Bug 402955

Summary:	Burst mode should not be so scary
Product:	[Applications] kamoso	Reporter:	Nate Graham <nate>
Component:	general	Assignee:	Aleix Pol <aleixpol>
Status:	RESOLVED FIXED
Severity:	major
Priority:	NOR
Version First Reported In:	unspecified
Target Milestone:	---
Platform:	Other
OS:	Linux
Latest Commit:	https://commits.kde.org/kamoso/b5126a1d73ed565d69dc57f36c5a1db163cdc621	Version Fixed/Implemented In:	19.04.0
Sentry Crash Report:

Description Nate Graham 2019-01-07 01:49:18 UTC

Burst mode is really scary right now.

Once it starts going, it never stops until the user explicitly stops it. This is hard due to Bug 402953. While it's going, it's scary because the screen keeps flashing once per second forever. The effects is really disconcerting. The first time I used it, I immediately got a very strong "must throw the computer out the window" feeling. :(

Ideas to improve this:
- Only take 5 pictures and then stop, and also fix Bug 402951
- Increase the interval between shots to 2 or more seconds
- Provide a simple way to disable the flash effect

Comment 1 Aleix Pol 2019-02-06 13:28:35 UTC

Maybe it would make sense to have an entirely different approach on burst mode?
I'm thinking maybe taking pictures in burst after a long-press instead of a separate mode.

Comment 2 Nate Graham 2019-02-06 14:05:38 UTC

Hmm, long press is not discoverable, especially on desktop. Nobody does that. So nobody would ever find the burst mode.

I think a dedicated mode selector plus a separate "shoot" button and a "number of photos to take in the burst" spinbox would be better.

Comment 3 Aleix Pol 2019-02-11 12:34:45 UTC

At this point I'm more inclined to dropping burst than adding tons of options that probably nobody needs. If we keep it, UX should be simple.

Comment 4 Nate Graham 2019-02-11 14:17:42 UTC

Yeah, replacing it with a timer mode might be more useful anyway.

Comment 5 Aleix Pol 2019-02-15 16:46:21 UTC

I removed the flash effect. I think it's much better now.

Comment 6 Aleix Pol 2019-02-15 16:46:35 UTC

Git commit b5126a1d73ed565d69dc57f36c5a1db163cdc621 by Aleix Pol.
Committed on 15/02/2019 at 16:44.
Pushed by apol into branch 'master'.

Increase the interval between burst pictures

M  +1    -1    src/qml/Main.qml

https://commits.kde.org/kamoso/b5126a1d73ed565d69dc57f36c5a1db163cdc621

Comment 7 Nate Graham 2019-02-15 17:19:01 UTC

Agreed. With the latest changes, Burst mode is not only much less scary, but quite nice now.