About Open Camera
Open Camera is a free and open-source camera app for Android devices developed by Mark Harman. It provides users with advanced features such as manual focus, exposure control, white balance adjustment, ISO settings, and...
Open Camera is a completely free Camera app. Features:
* Option to auto-level so your pictures are perfectly level no matter what.
* Expose your camera's functionality: support for scene modes, color effects, white balance, ISO, exposure compensation/lock, selfie with "screen flash", HD video and more.
* Handy remote controls: timer (with optional voice countdown), auto-repeat mode (with configurable delay).
* Option to take photo remotely by making a noise.
* Configurable volume keys and user interface.
* Upside-down preview option for use with attachable lenses.
* Overlay a choice of grids and crop guides.
* Optional GPS location tagging (geotagging) of photos and videos; for photos this includes compass direction (GPSImgDirection, GPSImgDirectionRef).
* Apply date and timestamp, location coordinates, and custom text to photos; store date/time and location as video subtitles (.SRT).
* Option to remove device exif metadata from photos.
* Panorama, including for front camera.
* Support for HDR (with auto-alignment and ghost removal) and Exposure Bracketing.
* Support for Camera2 API: manual controls (with optional focus assist); burst mode; RAW (DNG) files; camera vendor extensions; slow motion video; log profile video.
* Noise reduction (including low light night mode) and Dynamic range optimisation modes.
* Options for on-screen histogram, zebra stripes, focus peaking.
* Focus bracketing mode.
* Completely free, and no third party ads in the app (I only run third party ads on the website). Open Source.
(Some features may not be available on all devices, as they may depend on hardware or camera features, the Android version, etc.)
Website (and links to source code): http://opencamera.org.uk/
Note that it's not possible for me to test Open Camera on every Android device out there, so please test before using Open Camera to photo/video your wedding etc :)
App icon by Adam Lapinski. Open Camera also uses content under third party licences, see https://opencamera.org.uk/#licence
Previous Versions
Here you can find the changelog of Open Camera since it was posted on our website on 2014-11-12 22:03:41.
The latest version is 1.52 and it was updated on 2024-04-19 20:25:54. See below the changes in each version.
Open Camera version 1.51.1
Updated At: 2023-08-13
Changes: New options under "Photo settings" to remove device EXIF metadata, and choose HDR tonemapping algorithm. Improvement to HDR algorithm for dark scenes.
Default to Camera2 API for some devices; default to flash off (will only take effect for new installs or if resetting settings).
Various fixes for slow focusing for Camera2 API, incorrect thumbnail orientation, focus bracketing, geotagging.
X-Night mode now adds "_Night" to filename.
Various other UI improvements and bug fixes.
Open Camera version 1.52
Updated At: 2023-08-13
Changes: Improvements for pinch zooming. Fixes for split-screen and multi-window mode. Support for zoom and on-screen ISO/exposure display when using camera vendor extensions (for supported Android 13+ devices).
"Touch to capture" option now supports starting and stopping video. No longer cancel panorama when rotating device too far in wrong direction.
Applied a 2s timeout for focusing with original camera API.
Various other improvements and bug fixes.
Open Camera version 1.49.2
Updated At: 2022-01-14
Changes: Fixed crash for NR photo mode on some devices since version 1.49.
Support for latest emoji.
Made appearance of info "toasts" more consistent.
Open Camera version 1.48.3
Updated At: 2021-09-21
Changes: Support for Android 10+ scoped storage. Note this means for Android 10+:
* Saving outside of DCIM is no longer possible unless using Storage Access Framework option. If you had set up a save folder outside of DCIM on Android 10+ it will reset to the default. Enable Settings/More camera controls/"Use Storage Access Framework" to save outside DCIM.
* If using Video subtitles, then .SRT files will show up in gallery apps unless using Storage Access Framework option.
Various bug fixes.
Open Camera version 1.48.2
Updated At: 2020-11-21
Changes: Bug fixes: Video subtitles would stop before end of video on some devices when using Storage Access Framework. Manual focus and focus bracketing seekbars weren't being hidden when in immersive mode.
Artist, Copyright exif tags options now supported for devices running Android 6 or earlier.
Switched to AndroidX support library.
Open Camera version 1.48.1
Updated At: 2020-07-13
Changes: New icon for switching between multiple cameras (note not all devices expose multiple cameras to third party apps). For old behaviour disable Settings/On screen GUI/"Multiple cameras icon".
Aperture control (on supported devices, Camera2 only). Flash now supported for manual ISO/exposure. More custom video profiles. Improvements for log profiles (note this means behaviour of these profiles has changed). Auto-level feature now shows on-screen rectangle.
Bug fixes and other improvements.
Open Camera version 1.47.3
Updated At: 2020-05-01
Changes: Camera2 API option is now a "list" selection rather than a toggle switch. This option should be copied over, but just in case, if you had enabled Camera2 API and Camera2 features are no longer available, please check Settings/"Camera API".
Grids were being drawing too faintly.
Updated some icons for newer more consistent material design look.
Minor accessibility improvements.
Moved licences from about to separate preference category.
Open Camera version 1.47.2
Updated At: 2019-10-20
Changes: Some devices (e.g., Samsung) played shutter sound etc when Camera2 API enabled even when phone was on silent/vibrate.
Fixes for devices with notches/cutouts.
Don't display ghost image whilst frontscreen flash is enabled.
Added support for EXTRA_DURATION_LIMIT, EXTRA_SIZE_LIMIT, EXTRA_VIDEO_QUALITY for when called from video (ACTION_VIDEO_CAPTURE) intent.
Open Camera version 1.47.1
Updated At: 2019-09-04
Changes: 1.47.1: Fixed some crashes in 1.47.
1.47:
Panorama photo mode (on supported devices).
Notifications displayed on Android 8+ when images are being processed/saved in background.
New option Settings/Photo settings/Text style/"Text with shaded background".
Fix for devices that defaulted to front camera instead of back camera. Camera ID now displayed when switching cameras, on devices with more than two cameras.
Other improvements and bug fixes.
Open Camera version 1.46
Updated At: 2019-05-25
Changes: Open Camera now requests Bluetooth permission, due to support for Kraken Smart Housing (thanks to Edouard Lafargue).
New features: histogram, zebra stripes, focus peaking (Camera2 API only). Some devices now support RAW for expo/focus bracketing. New Photo settings/"Use addresses" for photostamp. Improved DRO for some scenes.
More on-screen icons. Support for bluetooth/USB keyboards.
Moved some settings under "On screen GUI" to new "Camera preview".
Bug fixes and other improvements.
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