Light Meter EV for Photography
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3.2star
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PEGI 3
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About this app
Lightmeter uses the device's light sensor or camera to function as a portable light meter with two modes to offer and a wide variety of functions for digital and film photography. Lightmeter is advertisement free and Privacy Friendly.
Three modes
Incident Calculates the Aperture or Shutter Speed based on light readings. Choose an aperture priority to calculate shutter speed or vice-versa.
EV Compensation Get the EV compensation value of the given aperture and shutter speed value.
Auto ISO Calculate the nearest ISO value of the given aperture and shutter speed combination.
Additional features
- Settings
- ND Filter up to ND5.0
- Calibration slider from up to +-10 EV, or input your exact calibration value.
- Camera sensor offers spot metering, matrix metering and zoom.
- Live mode
- Option to adjust interface, basic mode, high-contrast and expanded mode.
Light meter Hardware Limitations:
- Live mode using camera will not show if the camera's required features is not supported or limited.
- Current phone sensors have a slow refresh rate which limits the light meter from capturing light triggered from Speed lights or Photography Strobes.
- Sensitivity of the light meter to low light conditions and camera support may vary from individual phone model and manufacturer.
Permission Details:
- Access to camera is needed for Camera view measurements.
Three modes
Incident Calculates the Aperture or Shutter Speed based on light readings. Choose an aperture priority to calculate shutter speed or vice-versa.
EV Compensation Get the EV compensation value of the given aperture and shutter speed value.
Auto ISO Calculate the nearest ISO value of the given aperture and shutter speed combination.
Additional features
- Settings
- ND Filter up to ND5.0
- Calibration slider from up to +-10 EV, or input your exact calibration value.
- Camera sensor offers spot metering, matrix metering and zoom.
- Live mode
- Option to adjust interface, basic mode, high-contrast and expanded mode.
Light meter Hardware Limitations:
- Live mode using camera will not show if the camera's required features is not supported or limited.
- Current phone sensors have a slow refresh rate which limits the light meter from capturing light triggered from Speed lights or Photography Strobes.
- Sensitivity of the light meter to low light conditions and camera support may vary from individual phone model and manufacturer.
Permission Details:
- Access to camera is needed for Camera view measurements.
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Ratings and reviews
3.2
220 reviews
Philip Jackson
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March 5, 2024
The app is inaccurate and is often off by 2 stops or more. Each stop is double the amount of light, so 2 stops is 4x the amount of light! It would be excusable to be off by 20 or 30 percent, which would come out to 1/3 stop or so, just due to individual differences between devices, or need for calibration, etc. However, being off by 4x the amount of light, or more, there's no excuse for that.
A Google user
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June 27, 2019
I can't test the accuracy yet, but this is the first of a dozen light meter apps I've tried that appears even close to my expectations. It's also the only one that appears to be setup as a functional ambient meter with rear camera. The default setup is a bit busy, but if you set Basic Interface and Expanded Interface in the settings, then it's a perfect handheld meter. Also one of the few meters that doesnt force you to use menus to change the ISO or f/stop.
22 people found this review helpful
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August 25, 2019
Allows calibration, but should allow more! I would advise users to first calibrate the app with the help of a DSLR. Upon installing, the app was overexposing by two stops. It allows calibration, but only to 2.0 EV. This is still overexposed by one stop, but from here it is easy to compensate (as well as the fact that many photographers advise overexposing by one stop when using film). If the developers add an update to allow calibrating beyond 2.0 EV, I will update this review to 5 stars.
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