Essential Camera

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About this app

Essential Camera makes it simple to capture, edit and share great photos and video with your PH-1.

It includes several easy-to-use modes and features, like Portrait Mode, Black and White mode and more! You can share photos directly with friends and family or on social media—like Facebook, Instagram and more—with just a few taps.

Essential Camera features:

• Tiny Planet mode (Beta): See your entire world in a whole new way! With Tiny Planet mode, you can easily capture, edit and share 360° photos and videos right from the Essential Camera app. No third-party apps necessary. *

• AutoHDR (High Dynamic Range): Automatically detects and captures HDR scenes. Recovers more shadows and highlights details—so you get the most natural photos possible without having to layer on a bunch of filters.

• Portrait mode: Create a shallow depth-of-field effect to make your subject (person or thing) stand out from the background! Tap to focus and adjust the amount of blur in real-time—so you can see what your shot will look like before taking it!

• Black and White mode: Works with the dedicated monochrome sensor in your PH-1 to create rich black-and-white photos—so your pictures are vibrant with great low-light detail.

• Video recording: Record your videos in stunning 4K resolution at 30 frames per second (fps) or 1080p HD at 30fps or 60fps.

• Slow-mo video: Record slow-motion videos in 720p HD at 120fps.

• Edit: Auto-enhance, apply filters, crop, tilt or straighten and even adjust light and colour with an incredible amount of detail.

• Grid lines: Easily frame and take more striking photos and videos with 3 x 3, 4 x 4 and Golden Ratio grids (available in all modes).

Other features include:

• Burst mode
• Timer mode (2- or 10-second countdown)
• Auto flash
• Tap to focus
• Share location

* Requires Essential 360 Camera

Ratings and reviews

It works.. .. somewhat. Photos okay at the best, low light performance in comparison to HTC One A9 average at the best. Digital image stabilization missing. Needs work. 360 camera nice feature thus 3 stars. I hope Essential will not give up. Potential is there. Dropping off 1 star. After last update 360 camera causes phone to reboot if battery is below 70%.

Pictures taken on the rear camera is great and so is it's portrait mode. The monochrome camera useful in low light situations, bringing out more detail in the dark with as little to no noise as possible . Overall it's great....well except the front camera which lacks sharpness and detail in dimly lit places. As for the 360° camera, it's just FUN and amazing to use, No complaints there.

Update 2: now the 360 camera is causing the phone to shut down, great. Update 1: Realized at some point the tiny planet mode was removed; am unable to take pictures or videos in the format, only can switch video or picture after the fact but the videos render in abysmal 0.5mp quality. What did you all do to the camera app? It was all improvements but seems to have taken large steps back. Disappointed. Hope this gets fixed

What's new

• Stability fixes