FlavioNet Camera FV-5 User Manual

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Page 2: Table Of Contents
ようこそ C FV-5 へ AMERA Contents Contents ........................2 Introduction ........................4 Getting Camera FV-5 ....................5 Basic commands ......................8 Shutter button ......................9 Virtual shutter button ....................9 Physical shutter button .................... 10 Main photographic controls ..................10 Exposure compensation (EV) ..................
Page 3 AMERA FV-5 ILLKOMMEN BEI AMERA FV-5 IENVENIDO A ÁMARA ようこそ C FV-5 へ AMERA Composition grids ....................23 Crop guides ......................23 Live histogram ......................25 Activating the live histogram ................... 25 Histogram types ...................... 25 Photo organization ...................... 27 Storage folders ......................
Page 4: Introduction
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.
Page 5: Getting Camera Fv-5
Camera FV-5 is available through Google Play, the marketplace for Android applications. Google Play is preinstalled on all Android devices. You can find Camera FV-5 on the top positions of the “Photography” section, as well as searching for “Camera FV-5”.
Page 6 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 Camera FV-5 on all your Android-powered devices at no extra cost. To do that, be sure to always download the application using the same account you used for buying it on the first place.
Page 7 FV-5 へ AMERA Obtaining support For any problem related to Camera FV-5, you can contact to the support team via e-mail: support@camerafv5.com. If you require help with photographic-related concepts, there are many resources online for general photographic concepts as well as tips, Cambridge In Colour suggestions and techniques.
Page 8: Basic Commands
AMERA Basic commands Camera FV-5 puts all the controls and options —that you would typically 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.
Page 9: Shutter Button
FV-5 FV-5 ELCOME TO AMERA FV-5 ILLKOMMEN BEI AMERA FV-5 IENVENIDO A ÁMARA ようこそ C FV-5 へ AMERA Aperture Exposure Remaining Photos in time shots buffer Battery indicator Resolution (Other indicator indicators) Shutter button Located on the right of the viewfinder, is the virtual counterpart of the shutter button on traditional cameras.
Page 10: 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.
Page 11: Exposure Compensation (Ev)
Select the ISO value: automatic (AUTO) or in the range from ISO 50 to ISO 3200, depending on the device (some sensitivities may not be available, or may take no effect if Camera FV-5 is unable to detect the available ISO range of your device).
Page 12: Focus Mode
Tap anywhere on the viewfinder to select the focus point and trigger AF. Touch focus, under Android 2.x, is only available on some Motorola, HTC and Nvidia camera drivers, plus some Samsung drivers. Android 4.0+ it is always supported. Infinity. Set the focus to infinity. Tapping on the screen always result in focus confirmation and AF is not triggered.
Page 13: Program Modes, Shooting Utilities And Flash Settings
AMERA FV-5 ILLKOMMEN BEI AMERA FV-5 IENVENIDO A ÁMARA ようこそ C FV-5 へ AMERA Sunny. Fluorescent light. Warm fluorescent light. Incandescent light. Note that preset white balance settings depend on device manufacturer support. On Android 4+ devices you can lock the automatic white balance algorithm.
Page 14: Settings Button
ILLKOMMEN BEI AMERA FV-5 IENVENIDO A ÁMARA ようこそ C FV-5 へ AMERA avoiding the blur caused by the finger moving the camera when activating the shutter button.  Image stabilization. Activates or deactivates the image stabilization. On most devices, this is digital image stabilization.
Page 15 It opens the settings panel, where 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.
Page 16: Exposure Program
Like on cameras with manual exposure controls, you can find on Camera FV- 5 the typical PSAM exposure programs. However, those are only available on real cameras, like the Samsung Galaxy Camera. On mobile phones only P and S are available.
Page 17: Program
Lets you set the exposure time manually. There are two different versions of the dialog for setting the exposure time depending on which device you are running Camera FV-5 on. Mobile phones On mobile phones there is no specific exposure time control (like in fractions...
Page 18: Real Cameras
ILLKOMMEN BEI AMERA FV-5 IENVENIDO A ÁMARA ようこそ C FV-5 へ AMERA and closed camera drivers. Therefore, the only available options for setting the exposure time are some presets.  Short. Forces a short exposure time suitable for handheld shooting.
Page 19: Aperture Priority
FV-5 ILLKOMMEN BEI AMERA FV-5 IENVENIDO A ÁMARA ようこそ C FV-5 へ AMERA Aperture priority Aperture limit based on current focal length Lets you set the lens aperture manually. Note The Aperture priority mode (A) only applies to real cameras (not mobiles phones).
Page 20: Manual
AMERA FV-5 IENVENIDO A ÁMARA ようこそ C FV-5 へ AMERA The maximum aperture (minimum F/number) you can select depends on the actual focal length (zoom value). You can see the maximum aperture you can select on the aperture scale. Manual...
Page 21: The Viewfinder
Furthermore, you can activate a live histogram, which is a very powerful exposure guide. Unlike most cameras, that display this information at photo review, Camera FV-5 can provide you a live histogram (both full RGB and luminance) that update in real time, giving you a very useful information to judge the photo’s exposure.
Page 22: Indicators
RAM memory typically stores around 2 or 3 photos, whereas internal memory can hold hundreds. Camera FV-5 keep processing photos even if you close the camera application, and you should see buffer status next time you open the application, in case that there were still pending photos in the buffer.
