Life in LoFi: iPhoneography

Updated: 09.02.10

The new iPhone 4 brings a better, 5MP camera to iPhoneography. How do your favorite iPhone photo apps work with the new hardware and the new iOS 4? I found that many of them work surprisingly well on the iPhone 4.

Some apps have already been updated to take advantage of the auto-focus camera introduced with the iPhone 3GS and many apps have recently been updated for iOS 4 compatibility.

Life In LoFi has created this searchable chart which lists how many of the popular photo apps (and even a few obscure ones) work with the new iPhone 4 and the new OS. The table also lists the maximum output resolutions and if there are any other known issues with the app. This isn’t necessarily an indication of how the apps will perform in iOS 4 on an older device, but how they perform on the iPhone 4.

See how your favorites fared below, after the jump.

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The iPhone 4 Black Screen bug, shown in Camera+

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I love my new iPhone 4. The device itself is fast and solid. Upgrading from my old 2G was amazingly easy and nearly all of my apps play nice with the new phone. However, I’ve been experiencing an issue when using some non-Apple camera apps on the iPhone 4. The screen locks up on the black closed shutter if the app uses the built-in flash. See the above image for the “Shutter Bug”.

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Camera Genius
Version 2.0

Bottom Line: Once the best camera replacement app available, others have now surpassed it in features. Still a very good camera.

Camera Genius

Camera Genius by CodeGoo hit version 2.0 this week. Overall, Camera Genius has been a solid app for me, this update included. The version 2.0 update adds video for iPhone 2G and 3G. Unfortunately, I think Camera Genius has been leapfrogged by ProCamera and Camera Plus Pro in terms of functionality, features, power and usability. It’s still a very good app and it does many things well. If it’s your camera app of choice, you’ll be pleased with this update. But despite its features, it now lags behind other camera apps currently available.

What I think of Camera Genius’ big new feature, video for all iPhones, is below. Read on.

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December 4, 2009
Kapa’a, Hawaii

It could have been anywhere, really. It just happened to be a few miles before tomorrow. The presentation of this flour-free chocolate cake was as delicious as the dessert itself.

"Just Dessert"

Toolbox: Camera Genius, Perfectly Clear, TiltShift Generator

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Snapture

Snapture
Version 2.0

Bottom Line: Recommend!

Long before the App Store, Snapture by SnaptureLabs was the premier camera app for jailbroken iPhones. Even back then, Snapture had features that camera apps in The Store are only now catching up to. Of course, being free at the time of the constraints of Apple’s approved APIs probably helped. My friends were jealous of the true digital zoom and the level guide that I was able to use in my camera.

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November 14, 2009
The Stockyards
Fort Worth, Texas

The Hotel Texas

Toolbox: CameraGenius, Photogene

I love neon and I love The Stockyards in Fort Worth. It’s what you think of Texas if you’re not from Texas, except the livestock here is mostly for show now. Main and Exchange is pretty much tourist central or bachelorette party-ville. The further you get away from Main Street, the bars get better, I think. One of the best bars I’ve ever been to was across the street from Hotel Texas. For a northside bar, it was pricey to get in to. The bar itself was in an old, old building, even by Fort Worth standards. It was a smoky little place about the size of two boxcars and was the only place in the Stockyards where you’d hear the band play old Bob Wills and Hank Senior songs.

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Camera Genius

Camera Genius
Version 1.7

Bottom Line: Essential!

It’s been a while since I reviewed Camera Genius by CodeGoo. Since then, it is on its third big revision and I thought this would be a good opportunity to revisit my review.

Camera Genius 1.7 is the best camera replacement app available in the App Store. It adds great functionality and features to the iPhone’s camera, especially if you have an older 3G or 2G iPhone. It’s powerful yet easy to use. It works on all iPhone models and supports auto-focus on the 3GS. Importantly, all the features in Camera Genius work as advertised.

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November 18, 2009

Today was my every-five-week hair day. When you have a hairline like mine (or lack of), it’s really more difficult to keep it looking good, in spite of the reduced amount of source material to maintain.

Sonia, another stylist, wasn’t in today, but the door to her room was ajar and the lights were off. From inside, this new machine sat silently blinking and lights were spinning. It was very Star Trek in its appearance (the J.J. Abrams movie, not the 60′s TV show). Some sort of Electro-something-something device. All I knew was that the lights were blinking and pretty. I snuck in, got my photo, and just as quickly snuck back out of Room Zero.

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"Room Zero"

Toolbox: Camera Genius, ColorKit, FocalLab