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[Q] Camera apps with auto ISO while using fixed shutter speed

With both the stock camera app and Camera FV5, it seems like if I want to fix either the shutter speed or ISO, the app would force me to manually pick the value for the other as well. I just want to be able to pick a high enough ISO or fast enough shutter speed so that when I take pictures of my kids, they won't be all blurry. Tinkering with both ISO and shutter speed myself usually isn't an option when taking pictures of them because they rarely stop for my photos (I would have missed the moment I want to capture by the time I get the settings right). Is there an app that can automatically set one of ISO or shutter speed when I have the other value fixed? This seems like a no brainer but not sure why none of the apps I have implements this. If the app can figure out all the values when it's on auto everything, taking out one of the variables should just make it easier to do the math.

Pro shot is capable of this, you can have two custom settings with, for example, shutter=1/100s and the other with shutter=1/30s and auto iso
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.riseupgames.proshot2

Getting the most out of my camera

Hey, I'm pretty new to my G4, and I was wondering how to get the most out of my camera.
I haven't downloaded any camera apps or anything, and just use the stock one. For pictures I take, I just leave the settings on auto, seeing as I don't know a whole lot about photography. How could I tweak the custom settings to work better under different circumstances and just get a better picture in general?

The automatic settings will give you great picture under most circumstances. Playing around with the manual settings will involve knowledge of basic photography concepts around ISO, shutter speed, etc. If you want to get into those, YouTube is the best place to start with tutorials
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Depends how you define better picture. in low light the slowest shutter will be 1/9. is this the best picture at that light ? no. A slower shutter with a lower ISO will get a cleaner shot and will display more. But to use a shutter slower than 1/9 requires you to stabilise the camera some how.
a tripod is one way if you use slow shutters that run into seconds. The G4 can go up to 30 seconds. But to improve over auto's 1/9 a 2 second will improve things noticeably.
on the other side you sometimes want a faster shutter to freeze motion. A slower shutter creates blur and auto might not pick a fast enough shutter. The camera has no idea what you are taking a photo of just a rough guess. If the light isn't enough you will have to pick a higher iso to compensate. If its in daylight then only a faster shutter that might be in the thousandths of a second is required.
other times you want to fix the focus or auto focus won't manage it, this is where manual focus comes into it.
white balance determines the colour, auto white balance does a good enough job but at times can get it wrong, if it looks too cold for your liking a warmer white balance will add yellow. If it looks too warm a colder setting will add blue.

A simple tip is to tap on the screen on your subject before shooting. It will focus there, and it will also set the exposure based on that area. Making your subject sharp, and properly exposed.
But it only holds those settings for maybe 2 seconds, so take the picture quickly after you tap on the screen. Wait too long, and it goes back to assuming you want the center of the frame.
I do this even if my subject is in the middle, as I prefer to let it finish focusing before taking the picture. If it focuses wrong, I may notice it on the screen before shooting.

Manual mode in camera app

In the camera app I set the mode to manual and then assist the shutter speed to 4s which is the maximum it shows but when I snap a picture the shutter is never open for 4s. I need this for extreme low light landscape shots.
If anyone here shares the same problem and have a solution, kindly post here.

Best manual camera app?

Coming from the v30 I miss their dslr-like camera app (but not the performance of the camera). Does anytime have a good alternative that supports the new api?

+1 for this as I'm also looking for a manual camera app that can control the shutter speed and ISO. Night sight is great but at times, I know shooting manual will give me better results.
I tried Open Camera but the shutter speed is limited to 1/4 max

i prefer "FreeDCam" https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=troop.com.freedcam
- UI is clear with many settings
- Manual control in photo and video
- Exposure bracketing as well as focus stacking and time-lapse
- direct support via telegram group - https://t.me/joinchat/BdeA6xCXJ-DvG0wT_kjW-A
- experimental features like HDR + etc
next is "ProShot" https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.riseupgames.proshot2
- max ISO7111 & 4 second exposure time
- supports exposure series RAW, jpeg, RAW + jpeg + -4.0 - take three shots in less than a second
- Lightpainting mode
- manual exposure in video mode
- Time-lapse mode
- simple and clear UI

Long Exposure photography

Is there any way or App through which we can capture long exposure photo? I had LG G5 and with their own LG Camera it had option to capture photo for upto 30 seconds long, but Moto Z2 force has only 1/2 seconds maximum even with Google Cam.