5 iPhone Apps For Better Photos And Videos
If you’re still using the basic camera app on your iPhone, you’re doing it wrong. The tool gives you one option in video mode: focus. Want to zoom? Forget it. You only have access to zoom when you take a picture.
But with a seemingly endless number of camera enhancement apps on the market, it can be hard to determine which apps actually help you take better photos and video with your iPhone, instead of just covering up your stellar camerawork with effects.
Here are five apps on the market that will make you abandon that rusty camera app that came pre-installed on your iPhone. Some apps in this list are perfect for the novice who just wants a bit more flexibility, while others were made for the professional photographer or videographer who just happens to have left the DSLR or HD video equipment at home.
With these apps, you’ll have the ability to adjust exposure, increase camera stability and set self-timers. You’ll capture 360-degree panoramas, zoom while you shoot video and adjust shutter speed, helping you take better photos with every click.
Rating: 4.5 stars
Price: FREE
If you want a powerful tool that packs the basics of a DSLR into your phone, get Camera Awesome from Smug Mug.
It’s got everything. Extra grids, multiple timer and "burst" shooting effects and a horizon tool that helps you keep your camera level. Furthermore, you can set up a timer and interval shots. Set up one function to ease camera shake, and another to shoot multiple photos at two different speeds with one click in “Burst” mode. You can even lock your white balance while shooting video. When you’re done, you can add one of nine effects filters.
Rating: 4.5 stars
Price: $0.99
The only app of its kind and developed by Cogitap Software, Slow Shutter Cam allows you to control the shutter speed on the iPhone camera.
It has three capture modes, and also adjusts aperture/light sensitivity, something you may have thought you could only do on a DSLR. You can also choose to turn the flash on permanently, like you can when shooting video, to help expose darker images.
3. 360 Panorama
Rating: 4.5 stars
Price: $0.99
This neat app made by Occipital lets you take 360-degree panorama photos, and stitches everything together for you. It doesn’t do a perfect job, but the app is fast and convenient. The seamless integration with social media makes it perfect for sharing your experience with others.
Interior designers should be all over this.
4. Fast Camera
Rating: 4 stars
Price: $1.99
Fast Camera from i4software does just what it sounds like: It takes pictures really fast — 800 per minute, up to 1,000 rapid fire images shot in a continuous shooting mode.
The app works with both front and back cameras. You can adjust the delay between shots, set a picture limit, a timer and export your pictures as a video.
Perfect for sports or taking pictures of kids who just won’t sit still. Caution against putting over 700 pics in any one folder — the app sometimes has trouble and crashes.
Rating: 4.5 stars
Price: $2.99
Camera Genius from Code Goo lets you geotag your photos as you take them and instantly share with friends.
It’s perfect for the novice who wants to get the most out of the iPhone’s powerful camera, without being overwhelmed by options.
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