Spotlight: iPhone as a companion to DSLR photographers

by Veit on 07/02/2009

No matter what you think about the iPhone’s camera, the iPhone itself is a great companion when you take your expensive gear out into the field. Here’s a list of our favorite iPhone companion apps:

Helios Sun Position Calculator @ iphonephotovideo.com iphone photo video iPod touch iTouch iCamera1. Helios Sun Position Calculator
[...]Helios released an update to its Helios Sun Position Calculator, an iPhone app that allows you to predict the position of the sun at a specific time and how that may influence what you plan to shoot. It works everywhere on the planet[...]

iBird Companion App AppStore @ iphonephotovideo.com iphone photo video iPod touch iTouch iCamera2. iBird – A truly stunning guide for bird photographers
[...]iBird is one of the top rated reference apps in the AppStore and it shows immediately why. In short, this app is simply stunning. The visuals are great and I have never seen an app with as much depth of features as this application has.[...]

PhotoCalc DOF, Flash Exposure, Solar Calculator and a reference module @ iphonephotovideo.com iphone photo video iPod touch iTouch iCamera3. PhotoCalc a handy companion for DSLR shooters
[...]Recently, I purchased PhotoCalc from iTunes and am happy to report that it found a permanent place on my iPhone. PhotoCalc contains 4 major components: DOF, Flash Exposure, Solar Calculator and a reference module[...]

Handi Canon 5D camera manuals @ iphonephotovideo.com iphone photo video iPod touch iTouch iCamera4. Take your camera manual with you on your iPhone
Another burgeoning kind of photography companion apps are camera manuals, with the appeal being that rather than schlepping voluminous camera instruction manuals with you just take them with you on the iPhone.[...]

HDR companion DSLR shooter @ iphonephotovideo.com iphone photo video iPod touch iTouch iCamera5. HDR: iPhone a great companion for DSRL shooters
Contrary to the iPhone being a lousy HDR camera platform, the iPhone is a good companion when you head out with your DSLR to capture HDR images. Why? [...]

A full list of all the companion apps we reviewed can be found here.

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