Two camera apps that you might find useful in your daily Lives

I was sitting on my porch with an amazing view of the Harvest Moon between two long streaking clouds and the only thing I could think about was how badly I wanted a camera that wouldn’t completely destroy what I saw. I love the night sky and being that we are at the end/beginning of the 26,000 year cycle that marks a galactic year, I have been in heaven! Even though I have captured an eclipse, the transit of Venus, witnessed Mars, Jupiter, Venus, and Mercury in one night, along with many other events I won’t live long enough to see again, I have never really been able to get the shot I was looking for. Until now.

The first camera app I tried is simply called Night Camera and is very easy to use. Point and tap your screen. The settings are minimal, easy to use, and have a short to the point description. Â The only feature that could improve this app would be the ability to zoom, which is available in the paid version. Â Depending on what you set the noise reduction to, it will take either three or eight shots, decode them, and present you with an impressive and detailed picture that has been brightened just enough to include the surrounding areas without using the flash. Making it great for sneaky night shots or for capturing an image of an animal without scaring it off.

Not a bad little camera app for the night owls out there. You can pick this one up for free from the Play Store courtesy of those handy little QR codes down at the bottom.

I used Motion Camera next and don’t believe it’s actually for nighttime photography. Most people would probably use it at sporting events and similar situations. Again, it a simple interface that allows you to set the amount of blur which I’m going to assume to be shutter speed. I didn’t really have the opportunity to explore that setting further. Unlike Night Camera, Motion Camera packs a zoom feature that made me feel like I could reach out and physically touch the Moon. While it doesn’t brighten up your pictures for you, it still produced great images. As you can see in some of the images that they provide, there are some great end results of motion blur that is on purpose rather than by accident.

I highly recommend fellow amateur photo enthusiasts find their way to the Play Store and download these cameras. They say a picture is worth a thousand words so I have included a picture from Night Camera and one from Motion Camera as previews that I took of the Moon. I realize that the Motion Camera really isn’t for that type of shot, but I did it anyways. I am no professional and I am sure there are other camera apps out there that might even be a lot better. These two are fun to have around though and I think I’ll keep them for a while.

Night Camera test shot

Motion Camera test shot

As always, you can pick up either or both of these apps u in the Pay Store by clicking or scanning the QR code found below. If any of you have other camera aps that you like, be sure to leave me a comment and let me know. I’d love to take a few others for a spin.

Application:Â Night Camera
Developer:Â Almalence
Cost:Â FREE