Useful tips

How do you use a cine meter 2?

How do you use a cine meter 2?

Take reflected readings: Tap the camera button to select the view from the back camera or the front camera as desired. Cine Meter II will measure the exposure over the entire image shown. Tap the spot meter button to turn on the spot metering frame and measure only the area inside that frame.

Is there an app to measure color temperature?

The Light Meter – Free (Android) app. Light Meter – Free reports that it’s been product tested and delivers both spot metering and incident light meter reading at the highest clip possible for any smartphone devices. Key features include: Color temp meter.

How do I use the Luxi app?

How To Use It. Simply clip Luxi For All atop the front camera of your iOS or Android device, fire up a Luxi-aware light-metering app, and start taking incident readings (actually, any light-metering app will work, as long as you can fit Luxi over the camera it uses.

What is fluorescent white balance?

The general purpose of White Balance (WB) is to make your photos look ‘natural’. Your camera’s Auto WB setting works fine if you are outdoors on a sunlit day and the other settings (strobe, tungsten, overhead-type fluorescent light, etc.)

Is meter or Metre correct?

For the unit of measurement equaling approximately 1.094 yards, meter is the American spelling, and metre is preferred everywhere else. The same distinction applies to the terms used in poetry and music—meter in American English, and metre everywhere else.

How can I measure color temperature?

Color temperature is measured in Kelvin degrees and they are typically denoted by a numerical figure followed by the letter “K”. You might become a bit confused when trying to understand the Kelvin scale since it works opposite to Celsius and Fahrenheit scales.

How accurate is photone app?

The three Android Apps were inaccurate but the Photone App on IOS was very close right through the range of PAR intensity. The result was lower than the Quantum sensor reading by 10% so you can use this factor to adjust your readings with the app for this grow light spectrum.

What is Luxi?

The Luxi is a light-diffusion dome that is specifically designed to fit over the forward facing camera of your iOS or Android device. According to ESD, the Luxi transforms your smartphone or tablet into a professional-quality incident light meter when used along with a downloadable light meter application.

How do I calibrate my Lux app?

How do I calibrate the app?

  1. Grab an 18 percent grey card (if you don’t have one, they are available from any photography store, or on Amazon);
  2. Set your camera to aperture exposure mode, and choose spot metering;
  3. Set an ISO setting and an aperture setting and make sure that exposure compensation is set to zero;

How do I use the light meter on my phone?

Tap the viewing screen in the center of the app to open your camera. Tap the area on the screen where you wish to meter, and then select Measure. The app will calculate the f-stop and shutter speed you should shoot at in order to achieve a proper exposure.

Is lux the same as Kelvin?

Illuminance, measured in lux, tells us how much light falls onto a particular surface. Color temperature, measured in degrees Kelvin (K), tells us about the apparent color of the light source.