If your Windows Phone 8.1 device isn't a Lumia, it seems you can
now install the Lumia Camera app. Previously exclusive to Lumia
owners, we tried installing the Lumia Camera app on a BLU Win HD
LTE and can confirm that it works. However, there's one catch. The
Lumia Camera on non-Lumia devices is version 4.x, not the latest
version 5.x that includes Rich Capture.
Rich Capture is the best feature on Lumia Camera 5.0 , and it looks
like that will still be exclusive to certain Lumia devices like the
Nokia Lumia 830 , Lumia 930 , Lumia 640 , and Lumia 640 XL . Rich
Capture gives you access to HDR (High Dynamic Range), Dynamic
Flash, and Dynamic Exposure, which allows you to take photos and
edit them for the best exposure settings later.
Even though Lumia Camera 4.x on non-Lumia devices is missing
Rich Capture, it is still a rock solid camera app. You can manually
change brightness, shutter speed, ISO, focus, and White balance.
You can get really creative with these settings or completely ignore
them to use Auto mode.
While this is good news for users with non-Lumia Windows Phone
8.1 devices from BLU, HTC, LG, or Samsung right now, it'll get better
when the Windows 10 Mobile comes out. The Camera app in
Windows 10 borrows a lot from Lumia Camera 5 with HDR and more.
If you can't wait for the official release, you can install Windows 10
Mobile preview. However, the only non-Lumia device currently
supported is the HTC One (M8) for Windows .
Are you installing the Lumia Camera app on your non-Lumia
Windows Phone 8.1 device or are you happy with your default
camera app? Let us know in the comments! Window rocks!!
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