Night mode photo not working FP5 /e/os 3.4

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Title: FP5 — SuperNight mode does not take photo (no output) — /e/OS 3.4

Device: Fairphone 5 (FP5)
OS: /e/OS 3.4-a15-20260114569178-official-FP5
Stock FP5 Camera app version: v6.00.04.0038.18.0
com.fp5.camera

Description:
When I try to use the SuperNight mode, the camera app behaves normally (no crash), but the photo is never taken. No error message is shown; the shutter/button appears to activate but the capture never completes and no file is saved.

Steps to reproduce:

  1. Open the Camera app (stock FP5 camera).
  2. Select mode: SuperNight.
  3. Point the camera at a low-light scene.
  4. Press the shutter button.
  5. Wait — no photo is saved and the capture never completes.

Expected behavior:

  • The camera takes the photo (or shows an error) and saves it to the gallery.

Actual behavior:

  • The capture never completes; no crash, no error message, and no photo file is created. When I open another app and go back to the camera app after a while it says something like ‘This is takes longer than expected. Do you wanna close the app? ‘

Frequency:

  • Always

What I already tried:

  • Rebooting the device
  • Clearing cache & data of the Camera app
  • Resetting camera settings
  • Turning off the stock FP5 camera and turning it on again
  • Testing with another camera app (Default Camera app (open camera). Gives the same problem.
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I have the same problem persisting for the past few updates. Currently on e/os/ 3.5 and cannot take night shots (this worked before).

Once I select “super night mode” and hit the take picture button there is a “please hold the camera steady message” and a yellow circle that gets filled. After this no picture is saved and the app turns unresponsive.

Upon closing and opening the app again it works, excluding night mode which will provide the above results.