FINALLY - Your mobile phone as a light meter

[Fricetix]

After some real long searching around the Internet, I've found a little application that can be used as a light meter on your mobile phone.
Here we go.

NOTE: This is for Java phones, NOT for Android or iPhone.

Application is called "Eksponometr" and can be found here.

Requirements: Mobile phone with camera, (mobile) internet.

0) Download and install app on your phone.
1) Take a photo with your phone camera of the area you want to meter.
2) Run Eksponometr.
3) Press 7.
4) Pick the newest file, it's the one you've just shot.
5) Press #.
6) This is the EXIF data. I think you know what to do with it.
Use 0 for help.

From now on, press * instead of steps 3 and 4 every time you want to read out the latest photo's data. It automatically picks the latest photo.

Thanks for reading.
David.

[randomm]

There are many such applications for the iPhone at least, I am currently using two. No need to take a photo in either one to get a reading.

[ruby.monkey]

My phone barely functions as a phone.

[Fricetix]

Originally Posted by randomm

There are many such applications for the iPhone at least, I am currently using two. No need to take a photo in either one to get a reading.

As I've said, this is for JAVA phones.
I know there are apps for iPhone, but this is the only one I could find for Java phones.

[buzzardkid]

Nice for Java-based phones indeed. On the iPhone I use an app thats simple called Light Meter and it does not require me to take a shot anymore. Older apps did, this one is continuous metering, like a 'real' light meter.

I'm currently figuring out what kind of plastic to use over the lens so that it can work as an incident meter as well. That way I can middle between the reflective and the incident reading,

[ruby.monkey]

Starbucks cup lid?

[Fricetix]

Originally Posted by ruby.monkey

Starbucks cup lid?

Click the orange "Download" button.

[Sparrow]

Originally Posted by ruby.monkey

Starbucks cup lid?

... that's java based too?

[kshapero]

I love the smell of Java (based phones) early in the morning.

[jippiejee]

Does anyone know of a good one for android phones? (samsung galaxy s2 here...)

[bigeye]

Originally Posted by jippiejee

Does anyone know of a good one for android phones? (samsung galaxy s2 here...)

BeeCam is ok. Accurate, but slow in use. None have replaced the gossens.

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[anjoca76]

I use the Light Meter iPhone app as well and find it to be not only extremely convenient because almost always have my phone withbme, but also pretty darn accurate too. It obviously isn't as ideal as a dedicated light meter, but for my purposes it's all I need. I highly recommend it for those of you with iPhones.

[rover]

Now I just need an app to make my light meter work as a phone.

[jippiejee]

Originally Posted by bigeye

BeeCam is ok. Accurate, but slow in use. None have replaced the gossens.

Ha, thank you. Installed. Seems to work well.