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camera zoom fx is just frickin awesome

Took this picture with the FxCamera APP:

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So I tried Camera FX yesterday in an effort to test.

- Overall my experience was not great. Using the built in Video option, my Droid force closed a number of times when I tried to select it.

- Low light performance is no different from the stock app

- The app force closed twice on me during picture taking/selection

- I found it slow to take a quick shot. From the time I select the icon on my desktop to the time I can take the shot is too slow.

- It has many effects which if you are someone that enjoys those are great. However if you are looking for raw picture quality, you should look elsewhere.

- Maybe it was just me, but I could not get my flash working well with the app.




In summary, if you like effects, the app is good. I cannot recommend anything else past that. I'm going back to PRO Zoom Camera. I refunded Camera Zoom FX after about about 4 hours testing.
 
One other thing I forgot. I tried to use TasKiller to clean out other apps from running on my phone during testing. It did not seem to help much.

I find it disappointing that they recommend to use a third party app like TasKiller to clean up running apps on my phone - shouldn't need to do that.
 
thanks for the tips guy - just downloaded this for my droid.

thats an app and a half!

just needs a few more flash settings and it will be 100%
 
slammer i didn't get any of those issues except for the video (but thats just a link anyhow) - also i just checked - you can disable fx at startup in the settings for quick shots - did you try that yet?
 
Camera ZOOM FX has been out a lot longer and from what I can see has loads more features - voice activation, stable shot, photo booth, etc. they add new stuff all the time

Pro Zoom is good for drawing on your photos after but I say go for Camera ZOOM FX and use it with PicSay for the ultimate combination!!! Both unbeatable apps.
Sarah, my major gripe is not being able to adjust the settings against low lit or dark conditions with the stock camera. Can Camera Zoom have the capabilities to tweak before the shot?


My concern too is the lack of low light capability with original Droid camera. If Camera Zoom FX provides better low light capability, I'm on it!

Well last night I downloaded Camera Zoom FX and quickly tested out the low light camera feature.....NO DIFFERENT than the Droid camera, NONE ! I deleted Camera Zoom FX today. Will wait for someone to develop an app for low light....sigh.
 

Well last night I downloaded Camera Zoom FX and quickly tested out the low light camera feature.....NO DIFFERENT than the Droid camera, NONE ! I deleted Camera Zoom FX today. Will wait for someone to develop an app for low light....sigh.[/QUOTE]

You're not gonna find anything which helps the low-light abilities of the Droid. It's a limitation in hardware and one you see with all cell phone cameras. The sensor can only be so big in a small camera so it's not going to have the same light-gathering capability of a true camera.
 
I tried out the Camera Zoom app, and I felt there was no real difference in picture quality than any other available apps in the market. I took pictures with the Camera Zoom, Camera magic, and stock camera. Camera magic forced closed on me when I attempted to change the white balance settings. Then my home screen had this ugly black block where I couldn't see anything. Neither one was better than the other. Uninstalled both Camera Magic and Camera Zoom. Oh well.
 
Kind of agree on the restrictions of low light - no camera app is going to do that for you - its a hardware issue.

But why would you guys refund a camera app that gives you all these features (taken from Androidslide website) :

Camera ZOOM FX | androidslide

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40 photo fx! (pencil, fisheye, filmreel, etc.)
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circular zoom wheel (6x zoom)
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upscale zoomed images
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tap screen to snap shot
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timer + sound effect
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auto focus on / off
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burst mode up to 16 shots
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photo booth = quad camera!
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stable shot including stability meter
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sound activate
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props, borders and famous ‘buddies’ in your pictures
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customizable grid overlays
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whitebalance
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nightshot
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geotag
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customize every hardware button
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send, share
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1-click upload facebook, twitter, myspace
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built for Donut
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silent mode
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antibanding (for TV / computer monitors)
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auto save option
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digi composites
 
low light and droid camera
I don't think it's true to say all cell phone cameras are useless in low light. My friend took a photo at night of our campus with his iphone, lit by christmas lights and flood lights. It came out very nicely (I am sure it was grainy as anything but at least you could see something). I have also taken quite ok photos with my sony 810i in low light.
I tried the same with my droid and all I got was black with a few pin pricks of light. It was like it was exposing for the brightest areas rather than the darkest or even the average. I know it can get more information if it was to expose correctly because sometimes I can trick it and get it to expose correctly albeit briefly. How there is not brightness/exposure control in the standard app I just don't know.
How hard is it really to make an app that is at least as good as the iphone. How about tap to focus that would be great, maybe tap to expose too...
 
low light and droid camera
I don't think it's true to say all cell phone cameras are useless in low light. My friend took a photo at night of our campus with his iphone, lit by christmas lights and flood lights. It came out very nicely (I am sure it was grainy as anything but at least you could see something). I have also taken quite ok photos with my sony 810i in low light.
I tried the same with my droid and all I got was black with a few pin pricks of light. It was like it was exposing for the brightest areas rather than the darkest or even the average. I know it can get more information if it was to expose correctly because sometimes I can trick it and get it to expose correctly albeit briefly. How there is not brightness/exposure control in the standard app I just don't know.
How hard is it really to make an app that is at least as good as the iphone. How about tap to focus that would be great, maybe tap to expose too...
My LG Dare had this. It was the best camera feature to have in my opinion. Camera Zoom features are all great but when the pictures all come out the same, it's no point to carry them. :mad:
 
What problems did you have? I've had the app for months now and never had any problems on G1 or Droid.
primarily app crashing / lockup. actually looking for a decent replacement app. for camera/video functionality. Built-in is clunky and has an awful skin. Effects I save for photoshop as I don't like to mess with master shots so that isn't really a draw.
 
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