Photographer's companion vs light&depth: Sun, DoF and FoV Usage & Stats
/!\ THIS IS NOT AN APPLICATION TO TAKE PHOTOS, BUT TO HELP TO PERFORM SETTINGS IN MANUAL MODE ON A CAMERA OR A DEDICATED APPLICATION.
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 hours and the blue hours
- Get the position of the sun, time of sunrise/sunset, golden hour, blue time and monthly calendar
- Capture/Photograph the moon based on the phase of the day
- Capture/Photograph moonlit landscapes
- 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)
- Calculate for the macro photo the possible magnification with a close-up lens or an extension tube
- Calculate the print size
- Time lapse
- Get/Set the characteristics of a camera (sensor size, crop factor, sensor resolution, ISO range, shutter speed range, circle of confusion)
A countdown is available for long exposures.
If this app is right for you, you can switch to Photographer's Companion Pro (no ads with more features).
Do not hesitate to contact me, if you have ideas for changes, improvements, any bugs or for translations (stefsoftware@gmail.com).
- Apple App Store
- Free
- Photo & Video
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light&depth combines the best depth of field calculator with a fully-featured sun calculator, a light meter, exposure calculator and helpers for every situation. It gives you all the tools you need to supercharge your photography.
light&depth’s interface was designed to bring you all the information you need, as quickly and intuitively as possible. After all, we want you to focus on your photography, not on entering values and performing calculations in your head.
First of all, light&depth delivers the most accurate depth-of-field calculations for any camera on the market. Find out which camera settings lead to optimal sharpness. Calculate which objects will appear sharp for crisp focus and the perfect background bokeh. Include diffraction effects and adapt the calculations with precision modes to crops. Find the hyperfocal distance - beyond this distance, everything will appear sharp.
light&depths sun calculations help you with all the information you need about the sun’s location and light. Simply tap right in the AR view to find out when the Sun will hit that perfect spot. Plan ahead by changing the location and time, to find that perfect sunset photo spot. Calculate times for the golden hour, sunset and sunrise, and civil, nautical, and astronomical twilight. See where the sun will shine with beautiful visualizations and map overlays.
light&depth also includes a light meter and exposure calculator that makes manual exposure simpler than ever before. Find the optimal exposure immediately. Enter custom exposure corrections and ND-Filters. Calculate equivalent exposures, and see how you can adapt your exposure.
And that‘s not all! light&depth has more tools and utilities that help your photos and videos to shine, with a timelapse calculator and a star trail visualizer. All calculations are performed live and changes are immediately visible. We’re already working on even more additions, so stay tuned.
Much of light&depth can be customized to fit your style and equipment. You can customize the interface, and add your own prime lenses and aperture values. We provide a database of over 700 cameras, from classic film large-format cameras to state-of-the-art DSLMs. Should your camera be missing, we will update the database to add it within 48h.
Improve your photography and videos like never before and download light&depth now!
- Apple App Store
- Free
- Photo & Video
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Photographer's companion VS. 
light&depth: Sun, DoF and FoVJanuary 3, 2025