Update: ProCamera just released an update, version 2.5, which added some exiting features.
If you have an iPhone 3GS, the most important new features are video recording from within ProCamera as well as a Photo Compass. Two very useful features, indeed.
But to me, it’s sometimes the small things that matter much more. The feature I missed the most was to auto-save pictures – too often, I simply forgot to save my pictures using the background save. While at it, they also added a Grid overlay (Great!), a variable timer (ProCamera is my app-of-choice for taking “iTripod” pictures) and also to get rid of the Zoom buttons, since I never use digital zoom.
Overall, a great program has been made even more powerful — it remains our camera replacement of choice and a solid Editor’s Pick!
Let’s face it – the iPhone camera is not that great. We all hope for something better once iPhone 3.0 comes out.
In the meantime, there is some help. Pro Camera is one application with advanced features compared to the regular camera app and it has become my new default camera application. First of all, it supports a very basic image stabilization (in Canon-speak) or vibration reduction (in Nikon-speak): it utilizes the accelerometer to help you level your shots before you take them and has an user-definable anti-shake delay function so it won’t capture your shot until you hold your iPhone still. The results are noticeably better as you can see from the 100% crop from two images taken in my home office.
ProCamera also includes a timer for delayed shots or self-portraits. In addition, as is also visible in the image above, it applies color temperature correction to your shots, which makes them look a bit cooler. This might not be to everyone’s liking, but can be changed in Photogene (see our review) on the iPhone or your favorite photo editor on your PC or Mac.
One feature that takes getting used to is the background save function. While it’s great to have a buffer, so you can keep snapping pictures and don’t have to wait for every photo to be saved before being able to shoot again, you have to wait until the last photo has been saved before you can quit the app. Quit the application too early and you lose all the photos that have not been saved yet. I wish there was a warning when you try to quit before all pictures are saved. Fortunately, there’s a setting to turn this off, if you do not like photo buffering.
Price: $2.99 from iTunes.
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