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Use Front Camera In Camera App?

Is there an option to use the front facing camera in the default camera app? I know it is less of quality, but it would be handy for use while taking self portraits with my friends.

ihakr said:
Is there an option to use the front facing camera in the default camera app? I know it is less of quality, but it would be handy for use while taking self portraits with my friends.
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Yeah you can. I saw the option in some video on youtube.

ihakr said:
Is there an option to use the front facing camera in the default camera app? I know it is less of quality, but it would be handy for use while taking self portraits with my friends.
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yes, if you look at the engadget unboxing video, the camera source is in the settings

I took a picture for you. It's very easy, you just tap the "Switch camera" option basically restarts the Camera application with the new camera in use. Very intuitive.
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I really really realllly hope that I can use the front facing camera in Skype. If not natively then by rooting. This would be the major feature for me.

iChat compatible app = win.

Sprint HTC EVO 4G Developer Guide
In the Sprint developer website, developer.sprint.com, we have a developer guide and a sample app/with source code that shows how to utilize the forward facing camera and other features of the HTC EVO 4G
Thanks
Nathan
Sprint ADP

oxeneers said:
I took a picture for you. It's very easy, you just tap the "Switch camera" option basically restarts the Camera application with the new camera in use. Very intuitive.
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Thanks for taking the picture! I just hope there is a way to get skype on Sprint now. I have heard that it is only for VZW customers....

Does the Xoom gallery still have just 16 bit color depth?

I'd appreciate it if somone with the Xoom would answer this question.
Back in Android 2.01 and earlier builds, the android gallery app had 24 bit color depth. Beginning with 2.1, they downgraded to 16 bit color. As a result, the gallery shows fewer colors and instead of smooth graduated tones you get distinct bands of color. Skies, bacgrounds, etc. look horrible. Here's a visual example of the difference:
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What's puzzling is that they downgraded the gallery app (which, more than any other app should make images look their best), yet the web browser still uses 24 bit color depth. This is the equivalent of the music app making your high quality music files sound like AM radio, while the same file sounds perfect as a ringtone.
All the third-party gallery apps in the market, except for Multi-Touch Gallery (Bread and Butter, or B&B), also use 16 bit color depth. B&B isn't a good soloution because it's buggy, and easily jumps to next and previous image when sliding around a zoomed-in image, and I think it's no longer maintained or supported by its developer.
Additionally, the default gallery down-sizes large image files. I have images that are only roughly 1700 x 2000 pixels that, when I zoom in 1:1 in the gallery look badly pixelated like a low-resolution image. The same file viewed in third-party gallery apps like JustPictures and QuickPic shows the detail when zoomed in.
I don't get why Apple can get this right with the iPhone and iPad, but Google gets it so wrong. They didn't fix these problems with Froyo and they didn't fix them with Gingerbread. As a photographer hoping to use my smartphone and, hopefully, a tablet as a mobile portfolio, that this is fixed in Honeycomb. Can someone confirm?

[Q] Edit pictures without losing image quality on LG G2?

If you shoot a good photo in a special moment, there is maybe a very small part on top of the picture which you would like to crop out, to make the photo perfect! But: If you do that, you will have the following issues:
It reduces the size of your photo - means you loose quality
It will remove the location from your photo - you can't remember where the exact point of shooting was
the photo will not stay in the right sequence in your gallery
maybe you loose exif information
I tried to edit my photos with:
Built in crop
QuickPick
Photo Studio
Photos
No one of them did a good job. Any suggestions from you what the perfect App would be?
Cheers

Samu0815 said:
If you shoot a good photo in a special moment, there is maybe a very small part on top of the picture which you would like to crop out, to make the photo perfect! But: If you do that, you will have the following issues:
It reduces the size of your photo - means you loose quality
It will remove the location from your photo - you can't remember where the exact point of shooting was
the photo will not stay in the right sequence in your gallery
maybe you loose exif information
I tried to edit my photos with:
Built in crop
QuickPick
Photo Studio
Photos
No one of them did a good job. Any suggestions from you what the perfect App would be?
Cheers
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try this
Pic Say Pro
Smoothie Photo Editor

Snapseed is my favorite by far of the bunch. Very easy to work with with its swiping setup. The photos will be placed in the correct order you only have to move them to the original camera directory with a file explorer after editing them.

