Tuesday 3 November 2015

Photoxor C1 Version 1.5.4a: Enhanced Tracking

Photoxor C1 Version 1.5.4a is available now; upgrade or download for free.
Get it on Google Play

Please upgrade to version 1.5.4a; it provides a fix to a crash in the Rewards screen and some other minor fixes.

The new features of version 1.5.4 are:
  • Tracking enhancements:
    • A redesigned Tracking Screen now provides simplified start / pause / stop controls.
    • A matching new Widget is available.
  • Filter Screen: Alert icon when result value out of range.
  • Filter & EV Screens: Now allows user to manually adjust 'locked' values.
  • Improved dialog to select the most appropriate location provider.
  • A number of bug fixes and lots of internal improvements.

Please read on ...

Tuesday 25 August 2015

HowTo: Fast Access to Photoxor C1 Photography Toolkit Functions

Surely you would like to access the functions of your Photoxor C1 Photography Toolkit quick and easy. That's why we offer you a variety of ways to navigate to application screens. This might be a bit confusing at first. Let me show you the different options, and hopefully provide you with a few hints and tricks.

Saturday 25 July 2015

Filter Screen Improvements

The Filters screen is part of the Photoxor C1 toolkit since its first release. It provides the calculation on how to correct the camera exposure settings when adding neutral density filters.

The standard workflow is:
  • Measure the light situation without filters attached.Apply the filter stack.
  • Get the new camera settings with filters attached.The calculation retains ISO and aperture settings, and adjusts the exposure time.
  • Optionally, the calculated settings can be adjusted, and a lock may be used to keep a value from changing.For example, you may lock aperture to retain the aperture setting (i.e. aperture priority).

Up to now, all locks on the filter screen are released as soon as you change either the values of ‘camera settings without filter’ or modify the filter stack.

Version 1.5.3 of Photoxor C1 will change this behaviour slightly and not release locks on changes to the filter stack. Why will this be useful?

In addition to above ‘standard’ workflow (where we are able to adjust aperture, exposure time, ISO settings), we are now able to also change the filter stack to adjust our exposure target and retain locked values!


As an example, you require a specific target exposure time to achieve a particular effect, but also want to utilise a specific aperture and ISO value:
  • Measure the light situation without filters attached.
  • Apply the initial filter stack.
  • Now you receive the result settings.
  • Set the result aperture to your preferred value, and set the aperture lock.
  • Set the result ISO to your preferred value, and set the ISO lock.
  • This will result in a calculated exposure time value (which can’t be changed as the other two values are locked).
  • Now adjust your filter stack to achieve the desired exposure time.
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    h aperture and ISO remain fixed, only exposure time will change accordingly.

Please let us know what you think about this new workflow. Is it useful for you?



Saturday 11 July 2015

Photoxor C1 Version 1.5.2: Create Calendar Alarms for Twilight Events!

Photoxor C1 Version 1.5.2 is available now; upgrade or download for free.
Get it on Google Play

The new features are:
  • Create calendar alarms for twilight events.
  • Improved configuration of start screen.
  • A new notification mechanism to receive alerts on new application features, tips & tricks, interesting articles.
  • The default screen background is now all white color.
  • A number of smaller fixes.
Please read on ...

Monday 8 June 2015

Photoxor C1 Version 1.5.0: Lens definitions, an improved look and a few fixes

Photoxor C1 Version 1.5.0 is available now; upgrade or download for free.
Get it on Google Play

The new features are:
  • Define your lenses.
    This allows to restrict focal length and aperture range in DoF screen.
  • A one click set of hyperfocal length in DoF screen.
  • Updates to the design.
  • A number of smaller fixes.
Please read on ...

Tuesday 24 February 2015

Photoxor C1 Version 1.4.8: A new quick way define map locations

Photoxor C1 Version 1.4.8 is available now; upgrade or download for free.
Get it on Google Play

The new features are:

  • A Torch-Only 1x1 widget is available now.
  • A Torch screen with auto-off countdown can be accessed from Navigation Drawer.
  • A 'long click' on Map screen allows to set a location.
  • Blog screen.

Sunday 22 February 2015

Photoxor Torch Version 1.0.1: Torch-Only Widget and Countdown Display

Photoxor Torch version 1.0.1 is now available. Download for free from Google Play.

New features are:

  • A torch-only widget.
  • A countdown timer to visualise auto switch-off.
  • Access to Photoxor blog from within the application.

Giants Visit Perth

The Giants, created by the street theatre company Royal de Luxe, came to Perth. An estimated 1.4 million people watched this event.

Giant girl wakes up

Thursday 19 February 2015

Photoxor Torch - A new Android Application!

Photoxor Torch is a new simple flashlight application using the device camera flash LED as light source.

Download for free from Google Play.



Tuesday 10 February 2015

Photoxor C1 Version 1.4.7: Application Widget and Torch!

Photoxor C1 Version 1.4.7 is available now. Upgrade or download for free now from Google Play.

This version brings you two new features:
  • Widget: An application widget is now available for quick access to enable / disable tracking and logging, and also to switch on/off the new torch.
  • Torch: The built-in camera flash LED can now be used as a torch; a handy function when it's dark and you need to check your camera etc.
    (this function is only available if your device supports a camera flash LED)

Friday 23 January 2015

Photoxor C1 Version 1.4.6: New Exposure Timer and Update to Flash Screen

Photoxor C1 Version 1.4.6 is available now. Upgrade or download for free now from Google Play.

This version brings you two new features:

  • Flash Screen: You are now able to modify the guide number (GN) value.
    Use this feature to fine-tune the GN value, or to do a quick calculation for a known GN.
  • Filter Screen: For exposure times of at least 3 seconds a countdown timer is available now.

On the Filter screen look out for the new button (only shown for exposure times of 3 or more seconds!):

Wednesday 14 January 2015

Photoxor C1 Version 1.4.5: New Flash Calculation Screen

Photoxor C1 Version 1.4.5 is available now. Upgrade or download for free now from Google Play.

A new screen is now available to perform camera flash calculations.



Wednesday 7 January 2015

10 Ways to Use Photoxor C1

The Android application Photoxor C1 provides a rich photography toolset for photographers at all levels. Beginners may use this tool to better understand how exposure, aperture, exposure time and film sensitivity (ISO) depend on each other. The advanced photographer may calculate camera settings for "black glass" filters, plan a photoshoot considering Blue Hour, sun and moon directions.

Which Photoxor C1 functions did you explore so far? With this article let's walk through 10 typical use scenarios.

Monday 5 January 2015

Photoxor C1 Version 1.4.4: New Lightmeter Function

Photoxor C1 Version 1.4.4 is available now. Upgrade or download for free now from Google Play.

This version brings you two new features:

Light Sensor based lightmeter
Additionally to the device camera based lightmeter we now support a built in light sensor to measure illuminance.

If your device provides a light sensor then the new "Light Sensor" button is enabled.
Have a try and see how accurate the sensor is on your device!


Magnetic field strength
The compass now shows the strength of magnetic field. This helps you to determine if there are any strong magnetic or electric influences around, which may negatively affect accuracy.