I'm often impressed by the photos I get out of my little iPhone. It's not a pro-level DSLR for sure, but for quick, off-the-cuff snapshots, it does a very good job.I'm not alone in my belief. Computerworld's analysis of current Flickr Data shows that the iPhone is their most popular camera phone. Part of that is the novelty of the iPhone, undoubtedly. Owners continue to relish any excuse to whip them out.
The other is ease of posting a photo to Flickr. Once you've added your special Flickr email address to your contact list, sharing a photo is a snap. Tap it once, tap "Email photo," enter the first few letters of your Flickr email address and hit Send. Done.
While we're on the subject, I'll offer my tip for taking decent iPhone photos. Unlike nearly every other camera ever made, the iPhone exposes an image when the "shutter button" is released, not depressed. With that in mind, here's the three step process I follow
- Press and hold the "shutter button"
- Compose the shot
- Release
[Via Ars Technica]
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5-06-2008 @ 9:24AM
Charles said...
Let me give a great big "second" on the tip about the shutter. Once I understood that tid-bit, my photo taking improved dramatically.
When can I get a camera with a self-timer?
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5-06-2008 @ 10:37AM
SwissFreek said...
Furthermore, before moving the phone again (while taking a picture), wait for the "shutter" to snap completely shut, to avoid getting a blurry shot as you move to put the phone back in your pocket.
5-06-2008 @ 9:48AM
Cleve said...
This news was posted last week and stolen by Ars. Nice work
http://blogs.computerworld.com/iphone_most_popular_cameraphone_on_flickr
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5-06-2008 @ 10:14AM
Saxon said...
Ooh, yikes. Even took their image instead of making a new one.
Nice tip about the shutter though.
5-06-2008 @ 10:56AM
Michael R Johnson said...
This may not be "new" news, but I wouldn't throw around the accusation of plagiarism that lightly. That chart is generated by Flickr, and anyone could take a snapshot of it. It's *most* likely TUAW grabbed that image from Flickr itself, not from ComputerWorld.
5-06-2008 @ 9:50AM
hayzoos said...
uPoze, iFlickr or Pushr will automatically upload photos you take to Flickr.
Just my 2 cents.
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5-06-2008 @ 10:55AM
Chandler said...
Also, use iPhlickr (www.iPhlickr.com) to browse Flickr from your iPhone.
5-06-2008 @ 10:26AM
DanMacMan said...
"It's not a pro-level DSLR for sure, but for quick, off-the-cuff snapshots, it does a very good job."
I would agree, but with one caveat - you need good lighting.
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5-06-2008 @ 10:48AM
psxp said...
thanks for the tip on the shutter.. no wonder my pics suck
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5-06-2008 @ 11:51AM
friko said...
The irony is that all those camera phones are better than the iPhone.
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5-06-2008 @ 12:25PM
Zak said...
Thanks for the tip on the shutter button - it never occurred to me to hold it down while aiming.
5-06-2008 @ 12:33PM
Raul said...
This is similar to the news about Google reporting more hits from iPhone than other mobile devices. I tried upoze, iFlickr and pushr but MobileFlickr comes on top for ease of use and plugging into flickr.
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5-06-2008 @ 1:23PM
Laurence said...
The stats are also a little unfair. There's only one model of iPhone, whereas there are multiple models of the other brands. I wonder how it would change if it was brand-vs-brand, not model vs. model.
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5-06-2008 @ 1:34PM
tys said...
I rarely use my "real" camera anymore.
I like that I can take photos and then email them right from the iPhone to my Flickr page.
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5-06-2008 @ 1:56PM
Joe Lazarus said...
While I wouldn't be surprised if the iPhone is the most popular camera phone on Flickr, the data you're using could be misleading. In order for photos to be counted in the Flickr camera charts, they must include accurate EXIF data. Not all camera phones include EXIF when uploading to Flickr. For example, hardly any Treo photos are counted in the analysis. The iPhone numbers could also be understated.
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5-06-2008 @ 2:02PM
me said...
Most popular? probably yes, due to its easy connectivity.
Best camera phone? Not by far! Not even close. I have used many camera phones in the last couple of years and iPhone is the worst. Don't get me wrong; I love my iPhone. But let's be fair; it's camera is simply awful.
As a heavy DSLR user, I have to say using the words DSLR and iPhone's camera in the same sentence is quite obscured.
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