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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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