The HTC One M8 comes with a
measly 4MP ‘UltraPixel’ camera, which is awfully low when against the
likes of the Galaxy S5 and Xperia Z2’s 16 and 20.7MP camera sensor,
respectively. Nevertheless, the One M8 comes with the best camera app compared
to its competition, which has quite a lot of neat features hidden up its
sleeve.
If you own an HTC One M8 and
have been looking for ways to extract the maximum juice from the 4MP sensor
using the app, read below.
UFocus
The rear camera on the One M8
is accompanied by a depth sensor as well, which allows users to apply the ‘fake
bokeh’ and other effects even after they have clicked a picture. While most of
the other Android phones also offer this feature, they require the user to
switch to the mode before clicking the picture. However, on the One M8, users
can apply the effect after clicking the picture without worrying about
switching to any particular mode.
To apply the UFocus effect to
your picture, simply open the Gallery app and tap on the Edit option. Then
select the UFocus option from the Effects tab and then proceed to tap the area
on the photo which you would like to focus on. You can use the slider on the
left to control the surrounding blur effect as well.
There are quite a few other
effects that you can apply to your images like Foregrounder, Seasons and
Dimensions Plus etc. but none of them are as impressive as the UFocus effect.
Dual Capture
Usually when I go out with my
friends or family, I am the only one clicking pictures. This also means that I
am almost always missing from most of the pictures. HTC has tried to
alleviate that problem to a certain extent by adding a Dual Capture mode to the
M8.
Under this mode, the camera
will simultaneously click pictures from the back as well as the front camera,
which means that the person clicking the image will also be present in the
final image.
The One M8 will show the
preview from the front camera inside a small box, which can be dragged around
on the screen and positioned anywhere you like. To resize this box, use the two
finger slide gesture.
Manual Mode
The HTC One M8 comes with a
very effective and useful manual mode — a killer feature in the hands of any
ace photographer. If you are looking to extract the maximum performance from
the One M8’s ‘UltraPixel’ sensor, learn how to effectively use the manual mode.
Zoe and Gallery Highlights
Zoe and Gallery Highlights are
two of my favorite features of the HTC One M8. Both these features are also
present on the company’s previous flagship — the One M7.
In Zoe mode, the HTC One
M8 records a short 3-second video while also taking burst shots. This will
allow users access to many advanced editing features like object removal and
Sequence shot.
In case you want to record a
video longer than 3-seconds, simply keep the shutter button pressed for more
than 3 seconds.
Gallery Highlights will combine
your Zoe video and other images into a beautiful overview video of a specific
day or event. You can customize the video theme, change the audio or even use a
custom one if you wish to. The clips have a maximum length of 30 seconds.
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