ProCam X ( HD Camera Pro )
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About ProCam X ( HD Camera Pro )
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What's New
Change target API to the latest Android version Fix some bug with gallery and anti-shake feature
Reviews and Testimonials
Reviews Summary
Users have mixed opinions about ProCam X (HD Camera Pro); many appreciate its extensive manual control options and features but point out several issues such as difficult-to-use sliders, lack of specific functionality (e.g., flash control, proper focusing), instability, and other bugs that diminish the overall experience.
How do you turn it off? Seriously. I have to use an app killer to turn it off. It takes over the phone and won't quit or minimize without brute force methods. How about a simple 'off' button in the upper corner? Update: Thank you for the off button! Used the app for an hour, easy and intuitive. But too much noise! I understand how this technology works, and I take lots of pictures for my job. But this is noiser than my other HDR apps.
Developer response:
update to latest update (V1.9), we had just add a dedicated 'Exit' button for fullscreen device
I use it to make videos of gaming CRT monitors. The app works fine, except it's really hard to set a custom shutter speed exactly 70.2 or 59.7 to match the CRT refresh rate. Every time I remove my finger, the slider moves left or right a little and I need to start all over
FLAWED VIDEO. Zoom is hard to work with. No image stabilization even though the stock camera app does. PHOTOS: Oddly delayed when displayed in the gallery. THE GOOD: does have easy manual controls that are not part of the official app. The extra options may help amateurs to take better photos. Overall, it is good but a little complicated and sluggish.
I wanted to use this for astrophotography, but I can't control the flash. All other controls work, but flash remains auto and can't be turned off. It'd be great if this issue could be fixed asap. When flash button is touched, a very narrow empty rectangle shows up instead of three choices (off, on and auto). Giving 4 stars hoping the issue will be fixed quickly. Edit: another issue was found. Downgrading to 2 Hmm... The slowest shutter goes only up to 4 seconds. I definitely need longer time.
This has all the controls I like, and a few that have me scratching my head, such as FP and the "zebra stripes". (I'm sure FP is neither Floating Point nor Focal Plane!) So, hurry and download the PRO version while it's free! (BTW, I d/l'd the PRO app to my oldish phone and was upset that the "new features" were not there; d/l-ing to my newer phone brought them up, at the price of losing SCN mode.
Update: The dev simply pushed it onto me to do his work, which he could have done by just looking at any better camera app's system functions. But I actually still did it, sent it in email and then waited for months. No reply. I couldn't find a way to access settings from inside the app, so I long pressed the icon in my app drawer, to access the drop down list. I found settings there but each time that I tried to launch it, I received an "access denied" error
Developer response:
what setting did you looking for? it's all already there on the main screen
I PAID for this app, and it sucks. It automatically goes into landscape, which is incredibly annoying. When you take a picture with flash, the camera flashes, then the white balance adjusts, then the picture is taken, so you can't see anything. The front facing camera is grainy. And if you use the video recording, the camera stays on that setting until manually changed. There's so many bad things about this app. The only good thing is it has more control over settings than the stock camera app.
Works well enough for photos to have more precise control, but when I tried adjusting the settings on video mode, it had no impact on the video (the video was identical to my phone's built-in camera app, maybe even a little worse because the image stabilization didn't work).
Best control options of any app I've seen (for iso, shutter speed, white balance, focus, etc.). I Really like how precise I can make the shutter speed and that I can change the noise reduction levels. I do wish when shooting in RAW while zoomed in that it would save the crop though. And an automatic stacking mode (like Pixel's astrophotography mode) would make this app just perfect.
Seems to be a potentially great app, but every time I take a photo using the fastest shutter speed I get a "serious camera error" and the photo is not taken and the app shows a blank screen. Then I have to exit the app so it will work again. The app works fine when using low to medium shutter speed settings though. I'm using a Samsung SM-A528B (aka: A52S). I do not get this error with ProShot or ManualCamera DSLR Pro.