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Camera

Camera

by UBports

App

Take pictures and videos with your cameras

Install

About Camera

The Camera app has only the absolute basics but it is simple and intuitive. Movie mode and camera mode are selected by icons and in the same way you can switch between front and back cameras.

With that done, you have just the usual big red button in the middle. Nothing else.

Remember that in Ubuntu Touch, when you want options, you swipe up from the bottom edge. Until you swipe upwards, you won't see anything fancy there but after swiping you see selectors for flash, grid lines, illumination, HD, and geo-tagging. Although it is not really a setting, you will find the self-timer hidden away in there too.

In that view, you will see the Settings cogwheel at the top right but don’t get too excited. The only option there is to overprint the photo with date and time. This may provide value if you are a lawyer or a big fan of retro.

Some further important points of detail: You can touch the screen to direct the focus to the item you want to be sharp. Otherwise the camera will make its best guess. The remaining item on the options view is a slider where you can set the format and the number of megapixels actually used. Here you can change the resolution to a minimum to save storage memory and bandwidth when sharing files, or, to change to higher resolutions if you plan to print or impress!

Finally, what looks to be a selector between landscapes, people and macro mode is not that at all. It hides a choice between basic, normal, high and fine quality. If you are a photographer you will want to use fine.

Recent Changes

Release 4.0.7

- Vectorise barcode icons.
- {camera,barcode-reader}-app.qml: Fix title translation.
- Various build system adaptations for shipping lomiri-camera-app
in other GNU/Linux distributions such as Debian and NixOS.
- Translation updates (thanks to all contributors on
hosted.weblate.org).

Release 4.0.6

Release 4.0.5

Release 4.0.3

Release 4.0.2

Release 4.0.1

Release 4.0.0

Permissions

Community Built

This app has been released under the GNU GPL v3 license. It is developed in the open and you can review the source code.

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Reviews

Marian ツ 🐧

Reviewed Feb 5, 2025 for version 4.0.7

It's okay, great App

4a-47-48

Reviewed Dec 28, 2024 for version 4.0.6

Needs more settings

Aldolinux

Reviewed Dec 16, 2024 for version 4.0.6

Fonctionne, mais la qualité des photos n'est pas au rendez-vous

Moem

Reviewed Oct 8, 2024 for version 4.0.6

App crashes reliably at least every two days. Sometimes sooner. Only a cold reboot will make it work again.

EndermanchFan2100

Reviewed Jul 30, 2024 for version 4.0.6

Needs more settings, and quality isnt good.

Thiebault Lequeu

Reviewed Jan 27, 2024 for version 4.0.5

Finally succeed to make the app alive, after reset the phone.

Nero

Reviewed Jan 26, 2024 for version 4.0.5

Any plans for Ultra HD video and/or a way to choose which Sensor ("Camera") is used ??

chris hb

Reviewed Jan 23, 2024 for version 4.0.3

I'm able to take pictures ans shoot videos, files see also properly stored an accessible via file manager and gallery. Only thing, on a fairphone4 the app does not manage to unleash the true potential of a 50megapixel camera lens. Bit with time I believe this can be tweaked. Thanks for the great work.

ALAGIRISAMY RENGARAJ

Reviewed Oct 30, 2023 for version 4.0.3

The camera not functioning,no photos or videos can be taken/shot.But showing the opening screen only.If it made to work,than it can be reviewed for its functionality and performance.please rectify the defect.Thanking you.