"Every once in a while a revolutionary product comes along that changes everything". That's what Steve Jobs said minutes before introducing the first iPhone to the world. Boy was he right. In just about 4 years, the iPhone became the most popular phone in the world, but did you know it also became the most popular camera?
The guys at geekaphone put together this infographic that shows how the iPhone became the most popular camera in the world...
Ever wish there was a quick and easy way to prevent your iPhone's photos from being accidentally purged?
Apple kind of skimped on the data protection elements of iOS; there's no native way to prevent someone from going into your camera roll, and deleting all of your photographs if they have access to your iPhone.
Again, the Cydia store comes to the rescue as another jailbreak tweak entitled Photector pops up on the scene to save the day...
As expected, the iPad 2 ill ship with 2 cameras, a front one and a rear one. The front one is at the top of the device, when you hold it vertically. It will allow to play with PhotoBooth which will be soon available for free for iPad, as well as FaceTime.
Here are some of the camera specs:
Back camera: Video recording, HD (720p) up to 30 frames per second with audio; still camera with 5x digital zoom Front camera: Video recording, VGA up to 30 frames per second with audio; VGA-quality still camera Tap to control exposure for video or stills Photo and video geotagging over Wi-Fi
The iPhone 4 is no slouch when it comes to taking decent point and shoot snapshots, and 720p video, but it definitely falls behind dedicated point and shoots.
Recently, we've heard rumblings that the iPhone 5's camera sensor could be bumped up from 5 Megapixels to 8 Megapixels.
As it turns out, OmniVision -- provider of many of the previous iPhone camera sensors -- has come up with an improved method of gaining higher pixel density while taking up the same amount of space.
That would make it a no-brainer that Apple would use this upgraded sensor in the iPhone's annual refresh, but it looks like there may have been a slight change of plans...
Apple will be holding a press event next week at the Yerba Buena Center for the Arts in San Fransisco. The event is supposed to be focused on the iPad 2.
There have been reports that Apple's iPad announcement would be delayed, but multiple sources (including Apple) have recently confirmed that Apple will in fact hold an event next Wednesday.
Not much information has been leaked about the approaching Apple event besides specs for the next version of the iPad. Apple might update iOS as well, but there is no hard evidence to support that claim.
It's happened to all of us, we're in a store, we see something, or some piece of information that we'd like to use later, and so we take a picture of it with our phone.
That's okay and all, but the problem starts to appear when you have more random note-taking pictures than actual pictures that you plan on keeping in your Camera Roll.
I know I've found myself having to perform a search and rescue mission for my real pictures amongst the massive amounts of random litter on plenty of occasions, maybe you suffer from this syndrome as well?
That's why a jailbreak app like QuickSnap seemed so appealing to me; it's described as "simple photo taking without saving." Does it live up to its claims?
CameraWallpaper is a new tweak available in Cydia that lets you use the camera of your iPhone as your wallpaper, meaning that anything your camera sees will be displayed as your wallpaper.
As soon as you are on your iPhone springboard, you will see whatever is in front of your camera as a wallpaper. Thanks to an intuitive Activator integration, you will also be able to snap a picture at any time and use this picture as your wallpaper.
Confused about how CameraWallpaper works? Then check out the video below...
There are many jailbreak tweaks that allow you to map the iPhone's volume buttons to the camera shutter. As far as I'm concerned, though, none of them have as much potential as CameraButtons.
CameraButtons takes the essential functionality of past tweaks, and ramps it up a few notches. Not only can you control your shutter with the iPhone's physical buttons, but you can also map a plethora of other camera-based functions to them as well.
If you're an avid user of the iPhone's stock camera, then you're going to want to check out this video of CameraButtons in action...
Have you ever wanted to shoot video or take pictures with your iPhone, while the screen appeared to be off? Me neither, but if you have, then Stealth Cam is the jailbreak tweak for you.
This almost reminds me of those little "spy" toys they used to sell back in the day; you know, things like periscopes, binoculars, etc. But, an iPhone equipped with Stealth Cam is on a whole 'nother level.
Not convinced? Check inside for the video that breaks down Stealth Cam in action...
The folks over at 9 to 5 Mac have been showing off these images of what appear to be screenshots of an iPad camera.app. These photos, coupled with the fact that they were produced from files within the iOS 4.3 SDK (software development kit), should make those holding out for an iPad with a camera breathe a sigh of relief.
The screenshots sent in were all in the iPad's currently used 1024 x 768 resolution. So those of you that were hoping for a Retina Display in this iPad refresh, may be deeply disappointed. In all fairness though, I'd agree that could just be because 1024 x 768 is as high as the iPad goes now, so for software testing purposes it can't be higher than the current iPad's resolution.
What I'm curious about is why is there no 'rotate camera' button? I thought Apple's popular video chatting app, FaceTime, was a shoe in for the next iPad model. I guess only time will tell. At least the predicted date for an iPad announcement isn't too far off. Anyone looking to pick up the iPad 2? Have any iPad predictions of your own?
Ever took a picture with your iPhone and realized it was all blurry? Yes, don't worry, you're not alone. There are a few applications in the App Store that can help you with that, but nothing's better than a good old manual trick.
Here is a quick and simple tip shared by Tap Tap Tap, the developers of the successful Camera+ app that will show you how to take less blurry pictures. Check out the video below for the full details...
If it seems like you can never find a mirror when you need one, Instant Mirror solves that predicament by turning your iPhone 4 into, well, an instant mirror. This is a jailbreak tweak that is exclusive to the iPhone 4 and the new iPod Touch 4G, due to the fact that it relies on the hardware's front facing camera.
Obviously, if you have one of these devices, you already have a "mirror", just open up the camera, enable front facing mode, and there you go. The problem with that method, is that it's not exactly instant, while Instant Mirror is a bit more expeditious in its actions...