Camera FV-5

Editor's Review

Camera FV-5 is your gateway to professional mobile photography! 📱 This app transforms your smartphone into a DSLR-like camera, giving you complete manual control over your shots. Perfect for enthusiasts and professionals alike, Camera FV-5 lets you capture stunning RAW photographs that you can post-process to achieve breathtaking results. 🎨

Imagine having the power to adjust exposure compensation, ISO, light metering, focus mode, and white balance right at your fingertips. 🖐️ With Camera FV-5, all these parameters are easily accessible, allowing you to fine-tune every aspect of your image. The DSLR-like viewfinder displays exposure time, aperture, and EV settings in real-time, ensuring you get the perfect shot every time. 📸

One of the standout features is the full-fledged exposure bracketing, offering from 3 to 7 frames with unlimited stop spacing and custom EV shifting. Create stunning HDR images with ease! 🌅 The built-in intervalometer lets you make captivating timelapses, even bracketed/HDR timelapses, and time-controlled picture series. ⏰

Capture beautiful night photos and light trails with long exposure support, up to 30 seconds! 🌃 The app supports JPEG, true 16-bit RAW in DNG format, and lossless PNG, perfect for detailed post-processing. Adjust shutter speed manually from 1/80000 to 2 seconds, depending on your device. ⚙️

Customize your experience by assigning camera functions to the volume keys. Control EV, ISO, color temperature, and more with ease. Devices with hardware camera shutter keys are also supported. 🎬 EXIF and XMP sidecar metadata support ensures your photos are well-documented. Enjoy autofocus, macro, touch-to-focus, true manual focus, and infinity focus modes. The autofocus lock feature (AF-L) adds another layer of control. 🔒

The app also includes autoexposure (AE-L) and auto white balance (AWB-L) locks in Android 4.0+. Background photo and RAW processing allows for smooth, uninterrupted camera operation. Use the digital zoom with multitouch pinch gesture and see the 35mm equivalent focal length. 🔍

The advanced electronic viewfinder provides a live RGB histogram, 10 composition grid overlays, and 9 crop guides. Organize your photos with different storage locations and customizable file names. 📁 The user interface is available in over 30 languages, making it accessible to photographers worldwide. 🌍

Camera FV-5 avoids scene modes, giving you full manual control over all photographic parameters. Take control of every aspect of your picture and post-process to your heart's content. After your DSLR, you'll never miss a photo opportunity again, capturing moments with a sensation closer to your DSLR experience! 💯

Features

• Adjustable exposure, ISO, and white balance

• DSLR-like viewfinder with real-time display

• Exposure bracketing with unlimited stops

• Built-in intervalometer for timelapses

• Program and Speed-priority modes

• Long exposure support up to 30 seconds

• RAW, JPEG, and PNG photo formats

• Manual shutter speed control

• Volume key assignment for camera functions

• EXIF and XMP metadata support

• Autofocus, macro, and manual focus modes

• Autoexposure and auto white balance locks

• Background photo processing

• Digital zoom with 35mm equivalent display

• Live RGB histogram and composition grids

Pros

• Full manual control like a DSLR

• Capture RAW photos for post-processing

• Adjust all photographic parameters easily

• Advanced exposure bracketing options

• Built-in intervalometer for timelapses

Cons

• Requires Android 5.0+ for full features

• Some features require Camera2 API support

• Long exposures may lower resolution on older devices