STM32camera interface

In this article we share tips for designing an interactive, modern UI prototype, from adjusting focus and brightness to zoom effects and photo capture. Explore a new approach to DSLR interfaces using the power of ProtoPie!

Digitalcamera interface

Design an interactive and modern DSLR UI prototype with us. From adjusting focus and brightness, to zoom effects and photo capture.

CSIcamera

Where do those numbers come from? Lenses are marked with a series of f-stops, each one lets in half as much light as the previous one. The light-gathering ability of a lens is determined by its area, and f-stops are determined by diameter. Area is related to diameter squared. The progression of f-stops, 1 - 1.4 - 2 - 2.8 - 4 - 5.6 - 8 - 11 - 16 - 22 - 32, are powers of the square root of 2. For a further explanation of f-stops, try this. Lens Focal Length Chart Nature photography requires an assortment of lenses depending on the subject. Typically normal to wide angle lenses are used for landscape photos and very long telephotos are used for wildlife. These eight photos were taken from the same place with different lenses. The subject is Longs Peak from Upper Beaver Meadows in Rocky Mountain National Park. 24mm 35mm 50mm 100mm 200mm 400mm 800mm 1200mm "I want to take a bluebird picture. What lens should I use?" It is a symptom of bird photography that your lenses never seem to be long enough. This is because birds are so small. When photographing large animals, a 400mm gives you decent image size from a reasonable distance. But remember, an elk is six or seven feet tall. A bird is barely six inches long, so when your subject is twelve times smaller, you have to be twelve times closer. As you can see, even a huge 800mm lens at the relatively close distance of 20 feet doesn't give the huge magnification you might expect. The field of view is about ten inches. It takes a big lens to photograph a small bird. Home © Copyright David Dahms

MIPIinterface

Nature photography requires an assortment of lenses depending on the subject. Typically normal to wide angle lenses are used for landscape photos and very long telephotos are used for wildlife. These eight photos were taken from the same place with different lenses. The subject is Longs Peak from Upper Beaver Meadows in Rocky Mountain National Park. 24mm 35mm 50mm 100mm 200mm 400mm 800mm 1200mm "I want to take a bluebird picture. What lens should I use?" It is a symptom of bird photography that your lenses never seem to be long enough. This is because birds are so small. When photographing large animals, a 400mm gives you decent image size from a reasonable distance. But remember, an elk is six or seven feet tall. A bird is barely six inches long, so when your subject is twelve times smaller, you have to be twelve times closer. As you can see, even a huge 800mm lens at the relatively close distance of 20 feet doesn't give the huge magnification you might expect. The field of view is about ten inches. It takes a big lens to photograph a small bird. Home © Copyright David Dahms

Infuse camera interface designs with a modern, dynamic feel. ProtoPie simplifies bringing your design ideas to life. Easily simulate interactions, test user experiences, and refine your creations. Start for free and explore your creative potential!

Our tutorial takes you on a journey to design an interactive, iOS-inspired prototype, injecting fresh, modern energy into camera UI design. Get started with the tutorial to transform your interface concepts into dynamic realities like the DSLR UI demo below.

The pictures contains the image you have taken. We will animate this into the gallery view when it’s tapped. Similarly, the back chevron will do the reversed action.

In a DSLR camera, the shutter button would be a physical button so for this mockup we replaced that with the grey circle on the right. If you want to connect your prototype to an actual physical button, you can of course do that with ProtoPie Connect.

Camera interfaceprotocol

The overall structure of the Pie is pretty straightforward. Feel free to dig into the Pie file yourself and see how everything works exactly, or try making your own version!

Phonecamera interface

24mm 35mm 50mm 100mm 200mm 400mm 800mm 1200mm "I want to take a bluebird picture. What lens should I use?" It is a symptom of bird photography that your lenses never seem to be long enough. This is because birds are so small. When photographing large animals, a 400mm gives you decent image size from a reasonable distance. But remember, an elk is six or seven feet tall. A bird is barely six inches long, so when your subject is twelve times smaller, you have to be twelve times closer. As you can see, even a huge 800mm lens at the relatively close distance of 20 feet doesn't give the huge magnification you might expect. The field of view is about ten inches. It takes a big lens to photograph a small bird. Home © Copyright David Dahms

This creates an infinite animation with just two items. For this demo, storing one image is enough, but if you need more you can add more picture containers.

DSLR user interfaces don't have to be mundane; they can be a canvas for innovative design, blending functionality with an engaging aesthetic to enrich the photography experience.

In theory we only store one image, even if we take multiple photos. The other container is moved to the back and the camera inside starts capturing again. If we take a picture again, it will stop the camera in the container in the back and animate it to the front.

Camera interfacetypes

To create similar focus and brightness settings to the iOS camera, we created the focus container which contains the yellow square and the sun icon representing the brightness slider.