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A screen problem and a camera problem

landdrifter24 — Mon, 13 Oct 2014 18:22:49 GMT

So i've been in contact with Sony already but i thought i'd see if any of you guys could help before i do all the things Sony want me to do, so here goes.

Issue 1 Screen

Every so often while using the phone, the screen will flash black for a split second, sometimes its the whole screen whilst sometimes it's just the bottom quarter that flashes, there isn't a pattern to it ie. certain amount of seconds between "flashes" but it does happen on a regular basis, the screen works as it should otherwise although and i don't know if it is relevent to all this but i have noticed recently that when i browse the web when i click on a link the phone brings up the magnifying glass to zoom in on that link/links, this might just be my fat fingers though.

Issue 2 Camera flicker

I have just read through the forum rules and it appears i can post a link to youtube, if i'm wrong then i apologise, but this is the problem with my camera, this problem as only manifested itself in the last couple of days (infact i took a couple of pictures and videos yesterday and didn't notice it then) and is NOT as pronounced in indirect light as in the video i am about to link but still shows.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GnjdZaIE8Gk

Any help would be greatly appreciated

Just on a side note, this phone as had no major impacts and has been used in the rain once in the first week of using it, these issues are very recent.

Re: A screen problem and a camera problem

HussainQuadri — Mon, 13 Oct 2014 18:48:22 GMT

I don't know about issue 1 (maybe a hardware problem), but issue 2, according to the video, normal. Your camera focuses on the light, which shows a flicker becuase light particles are moving inside the tube. If you do the same to a projection, you will know exactly what I mean (you can see rainbow flicker).

Re: A screen problem and a camera problem

landdrifter24 — Mon, 13 Oct 2014 18:58:52 GMT

**bleep**, your right, only happens in that room, no other light source does it, thank you

Now to figure out issue 1 😕

Re: A screen problem and a camera problem

HussainQuadri — Mon, 13 Oct 2014 19:02:16 GMT

There was a thread here about screen flickering for partial of a second. Check there and see if it's similar. If it is, then no problem and you're staring at your screen too long to notice