Camera and the touch screen

[thetingster]

I find when you touch the screen in the camera it auto-focuses and "occasionally" takes a picture. Is there some trick to this? I can't seem to figure out how to take a picture every time I touch the screen. Any ideas?

 

[andrizoid]

its a long press that takes the picture

 

[thetingster]

I have tried that too, but it's always hit and miss.

 

[andrizoid]

AOSP or sense?

 

[thetingster]

I'm on xtr 4.6.1 right now so sense..

 

[andrizoid]

well i cant really help there, i havent been on a sense based rom since i rooted

 

[Demache]

You can always press the trackball to take a picture. It will focus then take the picture.

 

[VonKannick]

Mine focuses, waits a second longer, goes out of focus then takes the picture. I'm really thinking something is wrong, but it doesn't too much matter since I almost never use the camera anyway, and it has always been great as a phone for me, especially now that I am rooted.

 

[CaptainObvious]

There IS a trick to this. And it's a pretty stupid one at that because it's not the most obvious.

When you first open the camera app, it'll focus on it's own. Wait a few seconds. I figure after it focuses, it gives itself about 3-4 seconds before it's initial focus is kind of unlocked. After you tap to focus, you have to tap again and hold it. And it should work