Components
The camera is usable for both photo taking and video recording. You can switch between front and rear camera, modify the save path, limit the resolution. The flash can be turned on and off, used as a flashlight. You can pinch to zoom in. It’s a great camera app to be used by everyone.
Proposal
Currently the on app, the zoom feature allows you to pinch to zoom, meaning when you pinch to zoom the camera, it jumps from one point to another (i.e users cannot zoom in/out gradually on the focus object. Rather the camera just maximize the object (zoom in) or minimize the object (Zoom out). Also the flash serves as brightness adjustment. I propose that the app should have these features as control. A control bar to adjust by dragging.
Mockups / Examples
Current look of the app.
Adding Zoom Bar
Adding Brightness adjustment bar
Benefits
Adding this feature to simple camera will make the application smarter and user friendly. Users can quickly and easily zoom in/out when capturing a moment or an object. Users will not have to rely on the camera flash to adjust brightness. This will help increase the number of users of the app. It will also contribute to the way users makes use of the app because of the ease of use and smart behavior.
Thanks
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