Page 23: On-Screen Composition Aids
ILLKOMMEN BEI AMERA FV-5 IENVENIDO A ÁMARA ようこそ C FV-5 へ AMERA balance lock is active. To release the lock, tap on on white balance toolbar. On-screen composition aids Two different on-screen composition aids can be activated via the settings panel: composition grids and crop guides.
Page 24 AMERA FV-5 IENVENIDO A ÁMARA ようこそ C FV-5 へ AMERA you in framing square shoots. That is the typical aspect ratio of DSLRs. Selecting this crop guide, you can frame your shots with 3:2 aspect ratio, while shooting in 4:3. If you really want your photos to come out already with 3:2 aspect ratio, you can select a Settings >...
Page 25: Live Histogram
ILLKOMMEN BEI AMERA FV-5 IENVENIDO A ÁMARA ようこそ C FV-5 へ AMERA Live histogram Highlights Shadows The histogram is a powerful guide to evaluate a photo exposure. A histogram is a graph that counts how many occurrences of a particular brightness channel has.
Page 26 FV-5 ILLKOMMEN BEI AMERA FV-5 IENVENIDO A ÁMARA ようこそ C FV-5 へ AMERA  RGB (3 color channels). This option 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.
Page 27: Photo Organization
Whether you are a prolific shooter or not, you may want to set your rules on how photos are organized inside your smart device running Camera FV-5. Normally all photos are put into a folder with a file name. With Camera FV-5 you can change both the storage folder and the file naming scheme.
Page 28: File Names
AMERA FV-5 IENVENIDO A ÁMARA ようこそ C FV-5 へ AMERA File names By default, photos are named according to the DCIM standard (photos stored in a folder with the session number with 3 digits and a 5 letters suffix, 100_CFV5, and photos named with a 4 letters prefix and 4 digits counters, DSC_0001.JPG).
Page 29 FV-5 IENVENIDO A ÁMARA ようこそ C FV-5 へ AMERA If need more customization of the file naming scheme, you can select the option Custom with patterns in the setting Photo numbering pattern. Then, go to Custom photo name with patterns option and another panel will open. Tap on Custom photo name with patterns to compose your own pattern.
Page 30 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: Intervalometer
AMERA FV-5 IENVENIDO A ÁMARA ようこそ C FV-5 へ AMERA Intervalometer The intervalometer can be used to take automated picture series at a regular time interval. One of the uses of the intervalometer is to create timelapses, but it has other users as well.
Page 32: Producing Videos Out Of Pictures
(AF-L). Producing videos out of pictures Currently Camera FV-5 does not include built-in functionality to produce videos from the pictures taken with the intervalometer functionality. Therefore, if your purpose is to build a timelapse video with the pictures taken with the intervalometer, you need another application for either Android or desktop computer.
Page 33 FV-5 IENVENIDO A ÁMARA ようこそ C FV-5 へ AMERA devices is always a tradeoff of quality. Applications sacrifice quality in order to meet power and memory contrains. On mobile devices you would expect a video to be produced in a few seconds, but it normally takes minutes to hours on full-fledged desktop computers, with a lot of available memory and power.
Page 34: Automatic Exposure Bracketing
Capture a broader dynamic range scene: either you can expose for a bright area or a dark area but not both. Later, with the bracketed pictures, you can make a HDR picture on the computer, or using other applications. This is the Camera FV-5 interface, when bracketing is not activated:...
Page 35 AMERA FV-5 IENVENIDO A ÁMARA ようこそ C FV-5 へ AMERA Notice the exposure meter on the lower right corner. 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...
Page 36: What You Can Do With The Photos Taken With Brk
If you are in a hurry and you face a scene with high contrast, you might find adjusting the exposure compensation all the time cumbersome. Having Camera FV-5 take for instance 5 photos with different exposures can be handy, as you can later pick the best exposed photos.
Page 37: Things That Can Go Wrong With Automatic Exposure Bracketing, And How To Solve Them
All shots come out with the same exposure In this case, probably your device does not change exposure compensation instantly and Camera FV-5 leaves not enough time for the exposure to adapt. Settings > General camera settings > You can introduce a delay in Compatibility >...
Page 38 −2, so the −3 compensation is out of range, that’s why Camera FV-5 won’t let you to change to 3F in that situation (you will need to change EV to 0 to bracket 3 frames with 2.0 step).
Page 39: Settings Reference
FV-5 FV-5 ELCOME TO AMERA FV-5 ILLKOMMEN BEI AMERA FV-5 IENVENIDO A ÁMARA ようこそ C FV-5 へ AMERA Settings reference General camera settings Resolution  Image resolution  Long exposure resolution Camera settings  Review last photo  Review time ...
Page 40 ELCOME TO AMERA FV-5 ILLKOMMEN BEI AMERA FV-5 IENVENIDO A ÁMARA ようこそ C FV-5 へ AMERA  JPEG thumbnail quality level (100-Best, 95-Superfine, 90-Fine, 85-Basic, 75- Draft) Photo storage & numbering  Storage location (DCIM folder, DCIM/CameraFV5 folder, Custom location) ...
Page 41 FV-5 ELCOME TO AMERA FV-5 ILLKOMMEN BEI AMERA FV-5 IENVENIDO A ÁMARA ようこそ C FV-5 へ AMERA  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,...
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