Vignette for Android Review

[CarbonOak]

Beautiful photos and I highly recommend the app myself. Wonderful

 

[tsailor1]

Just downloaded the paid app and this program blows away the stock camera app on my droid X. Thanks for the great review. Cant wait to use this more.

 

[Argent]

the newest update I've noticed added

Random

under effects and effect sub categories

which will randomize the effects applied to images - this is a fun feature that can produce some wild shots!

 

[matthewdlyons]

I am a photographer and I absolutely love this app! The number of adjustments and settings is pretty amazing, not to mention that updates are pushed pretty frequently. Vignetta is well worth the $5.

I had it on my Incredible, and I love it even more on my Droid X.

 

[Saiyaman156]

Without using any of the effects, does Vignette take better pictures than the stock Android app? Does Vignette replace the default camera when pressing the red camera button on the DX?

 

[Argent]

I'm not sure about it replacing the default camera when pressing the DX's dedicated camera button (the Incredible doesn't have a dedicated button) there is a free version of Vignette you can try. I do know there is a setting in Vignette to set it as the default camera.

As far as quality of images between the two straight up - I haven't noticed any difference on my phone.

 

[indianajonze]

are you able to take pics by tapping the screen with this app or do you have to use the hard buttons

 

[indianajonze]

ok i answered my own question. it is an option. now on to a newer, more serious question...

why are these file sizes so huge? not using any effects, full 8mp setting, and i'm getting file sizes of 6mb. the default camera app with the same full 8mp setting is 2mb. why the HUGE discrepancy???

 

[indianajonze]

sorry to keep posting about this but i have another serious question. what "framing" settings should i be using for the incredible? i noticed by fooling around that my pics seem to be getting cropped on the left and right sides when i'm taking pics in landscape mode. what settings should i be using to ensure that i'm getting the full 8mp widescreen image with zero cropping?

 

[Saiyaman156]

ok i answered my own question. it is an option. now on to a newer, more serious question...

why are these file sizes so huge? not using any effects, full 8mp setting, and i'm getting file sizes of 6mb. the default camera app with the same full 8mp setting is 2mb. why the HUGE discrepancy???

I suspect the file size difference is caused by not using compression in Vignette.

 

[Argent]

sorry to keep posting about this but i have another serious question. what "framing" settings should i be using for the incredible? i noticed by fooling around that my pics seem to be getting cropped on the left and right sides when i'm taking pics in landscape mode. what settings should i be using to ensure that i'm getting the full 8mp widescreen image with zero cropping?

That depends on what your camera is set to...

if your stock camera is set to 8MP then your photo will be 3264x2448
if you put a checkmark in the Widescreen setting your photo will be 3264x1952

If you shoot Vignette with frames set to none your photo will be 3264x2448
If you shoot Vignette with frames set to Fullscreen your photo will be 3264x1958

and yes I'd guess the file size difference has to do with image compression software in the stock camera app

Having done more extensive testing - the images I took with Vignette with no frames or effects look better than my pictures taken with the stock camera app

Examples (Photobucket automagically resizes images down)

Vignette: Default settings, no effects, Fullscreen Frame = 4.8 mb file size

Droid Incredible Camera App: Default settings with widescreen checked = 2 mb file size

The Vignette shot might be a bit darker, but is crisper and doesn't have blown out highlights like the camera app shot

 

[Saiyaman156]

I sent an email to the developer:

Can Vignette take over as the default camera app that is brought up when pressing the camera button on the Droid X? I have heard some tell that the image file sizes in Vignette are larger than the stock camera images, does this imply that the Vignette app uses less compression than the default app?

After seeing the pictures above, the Vignette images do look significantly better. You convinced me to purchase the app now.

 

[Saiyaman156]

Yeah, double post.

Yes, the hard buttons will bring up the Vignette application if it has been set as the default app.

It takes a bit of time for the images to be processed, that is interesting. I wonder if having a faster SD card would help with that...

I wish I could zoom using the volume rocker, I sent a feature request. Speaking of zoom, it is kind of weird compared to the stock application. Instead of zooming on the entire screen, it just makes the selection area smaller it seems. Not sure if that means it is using digital zoom or what...

 

[Argent]

The camera doesn't have an optical zoom - so the only option IS a digital zoom - which is just basically cropping the image down

 

[Saiyaman156]

The camera doesn't have an optical zoom - so the only option IS a digital zoom - which is just basically cropping the image down

Ahh, I didn't think of that. I guess it makes sense that they couldn't fit an optical zoom in the already thin X.

 

[Argent]

I think I will contact the dev and see if they can add more EXIF data to the images themselves (like frame/effect/iso etc)

 

[indianajonze]

tremendous information in this thread. thank you so much! i am a convert to vignette

 

[Argent]

no problem indianajonze! feel free to shoot me a PM here if you have more questions about the app!

I wonder what it would take to get AC to do a front page story on Vignette....

 

[darrylb1]

That depends on what your camera is set to...

if your stock camera is set to 8MP then your photo will be 3264x2448
if you put a checkmark in the Widescreen setting your photo will be 3264x1952

If you shoot Vignette with frames set to none your photo will be 3264x2448
If you shoot Vignette with frames set to Fullscreen your photo will be 3264x1958

and yes I'd guess the file size difference has to do with image compression software in the stock camera app

Having done more extensive testing - the images I took with Vignette with no frames or effects look better than my pictures taken with the stock camera app

Examples (Photobucket automagically resizes images down)

Vignette: Default settings, no effects, Fullscreen Frame = 4.8 mb file size
... ...
Droid Incredible Camera App: Default settings with widescreen checked = 2 mb file size
... ...

The Vignette shot might be a bit darker, but is crisper and doesn't have blown out highlights like the camera app shot

actually i like both shots and would be glad for either. i don't think this example should convince someone to get vignette, or not. so i'm still curious, but haven't purchased the app

 

[Argent]

They weren't meant to be a selling point for the app - just a comparison between Vignette and the stock Camera app on my Incredible - both apps do have adjustments to help them generate better images (contrast/sharpness etc)

These were also so I could see just how big of a file size difference there was as well