S20 fe timer and focus issue

Kendo198t · 1 Feb 2021 at 18:34

Not sure if what's happening is normal, it's a new phone!

When I use the timer the camera doesn't readjust the focus while it's counting down. It stays focused on whatever the camera was focusing on before timer started! I want to be starting the timer and putting myself in front of the camera but because it wasn't focusing on me first, it ends up blurry! Is this normal?

ianh · 1 Feb 2021 at 20:49

Just checked mine, with a 10sec delay the focus doesn't move for the first 3 seconds then refocuses so you get an infocus image.

Kendo198t · 1 Feb 2021 at 21:23

Don't know what's going on then

ianh · 2 Feb 2021 at 08:53

I've only just got mine a few days ago so the vast majority of my settings are still on Default so I don't know if that helps you (have you changed any options?)

Kendo198t · 2 Feb 2021 at 09:48

Tbh with what I use my phone for it was one of the first things I tried so the problem was one I noticed straight away. I've tried everything and have just this second reset the camera settings. I've found a 3rd party app that works but unfortunately doesn't use the cameras full capabilities with megapixels. I even contacted Samsung and they put me on a site to have it repaired!! I've only had it about 2wks and guard the phone with my life lol

ianh · 2 Feb 2021 at 21:52

Just to confuse you some more - I was telling a guy at work about this and his S20+ does the same as yours, so I tried to show him how mine did it "properly" and now mine is doing the same as yours too but I absolutely 100% know I haven't changed anything! :confused:

Kendo198t · 3 Feb 2021 at 06:39

Whaaaaat Samsung are telling me its a hardware problem and need to have the phone sent off to be fixed lol I think its more because of an update or something. I've reset settings, cleared the partition cache. Only thing I haven't done is factory reset but I'm not going to do that because its pretty much in its original state.

GMac11 · 3 Feb 2021 at 07:38

Speaking from experience expect to have this runaround from Samsung. I reported the touchscreen issues and they jumped at the opportunity to fix it. Phone was gone for 8 days, there was work done to it but I received no paperwork/invoice explaining what work was done and screen was still exhibiting the issues so I demanded a refund or replacement. I went round in circles for nearly 2 weeks as all they wanted to do was take the phone for repair again.
I explained I’m not obligated to do that as they already had one opportunity for repair and it didn’t work.
I got so fed up with them I just got rid of it and got an iPhone 12.
I’m not going to pontificate and declare I’ll never buy Samsung again but I’ll sure think twice about it.