beeCam Light Meter
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About beeCam Light Meter
beeCam Light Meter is a incident-light meter application.
This app can measure the exposure without influence of the reflectivity of subject.
The accuracy of measurements depends on the sensor of your phone.
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This app can also calculate f-stop or shutter speed by using manually inputted illuminance or EV.
The following model is a model that CAN retrieve the value of illuminance sensor confirmed by the user's review.
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Nexus S, Nexus One, REGZA Phone IS04,
HTC EVO,HTC WILDFIRE, Motorola Droid 2 Global,
Motorola DEFY, DROID X, DROID BIONIC,
Samsung Galaxy S2(SC-02C), Samsung Galaxy_Tab(SC-01C),
LYNX 3D SH-03C, Dell Streak, Garmin A50,
DELL Streak SoftBank 001DL, MEDIAS N-04C,SHARP IS03,
AQUOS PHONE SH-12C, AQUOS PHONE IS11SH,
iida INFOBAR A01,G'zOne(IS11CA),
Acer Liquid Metal, REGZA Phone T-01C
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The following model is a model that CAN NOT retrieve the value of illuminance sensor confirmed by the user's review.
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HTC Legend, HTC Desire, HTC EVO 3D, HTC hero,
Samsung Galaxy S, Samsung Galaxy S2(?),
Samsung Galaxy Ace, T-Mobile G2x,
Motorola Milestone, Motorola Milestone2,
Motorola CLIQ, Motorola ATRIX(Gingerbread Version),
Motorola DROID X(?), DROID 2(?), Xperia acro, Xperia Arc,
Xperia SO-01B, S51SE, myTouch slide, Optimuschat L-04C,
Sony Ericsson ST18i, SHARP IS01, LG P500, LG Optimus Dual
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Please see instructions here!
http://www.fmbee.com/products/beecamlightmeter_en.html
Measurement procedure
(1) The application program is started.
(2) From the screen, tap the "START" button.
(3) Smartphone put in front of the subject.
(Please toward for the camera side where the illuminance sensor is used to take a picture. )
(4) Tap the "STOP" button.
(5) When the ISO sensitivity is set, tap the "ISO" button .
The ISO setting screen is displayed.
Please select the ISO sensitivity.
(6)
[For aperture priority]
To calculate the shutter speed, tap the "F" button.
A set screen of F value is displayed. Please select F value.
[For shutter speed priority]
To calculate F value, the "T" button is pushed.
A set screen of the shutter speed is displayed.
Please select the shutter speed.
(7) From the screen, get The ISO, F value and the shutter speed, and set in the camera.
Remarks
･The illuminance sensor is installed on the liquid crystal screen side of the terminal.
･In the terminal that cannot use the illuminance sensor, the "INPUT" button is displayed instead of the "START" button.
Tap the "INPUT" button, the illuminance setting screen is displayed.
Please specify the illuminance corresponding to the situation.
The ISO, F value and the shutter speed are calculated by the specified illuminance.
･When click the menu key to the termina, the menu is displayed under the screen.
In "Setting" menu, it is possible to set it as follows.
Select light values:
Select useing sensor or manual input.
Sensor correction:
Input the correction value of the illuminance sensor.
Steps:
Select same the steps as the camera used to take a picture.
･The light sensor may not get the terminal does not change the brightness and intensity.
In that case, please read after covering with the hand and darkening the sensor once and apply light.
･The light sensors may take some time to get light.
This app can measure the exposure without influence of the reflectivity of subject.
The accuracy of measurements depends on the sensor of your phone.
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
This app can also calculate f-stop or shutter speed by using manually inputted illuminance or EV.
The following model is a model that CAN retrieve the value of illuminance sensor confirmed by the user's review.
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Nexus S, Nexus One, REGZA Phone IS04,
HTC EVO,HTC WILDFIRE, Motorola Droid 2 Global,
Motorola DEFY, DROID X, DROID BIONIC,
Samsung Galaxy S2(SC-02C), Samsung Galaxy_Tab(SC-01C),
LYNX 3D SH-03C, Dell Streak, Garmin A50,
DELL Streak SoftBank 001DL, MEDIAS N-04C,SHARP IS03,
AQUOS PHONE SH-12C, AQUOS PHONE IS11SH,
iida INFOBAR A01,G'zOne(IS11CA),
Acer Liquid Metal, REGZA Phone T-01C
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The following model is a model that CAN NOT retrieve the value of illuminance sensor confirmed by the user's review.
