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Introduction 

 
Camera FV-5 is an advanced camera application for Android devices. Currently it runs 
on mobile phones, tablet computers and Android-powered cameras. It brings the 
camera control typical from advanced point&shoot and DSLR cameras, control that is 
missing from stock firmware and OEM camera applications. It squeezes every ounce 
of your camera by providing a unique hardware abstraction layer that it is able to 
control camera modules of more than 2000 phones, tablets and standalone cameras. 
All devices are supported by the same application. Given the big differences among 
all the devices Camera FV-5 is able to run on, the controllability of those devices also 
varies significantly. This is discussed through this manual. 
 
Tailored to enthusiast and professional photographers, with this camera application 
you can capture the best unprocessed photographs so that you can post-process 
them later with as much quality as possible and get stunning results. The only limit is 
your imagination and creativity! 
 
 

 

Summary of Contents for FV-5

Page 1: ...Se if placeholder to ...

Page 2: ...ical shutter button 10 Main photographic controls 10 Exposure compensation EV 11 Sensor sensibility ISO 11 Light metering modes 11 Focus mode 12 White balance WB 12 Program modes shooting utilities and flash settings 13 Settings button 14 Exposure program 16 Program 17 Speed priority 17 Mobile phones 17 Real cameras 18 Aperture priority 19 Manual 20 The viewfinder 21 Upper display 21 Indicators 22...

Page 3: ...om prefixes 28 Custom file names with patterns 28 Intervalometer 31 Usage and configuration 31 Producing videos out of pictures 32 Automatic exposure bracketing 34 What you can do with the photos taken with BRK 36 Take the best of them 36 HDR High Dynamic Range photos 36 Things that can go wrong with automatic exposure bracketing and how to solve them 37 All shots come out with the same exposure 3...

Page 4: ...a by providing a unique hardware abstraction layer that it is able to control camera modules of more than 2000 phones tablets and standalone cameras All devices are supported by the same application Given the big differences among all the devices Camera FV 5 is able to run on the controllability of those devices also varies significantly This is discussed through this manual Tailored to enthusiast...

Page 5: ...ind Camera FV 5 on the top positions of the Photography section as well as searching for Camera FV 5 There are two versions of Camera FV 5 Camera FV 5 Lite and Camera FV 5 paid version Both versions are essentially the same with the only difference being the resolution limitation on the free Lite version Therefore you can try the application without any time limitations and see if the application ...

Page 6: ...aving to care to download updates manually After each update a dialog will tell you what s new on the updated version new features bug fixes and improvements Application updates are also free once bought the paid version as well Therefore buying the application is a one time payment granting you access to all future updates at no extra cost Furthermore when you buy the application you can install ...

Page 7: ...u require help with photographic related concepts there are many resources online for general photographic concepts as well as tips suggestions and techniques One of my favorites is Cambridge In Colour http www cambridgeincolour com It contains multiple tutorials in many categories that go from basic photographic concepts to advanced techniques and from the camera to the computer techniques to edi...

Page 8: ...y find on dedicated physical buttons on a high end DSLR camera directly on the screen Adjusting the ISO the metering mode or the white balance is just a tap away All the controls are located around the viewfinder Settings p 39 Exposure program p 16 Shooting menu Flash mode Image viewer Close Virtual shutter Live histogram White balance Focus mode Light metering mode ISO Exposure compensation ...

Page 9: ...os Virtual shutter button The virtual shutter button emulates a physical shutter button Since the virtual shutter button cannot react to half presses like physical two stepped buttons the normal operation tapping on the virtual button always takes a picture However the default behavior is to trigger autofocus and then take the picture that is the picture is not taken immediately but only after the...

Page 10: ... settings Allow taking a photo without focus although it is discouraged as the resulting photo could be incorrectly focused Physical shutter button If your phone has a physical shutter key you can use it to take photos with Camera FV 5 Save for the zoom when not assigned to volume keys and any other manual controls you can take photos without having to ever use the touch screen There are two types...

Page 11: ...lue of 1 effectively doubles the exposure time whereas a value 1 halves the exposure time The EV range and step vary across devices A range of 2 2 and a step of stop is typical If exposure bracketing BRK is enabled the exposure compensation will compensate the bracketing exposures and the bracketing number of pictures and step will limit the EV range Read more on this on chapter Automatic exposure...

Page 12: ...s modes plus a focus lock switch Autofocus Focus anywhere on the picture Focus priority depends on camera maker Tap anywhere on the viewfinder to trigger AF Macro Gives AF system a hint to prioritize closer objects On some devices effectively lowers the allowed minimum focusing distance Touch focus Gives AF system a hint to focus on the selected object Tap anywhere on the viewfinder to select the ...

