2011年12月30日 星期五
2011年12月28日 星期三
If you got an iPhone4s this Christmas
Got an Apple iPhone this Christmas? Well, you're doing pretty well for yourself. It may or may not be Santa Claus' smartphone of choice and you successfully avoided waiting in long lines as many Apple fanatics do once a year when a new iPhone launches.
But marketing and hype aside, the iPhone is one of the best smartphone lines on the market and each of the devices currently available -- the 3GS, the 4 and the 4S -- run iOS 5, the latest version of Apple's mobile operating system. With that in mind, here are five places to get started if you're a first time iPhone owner.
1. Photography apps: Apple's App Store (the only place you can get iPhone apps), with more than 140,000 apps available, is a major bragging right for the iPhone versus its competitors, but not all apps are created equal. However, no other smartphone platform can currently match the iPhone for slick apps that produce fun and artistic photos. The best place to start is likely Instagram, which combines a solid selection of filters to make photos look like they were shot on vintage film cameras and a social network of other users so you can see the world through other lenses. Hipstamatic is another popular choice, which takes the vintage filter approach to another level with the ability to mix and match digital lenses, flashes and film choices to create a more customized look than in Instagram. Another app, called SwankoLab, allows you to alter photos already taken using a simulated dark room.
2. Games: The iPhone is also arguably the best gaming smartphone out there and the choices here are plentiful. Angry Birds is one of the most popular games available on smartphones and is a good place to start. But other choices such as Robo Surf, Cut the Rope, Tiny Wings, Bumpy Road and Kosmo Spin are worth checking out too -- each combining unique art styles, enchanting soundtracks and simple touch screen controls. For those looking for a bit more of a gaming challenge, the third-person shooter Minigore and puzzle game Scribblenauts impress. The sword fighting games Infiniti Blade and Infiniti Blade II show what the iPhone is capable of with detailed 3-D graphics and fast-paced action.
3. Music: Apple's iTunes allows for easy music buying, but there are plenty of other music related apps worth checking out as well. Shazam can listen to and then identify thousands of songs. Band of the Day is a great way to discover new music. Soundtracking is a unique social networking app that allows you to share what you're listening to with others, as well as check out what tunes they like. And if you're a Spotify Premium subscriber, the Spotify app is a must.
4. Built-in Twitter: If you're a big Twitter user, as I am, or even if you're new to Twitter, you're likely going to appreciate that the social network is baked into iOS 5. Checking out a website you care to share in the iPhone's Safari web browser? You can tweet that directly from Safari without having to go and open up a Twitter app. Same goes for photos, videos and locations in the maps app.
5. Ask a friend: As always, talking to a buddy can generate suggestions that may line up with your interests on just about anything -- same goes here. Ask a friend who uses an iPhone what they like about the phone or available apps and you're bound to find something you may enjoy too.
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Photo: A newly purchased iPhone 4S smartphone outside an Apple Store in New York. Credit: Michael Nagle / Getty Images
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2011年12月23日 星期五
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iPhone 4S makes perfect everyday camera
For the better part of two decades my answer has stayed the same: “The one you will always have with you.”
What good is any camera if you don't have it when you need it?
It's an answer that has transcended seismic shifts in camera technology — from film to digital, big and digital small. This year has brought another evolutionary change: The iPhone 4S.
While techies clamored about Siri, the iPhone's revolutionary digital assistant, Steve Jobs' final iPhone release quietly took huge steps in fulfilling his desire to revolutionize photography, as he had done with computers and music.
Apple had the answer for a device we all would carry, but now it finally has the ability to take images that are widely considered very good. The blurry images from the 2-megapixel original iPhone are a world away from the crispness in the newest 8-megapixel offering.
Tell your shutterbug friends it has an f2.4 lens with five elements and a CMOS sensor, and you will see at least one eyebrow go up. Tell that to a professional, and you will see a brow go down as he or she contemplates lost customers and revenue.
Pair these physical upgrades with the powerful A5 dual-core processor, dramatically shorter shutter lag and built-in editing software, and you finally have a camera that is no longer just an addition to the phone, but actually the other way around. It's not far-fetched to say your camera has a built-in phone.
What does all of this mean in the real world of picture taking?
Plenty.
