Hardware Reference
In-Depth Information
While some of the features may seem like overkill for a 5mp camera, don't forget that you
can experiment and take test shots, even if you do most of your shooting with a higher res-
olution point-and-shoot or single lens reflex (SLR) camera.
Icons along the side of the screen give you quick access to the most commonly used func-
tions. Normal, timer, burst, reduced noise, wide shot, and panorama shooting modes are
supported. Burst allows you to take several shots in quick succession- useful for action.
Reduced noise reduces the digital noise in your shot, which tends to be worst in low-light
situations. WideShot links together three images to create a wide angle photo. Panorama
stitches together up to 12 photos to create a panoramic shot.
Focus modes include auto, continuous, infinity, and macro. There are 14 scene modes
which preset the camera for a wide variety of shooting conditions. A large number of color
effects let you take images in black and white, sepia, and many other modes.
You can turn location storing on and off, and set white balance to auto, incandescent, day-
light, fluorescent, cloudy, shade, twilight, and warm fluorescent. Unfortunately there's no
custom white balance, which is sometimes necessary to deal with fluorescent lighting. Ex-
posure compensation of up to plus or minus 2 stops is settable in tiny increments.
You can turn on an exposure histogram, as well as two composition aids- a Golden Mean
grid or a Fibonacci Spiral. You can also choose from several aspect ratios and set the image
size and image quality.
From the menu icon, you can open photos for viewing using the built-in Photos app or use
any other viewing app you've installed, such as QuickPic. You can also switch cameras.
Contrary to the description in the Google Play Store, ProCapture can take videos- it just
switches to the built-in Camera app to do so. A Settings menu gives access to burst and
timer modes as well as general settings.
Pro HDR Camera
This paid app (
http://bit.ly/1y2As7k
) creates a High Dynamic Range (HDR) image by
shooting an exposure for the highlights and another for the shadows, then blending the two
to create an image with a greater range of tonal values than the camera can capture.
As experienced photographers know, no camera sensor has a wide enough dynamic range
to capture what the human eye sees in high contrast lighting such as a sunny day with deep
shadows. HDR effectively expands the dynamic range of the camera so that you can cap-
ture details in the shadows without blowing out the highlights.
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