Discover the power of photography with the Open Camera app, a completely free and open-source solution designed to maximize your device's camera capabilities. Whether you're a professional photographer or a hobbyist, Open Camera offers a suite of features that cater to all levels of expertise.
One of the standout features is the auto-level option, ensuring your pictures are perfectly level no matter how you hold your device. Dive deeper into your camera's functionality with support for scene modes, color effects, white balance, ISO, exposure compensation/lock, and even a selfie mode with a "screen flash" for those perfect low-light selfies. Capture stunning HD videos and explore more advanced options like HDR with auto-alignment and ghost removal, exposure bracketing, and panorama modes, including support for the front camera.
Open Camera also introduces handy remote controls such as a timer with an optional voice countdown and an auto-repeat mode with a configurable delay. You can even take photos remotely just by making a noise. Customize your experience with configurable volume keys and a user-friendly interface. For those using attachable lenses, an upside-down preview option is available. Enhance your composition with overlays like grids and crop guides.
For those interested in geotagging, Open Camera offers optional GPS location tagging for both photos and videos, including compass direction for photos. Add a personal touch by applying date and timestamp, location coordinates, and custom text to your photos. These can also be stored as video subtitles in .SRT format. Privacy-conscious users will appreciate the option to remove device exif metadata from photos.
Advanced users can take advantage of the Camera2 API support, which includes manual controls with optional focus assist, burst mode, RAW (DNG) file support, camera vendor extensions, slow motion video, and log profile video. Additionally, features like noise reduction (including low light night mode) and dynamic range optimization modes are available. For those who need precise control, options for on-screen histogram, zebra stripes, focus peaking, and focus bracketing mode are included.
Completely free and devoid of third-party ads within the app, Open Camera is committed to providing an ad-free experience (though ads are present on the website). It's important to note that some features may not be available on all devices due to variations in hardware, camera capabilities, and Android versions. Always test the app on your device before relying on it for important events like weddings.
For more information and to access the source code, visit the official website at http://opencamera.org.uk/. The app icon is designed by Adam Lapinski, and Open Camera also utilizes content under third-party licenses, details of which can be found at https://opencamera.org.uk/#licence.
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