The first picture I snapped on this device was a sunset I shot while sitting at a red light. I was surprised to be able to touch the screen for focus and have a rapid shot as soon as I hit the shutter. The results were crisp edges, smooth lines, black blacks and accurate color rendition. I was truly taken aback.
Such a device could not come at a more ripe time, with the social media explosion being fueled to a large extent by photographs.
Out are photo labs, and in are online albums and awkward family photos. The number of people taking photos is off the charts, and the results are steadily improving.
Shooting images with a traditional camera means quite a few steps between capture and share with the world. Laziness can certainly creep in, and great moments never make an appearance in web land.
The power to shoot and tone within the same device is only outweighed by the power to hit send and be done in a matter of moments.
In this regard, the traditional point-and-shoot camera is rapidly losing its place in the picture-taking world. To that point, I would hardly recommend shelling out Benjamins to get one.
The digital single-lens reflex camera (or DSLR) is a long way from being obsolete. I still carry a 50-plus-pound bag of cameras and lenses to assignments because the quality is unmatched. Camera phones still have huge technological barriers to overcome.
However, I would recommend big cameras and lenses only to those dedicated photographers who are willing to learn about f-stops, shutter speeds and other aspects of the photographic process.
If you want to effortlessly push a button and let the camera do the work, the iPhone might just be the best device for you.
Sun Photography Editor Rob Witzel writes Tech Talk, a weekly column that looks at the latest innovations and trends in the tech world. He can be reached at 338-3183 or witzelr@gvillesun.com.
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The Macro Cell Lens sells for $15
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Top 5 camera phones in Dec
Couple of years back, a mobile phone with a camera used to be a rarity and is usually priced on the higher side. But now the scenario has changed with almost all mobile phones now equipped with lenses of varying capacity.
Today mobile phones come with advanced cameras with features like advanced optics, complex image sensors and a whole lot of technology running in the background. In fact, today digital cameras are having a tough time selling in numbers all thanks to the camera phones.
Since our last Top 5 Camera Phone installment , lots of things have changed in this arena. From the last list the Galaxy S2, HTC Sensation, and even the iPhone 4 have been replaced with newer more powerful devices.
So here we have this month's installment of our top 5 camera phones money can buy, read on.
Apple iPhone 4s — 8 Megapixel (Price Rs 44,300)
Touted as the fastest iPhone, this handset is truly a remarkable device from Apple. The iPhone 4s comes with a sleek, sharp and thinner design that is similar to its predecessor — the iPhone 4. The fifth-generation model of Apple iPhone comes with a similar 3.5 inch screen with 640 X 960 pixel resolution which is known as the Retina display, the highest resolution display ever built into a phone, and FaceTime for video calling. The display has also been treated with a special oleo phobic coating which is very useful for the Indian environment.
The phone has got an 8 megapixel camera as compared to the 5 megapixel of iPhone 4. The camera has an LED flash also for illumination. The 8 megapixel snapper uses the one of the best image sensors to reproduce life like colours with detail and variance. The camera can also record full HD 1080p video and get functionalities like touch focus and Geo tagging. Along with this, the upgraded OS 5 and a mighty faster dual core processor makes it easier to edit and share pictures.
Apple users can also make use of the Apple iCloud service to store their pictures. Apple is offering 5 GB of space free on iCloud to all its users.
Nokia N8 with Anna — 12 Megapixel (Price Rs 22,000)
Many camera phones have come and gone but this device of Nokia continues to top the charts due to its amazing camera quality. The Nokia N8 boasts of Carl Zeiss optics, a 12 megapixel 1/1.183 inch optical format CCD image sensor, Xenon flash with automatic red-eye removal and auto focus. This type of a sensor has never been used in a camera phone before that makes the N8 unique to its technology and allows it to capture images that are far better in terms of resolution and variance as far as pictures are concerned.
With the Symbian Anna upgrade, the Nokia N8 has gotten newer video recording capabilities such as continuous auto focus, 720P video recording capability. Besides, N8 users can record videos in 30 frames /second as opposed to present 24 frames / second earlier.
Not just the camera, the N8 is an equally
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Photo apps to make holiday pictures from your phone
The holidays offer a great opportunity to build memories with friends and family, and the perfect device to help you capture those memories may be right in your pocket.
Today's smartphones feature advanced camera technology that in many cases can outperform lower-end point-and-shoot cameras, experts say. Smartphones also allow you to manipulate and process your photos without having to be anywhere near a computer.