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HTC Legend, HTC Desire, HTC EVO 3D, HTC hero,
Samsung Galaxy S, Samsung Galaxy S2(?),
Samsung Galaxy Ace, T-Mobile G2x,
Motorola Milestone, Motorola Milestone2,
Motorola CLIQ, Motorola ATRIX(Gingerbread Version),
Motorola DROID X(?), DROID 2(?), Xperia acro, Xperia Arc,
Xperia SO-01B, S51SE, myTouch slide, Optimuschat L-04C,
Sony Ericsson ST18i, SHARP IS01, LG P500, LG Optimus Dual
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Please see instructions here!
http://www.fmbee.com/products/beecamlightmeter_en.html
Measurement procedure
(1) The application program is started.
(2) From the screen, tap the "START" button.
(3) Smartphone put in front of the subject.
(Please toward for the camera side where the illuminance sensor is used to take a picture. )
(4) Tap the "STOP" button.
(5) When the ISO sensitivity is set, tap the "ISO" button .
The ISO setting screen is displayed.
Please select the ISO sensitivity.
(6)
[For aperture priority]
To calculate the shutter speed, tap the "F" button.
A set screen of F value is displayed. Please select F value.
[For shutter speed priority]
To calculate F value, the "T" button is pushed.
A set screen of the shutter speed is displayed.
Please select the shutter speed.
(7) From the screen, get The ISO, F value and the shutter speed, and set in the camera.
Remarks
･The illuminance sensor is installed on the liquid crystal screen side of the terminal.
･In the terminal that cannot use the illuminance sensor, the "INPUT" button is displayed instead of the "START" button.
Tap the "INPUT" button, the illuminance setting screen is displayed.
Please specify the illuminance corresponding to the situation.
The ISO, F value and the shutter speed are calculated by the specified illuminance.
･When click the menu key to the termina, the menu is displayed under the screen.
In "Setting" menu, it is possible to set it as follows.
Select light values:
Select useing sensor or manual input.
Sensor correction:
Input the correction value of the illuminance sensor.
Steps:
Select same the steps as the camera used to take a picture.
･The light sensor may not get the terminal does not change the brightness and intensity.
In that case, please read after covering with the hand and darkening the sensor once and apply light.
･The light sensors may take some time to get light.
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App History & Updates
What's Changed
1.App can be moved to sd card.
2.Fix bug on parameter drawing.
3.Update AdMob SDK
4.Add permission(ACCESS_NETWORK_STATE) for new AdMob SDK
1.App can be moved to sd card.
2.Fix bug on parameter drawing.
3.Update AdMob SDK
4.Add permission(ACCESS_NETWORK_STATE) for new AdMob SDK
More downloads beeCam Light Meter reached 500 000 - 1 000 000 downloads
More downloads beeCam Light Meter reached 100 000 - 500 000 downloads
Version update beeCam Light Meter was updated to version 1.2
More downloads beeCam Light Meter reached more then 250 000 downloads
What are users saying about beeCam Light Meter
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Fantastic app, easy to use and great results. Have used it for a few portraits with the dslr and they have come out well exposed. Used it for some pics with a film slr and look forward to seeing how they come out.
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Does not handle low light very well and the maximum exposure time it will calculate to is 8 seconds. Most modern camera's will go to at least 30 seconds
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I would think most photographs well be very pleased with the app, if they can measure the output of the flash light. Appreciate if you can have this option in your next updates.
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So set my shutter speed and my iso and not matter what I do it just keeps saying f0.5 even though my cameras meter is saying f22
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This app does a great job of reading light and giving you the info in a simple to read and understand format. You can use the EV reading to quickly determine the differing light levels in a potential scene. Love it.
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Good app, dies what it is supposed to do. Shot a couple of rolls of 120 film and all exposures were perfect. I don't hesitate to use the app if I don't have my Sekonic L-358 with me.
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Works really well on Galaxy S6. Farley easy to use with a clear and easy to read output. For those that have left bad reviews, you can't blame the app, the problem is your device's sensor, end of story. Big thank you to the dev for an amazing and helpful app. ☺
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Ok I haven't another one to compare with.other than these apps here.this one reacted when I changed light sources fast. I'd throw a flame in fast and it would catch it. Time will tell.