Page 13: ...g settings are located Program mode Here you can see the current selected exposure program mode and change it by tapping on it and selecting a new one from the popup menu Read more on chapter Exposure program p 16 Shooting utilities Contains different shooting utilities Automatic exposure bracketing Takes pictures with different exposure compensations Read more on chapter Automatic exposure bracke...

Page 14: ...ditional illumination Always on The flash is always fired regardless of lighting conditions Always off The flash is never fired even if the scene is poorly lit Slow sync The flash is fired in slow sync mode In slow sync mode the exposure time is adjusted as if the flash wasn t going to be fired This captures extra light from the background of the subject while the flash is used to freeze the main ...

Page 15: ... you can adjust the rest of the settings of Camera FV 5 not present on the main screen Operation with the settings panel is usual for the advanced photographer and it provides extensive configuration of your camera Photo encoding settings photo organization options advanced photographic parameters or viewfinder adjustments are just some of the options found on the settings panel The settings panel...

Page 16: ...y You can set the exposure time and aperture will be automatically calculated for a correct exposure A Aperture priority Only available on real cameras that sport iris blades lets you adjust manually the lens aperture The exposure time will be automatically calculated and set for a correct exposure M Manual Only available on real cameras lets you adjust manually both exposure time and aperture On ...

Page 17: ... the ISO light metering exposure compensation etc If the exposure compensation is disabled that is it is set to 0 you always will get photos correctly exposed that is according to the camera not you that s the reason of the existence of exposure modes that allow you to override camera s automatic decisions Speed priority Lets you set the exposure time manually There are two different versions of t...

Page 18: ...elect the exposure time from 0 3 to 60 with an accuracy of 0 1 seconds Those open shutter modes are actually digitally composed long exposure photos that don t provide the same quality as true long exposure provided by real cameras Also the photo resolution on this mode drops to 1 MP to 2 MP depending on the device because the live view is used to produce the long exposure photograph Real cameras ...

Page 19: ...ually have the look of the virtual shutter icon button that used on the app but ironically mobile phones doesn t have such blades nor any kind of device that is able to close the diameter of the aperture Therefore the aperture is inherently fixed on those camera modules and therefore no application will be able to control the aperture The aperture F number shown is queried to the camera driver and...

Page 20: ...elect on the aperture scale Manual The dialog lets you select both the aperture and the exposure time simultaneously Therefore depending on the specific combination you choose you can end up with underexposed or overexposed photos Both the exposure time and aperture scales are the same as in their individual selection dialogs You can preview the final exposure in the viewfinder as soon as you adju...

Page 21: ...istogram both full RGB and luminance that update in real time giving you a very useful information to judge the photo s exposure Upper display On the upper display you can see the photographic parameters like exposure time aperture and ISO and the buffer storage information F2 0 Aperture This serves as a reference only on mobile devices since the aperture in Android mobile devices is fixed and thu...

Page 22: ...you open the application in case that there were still pending photos in the buffer Indicators The main interaction with the camera takes place through the viewfinder A part from framing the picture all the controls and displays are laid out around the viewfinder On the top part Battery indicator Shows in a 5 segment battery indicator the approximate remaining battery charge available Location fix...

Page 23: ...orizontal and vertical features vertical Triangles Two types topleft bottomright and bottomleft topright Golden spiral Four directions top right bottom right top left bottom left Crop guides Allow you to frame objects as if the frame had actually a different aspect ratio as the picture size you have selected That way you can use the typical native 4 3 aspect ratio of the sensor to get the maximum ...

Page 24: ...16 9 preview in your device screen since most devices have 16 9 aspect ratio screens the typical black bands of surrounding the preview will go away and the on screen buttons will show on top of the preview Widescreen 16 9 upper part The option Widescreen 16 9 uses the central part of the native shooting resolution to show the guides You can align the 16 9 crop to the top by selecting this option ...

Page 25: ...s whereas in black and white images there s only one luminance channel Also even with color images you can opt to get a luminance only histogram Internally the picture is converted to grayscale to calculate the histogram Activating the live histogram Go to Settings Viewfinder Live histogram and activate Show histogram The histogram is calculated in real time and changes when you move the camera or...

Page 26: ...ion is only available when taking color photos Luminance This option is also available when taking color photos It shows the luminance histogram of the viewfinder converted to grayscale Furthermore you can adjust the size of the graphs in Histogram size Normal and Mini and the style of the histogram in Histogram style Transparent or Solid ...

Page 27: ...o Internal memory storage DCIM 100_CFV5 folder That is the default option Custom location You will be required to provide a custom folder in the Custom storage folder setting If you don t set that setting DCIM CameraFV5 option will be used instead In Settings Photo encoding settings Photo storage Numbering Custom storage folder you can set a custom folder to store your pictures remember to set the...

Page 28: ...r needs although they don t follow the DCIM standard any longer Custom prefixes In Settings Photo encoding settings Photo storage Numbering Photo numbering pattern you can set the file name to one of the following patterns all of them complying with the DCIM standard DSC_ JPG DSC0 JPG IMG_ JPG PICT JPG Custom This one lets you customize the prefix with the 4 letters of your choice for instance you...

