Here's how to (mostly) enable Nokia's 'Living Images' on your PureView Lumia

Nokia's Living Images is a new feature coming to Windows Phone 8.1 and their Lumia Cyan firmware update for the high-end PureView devices, similar the Lumia 1020, Lumia 1520, Icon and and so forth. Living Images captures a few seconds before yous snap a photo, and then that when you're browsing through your Camera Curl or StoryTeller, your photos come alive. It'south like Cinemagraph, only without having to think, as it just works automatically.

A Nokia Camera Beta update a few weeks ago introduced Living Images, merely no one could employ it without the Cyan firmware. Even those with a Lumia 630 can't utilise information technology equally that device is non PureView. But I started getting tips from people who had Living Images enabled, though they didn't know how it happened. Finally, Jason in our comments explained a uncomplicated play a trick on to get it working, at least mostly.

Partially enable 'Living Images'

Be forewarned, it's not yet clear how to disable this, once it's enabled. Having said that, there doesn't seem to be any downsides.

Open up Nokia Camera Beta or download from the Store here
Open the Carte du jour (utilise the ellipsis '…')
Select Settings
Choose 'Use default settings'
Restart Nokia Photographic camera Beta (may not be necessary)

The side by side time you snap a photo, y'all should see 'Saving Living Prototype' displayed in the upper left corner. When you scroll through your Camera Roll, you should see your Living Image photo, with a 2nd of video earlier it.

Oddly, this Living Images play a joke on doesn't work with Nokia's StoryTeller, and so information technology appears to exist a loophole in the Windows Phone 8.1 Camera Roll.

To encounter how it works make sure y'all watch the above video.

Living Image will be more

I should point out that Living Images will be more than than what you lot run into now. The Lumia Cyan firmware is needed to unlock the feature, including any advanced editing functions. In that sense, this is more than or less a tease of the characteristic, rather than the function itself. Yet, information technology should give yous an idea of what to await when Lumia Cyan lands on your PureView Lumia phone in the coming weeks.

I think Living Image will be an amazing addition. For 1, y'all don't take to think about using it as it automatically happens when you take a photo. That solves the electric current problem of having to think out a scene, and and so choose the right Lens, and then capture your moment. Living Image gives you a Cinemagraph like office, merely with no delay in capturing and no thought. It's pretty brilliant, and I tin can't wait to run across the real matter on my Lumia 1520.

Big thanks to Jason_tee for the tip!

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