Photographer's companion Pro
This application will help you to abandon the automatic mode of your cameras that does not do everything and control everything. For more experienced photographers, it can simplify the settings by doing the calculations for you.
In any case, it is not a magic application to make beautiful pictures every time, but it will allow you to find a basic setting to refine to get the best picture you think.
It is aimed at professional or amateur photographers (basic knowledge is required) and offers the tools to:
- Calculate the alternative/equivalent exposure (manages the ND filter and long exposures)
- Calculate the depth of field, hyperfocal and simulation of Bokeh
- Calculate the field of view
- Calculate the shutter speed to freeze the motion of a subject
- Capture/Photograph sunrise/sunset, the golden hour and the blue hour
- Get the position of the sun, time of sunrise/sunset, golden hours, blue hours and monthly calendar
- Capture/Photograph the moon based on the phase of the day
- Capture/Photograph moonlit landscapes
- Capture/Photograph lunar eclipse
- Get the position of the moon, the hour of moonrise/moonset and the monthly calendar
- Capture/Photograph the stars, the milky way without or with star trails (Simulator)
- Capture/Photograph the northern lights
- Capture/Photograph the lightning and the fireworks
- Calculate the best setting for an EV (exposure value) given
- Calculate distance or aperture with a flash
- Calculate the optimum settings according to the lighting of the place (Light Meter), the reflectance (albedo) of the subject and measure light color temperature (requires RGB light sensor)
- Calculate for the macro photo the possible magnification with a close-up lens or an extension tube
- Calculate the print size
- Time lapse
- Planner for landscape photos
- Get/Set the characteristics of a camera (sensor size, crop factor, sensor resolution, ISO range, shutter speed range, circle of confusion) and set your favorites
- Tools
. Countdown
. Compass
. Notepad
. Black and whithe film developing
. Photographic composition (rule of thirds, diagonal, triangle, golden ratio, golden spiral)
- Film sensitivity table (ISO, ASA, DIN, GOST)
- Night mode
- Data Import/Export
Do not hesitate to contact me, if you have ideas for changes, improvements, any bugs or for translations ([email protected]).
Category : Photography
Reviews (27)
I rarely buy premium apps on Android but this one is definitely worth the money. It's like having a dozen of different apps and websites combined into one light app. Really nicely executed and well thought. It also seems that it's updated frequently with new stuff being added every time, so you definitely won't be dissatisfied with this purchase. 5/5 👏
I absolutely love this app, I purchased the pro version and it's absolutely worth the amount. Recently though I've had issues with the widget for it - it's not working and I can't add it to my screen at all. Anything I can do work around this?
I purchased Photographer's Companion Pro for the dof feature, that in itself is worth the small amount I paid. After spending more time with the app I found so much other functionality that before I have also had to calculate manually. I give this 5 stars because of the intuitive interface and the richness of the functionality. I have a lot more to explore but I'm looking forward to it.
This is an update on my earlier review. It's taken a few more days to figure the app out. The reflected light (camera) feature is where I was getting permission errors. But my Galaxy S9 has a light sensor and that feature is designed for cameras that don't have one. Everything is working, the calibration feature a plus. I'm still on the learning curb. The app has a lot to offer and will be using it often. Video tutorials would be a plus for an app with this level of depth.
Really handy app! Well worth the €2. If there's something you can't figure out or like to know more, there's even a help page to describe all the functions. Now how many apps in the play store have that! I've been a casual photographer for almost 2 decades but it's still nice to have a quick reference like this in stead of trying things in the field. You'll know what I mean once your trying to get the perfect moon shot (or any other shot) when suddenly the weather changes!!