For iPhone and Android users, there are many options for spicing up your images, many of which can be downloaded for free or for a small charge.
If you are looking for an all-in-one app that will quickly tweak and improve your photo without much effort, consider Camera+ for iPhone ($1.99) or QikCam (free) for Android. Both apps add more options and features for the built-in camera on your device.
Key features of all-in-one apps include grid lines for easier composition and straighter images, cropping, quick enhancements for automatic lighting, contrast and shadow adjustment and touch exposure, which will allow you to quickly focus on a subject and adjust the exposure of the image around it.
These apps also feature a number of filters that will allow you to tweak images to make them look older or more artistic.
Many photographers seek a blurred background (depth of field) that makes the subject stand out against the background. This blurred effect can be difficult to achieve without professional-level experience, but apps can make the task easier.
Apps like Big Lens for iPhone (99 cents) and Focusoid for Android ($2.99.) will allow you to quickly make the focal point of your image really stand out.
To test these apps during the holidays, have your family stand in front of a colorful background such as a Christmas tree. The apps will blur the tree and make it appear very soft while making people in the image really pop out as the primary focus.
If creating an artistic image is your goal, there are a number of apps that will do the trick. These programs can do everything from adding rain, smoke or light leaks to an image to making the image appear to have been taken with a classic Polaroid or vintage toy camera.
Popular iPhone apps for creating artistic images include Filter Mania (free) and Qbro ($1.99.) The two apps share space in Apple's App store along with literally thousands of similar apps, but are known for ease of use and the number of available options.
Android users also have numerous options to choose from to create artistic images, including Camera Zoom FX (free) and Little Photo (free). These apps can give your images an entirely new look complete with custom vignette effects, framing and shadowing.
For smartphone users with a bit more experience, there are apps available that will allow you to make more intricate changes.
Both iPhone and Android users can make adjustments to contrast, color and shadow levels using Adobe's Photoshop Express (free.) iPhone users wanting total control of their images would do well with Snapseed ($4.99) or Iris ($1.99.)
Both of these apps were designed for pro-level users, but they are not all that difficult to manage with a bit of practice. They allow you to work with various layers, balance color, sharpen, reduce noise and manipulate the color saturation level of your photos.
Before doing any work with your images, make a backup copy first to ensure that you don't lose any of your holiday memories.
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Would you pay $15 for a rubber band? How about $20 for a real lens from www.lensforiphone.com
The Macro Cell Lens Band is a strap-on macro lens that fits over a user’s smartphone camera allowing them to shoot incredibly detailed (and occasionally uncomfortable) close-up shots of any doodad, thingamajig, ant’s face or eyeball they deem worthy of taking up precious phone memory.
The product’s design is ingenious in its simplicity for it’s really no more than a super-durable rubberband with a plastic lens stuck in in the middle. Users need only strap-on the rubberband so that the embedded macro lens is positioned over their smartphone’s lens and will then be able to shoot the tiniest details. When not in use, the band can be worn around the wrist or wrapped around a credit card and put in your wallet for safe keeping.
We fastened the Macro Cell Lens Band onto an iPhone 4s and took a few shots around the PSFK office and were all pleasantly surprised by the quality of the close-ups the lens produces. Click on the photos below and let us know what you think.
Macro Cell Lens Band will run you only $15 and shouldn’t be overlooked as a potential stocking stuffer this holiday season.
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2011年12月1日 星期四
Now this is how a lens attachment should be done.
I take a fair amount of photos with my iPhone, both because of its quality, and the fact that it’s always on me. However, when I want to make sure I’m getting the best shot, I pull out my DSLR. But would something like the iPhone Lens Dial change my mind?
The price of $249.
The device, called the iPhone Lens Dial, allows users to take photos with either of three lenses – telephoto, fish eye and wide-angle lenses.It is a slim 10oz clip-on case made of aircraft-grade aluminium that comes equipped with two tripod mounts for portrait or landscape shots, the Daily Mail reported.
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I came across this thing. It's a silly bulgy lens dial for your camera. I don't know about you, but I would much rather have the magnetic mount, and keep my beautiful iPhone as it. This thing costs a whopping $249. Get my lens set for $55 + a free stylus pen too!!
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