The Moto E is a phone that costs Rs 6,999 but doesn’t really look like it. A lot of hardware can be compared with phones in the above category. And unlike other cheap Android phones, it runs the latest stock Android KitKat version and works great.
One place where the E’s price point is about to be made clear is the camera. It’s a simple 5 MP camera with flash. You might think that for such a cheap phone, the low-quality camera is an understandable compromise. You will be right.
But like everything else, there are a few ways to get the most out of the camera – to get better quality images than is otherwise possible.
No flash
The Moto E’s shooter doesn’t come with a flash which makes it harder to hit low-light or nighttime moments. Aside from adjusting the exposure, dragging the circle around the screen where as much light can hit it, there’s not much you can do about it.
How to use the camera app
The Moto E’s default camera app doesn’t have a shutter key. It appears to be an extremely simplified version of Google’s camera app.
There are no other buttons. Swiping in from the left edge takes you to the options and the right edge takes you to the gallery.
The process of clicking an image in this app is also different. You will see a floating circle on the screen. This is the contact circle. You can drag it around the screen and the exposure of the photo will change. Once you have a picture you like, tap anywhere on the screen to take it. You can also use the volume buttons to do the same thing.
Focus, No. Exposure, Yes.
The default camera app doesn’t have the tap-to-focus feature many of us are used to. Here we have something much more fun to play with (which can be quite frustrating at times): Exposure.
As I said above, drag the exposure circle anywhere around the screen and you’ll see the image change in the preview. Changing the exposure from an image with sunlight or on an object that you want to focus on can do wonders for your image.
And it is not difficult. Just remember to move the circle around before touching the screen and the picture will look a lot better than if you didn’t.
But you should also be careful about overdoing it. An overexposed photo (photo with an overexposed subject) is a bad photo.
There is an option to turn off exposure completely, but I recommend turning it off.
Useful HDR
As always, it’s helpful to enable HDR while taking bright photos. But when there’s low light, HDR can turn into a disaster. It depends on the scene and location. Turn off HDR mode by default and use it only when needed.
Hot Tip: Need to learn more about HDR and how to take great HDR photos on Android? Check out our guide here.
Third-party camera apps
I tried using third-party apps like Camera 360 and VSCO Cam to take pictures, but due to the lack of hardware the Moto E took, the photos turned out really bad.
Most of these third-party apps rely on tap-to-focus to improve image quality, but on the Moto E, that’s not possible. With exposure control strictly limited to the default camera app, that’s the one you’ll have to use.
Choose your memory
In the end, the Moto E only has about 2.2 GB of accessible internal storage. That can fill up pretty quickly if you take a lot of photos or record videos. So drag the options from the left edge and from the last edge Warehouse optional, switch from Phone ARRIVE SD card.
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