MakeUseOf Directory » digicam http://www.makeuseof.com/dir Sat, 11 Feb 2012 00:01:38 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 DOF Calculator: Calculates Depth-Of-Field measurements for your camera (Android) http://www.makeuseof.com/dir/dof-calculator-depth-of-field-measurement/ http://www.makeuseof.com/dir/dof-calculator-depth-of-field-measurement/#comments Sat, 05 Feb 2011 23:01:56 +0000 MOin http://www.makeuseof.com/dir/?p=27006 While taking high quality pictures through your DSLR camera, you often have to take a few test shots before you can accurately determine the depth-of-field settings for a given picture and camera. But by using an Android app called DOF Calculator, you can quickly determine the depth-of-field settings for a particular picture.

depth of field measurement

DOF Calculator is a free smartphone application for Android devices. This app lets you find out the depth-of-field settings for a certain picture. The first thing to do is select your camera from available model options the app provides. The available phone models include popular SLRs, DSLRs, and compact cameras. Next you specify your camera, lens, and aperture settings and obtain the depth-of-field measurement for photographs.

The app calculates aperture from F/1.0 to F/128, focal length from 4mm to 1000mm, and subject distance from 1cm to 1km. Your last selected settings are automatically saved so you do not have to reset them each time you run the app.

depth of field setting

Features:

  • A user friendly smartphone app.
  • Compatible with Android devices.
  • Lets you calculate the depth of field setting for certain photos.
  • Lets you select the camera model you are using.
  • Save time by not having to take test shots.
  • Also read related article: Learn Digital Camera Exposure Settings Using Your iPhone.

Get DOF Calculator by searching for it in the Android Marketplace or check it out @ www.appbrain.com/app/dof-calculator/com.aimenrg.dof (via LifeHacker) (by MOin from ThumbPress)

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digital camera recommendations

To get recommendations simply provide some details on how you intend to use the camera, the camera size and how much you are willing to spend on it. The site will then present with you a list of cameras selected by professionals. You can read reviews for each camera and also check reviews pulled from Amazon and other sites such as DPReview and CNET.

camera recommendations

Moreover you can sort recommendations further by brand, price, size, color, type and image capture. BestInClass currently focuses only on digital cameras and has around 750 individual camera selections, with more being added weekly. Other consumer electronic products such as laptops and flat screen televisions will be added in near feature.

Features:

  • Get digital camera recommendations from professionals.
  • Read reviews of professionals for each camera.
  • Reviews from Amazon and sites such as DPReview and CNET are also included.
  • Sort results by brand, uses, price, size, color, type, image and capture.
  • No registration and free.
  • Similar sites: TestFreaks, allCamReviews and Kallow.

Check out BestInClass @ www.bestinclass.com (via Techcrunch)

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