I really like the DOF calculation and the flash photography calcs. It allows you to enter cameras and lenses not already in the database (and you will probably have to do that. But fortunately, it's easy to do. It came with the Olympus lenses of the DSLR 14 - 54 and the m43s 12-40 f/2.8, I had to enter all my other lenses, including my small fleet of Canon FL legacy lenses. It had all the Oly cameras I needed, but lacked the E-M5 III, again, easy to add. To avoid wading through the camera and lens database, the program allows you to identify up to 3 cameras and 6 lenses as favorites, making switching between the favorites fast and easy. For me, the biggest negative was the web-based help screens. They oddly, I thought, gave you lots of pretty good background information, but I thought were a little skimpy on immediate instructions on why and how to use the tools. I've got a lot of years in photography, including formal USAF training, so for me, it wasn't a significant problem. But for Newbies, I think the instructions might be a bit confusing. Well worth the $1.99 I spent on it.
3 stars due to the fact that the lenses I added to the database were deleted after the last update. UI itself right now gets four stars as I am still figuring it out.
Excellent app for amateur photographers. Pleasantly surprised at the amount of information it contains and being able to set it up for your particular camera is great feature. The English could use some minor tweaking here and there but otherwise well worth purchasing.
Not seeing many medium formats in the list and when you add your own camera it doesn't allow you to input accurate low shutter speed time options (some camera go to 60mins!) You just have to enter a shutter speed faster than 80seconds. That should be fixed.
Good app although it could badly use a more modern, cleaner interface. The new focal comparison option under the photographic composition tool is basically unusable outdoors because the focal lengths are written in such small writing that they are nearly invisible. The tilt lens function is now fixed though, thanks!
Already a great comprehensive photography assistant app, it only gets better because the developer is constantly tweaking and adding features. You can tell that the dev is an avid photography fan, and he takes feedback from users on board to improve where possible. 5 stars for me!
Gone through the app and it looks like it will be very useful to me. I originally gave a low rating only because I couldn't install it on second device. However, once I restarted both devices, I did get it installed on second device without paying again.
Excellent app. I'm using pro version. Only one remark, shouldn't lines intersect at right angle 90° (deg) for photography compositions like triangle1 and triangle2. Should check others as well. Great developer support, bug fixed in record time!
Awesome! Huge amount of info and calculations to aid in composition or planning a photo session. Developer has put together a nice interface that I find works well. Thanks and keep up the great work 👍
Bought the pro version after trying the free one. Very useful companion app to have with you whilst setting up photos. Using manual exposures more nowadays so this app is particularly helpful. This app is well maintained by the developer. Very pleased!
Amazing. The most useful app I've ever had. The amount of work and knowledge gone into this is incredible. Remember to click the question mark in the top right corner of each page for an explanation if you are unsure
Excellent software all your photo needs, and also very helpful for setting up your camera shots that you may not know what the setting need to be. WELL DONE !!!!
I have used the freebie version for a while but just upgraded to the PRO version. A few, very useful additional features No ads Support the developers Kudos - this is a fantastic app.
Wonderful app for new photographers. Initially I downloaded unpaid version and as soon as exploring i switched to paid version. For reliability of measurements, I will review after testing.
Excellent companion app for any budding photographer. I'm a bit confused by the latest update regarding lens setup and selection though and the help pages haven't been updated yet
This is by far the second best thing I got after my camera. If your new to photography as me it's a amazing tool for help. I'm still learning. But a great App. Thanks to the developer for helping us new starters
Fantastic app. Especially great for film photography, really worth upgrading to the Pro version. One of the best light meters around too!
Absolutely the best photographers app available. The developer works hard to get this right every time. It is a marvellous app from a fantastic developer.
Hands down the best photo app I've found. It's full useful information. I couldn't imagine shooting out in the field without it
What a fantastic App. I used the free version which was so great I decided to buy the full version to say thanks to the dev. This version is even better. Really great work. Best App I have :)
Incredibly awesome app! The price can't be beat, it's well worth it! It enables your phone camera to be almost like a stand-alone camera. Love it!
I love this planning app. I don't use it exclusively, but it has features that are better than other planning apps, such as getting quick glimpses of the moon cycle, blue hour and Milky Way visibility. The recently added panorama calculation tool is awesome. I checked it against an online calculation tool and it matched exactly, but this app includes multi-row planning as part of the calculation, so it's more comprehensive. Kudos, to the developer!