Make Your iPhone Into a Better Camera

December 21, 2009 by Ben Long
Filed under: Reviews 

I like having a camera on my phone, and the iPhone camera is surprisingly good. (In fact, it’s pretty safe to say that the iPhone is a much better camera than it is a phone.) However, when you’re used to a "real" camera, with a certain level of control, switching to the iPhone camera can be frustrating. Similarly, if your photo process routinely involves a trip to an image editor, then you might find yourself frustrated with the iPhone’s lack of editing capabilities. Here are ten iPhone applications that will give you more shooting control, and the type of editing power that you’re used to having on your desktop. From color and contrast control, to panoramic stitching, and retouching, these apps turn your iPhone camera into a very useful photographic tool.

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2 Comments on Make Your iPhone Into a Better Camera

  1. Ken on Wed, 13th Jan 2010 6:00 pm

    2. What do you mean a better camera than phone???? I happen to love my iPhone, thank you very much.

    So you have to click the link that looks like it is almost the same color as the rest of the text…kinda hard to find.

  2. Teresa on Sun, 17th Jan 2010 1:53 pm

    3. Randal: If you click on the word “Here,” it takes you to the link. Happily we’ve moved away from a link having to be in blue and underlined. And it looks like he added another link, “These apps,” in case you had trouble with “Here.”

    Ken: This is an article that will help make the camera function even better using iPhone apps. It’s not a knock on your iPhone.

    Thanks, Ben, for grouping all these apps together so we can pick and choose and add the ones we like and/or need. Very helpful and informative.

    Teresa

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