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iPhone App | SteadyCam

14 Dec

steadyCamFirstly, it should be said that the iPhone Camera is not bad at all (read good) and the software and image capture about does the job for most pic needs, especially in well lit conditions.

The only negative points I would mention is poor performance in low light (no flash) and the slightest movement can result in blurry images – not good.

This is where SteadyCam comes in and saves the day. A FREE download from the App Store (first 30,000 downloads).  Developed by Stepcase, this app is nice, clean and does a great job.

SteadyCam uses the iPhone’s accelerometer to to ensure that the user is completely steady when taking the shot, ensuring a crisp, clear picture.

Nice.

Whilst SteadyCam is free, I can only recommend you stop reading and immediately download the app as it’s a great, usefull addition to the iPhone.

So where are the downsides? Well, it takes it’s time saving the picture which is a serious problem and worst of all is that if you are in a hurry hit the home button during saving, the picture will not be saved. Boo…

Regardless, this is a great app. SteadyCam is a must for your Apple iPhone!

 
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iPhone 2.2 Email Picture Bug

09 Dec

Having loved the 2.1 and 2.2 update for the iPhone, I thought my iPhone 3G was back in tip-top performance having greatly improved its response and stability (OK, I’ll admit that Safari still crashed now and again… But an improvement!), but Apple just can’t seem to get things in order.

iPhone firmware 2.2 is a fantastic release with some great new features (Street view in the UK, please) but a new bug has raised its ugly head and is another one from the annoying bank.

When you receive certain sized images in your email (typically, images taken from th iPhone Camera), they look perfect.  But save those images to your Camera Roll and the image is resampled and appears pixelated and blurred.  Not good.

I am sure that this will again be sorted in the next firmware release, but another feature of the iPhone I use regularly has ‘sprung a leak’.

This is the first Apple OSX product I use on a regular basis and I was under the impression that Apple products ‘work’.  I have to say I am a bit surprised at the instability. That said, I still would not give up my iPhone for all the nokias in the world!  Just wish the firmware testing was improved at Apple.

More information on this bug can be found here at Apple Support.

 
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