Camera

Belkin announces its LiveAction Camera Grip and Camera Remote accessories

By chrisoldroyd, Thursday, Nov 17, 2011 a 8:57 am

Belkin has announced its LiveAction Camera Grip and Camera Remote accessories for the iPhone 4S, iPhone 4 and iPod touch. We already knew that the Camera Remote was in the pipeline however the Camera Grip is something new and quite unique. Both accessories can only be used with Belkin’s LiveAction app which is available in the App Store.

Camera+ update brings back VolumeSnap

By Leanna Lofte, Thursday, Nov 17, 2011 a 12:58 am

Camera+, the popular photography iPhone app has been updated to include VolumeSnap, the ability to trigger the camera's shutter with the volume buttons - again.

Last year, tap tap tap submitted a version of Camera+ that included VolumeSnap and Apple rejected it. Then tap tap tap tweeted about a hidden easter egg that would turn on the feature with the then-current version. Apple got wind of it and removed Camera+ from the App Store entirely.

Months later, Camera+ was allowed back into the App Store and Apple also also brought the functionality of VolumeSnap to iOS 5. Now, Apple has accepted the update for Camera+ that includes VolumeSnap.

VolumeSnap is back, beyotches!!

How to enable iOS 5 panorama mode on your iPhone without Jailbreaking

By Rene Ritchie, Tuesday, Nov 8, 2011 a 10:48 pm

Turns out there's a way to enable that as-yet [unsurfaced iOS 5 panorama mode in the Camera app without having to Jailbreak -- though you do have to be comfortable opening up iPhone backup files, editing plists, and restoring the modified backup. It's not difficult mind you, just a little be of time and effort.

If you're itching to get your tinker on, hit the link below for all the details.

Secret panorama mode found in iPhone Camera App

By George Lim, Monday, Nov 7, 2011 a 11:23 pm

iPhone hacker @conradev has found a way to enable the "secret" panorama mode within the iOS 5 camera app. At the moment, you can only enable it on a jailbroken iPhone by tweaking a plist file, com.apple.mobileslideshow.plist, and setting 'EnableFirebreak' to YES, but an easy-to-use hack should appear on Cydia at some point tomorrow.

Don't worry, if you're not on #ATeamJailbreak -- hopefully Apple will officially enable Panorama Mode in an iOS 5.1 or iOS 5.2 update at some point in the not-so-distant future.

Source: Twitter

Belkin set to launch a remote camera shutter release for iPhone

By chrisoldroyd, Monday, Nov 7, 2011 a 11:58 am

Belkin is set to release a remote camera shutter controller for the iPhone according to information found in an FCC filing. The small accessory will work over a Bluetooth connection to your iPhone and it can activate the camera shutter or trigger video recording remotely.

Apple airs new iPhone 4S commercials: Siri, Camera, iCloud

By Rene Ritchie, Sunday, Oct 30, 2011 a 4:58 pm

Apple has released 3 more iPhone 4S commercials, a second on Siri along with one focusing on the new 8mp, 1080p camera, and one on iCloud.

iCloud highlights automatic iTunes Music downloads across devices, Documents in the Cloud propagating updates, iBooks bookmarks copying themselves from iPhone to iPad, and Photo Stream taking the pictures from iPhone and popping them into iPhoto.

How much has the iPhone camera improved over the years?

By Andrew Wray, Tuesday, Oct 25, 2011 a 8:31 pm

Camera+ has thrown together some great comparison photos depicting just how much the iPhone camera has improved over the years.

The comparison photos really speak for themselves, and the difference is especially noticeable with the iPhone 4S photos when compared to older models. They even go on to compare with more expensive DSLR cameras for reference. As expected, from the original iPhone to the latest iPhone 4S model, the camera quality has obviously improved immensely.

Contest Winners: JOBY GorillaMobile, Jawbone JAMBOX, Skyfire, Steve Jobs biography

By Leanna Lofte, Monday, Oct 24, 2011 a 12:44 am

JOBY GorillaMobile

iDUSCRAFT

Complements of JOBY! To see the other entries and to share some of your great photos, head on over to our forums.

How to easily take high quality self-portraits with iPhone and iOS 5

By Leanna Lofte, Thursday, Oct 20, 2011 a 2:54 pm

Trying to figure out how to take a high quality self-portrait with the iPhone, and the low-quality front-facing VGA camera just isn't cutting it? One of the new features of iOS 5 is the ability to trigger the iPhone's rear facing camera with the Volume Up button, and that means it's easier than ever to get the perfect self-portrait. Here's how:

Warning: Don't leave your iPhone unattended or risk pranks, data theft

By Rene Ritchie, Thursday, Oct 20, 2011 a 10:52 am

Thanks to the quick Camera access and power of Siri as a virtual assistant, iOS 5 and iPhone 4S are more convenient than ever -- but they also leave you open to everything from pranks to data theft. We've talked about this extensively on the iPhone Live podcast but it's worth repeating here.