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Seems to meter 3 stops off for me. Use this meter, set camera to match, then decrease exposure 3 stops to generate properly exposed image. Samsung Galaxy S4 and Sony a77.
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Makes use of the ambient light sensor, which is designed to adjust screen brightness. Accuracy, repeatability and working range are not required for this function which severely limits the utility of this and similar apps. You would be much better downloading a set of exposure tables.
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My reflected lightmeter, Sekonic L98, gives a reading of the grass at noon on a cloudless day of¦ iso 200, lux n/a, ev 16.5, aperture priority f16, time 1/250. My Minolta X-370 concurs with the lightmeter to use 1/250 at f16. My SCH 510 phone gives iso 200, lux 15000, ev 14, Aperture priority f16, time 1/60. My htc evo 3d gives iso 200, lux 10240, ev 13, Aperture priority f16, time 1/30. So it seems that incident readings will differ greatly depending on the quality of your phones light sensor.
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App works, is very responsive and shows plausible LUX values up to 39951 (which may depend on the hardware - I have a Motorola Droid 3). LE: I checked the LUX value in a dark room with a white LED flashlight hotspot rated as 5900 cd pointed at the phone from 1m away. At 1m, 1 cd = 1 lux, so I expected to see the app show a value around 5900 lux, but instead I got something around 22-23000 lux, so it appears that by default this app is severely decalibrated (for the Motorola Droid 3) or that smartphone light sensors don't report lux accurately (depending maybe on whether the light is artificial or natural, I don't know).
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Works light a handheld saved me buying a dedicated one many thanks for a good app well worth download used it today and got excellent results
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by C####:
by C####:
It works but I'm still having a hard time understanding it...
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I love this app! I hate having to carry around an extra device. This app has been accurate so far. I have had it for years
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amazing, easy to use and accurate. looking forward for more option. many thanks
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regardless of the the light meter, i compared the manual exposure numbers it provides to other sources and they are way off.
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Installed on LG2mini, trying to figure out how to measure incident light, but no exp button,what did i do wrong?
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Pressing start causes the app to stop working all together until you close and reopen it. Only works when you first open the app. Reading 1000lux in a low lux environment.
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I feel this app can help to improve my metering skills. I find its simplicity to be very appeling. It's very handy to have it on my phone because it's one less thing I need to remember to pack when I go shooting.
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Just doesnt work. I'll try a different app.
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by D####:
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Thank you, very useful utility.
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But no flash mode for studio purposes
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Works on my Nexus7....Will use it for my Leica M6. Spotted a typo in the settings menu "useing"; just being really picky. Nice interface and easy to use.
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But you can find in the store better user friendly apps like LxMeter or LightMeter
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Too bad it needs a net connection. I'd give it 5 but that lowers it's usefulness significantly
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Very poor accuracy on my Galaxy Nexus, even when attempting to tweak the sensor settings.
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This is a fantastic app to have in a pinch! I wouldn't put it against the real light meters that cost a couple hundred bucks, but that's a whole different ballpark. This is great to have just in case.
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My old film camera lacks a light meter. This does a good job of getting me a decent exposure.
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This works great. We tested it today in our photography lighting class and it got the same reading as an actual light meter!
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this app uses the front light detector which is used to adjust the screen brightness, not the camera. Other than wishing this feature to be documented more clearly, grart app. May be not extremely precise, but it always depends on metering mode.
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completely inaccurate. I forgot my light meter today and I downloaded this. it gives a difference about 4 sto ps. eye meter is way more trusty ;P
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Elegant UI & can calibrate your phones sensor.
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Tested on Nexus 5 with gain set to default of 1.0. Gives the same reading as my analog Sekonik L-398A every time. Impressive!
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Free, brilliant app without doubt
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Shorty and unreliable. Not very compatible with nexus 4
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Nexus 4 needs support. Galaxy Nexus works well.
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Great app, accurate on the note 1, but no f/13 setting so I can't use it for my holga.
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A suggestion for people who want to use this great app, first figure out where is your phone sensor located! !!! Because if you just hold the phone in front of your object without knowing how to hold your phone it won't work. Thanks a lot for this wonderful app
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I have tried many other light metet aps and for me this is one of the best. The only thing its reading only incident light and no option for reflective light. Its Simple, easy with good results. It will not replace the professional light meter but its helpful for low budget photographers who can't afford to buy a light meter. Thanks for the app.