How to take 360 degree photos with any Android 4.0 terminal
The world of photography has gotten quite a boost thanks to developments in the world of technology, especially in smartphones with the great variety of applications existing. One of the most striking features is that of taking panoramic or even spherical shots Something that almost all manufacturers have decided to insert into their application Camera by default, as one more shooting mode.However, not everyone has the possibilities of the application Photosphere, developed by Google in exclusive for their own terminals known as Nexus Or at least, that's how it was.
And, despite the fact that Google has not yet decided to open the season and publish this application on Google Play for all devices Android, yes it has been possible to filter through Internet so that users with any device Android 4.0 or higher can try it and enjoy it. Something that has led to the creation of Google Edition devices like the Samsung Galaxy S4 that runs with a clean version (not customized by Samsung) of Android Thus, investigating this device has found the application Photosphere , which has been extracted and distributed through InternetAll this with the advantage of not being necessary to carry out any type of configuration or losing the guarantee by obtaining a root access (superuser). As easy as installing an app from outside Google Play
The first thing to do is download the application file It can be done from this Android Central forum safely, where the fact has been disclosed. Once the .apk file (application format for Android) has been obtained, simply move it to any folder on the terminal, either by connecting it using the USB cable or using the cloud as Dropbox or SkyDrive to first store and then from the terminal, download and install.Thus, all that remains is to access the application from the terminal to install it, making sure that the option Unknown sources of the menu Security is active to carry out this process with a file that does not come from an official source such as Google Play
The application installs two icons in the terminal. One of them is the Gallery, which shows the albums and audiovisual contents of the terminal. The other, the most interesting, is Camera, which allows you to use the lens of the terminal with the terminal application Nexus Here it is possible to press the camera icon to open a small menu of shooting modes , finding among them the one with the spherical captures When selected, the application displays a new screen in three dimensions, showing in the center a simple guide to capture comfortably.All you have to do is frame the different points within the circle to make the capture, being able to complete 360 degreesof the user's environment, although it is not necessary to fill all the spaces.
Once finished it is possible to access the gallery to enjoy these images in two ways. One deformed, being able to see the full image flat or, if preferred, reproduce it in three dimensions to realistically verify the 360 degrees captured A truly amazing tool that has other options such as panoramic photographs, filters and frames to change the appearance of snapshots or even modify other aspects such as color, saturation, sharpness, etc. All of this completely free
