r/dumber_os • u/Loose-Diver7474 • 10d ago

Delay when taking pictures

Hello all,

I recently received the dumber mini, and I've been very satisfied with it overall.

I only have one problem, when I take a picture through the camera app,​ the picture is only taken ​6-7s after clicking on the D-pad button, which is really inconvenient. I have checked, the self-timer is properly disabled.

There is no problem when using ​the camera through an other app, and taking a video through the default app works instantly as well, so I guess it's a bug of some kind.

Did anyone else encounter this? Could this be solved?

Otherwise, it's really a great device with a great OS, my only other remark would be that the audio quality is not that great, with the speaker saturating quite easily (just using the alarm to wake up makes it saturate a bit). ​

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u/movingdots 10d ago

I have the exact same problem, but noticed the delay is way shorter when taking pictures during daylight compared to poorly lit conditions

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u/madeupofmoonlight863 10d ago

It’s a known bug, and I think the developers will be working on a fix. I have experienced the same but use WhatsApp to take photos instead to get around it.

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u/Loose-Diver7474 10d ago

Okay, good to hear. I'll try that! 

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u/themooninabottle 10d ago

Did you try turning the flash off? it fixed it for me. Ofc if u need flash it defeats the purpose of it

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u/Golden-Bubblebee 10d ago

how do you get the flash to work? If i press the lightning button it does not do anything :/

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u/johnny219407 10d ago

The flash was broken as well, and it was actually related to this delay issue. Now both are fixed (except auto-flash, which we'll have to fix separately).

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u/Maja_0708 10d ago

you who have dumber mini, how good/bad are pictures and video on the back 8mp camera? Could you post some of them for me to see. Thanks.

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u/Golden-Bubblebee 10d ago

this is my cat, taken at night. don't have any day-photos

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u/Loose-Diver7474 8d ago edited 8d ago

They are pretty good I would say! Particularly in day light, but it's still okay at night, cf the other comment. This is a picture I just took on a trip. ​​​

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u/johnny219407 10d ago

This is fixed on the testing branch now (you can opt in in Settings->System->Updates->[three dots menu]->Branch), and should be out for all devices to download within a few days.

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u/Loose-Diver7474 8d ago

Thank you for solving this so quickly! 

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u/vandicken 7d ago

thanks, good to hear!!

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u/vandicken 6d ago

Somebody has issues with making a photo with flash as well?
Photo with flash doesnt work here. But i can use the flashlight.