I own a bunch of cameras. My primary camera is the Canon xsi, but I also own a Canon point and shoot and a camera that is water resistant. But my new favorite camera is the one on my IPhone 4s.
On my December trip to Disney I took my DSLR and my Iphone, I left the point and shoot at home in favor of the Iphone. From the bit of testing I had done with it I knew it took good pictures and since it's my phone I always have it with me. While there were a few pictures that I had issues with, I also found that the Iphone was always with me and handy and that makes a big difference.
So for this week, I'm going to suggest the Iphone 4s (I hear the Iphone 4 has a pretty good camera too). I'm also going to suggest that you practice with it a bit and maybe get a tripod for it if you want to stretch your photography skills.
Showing posts with label iphone. Show all posts
Showing posts with label iphone. Show all posts
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Wednesday, October 13, 2010
Iphone App Review: Snapfish
Not too long ago I downloaded the Snapfish App for the Iphone and I love it! If you use Snapfish this is a FANTASTIC way to access your photos. The App gives easy access to all of your photos, and your friends photos on Snapfish. You know those times when you're talking about a trip and wish you had the picture of the really nasty bathroom you saw in Russia, well you can access it on your iphone.
Once you're signed in it's easy to use. You have the option of viewing "Your Albums" or "Friends Albums." Then it lists your albums from the most recent to the oldest - as they are listed in your snapfish account.
After that you are given thumbnails so you can choose to look as specific photos or create a slideshow from the folder.
The app also has a function to take pictures and also to upload them to a new or existing album on snapfish.
My biggest complaint would be that it can be slow at loading up the list of folders in the albums. Otherwise, it's a handy way to view your photos at snapfish when you're away from the computer. I highly recommend it to those who are using snapfish.
Once you're signed in it's easy to use. You have the option of viewing "Your Albums" or "Friends Albums." Then it lists your albums from the most recent to the oldest - as they are listed in your snapfish account.
After that you are given thumbnails so you can choose to look as specific photos or create a slideshow from the folder.
The app also has a function to take pictures and also to upload them to a new or existing album on snapfish.
My biggest complaint would be that it can be slow at loading up the list of folders in the albums. Otherwise, it's a handy way to view your photos at snapfish when you're away from the computer. I highly recommend it to those who are using snapfish.
Wednesday, April 21, 2010
Solio Iphone Charger
Right after Christmas I got the Solio Iphone solar charger. It touted that you could have extra power for your Iphone by charging the solar charger with either the sun or your computer. It sounded great, but in the end it's a complete dud!
The first problem is that it takes around 20 hours of direct sun light to fully charge, but since you can charge through your computer I was able to get over that. I ended up never charging with the sun - winter on Long Island isn't known for long sunny days. But the device was still quite usable until it started to provide less and less power for my iphone, about 3/4 of power instead of full power.
After 3 months I charged it from my computer fully before my trip to Washington DC. While in Washington I needed to charge my cell phone, well the solio charger provided no power to my iphone.
When I returned home I sent an email to Solio explaining the situation. The first question they asked was what wire I was using - the one that came with it was my response. My next email told me that I needed the updated wire, they gave me a discount code, but I was still paying money and shipping for a new wire (which looked exactly the same as the one I had and the website link provided no information on it) for a 3 month old device. Seriously??? If the charger was a year old I could see needing an updated wire or something, but 3 months? And it's not cheap, at $80 it's at the high end of chargers prices. I was NOT happy. I packed up the charger and went to the Apple store and returned it, Apple gave me a store credit. Not perfect, but then again it was 3 months later. Now i'll buy a new charger, but will do a little more research first.
Incase you were wondering. No, I do not recommend this to anyone.
The first problem is that it takes around 20 hours of direct sun light to fully charge, but since you can charge through your computer I was able to get over that. I ended up never charging with the sun - winter on Long Island isn't known for long sunny days. But the device was still quite usable until it started to provide less and less power for my iphone, about 3/4 of power instead of full power.
After 3 months I charged it from my computer fully before my trip to Washington DC. While in Washington I needed to charge my cell phone, well the solio charger provided no power to my iphone.
When I returned home I sent an email to Solio explaining the situation. The first question they asked was what wire I was using - the one that came with it was my response. My next email told me that I needed the updated wire, they gave me a discount code, but I was still paying money and shipping for a new wire (which looked exactly the same as the one I had and the website link provided no information on it) for a 3 month old device. Seriously??? If the charger was a year old I could see needing an updated wire or something, but 3 months? And it's not cheap, at $80 it's at the high end of chargers prices. I was NOT happy. I packed up the charger and went to the Apple store and returned it, Apple gave me a store credit. Not perfect, but then again it was 3 months later. Now i'll buy a new charger, but will do a little more research first.
Incase you were wondering. No, I do not recommend this to anyone.
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