@defcomg. With that app you can't crop!
dannejanne said:
Snapseed is my favorite by far of the bunch. Very easy to work with with its swiping setup. The photos will be placed in the correct order you only have to move them to the original camera directory with a file explorer after editing them.
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Snapseed is realy very good. It does the job! No, it does the job great! Thank you

Glad I could help!
Sent from my G2

Pink glow in photos?

Hello everyone !
But is it just me or the camera of my S5 tends to have a soft glow pink ?
I'll post three photos :
The first photo are made to the ceiling with all default settings:
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Second photo, made to a object, all default settings:
Third photo, made to the same object, but with HDR:
The wall and the cieiling are white of course.
I'm not saying they are bad picture to be taken with a cell phone mind you, then I know that the indoors with artificial light are not exactly suited to take good photos with the digital in general, then the most important thing : I DO NOT KNOW NOTHING OF PHOTOGRAPHY .
In your opinion are fine as a photo? I do not care to know if they are good pictures or not , I'm interested to know if by any chance the camera has a problem , or is fine and I do not know photographing ...
P. S. Pictures taken to 'open day are fine with no problems.

FreeWolF80 said:
Hello everyone !
But is it just me or the camera of my S5 tends to have a soft glow pink ?
I'll post three photos :
The first photo are made to the ceiling with all default settings:
Second photo, made to a object, all default settings:
Third photo, made to the same object, but with HDR:
The wall and the cieiling are white of course.
I'm not saying they are bad picture to be taken with a cell phone mind you, then I know that the indoors with artificial light are not exactly suited to take good photos with the digital in general, then the most important thing : I DO NOT KNOW NOTHING OF PHOTOGRAPHY .
In your opinion are fine as a photo? I do not care to know if they are good pictures or not , I'm interested to know if by any chance the camera has a problem , or is fine and I do not know photographing ...
P. S. Pictures taken to 'open day are fine with no problems.
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You sure your finger is not too close to the lens? Could it be bouncing the light off of your finger?

Yes I'm sure, just checked

How to Shoot and Edit in LOG on the OPPO Find X5 Pro

The video capabilities on the OPPO Find X5 Pro are some of the most impressive that we have seen from this series so far. While you're able to shoot brilliant 4K footage with ease, OPPO included a feature for more advanced videographers that will give you more control over the way your footage looks. In the different filming modes available, you'll find the MOVIE option. This mode enabled several different features, but videographers will probably be most excited about the ability to shoot in LOG.
LOG is a filming profile that gives you a greater dynamic range and freedom in post-processing. While shooting your footage you might think that the video looks washed out or a little grey. That is because this footage is meant to be edited using professional software. You'll be able to tweak the color to look exactly how you want. This is the process that all movie footage goes through, in big productions.
Ho to Film in LOG on the OPPO Find X5 Pro​To access this great feature, follow these steps:
Open your camera app
Go to MOVIE mode
Toggle LOG on the left menu
When shooting in LOG, all of your manual controls will still be accessible.
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Hot to Edit Footage Shot in LOG​Now that you have your footage, you'll want to use a professional editing app that will let you adjust the colors of your shot. Avoid using premade filters that tend to be included with smartphone editing software. Instead, try something like Adobe Premiere Rush: Video. Try using LUTs if you're a beginner at color grading, then tweak the look of the video from there.
LOG offers creators more control over their style and the overall result of their video. The addition of this feature to the OPPO Find X5 Pro is fantastic, and you should definitely try it out.
Thanks to OPPO for supporting this thread.