Nokia Camera Extension
It seems that the people of Nokia do not want to waste the features of their brand new Lumia range And it is that its photographic objectives, the work of the Swedish manufacturer Carl Zeiss , they are well known for their quality, and they don't want to let the user get as much out of it as possible. For this reason they have created an add-on-application to enhance the official native application that comes with the own LumiasWith it new functions of the most curious are added.
For now, only a few details of a presentation in Hong Kong are known thanks to web leaks We Love Windows Phone The name of this application is Nokia Camera Extension, and as its name indicates, it is a extension of the options that comes with the terminal. The good thing is that, according to the comments on said website, once installed, it fits perfectly into the terminal, without the need to access a specific application each time it is used. want to take a photo. And it is that Nokia Camera Extension only adds its different functions to the predefined configuration menu of the cameraof the terminal.
In this way, when starting the camera you only have to access the Settings menu in the lower right corner to choose the new functions which adds Nokia Camera ExtensionOne of them is Quick Burst Despite its bombastic name it is the burst mode, which lets you take up to eight snapshots in a row to capture various details of a moving subject. A very useful function, for example, to capture a car in the curve of a rally. This way you can choose the shot that looks best, without risking everything on a single photograph.
Another of the modes or functions that this application adds is the well-known timer or, as they call within Nokia Camera Extension, Self-Timer A basic question that those of Nokia must have been forgotten and now included with an application as an attachment, allowing you to choose the time interval at which the photograph will jump An option Panorama This photography mode allows you to take panoramic photosWhen activated, simply shoot from left to right up to five snapshots guided by a frame on the screen. A function whose result is the most striking images, reaching an angle of 180 degrees
But, without a doubt, the most striking is the function Smart Group Shot In it, the camera recognizes a good number of people in group photos, circling their faces After that, take three photos in a row, keeping the different goals. All of this makes possible post-editing, choosing the different faces from the three snapshots and putting them together in the same photograph Thus, group photos are perfect, avoiding repeat shots because someone leaves with the closed eyes or with a strange grimace Without a doubt the contribution most notable of this attached application.
For now, the release date of this curious application is unknown or if, finally, it will be added by default to the operating systemWindows Phone 7 for models Lumia We will have to wait a little longer, since it seems that it is still in development. Meanwhile, we can see how these photographic modes work in the videos that have been leaked through Internet
