My only 'solution' was to change the phone for a 950XL. Camera so far is stable and pretty much as good as the 1020.
Lumia 1020 Camera Won't Hold Focus
When using my 1020, I hold the shutter button halfway down to let it autofocus. It proceeds to do so briefly, but as I push the button, it loses focus and results in blurry photos. The manual focus does a little better. If I tap to focus, I can usually get the focus I want after 10 or so tries. This issue comes up at any focal distance.
Is the camera broken?
Thanks.
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2016-05-31T22:45:46+00:00 Hi Craig,
I know this is an older post, but was hoping I could get whatever FIX you have for this problem.
"When using my 1020, I hold the shutter button halfway down to let it autofocus. It proceeds to do so briefly, but as I push the button, it loses focus and results in blurry photos."
I've been dealing with it for well over a year, and keep hoping that an update will be sent to fix the problem. Originally was told it was a hardware problem (already out of warranty), and later a software problem (as it seemed to have begun around the time I upgraded to 8.1).
I love my phone otherwise, but I bought the 1020 for the camera ... which is barely usable.
Is this what 'planned obsolescence' feels like?
Thank you for your time.
Joni
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Anonymous
2016-04-10T13:36:10+00:00 There must be thousands of people with this problem. The phone was not cheap. When is a law firm going to take this on as a class action suit?
I cannot understand how Microsoft has ignored this problem and its customers.
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Anonymous
2016-04-10T13:33:45+00:00 Are you crazy? Why would I ever buy another Lumia phone?
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Anonymous
2016-04-10T09:17:13+00:00 I have the exact same problem as the above posters. I am very certain the camera is focusing to correct point then goes beyond so the image is blurry. This is the lens movement, but whether the software or hardware is miscalibrated I don't know. What I do know is that this is quickly becoming a class wide issue that deserves proper attention from the company. Clearly my phone is a bit older but it was capable of taking amazing photos until this problem happened. What will you do for me Microsoft?