Page 29: ...ame is created Those special pieces of text placeholders are written between angle brackets and are date Prints preformatted date E g 2001 12 31 time Prints preformatted time E g 13 20 20 day Prints the current day with 2 digits E g 31 month Prints the current month with 2 digits E g 12 year Prints the current year with 2 digits E g 01 year4 Prints the current year with 4 digits E g 2001 hour Prin...

Page 30: ...t specific enough or change during the time Camera FV 5 automatically adds an extra number of 4 digits to prevent the new file to overwrite the old one That counter will be increased as much as needed to prevent always file name collision You might want to design the file name pattern in a way that avoids collisions so that Camera FV 5 doesn t need to add an extra non configurable counter ...

Page 31: ...a regular time interval One of the uses of the intervalometer is to create timelapses but it has other users as well Usage and configuration The intervalometer is located under the button at the left side of the viewfinder under the icon pictured as To start the intervalometer you need to setup the seconds between shots and the total number of shots tapping on the plus icon A number picker ...

Page 32: ...create the shot s specifically when exposure bracketing is activated Note Settings desired for the picture series specifically picture focus must be set prior starting the intervalometer When the intervalometer starts the AF is not triggered However you can still tap on the viewfinder to manually trigger the AF system while the intervalometer is running Focus misadjustments can affect the subseque...

Page 33: ...something more complex like inpainting to remove undesired objects or image stabilization Although it is theoretically possible on mobile devices most post production image editing apps lack batch processing features therefore makes the processing of multiple pictures simply not possible or realistic If you are aiming at a professional production you ll want to take time to produce a good timelaps...

Page 34: ...ther DSLR cameras this feature is known as BRK or AEB auto exposure bracketing Exposure bracketing is useful to Capture a photo with good exposure when you don t know the correct exposure beforehand or you think that you would need to change the exposure after taking the photo Capture a broader dynamic range scene either you can expose for a bright area or a dark area but not both Later with the b...

Page 35: ...r The red mark shows the current exposure compensation At 0 EV the exposure is at the automatic metered speed Now tap on MENU icon at left bar then BRK The bracketing settings dialog will open The dialog contains the following settings Number of shots Is the total number of shots to be taken You can take from 3 up to 7 frames You can tap on the and buttons to ...

Page 36: ...e sign and magnitude of the EV shift When you are done adjusting the number and step of the bracked pictures dismiss the dialog by tapping outside it Check the number and exposure of the pictures to be taken on the exposure meter at the lower right corner What you can do with the photos taken with BRK Mainly two things Take the best of them If you are in a hurry and you face a scene with high cont...

Page 37: ... not enough time for the exposure to adapt You can introduce a delay in Settings General camera settings Compatibility Pause between exposures You can also set the setting Pause duration to either Short or Long Photos are out of focus specially after the first one Some camera hardware reset the focus after taking a shot You can force in that case Camera FV 5 to refocus after each shot To do that a...

Page 38: ...at means that bracketing is disabled see points 2 and 3 5 Also check that there is enough exposure compensation range for the bracketed frames to be taken That is if your camera have an exposure compensation range of 2 2 in 0 5 steps and you have set the exposure compensation to 1 for instance you have set the BRK step to 2 0 the maximum and you try to change 1F to 3F the resulting compensation wo...

Page 39: ...to without focus Antibanding Automatic 50 Hz 60 Hz disabled Sound Play camera sounds Camera sounds volume High Medium Low Hardware controls Volume keys function o None o Shutter focus o EV EV o ISO ISO o WB color temperature warmer colder o Bracketing increase decrease frames o Bracketing increase decrease step o Digital zoom Invert volume keys Photo encoding settings File format File format JPEG ...

Page 40: ...Picture orientation Rotate pictures Rotation correction None 90º clockwise 90º counterclockwise 180º 180º portrait only Image parameters Set image parameters o Saturation o Contrast o Sharpness Metadata Embed metadata EXIF for JPEG XMP for PNG EXIF XMP for JPEG XMP for PNG EXIF only Geotagging GPS only GPS or coarse location coarse location none Exposure bracketing Pause between exposures Refocus ...

Page 41: ... 5 BIENVENIDO A CÁMARA FV 5 ようこそ CAMERA FV 5 へ Camera FV 5 Histogram type RGB Luminance only Histogram size normal double mini Histogram style transparent solid Overlays Composition grid None Rule of thirds One quarter Crosshair Triangles Golden spiral ...

Page 42: ...42 WELCOME TO CAMERA FV 5 WILLKOMMEN BEI CAMERA FV 5 BIENVENIDO A CÁMARA FV 5 ようこそ CAMERA FV 5 へ Camera FV 5 FLAVIONET 2011 2013 ...

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