Stops: Pocket Assistant

The DJI Osmo Pocket 4P has a fixed aperture. f/2.0 on the wide, f/1.8 on the tele, and no way to stop down. So if you want a 180 degree shutter for natural motion, neutral density is the only lever left. Too little and you break the shutter angle. Too much and you are pushing ISO further than the sensor wants to go. Stops works out how much density the light in front of you actually needs, and which filter in your bag gets you there. THE METER Point the phone at the scene. Stops reads the light through the camera, converts it to an exposure value, and tells you the filter to fit and the ISO that covers whatever that filter overshoots by. Tap Hold to freeze a reading, so you can lower the phone and still read the answer. Nothing is recorded. The camera is a light meter here and nothing else. BUILT ROUND THE POCKET 4P Stops knows what the camera is: f/2.0 and base ISO 100 on the wide,…