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UNDERSTANDING EXPOSURE MANUAL FOCUS AND FOCUS ASSIST/PEAKING
Exposure has three components which are commonly referred to as the ​To manually adjust focus, tap the AF button to select it and use the slider.
exposure triangle. Alternatively, the stepper buttons on each end can be used to make
incremental adjustments. While focus is being adjusted, a focus assist
1. Shutter Speed: controls the duration of exposure or in other words
zoom view will appear on the screen. This allows for more precise
how long the shutter remains open. The slower the shutter speed,
adjustments. Additionally, ProCam supports focus peaking, which
the more time light is allowed in to be captured by the camera
highlights the areas in focus, allowing users to quickly focus the camera
sensor. However, longer exposure times may result in what is
without missing critical shots. Focus peaking can be disabled under the
referred to camera shake or blurry photos if the camera is not held
PHOTO tab in the SET menu.
perfectly still.
2. ISO: determines how sensitive the camera sensor is to light. The
Note:Press the AF-L button to unlock / reset focus back to auto. Double tap
higher the ISO the more noise is introduced into the shot.
the camera view to reset all parameters back to auto.
3. Aperture: refers to the diameter of the opening of the camera lens.
Aperture controls the amount of light allowed to reach the sensor.

Note: While shutter speed and ISO can be manually adjusted on iPhone,
the aperture is fixed.

When either shutter speed or ISO are manually adjusted, the exposure
button changes from a yellow AE to a white AE-L, indicating that exposure
is locked an no longer in auto mode.

AUTO EXPOSURE
To reset exposure back to auto mode, press the AE-L button. The
exposure button will change to a yellow AE, indicating it is in auto mode.
Alternatively, double tap the camera view to reset all parameters back to
auto.

Note: While in auto mode, the exposure (AE) value can be set between -8

and 8+. The camera will automatically and continuously adjusts ISO and
shutter speed to achieve the selected exposure value. The default value is
0, which means that no changed were made to ISO or shutter speed.

Note: The AE value does not reset back to 0 when auto mode is initiated
as it is already in auto mode. Double tap the AE slider to reset the AE
value back to 0.
TAPPING TO ADJUST FOCUS AND USING THE AE SLIDER TO
QUICKLY ADJUST EXPOSURE
1. Tap a focus point of interest on the camera view to auto adjust
focus.
2. Press the AE button to select exposure compensation and use the
slider or steppers to quickly adjust the lighting of a scene.
Note: While in auto mode, the exposure (AE) value can be set between -8
and 8+. The camera will automatically and continuously adjusts ISO and
shutter speed to achieve the selected exposure value. The default value is
0, which means that no changed were made to ISO or shutter speed.
Note: The AE value does not reset back to 0 when auto mode is initiated
as it is already in auto mode. This has to be performed by the user.
TAPPING TO ADJUST FOCUS AND EXPOSURE
1. Tap an exposure point of interest on the camera view to auto adjust
exposure. An alternative method is to use the exposure
compensation slider. Please refer to the previous tutorial.
2. Long press the AE button to lock exposure. The button's color
changes to white and an -L is added to indicated that exposure is
locked.
3. Tap a focus point of interest to auto adjust focus. Exposure remains
locked.
Note: Press the AE button to unlock / reset exposure back to auto. Double
tap the camera screen to reset all parameters back to auto.
Photo by ProCam user Angel RussoIG @ aebex.ny
Photo by ProCam user Angel Russo IG @aebex.ny
LOCKING EXPOSURE, FOCUS, AND WHITE BALANCE
Long press the AE, AF, AWB, buttons to lock exposure, focus, and white
balance, respectively. The buttons' color changes to white and an -L is
added to indicate that they are locked.
To unlock exposure, focus, and white balance individually, press the AE-L,
AF-L, AWB-L buttons, respectively. The buttons' color changes to yellow
indicating that they are unlocked and in auto mode. Alternatively, double
tap the camera view to unlock all parameters and reset them back to auto.
SHUTTER AND ISO PRIORITY MODES
As opposed to full manual exposure, where both shutter speed and ISO
have to be manually set by the user, when in Shutter Priority Mode or ISO
Priority Mode, when one is manually adjusted, the other is automatically
adjusted by the camera.
When Shutter Priority is enabled, ISO is automatically adjusted in
response to manual shutter speed adjustments. When ISO Priority is
enabled, shutter speed is automatically adjusted in response to manual
ISO adjustments. For example, a user may want to maintain a very low
ISO to control noise, while having the camera adjust shutter speed to
compensate.
Shutter Priority and ISO Priority are temporarily overridden when
ISO/shutter speed is manually adjusted, respectively, and is re-engadged
when exposure is reset back to auto by either pressing the AE-L button or

