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1Camera

Mode M · RAW · manual focus. Auto ISO, stabilisation, long-exposure NR, D-Lighting and lens corrections off.

Aperture

Set once, keep it for the whole HDRI.

Which aperture?

    Everything sharp: on a fisheye at f/8, focus at about 1 m. On a 24 mm, focus at 2–3 m. Then switch autofocus off.

    Changing aperture moves both shutter ends with it, so the exposure stays the same.

    ISO

    Lowest native ISO, same for every frame.

    White balance

    Never auto. Same for every frame and angle.

    Which white balance?

      Shoot RAW. White balance then only affects the preview. What matters is that it's locked.

      2Exposure

      Darkest

      Make the brightest important areas just below clipping.

      Brightest

      Make the darkest important areas clearly visible, not black.

      Middle · 0 EV

      3Angles

      Full-frame equivalent, camera in portrait. APS-C ≈ ×1.5 (10→15 mm, 16→24 mm) · MFT ≈ ×2

      Adjust angle pattern

        Tap an angle to shoot that one now.

        4Frames

          Layout

          Order of the blocks on the Shoot page. Saved on this phone.

            How to shoot an HDRI
            1. Tripod level, camera on a pano head, rotating around the lens's nodal point.
            2. RAW, base ISO (usually 100), white balance fixed, manual focus.
            3. Switch off auto ISO, image stabilisation, long-exposure noise reduction, D-Lighting / highlight tone priority and in-camera lens corrections.
            4. Set the aperture in A / Av mode. f/8 in most cases, never above f/16.
            5. Meter a mid-grey area (grey card, asphalt, grass). Note the shutter time. That's roughly your middle.
            6. Switch to M with that shutter time, same aperture and ISO.
            7. Darkest frame: go faster until the brightest important areas (sky, sun, lamps) are just below clipping on the histogram.
            8. Brightest frame: go slower until the darkest important areas are clearly visible, not black.
            9. Go to Shoot. References at the first angle, then each angle dark to bright.
            LookTheme, glass, light and effects
            Theme
            Animations
            Glass
            Edge light follows tilt
            Touch glow

            Full looks best and uses a little more battery. Light keeps the frosted glass without live refraction.

            Show running timer in the top bar
            Keep screen on
            Vibration
            Sun mode (maximum contrast)
            Night mode (red on black)

            HDRI Bracket · 2026-10-18 · 613d48

            This HDRI

            Location
            References
            Show log text

            Save works in the copy you keep on your phone. Save & new keeps this HDRI under Saved HDRIs.

            Saved HDRIs

              Backup

              One file with every saved HDRI and project. Restore adds what's missing and never overwrites. Keep a backup: clearing Chrome's data or removing the app wipes the log.