

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Jason L

5/4/19

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I'm having a similar issue. Tap to focus. General focus. Thank camera just doesn't work anymore

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D Walk

5/6/19

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Same here..I get a wobbly effect across the screen and it has a really hard time focusing on things the closer I get. It may be something to do with image stabilization?

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Rohan Pandya 837

5/6/19

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I am having the same issue. The camera has trouble focusing and constantly 'jerks' the shot to try to focus even on basic scenes.

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Daniel 6992

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I've just started getting this issue today. Any fix?

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