EXPOSURE BRACKETING (AEB)
Exposure bracketing is a photography technique where 3 shots or more (4
brackets on iPhone 5 and later, and 3 brackets on older devices) of the
same scene are taken at different exposures. AEB can be used as 1) a fail
safe method to insure that at least one of the shots is properly exposed, or
2) to create High Dynamic Range (HDR) photo in professional editing
software such as Photoshop.
1- Press the AEB button on the secondary toolbar to select exposure
bracketing.
2- Long press the AEB button to set the exposure range. The parameter
double tapping the viewfinder.
​The options are under the PHOTO tab in the SET menu.
BENEFITS OF SHOOTING RAW
So what is RAW? RAW is a file format that captures all the data recorded
by the sensor. Unlike, JPEG, there is no compression and no loss of
information. For this reason, RAW allows photographers work with a wider
range of colors and tones. More importantly though, RAW allows the
correction of imperfections in post, including under/over exposure, the
recovery of highlights/shadows, and of course temperature and tint.
The above comparison shots clearly highlight the benefits of shooting in
RAW. We recommend that you select the RAW+L format, which saves a
RAW image as well as a full resolution JPEG.
on the left in the EV number and the one on the right is the EV value. The Photos by @josejacas
EV value can be set anywhere between -8 and 8+.

​EV 1 represent the first exposure bracket and EV 2 represents the second
exposure bracket, and so on.

EV 1 -3 >>> value can be set between -8 and 8+

EV 2 -2 >>> value can be set between -8 and 8+
EV 3 +2 >>> value can be set between -8 and 8+
EV 4 +3 >>> value can be set between -8 and 8+

SLOW SHUTTER / LIGHT TRAIL SLOW SHUTTER / MOTION BLUR

1. Light Trail photography is perfect for capturing trails of light created 1. Motion Blur is perfect for capturing moving water, such as
by moving cars, ferris wheels, fireworks, comets, etc. waterfalls, rivers, waves, etc. As illustrated in the above
2. The best light trails are captured at sunset as opposed to night screenshot, Motion Blur brings life to moving subjects, and in the
case of water, adds a silky / foggy effect.
 time. Ambient light insures that, along with the light trails, the rest
of the scene is well lit.
3. Focus is automatically locked at the start of a Slow Shutter capture.
4. The use of a tripod and self timer is recommended. Otherwise,
photos will come out blurry due to camera shake.
Note: press the M button on the secondary toolbar to access the
manual controls menu.
case of water, adds a silky / foggy effect.
2. The use of a black and white filter can, in some cases, accentuate
the effect.
3. Focus is automatically locked at the start of a Slow Shutter capture.
4. The use of a tripod and self timer is recommended. Otherwise,
photos will come out blurry due to camera shake.
Note: press the M button on the secondary toolbar to access the
manual controls menu.
Photo by ProCam user Tiffany Lachner IG @la___tiffany
HIDING / UNHIDING SECONDARY TOOLBAR
Swipe up (left if in landscape) to hide the secondary toolbar and swipe
down (right if in landscape) to unhide it.
Note: The secondary toolbar's state is persistent and is set separately for
photo and video modes.
Photo by ProCam user Hossein Nasirii - IG @hossein.nasirii
SHUTTER RELEASE OPTIONS
Press the button to the right of the shutter button to cycle through the
shutter release options - Self Timer / Anti Shake / Big button / Interval /
OFF.
Shutter release options are available in Photo Mode and Night Mode.
3D PHOTOS - IPHONE 7 PLUS ONLY
Wiggle 3D is a photography technique that, when properly implemented,
overcomes a fundamental limitation of monocular cameras by creating an
illusion of depth. It tricks the brain into reconstruct depth.

The wiggle 3D effect relies on quickly animating a left and a right image
captured with a slight shift representing the space between the human
eyes. This creates a sense of depth due to 1) the displacement of the
apparent position of an object (also known as parallax) and 2) the blocking BATCH PHOTO ACTIONS
of background objects (also know as occlusion). The advantage of wiggle Batch sharing, deleting, resizing, and stamping actions can be accessed
3D is that no glasses or a special equipment is required. by pressing the multiple selection button on the top right corner of the
camera roll view.
For best results, hold the camera still, shoot in bright lighting conditions,
and frame your subject no less than 2 feet away from the camera. A front
perspective and a level scene enhance the effect. Use ProCam's level grid.
Portraits work particularly well, provided that the subject remains still
during capture.

Photo by ProCam user Frode Lamoy @frodelamoy

9T05Mac hands-on video

PERSPECTIVE CORRECTION EXTRACTING STILLS FROM VIDEO

This is a very powerful tool for correcting vertical and horizontal alignment
1. Select a video from the album.
distortion. It is available for both photos and videos and can be found
2. Press the edit button on the right side of the bottom toolbar, which
under the cropping menu in the photo editor and under the tools menu in
will present the timeline view.
 will present the timeline view.
the video editor.
3. Swipe the time line left / right to the desired frame.

Photo by ProCam user IG @lifeaquatiq 4. Press the export button to save the frame to the camera roll.

