iOS 5 features: Use your headset with remote as a camera shutter release
When Apple announced that iOS 5 would let you snap pictures with the volume up button, it was only a matter of time before some enterprising developers discovered the ability to use a headset equipped with volume remote control as a camera shutter release.
Using the stock Apple headphones that come with your iPhone, iPod touch, or iPad, you simply:
- Open the Camera app
- Click the volume up remote to release the shutter
- Enjoy your long distance picture taking power
So camera enthusiasts, is this a big deal for you or just a nice to have? Will it change the way you take pictures with your iPhone, iPod touch, or iPad?
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It's a nice addition as it would theoretically reduce some camera shake. Pressing an on-device button always introduces some shake.
Also, it sounds like the camera app is intercepting the volume up signal to activate the "shutter" in the camera if it works with the remote in the earphones. If it is doing something like this, then it should also work with Bluetooth headsets with volume controls. Should it not?
Apple may get rid of this and limit it to only the volume button on the device, who knows.
If they can put the camera at the center of the phone, with really low F-stops (2) for fast low-light shooting, I think that would be the great. The current camera position just isn't great. The lens really needs to be in the center.
Then again, it's a cell phone.
I'm also wondering about the possibility of using the volume button on a bluetooth headset. Would be so nice to be able to do that.
This will be great for taking clean shots. A good photographer always uses a remote with a tripod —whether near or far — to avoid moving the camera.
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Yes this remote shutter feature will be cool.
On www.mygreatiphone.com, this guy has been posting a video everyday about hidden features on iOS 5, and the video he posted today was about this. The others are pretty interesting too. http://www.mygreatiphone.com/video/
Would this work with BT headsets? That would be awesome.
That's what I want to know too!
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Definitely a good thing for any non-daylight pictures!
Now the question is, "will I be too lazy to bother?!"
You'd still need the camera app open.
i've been dreaming about being able to use remote controller with the iphone - now this is more or less possible! awesome! ,)
This is such a ridiculous situation haha. I have an iPhone and I doubt I've ever been in the middle of taking a picture and decided I had to turn the volume up right then. Even if it did come up, just wait until you're done taking the picture and then change the volume or like you said, double tap home and swipe right. Using the volume up button makes it so much easier to take a picture without moving the phone, especially because I would always take my eyes off the subject to see where the on-screen shutter button was.
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