CartierBresson is widely
regarded as one of the greatest photographers of all time and once said, “To
photograph is to hold one’s breathe, when all faculties converge to capture
fleetingreality. It’s at that
precise moment that mastering an image becomes a great physical and
intellectual joy.”
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| Murals - Shot using the #LGG5 by Fred Felton |
LG's latest flagship, the
G5 gives users the opportunity to fully experience the joy of photography. Here
are 13 ways to get you snapping like a pro.
1. Accessing the manual mode:
One of the best ways to
start capturing those significant moments with the LG G5 is by accessing the
manual mode. To access the manual mode, you’ll have to tap the 3dot icon at the
topleft
of the screen, which
brings up the three main modes: Simple, Auto and Manual.
The manual mode allows you
to control the white balance, focus, exposure, ISO, shutter speed and AEL.
The white balance allows
you as the user to alter the colour tone, compensating for unnatural lighting
or to create skewed colour effects.
The purpose of the ISO is
that it determines the sensitivity of the sensor. When choosing darker
environments to take
pictures, you will need to use a higher setting. The AEL, locks the xposure,
letting you use the light level as a creative effect, making shots either much
brighter or darker than the G5 would normally use.
2. How to use manual mode
to get noise free shots
All you’ll have to do is
set the ISO to 200 (it goes down to ISO 50), then use the shutter speed control
to see how slow you need to go for low noise results. The benefit of using the
G5 is that it has optical image stabilisation (OIS), you can make the shutter
go fairly slow and still get sharp photos.
3. Shooting RAWs
RAW files are what you get
when you take the 'raw' information from a camera sensor, before reducing the
noise level and smoothing things out. Using RAWs allows you to do your own
processing, often ending up with a finer detailed image.
The G5 allows you to shoot
RAWs by simply accessing the manual mode and tapping the second icon from the
bottom of the screen, over on the left column. This will allow for the shooting
of RAW and JPEG files, rather than just JPEGs. RAWs come out as a file known as
DNG (Digital NeGative file).
4. Using the second camera
as "zoom out"
The G5 has dual cameras
(16 MP f1.8 main camera has 78degree angle view and the 8MP additional camera
captures a 135degree super wideangle image) to take your digital photograph to
the next level. It has a new, unique feature like pop – out photo, capturing more
with the zoom out. In the camera app you can switch between lenses via a
button, and when using the digital zoom the camera switches seamlessly between
the two modules. The autofocus is assisted by a laser that measures the subject
distance.
5. Use the main camera for
the best image quality
The 16MP wide angle camera
of the LG G5 is the best Android camera on the market giving users a fisheye
effect in every shot. What it means for the users is that the camera allows you
to fit much more of the scene into a single photo.
6. Changing photo and
video resolution
Should users want to play
with different size images for that perfect selfie, they can switch to 4:3 or
1:1 images by tapping on the cog icon at the bottom left of the screen and
selecting the top option in the menu that pops up. As well as changing the
shape of photos, they can also alter the video resolution. The G5 normally
shoots 1080p video users can levelup
to UHD (the exact
resolution of '4K video').
7. Video stabilisation
For that perfect steady
shot users can find the option for video stabilization near the bottom of the
camera. For that perfect steady shot users can find the option for video
stabilization near the bottom of the camera settings menu, which you access by
tapping the cog icon. Tapping on this flicks between SteadyShot stabilisation
and OIS, if you're using the standard camera lens in Auto mode. The former is
what most phones use, a digital enhancer that uses the edges of the frame as a
buffer to smooth out any movements. This leaves you with a slightly more
'zoomedin'
view than you get when
taking photos. That's one reason why you might use OIS instead, which uses the
little camera stabilisation motor to keep your footage smooth.
8. Simple mode is great
for simple photography
Simple mode is found by
tapping the 3dot icon at the top left of the camera app.
Simple mode takes away
almost all custom features you get with the other options. All you do is tap on
the object on which you want to focus and the LG G5 camera app both focuses and
takes a shot as quickly as possible.
9. Shortcut key for
instant photos
In the main phone Settings
menu, go to the General tab and then select Shortcut key. In here you'll see a
flick switch for Quick Shot. Make sure it's switched on. This lets you press
the volume down button twice quickly when the phone is off to fire up the
camera and take a photo.
10. Timelapse + wideangle
camera = cool movies
The G5 has several
'creative' modes in its camera app and Time Lapse is one of the more
interesting ones. This shoots video, but at 1/15 the normal speed. That means
it takes two frames a second rather than the usual 30. Use this with the
wideangle camera and you'll get footage that resembles some of the stuff GoPros
are used for in action sport footage.
11. Use the grid display
for landscape photography
The G5 has a grid option
to stop those uneven photos and help you align or center pictures properly.
What it eans for the user is that you get another reference point of where to
lineup
the horizon, as well as
helping you work out what you want the focus of the picture/image/photo to be.
You'll find Grid at the very bottom of the camera app Settings menu, accessed
by tapping on the cog icon.
12. Use 30sec exposure to
make something special
The G5 can keep its
shutter open for up to 30 seconds. What it means for the user is that it merges
all the light information from that halfminute stint into a single image. What
one can do while using the 30sec longexposure photography is shoot a road where
car lights turn into streaming neon lines, and create noisefree night shots
that almost look like daylight photos.
13. 360 Cam
The G5 is the only Android
smartphone on the market that comes with a series of module accessories
(Friends) that fit onto its bottom and one in particular where users have been
raving about is the 360 Cam. The LG 360 CAM provides 2K video and 5.1 surround
channel recording on three microphones to help users effortlessly create
highquality 360degree contents. Having secured a partnership with Google,
images taken with the 360 CAM can be uploaded to Google Street View and
YouTube360, adding the fun of sharing creative content with others.
Reference: http://www.techradar.com/howto/phoneandcommunications/mobilephones/13lgg5cameratipstogetyousnappinglikeapro1321899
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