HTC HD2s exhibiting camera weirdness?

Sure, HD2 owners probably spend the overwhelming majority of their time staring at that jaw-dropping 4.3-inch WVGA display, but you figure that they're probably going to make use of the 5 megapixel cam every once in a while, too -- and therein lies the rub. It seems that a whole bunch of HD2s in the field are having issues with pink auras around the center of the image, which can simply appear to the casual observer as weird white balance in a busy scene; there are intermittent reports that newer devices have squashed the problem, while older units may need to be swapped out to get it fixed. We'll keep an eye on this to see if firmware can magically make this go away, but in the meantime, is anyone out there noticing this on their unit?

[Thanks to everyone who sent this in]

[tnkgrl Posted Nov 23rd 2009 3:11AM]

@Chris this is pretty common on cameraphones, although typically not as pronounced...

The Sidekick LX 2009 is the worst offender of all the devices I've reviewed so far!

[Chris Ziegler Posted Nov 23rd 2009 3:24AM]

@tnkgrl Interesting... I've personally never seen anything like this, though I'd imagine it's pretty tough to pick out on a normal picture with subjects and a background unless it's ridiculously bad.

[tnkgrl Posted Nov 23rd 2009 3:50AM]

@Chris yeah it appears to be quite pronounced on the HD2, but try this with various cameraphones you have lying around and you'll probably notice varying degrees of this.

And it's definitely less noticeable when taking "normal" pictures :)

[Rod Posted Nov 23rd 2009 8:43AM]

Yep - Mine had this problem really bad.

A replacement handset was issue immediately by O2 UK....top Kudos to O2 for once!

[Andrews Username Posted Nov 23rd 2009 12:04PM]

I would like to know if Engadget is experiencing this problem with their unit. You know, the one they refuse to review.

[PattyXXX Posted Nov 23rd 2009 1:36PM]

Has the HD2 review come out yet?

[PeterFnet Posted Nov 23rd 2009 5:51PM]

User is Cylon. Problem solved