HTC 10 Camera focus

[Tohena]

Hi guys,

Hopefully, someone will be able to reply to my question.

While I had the HTC ONE M8, when I was using the camera and tapped the screen to change the focus, the brightness was changing automatically.

Now I have the new HTC 10 and whenever I use the camera and tap the screen to change the focus, the brightness remains the same. I know that there is a light bulb with + and - near the focus to be able to change the brightness, but is this the only way it is working?

When I am in video mode, whenever I tap to screen to change the focus the brightness changes automatically.

Thanks for your help

 

[sydneycooper1979]

Are you in auto mode? Mine is changing the brightness automatically if I tap it multiple times. I'm just using it straight out of the box. Have HDR and Flash set to auto.

 

[Tohena]

Everything is on auto

 

[sydneycooper1979]

Huh. Maybe you could try clearing the phone's cache partition?

 

[joewoo]

The plus and minus is exposure compensation

When you tap the screen, it's metering and focusing in the area you tap...

 

[weepatc]

Hold your finger on the screen & focus & EV are locked, ready to shoot.

 

[B0WIE]

That plus and minus scale next to the focal point is your exposure. Flick up once or twice to make it brighter, down for darker.

 

[BigDinCA]

That's just the way the camera setup is now. Tapping to focus doesn't automatically meter the exposure anymore so you'll have to manually adjust it if you need to tweak the exposure. I prefer it like that, actually, but I've only had my 10 for about 12 hours so it takes some getting used to.

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[B0WIE]

That's just the way the camera setup is now. Tapping to focus doesn't automatically meter the exposure anymore so you'll have to manually adjust it if you need to tweak the exposure. I prefer it like that, actually, but I've only had my 10 for about 12 hours so it takes some getting used to.

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Yea, from a photography perspective, it's much better. It is making some auto adjustments initially but auto exposure is always a roll of the dice (look at all the dingy S7 pics out there) so having a live, easy exposure fine tune adjustment is welcome, IMO.

 

[Tohena]

Thanks for all your replies guys. Apparently this is indeed the way it should be working

All the best