Gaia/Camera

Design Specs

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Tom wants take a photo and selects the Camera app
Tom can easily see a preview and when he's ready to take a photo, presses the shutter button to snap a photo
All of Tom's photos are stored in the Gallery
Tom has the ability to digitally zoom in on his subjects by pinching
After a photo is taken, Tom has the ability to apply certain filters
Tom has the ability to turn the flash on (hardware dependent) for taking photos in the dark
Tom has the ability to toggle between the rear and front cameras
Tom wants to take a video instead of a photo and switches between the two modes by selecting the 'video mode'
- In video mode, Tom is able to 'pinch-to-zoom' and then begins recording his video
- Videos taken are saved in the Video app
When taking a photo, Tom sees certain basic functionality:
- Auto-focus
- Auto-exposure
- Time stamp
- Face detection
- Auto-enhance
- Geo-tagging
- Resolution

For cross reference see UI designs and status

User launches the Camera app and has the ability to see a preview of what the subject and can snap a photo
Photos that are taken are saved to the Gallery in standard, default resolution (A X B resolution)
Gallery access is available directly from the Camera app's primary screen
User has the ability to apply 3 basic filters after taking a photo (filters, P2)
User has the ability to turn the flash on/off directly from the Camera preview screen (HW dependent, P2)
User has the ability to toggle between the front-facing and rear cameras (HW dependent, P2)
User has the ability to toggle between mode: Video [or] Photo
Videos that are taken are saved to the Video app for to be played/managed/deleted
The Camera app has the ability to auto-focus on the subject
User has the ability to crop photos after it's been captured
Storage of photos will default to on-board flash memory (storage size TBD) and user will have the option to select the SD card slot as alternative storage
- Settings will incorporate the option to manage the memory usage of apps and cached data
Thumbnail creation of all photos taken for the Gallery
Record Metadata/exif data for photos taken
Encoding formats:
- Video: H.264
- Audio: AAC
Default resolution (camera sensor hardware dependent)

User has the ability to digitally zoom into a subject in the Camera mode.
User has the ability to select focus area by tapping on preview.
User has the ability to zoom into a subject in Video mode and then begin filming
The Camera app has the ability to auto-detect the amount of light and adjust the exposure sensitivity
The Camera app has the ability to auto-enhance an image right after it's been taken
The Camera app offers the option to geo-tag all photos taken based on the user's GPS location
The Camera app offers facial recognition in the preview mode before taking a photo
User has the option to select between multiple resolutions
- Specific resolutions TBD

The security review of this app can be found here.