Note: This feature is also available for 4K video, whereby 6MP frames can
be extracted, or 8MP if Advanced Upscaling has been applied.
EDITING FAVORITE FILTERS
1. Press the heart button to add a filter to your favorites List.
2. Select the Favorites filters category in the photo / video editor.
3. Long press the filter you wish to edit.
4. Press the delete button to remove.
5. Drag to rearrange.
Note: Tap a filter to select it and tap it again to deselect it.
TILT-SHIFT LENS EFFECT
Tilt-Shift, also know as, miniature faking, is an editing technique resulting in
an optical illusion whereby a life sized setting is made to look miniature.
The blur effect simulates the shallow depth of field associated with macro
lenses. The effect can be enhanced by increasing color saturation and
contrast to simulate the bright paint typically used in scale models. the
effect is particularly effective when the photo is taken from a high angle as
it mirrors the top-down view when looking at a miniature model.
Additionally, for best results, the blur should be aligned with the lines in the
photo.
Photo 1 by ProCam user IG @benlivesey
Photo 2 by ProCam user IG @zebelkinton
 4K Max / 4K ULTRA HD VIDEO - IAP $4.99
HOW IT WORKS

1. 12MP photos are captured at up to 30 fps on iPhone 6s and

later. 8MP photos are captured at 24 fps on iPhone 5S and up to
30 fps on iPhone 6, iPhone 6 Plus, and iPad Air 2/3.
2. On iPhone 6s and later, frames are cropped in realtime from a 4:3
aspect ratio of 4032x3024 to a 16:9 aspect ratio of 4032x2268
(10% higher pixel count than standard 4K) and combined into a
TINY PLANET LENS EFFECT
video. On iPhone 5s, iPhone 6, iPhone 6 Plus, and iPad Air 2/3
Tiny Planet is a powerful lens that uses advanced algorithms to achieve in
frames are captured at 3032x3264x2448 to a 16:9 aspect ratio of
seconds what would typically take hours to manually produce in
3264x1836 and combined into a video.
Photoshop. Simply import a photo and ProCam does the rest!
3. On iPhone 5s, iPhone 6, iPhone 6 Plus, and iPad Air 2/3, there's
an optional video upscaling feature in post that upscales
Note: For best results, a 360 panorama (as shown above) is
videos from 3264x1836 to standard 4K - 3840x2160 (17%
recommended. There are many apps on the App Store that offer this
upscaling).
functionality. Google’s Photo Sphere (free), is among the best.

4. Stereo audio is captured independently and added to the video in

post processing.

PROS

1. 4K Max videos are encoded at a bitrate of ~150mbps, 3x the

quality of native iOS 4K.
2. 4K Max has a 10% higher pixel count than standard 4K.
 3. Significantly wider view angle due to the lack of digital stabilization.
4. More accurate color reproduction.
5. Superior low light performance.

CONS

1. Neither digital nor OIS video stabilization are supported. We

recommend the use of a tripod or a gimbal.
2. High speed 60 fps frame capture not supported.
3. File size up to 12x as large as 1080p Full HD video.
4. Some editing software may not support the higher resolution and
quality.

Note: Because of the intensive processing requirements, it is

recommended that users close all open apps in the multitasking menu and
restart their device.

Sample video by ProCam user Paul Marsh

EXPORTING 4K VIDEOS
The easiest and fastest way to export 4K videos to a computer is though
iTunes File Sharing.
1. Connect your device to your Mac or PC.
2. Launch iTunes.
3. Select your device from the dropdown list.
4. Select Apps from the left toolbar.
5. Scroll all the way down and select ProCam.
6. Choose the video you wish to save and click "Save to...".
Note: If you own a Mac, you can use AirDrop to export your 4K videos
through the in-app Share menu. Alternatively, 4K videos can be directly
uploaded to YouTube or to a number of cloud storage services.
TIME LAPSE PHOTOGRAPHY
Time lapse is a cinematography technique in which the frequency of
frames captured is significantly lower than that used to playback the
sequence. When the video is played back, time appears to be moving
much faster than normal. For example, a scene can be captured once
every second, then played back at 60 frames per second (FPS). The result
is a 60x speed increase.
Tips for capturing the perfect time lapse video:
1. The duration of the final video is equal to the number of frames
captured divided by the frame rate.
2. The longer the time lapse interval (10 sec versus 1 sec), the faster
the effect.
3. Playback speed is also dependent on the frame rate. The higher
the fps (60 fps versus 24 fps), the faster the sequence.
 4. To avoid camera shake at the start of a sequence, make use of the
start delay option which is set to 10 sec by default.

5. Make sure your phone is fully charged. To conserve power, set the
time lapse screen brightness option to a level where the screen is
as dim as possible while still being visible.
6. To avoid interruptions, switch flight mode ON.
7. It is recommended that you lock focus, exposure, and WB. To do
so, press the M button on the secondary toolbar and long press the
AE button, the AF button, and the AWB button. The button will
change color from yellow to white and "-L" will be appended to the
end.

Note: Time Lapse sequence settings are accessed under the VIDEO tab in
the SET menu, while frame rate and resolution are access by pressing the
little chevron button to the left of the shutter button.

Sample video by ProCam user Jamie Alexander

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