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by ricw 3521 days ago
I just installed average camera pro. Very blurry. Not useful for indoor photography. Does not allow for adjustment of the shutter speed. Don't buy.

It's Nothing like what the paper describes.

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Operator error. Like I said, it's not for handheld use (the only way to get blurry shots).

Correct way:

- Settings: Set the number of shots to 32 or higher. 1s interval. 3s pre-start timer

- Point at scene. Lean it against an object (don't touch/move) or mount on a tripod.

- Select exposure/focus/whitebalance with longpress (I select a light part of the scene, exposure/gain can be adjusted upward afterwards).

- Lock exposure/focus/whitebalance (could be an L in the middle, or text on your screen left, boldface is locked in)

- Shoot.

- After it's done (don't touch!) adjust the exposure if needed.

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If you want even higher quality images, you can subtract banding noise (also mentioned in the PDF by the way).

In order to get the banding noise image for your camera:

- set shots to 128, delay 5 seconds

- point lens at light source (e.g. on table, don't move)

- hit shoot, put piece of white paper over the lens

- wait ~2mins (till it stops shooting).

- Select N in middle, "save image as noise fingerprint".

Then take another shot of a scene. Once final pic shows, hit N, now say "remove banding noise".

@ricw - here, a very quick and dirty comparison, iPad3, dirty keyboard, watch, focus/exposure locked on rim of the watch.

https://goo.gl/photos/9FM2c9JZRcDitPdd6

Watch full screen for best comparison. Taken in dark office, with just a desk light.