Solutions to fix OPPO K12 camera troubles. This is 5G smartphone that work using 6.7 inches AMOLED LCD screen with 1B colors, 120Hz, HDR10+. We can use Android 14 OS and ColorOS 14 when the first time released.
We can find dual camera at back side body with 50 megapixel f/1.8 for wide with OIS and 8 megapixel f/2.2 for 112 degree ultrawide. However, some users get issues with OPPO K12 camera. We will give simple solutions to fix OPPO K12 camera problems.
Why OPPO K12 Camera Slow Responsive Or Lagging?
Some users get slowly camera issues. Please note, RAM is very important for running any apps including Oppo camera. This phone has 8 GB or 12 GB RAM. If we open too many apps, then this RAM will be not enough for run the Oppo camera app. What will happen when RAM insufficient? This phone will try to force close the oldest not use applications for give more RAM space to avoid hang or stuck.
This process may cause temporary delays in OPPO K12’s performance as it frees up RAM. Consequently, the camera app may respond slower. To optimize camera performance, close unused applications before taking photos or videos. For demanding photography sessions, consider rebooting or restarting your OPPO K12 to clear any background processes.
How To Fix OPPO K12 Camera Issues?
This phone comes with great rear camera and front camera for selfie with 16 MP, f/2.4, 26mm (wide), 1/3.0″, 1.0μm. We will try to give some steps to fix OPPO K12 camera problems. Please follow some steps below:
#Option 1, Reset OPPO K12 to Factory Default using Camera Setting Menu:
- Turn on OPPO K12
- Please make sure our Camera application still can work / running when Camera Icon pressed
- Press Camera Icon to activate Camera applications
- Go to menu Setting inside this Camera applications, usually the menu icon with gear at camera applications
- At Camera Setting menu page, please scroll and find Restore to defaults
- Please choose OK when OPPO K12 ask confirmation to Reset all camera setting to factory default
#Option 2, Reset OPPO K12 camera to Factory Default using Setting Menu:
Actually this steps similar with #Option 1 above, but the different only at starting process. Please use this steps when the Camera applications is not running when we press Camera Icon
- Turn on OPPO K12
- Go To Setting Menu
- Choose App Management
- Choose Show System Processes
- Choose Camera (scroll until we find it)
- At Camera detail menu, please choose Force Stop and make sure this camera is stopped
- At Camera detail menu, please choose Storage Usage and press Clear Data
- When it ask for confirmation, please choose Clear or Ok. Then OPPO K12 camera applications will be restore back to factory default setting
#Option 3, Install Alternative Camera Applications for OPPO K12:
After trying #option 1 and #option 2, but OPPO K12 camera still not working, then we can try to install 3th party alternative camera from Google Play Store, at this moment we recommended to install Open Camera, search from Google Play Store. This application is free and have several features to work with OPPO K12.
#Option 4, Try to upgrade the firmware
Some problems happen because of software bugs. The firmware upgrade will be release to fix camera bugs or troubles. Please try to find the operating system or update from menu Settings.
#Option 5, Do Hard Reset to Factory Default when All Steps to Fix OPPO K12 are not working:
The last options that we can try when OPPO K12 camera is not work properly by doing hard reset. Please follow steps to hard reset OPPO K12 at this specific article.
Please be careful, because hard reset or format to factory default will remove all data and installed applications. Please make sure we backup all data before performing hard reset.
Why OPPO K12 Front Camera Not Working or Error?
We can take good photos and videos using OPPO K12 has good front camera. The resolution is 16 megapixel f/2.4. We can record movie up to 1080p at 30fps. However, some users get front camera issues like freezing or stuck. Another OPPO K12 front camera problem is always goes back to the main home screen when we try to open it. Why is this happening? Mostly OPPO K12 selfie camera problems happen because camera applications. We can try to do several options to fix OPPO K12 front camera:
- First, you have to try soft reset or reboot OPPO K12
- Try to reset camera applications from camera menu Setting
- Try to install alternative camera like Google Camera or Camera for Android or Open Camera
- If everything is not working then the last try is doing hard reset using menu Setting or hardware key.
How to Fix OPPO K12 Camera Auto Focus Problems or Camera Blurry?
This phone has autofocus features. But some users are getting hard to focus and some of them are getting blur photo result. There are several possibilities that can make it hard to focus:
- Try to clean up OPPO K12 camera lens. Why this is important? Because small dust in front of camera will make autofocus sensor keep focus to that object. We have to always make sure our camera lens are clean by regularly clean up using soft cloth.
- Check whether our OPPO K12 camera glass lens have some scratch or not. This situations is similar with the dust problem. The autofocus will keep focus to that scratch and make it hard to focus for real object. When we see bigger scratch, then we suggest to replace camera glass lens with original one at Oppo authorized service center.
- Some software / firmware version also will make OPPO K12 camera auto focus can not work properly. Please try to backup with latest firmware or Android version upgrade.
Why OPPO K12 Camera Error After Android Firmware Upgrade?
OPPO K12 comes with Android 14 OS pre-installed. Although firmware upgrades enhance the phone’s functionality, they may occasionally cause issues with the camera app. If we experience problems after an update, try resetting the camera app’s settings to factory default. Should the issues persist, back up all important data and perform a hard reset to restore the OPPO K12 to its original factory settings.
Other FAQ of OPPO K12 camera:
- Is OPPO K12 front camera have LED light flash? No, the selfie camera does not have dedicated flash.
- Can we take pictures under water using OPPO K12? No, this phone is not water resistance, therefore we can not take pictures or videos in the water.
- Why OPPO K12 camera and photos blurry? It can be happen because of software or hardware. Please follow above steps to reset camera application and check whether our phone lens get troubles.
- Why OPPO K12 camera show black screen or blank show nothing on the display? If the camera applications stuck or get troubles, the display will show black screen. We need to follow steps at #option 1 or # 2 above to reset the camera software.