Getting a tip on an interesting new iPhone app is always a good way to start the day. This morning I got a very good tip from my friends over at KRAPPS. They pointed me in the direction of the new Legend Camera app “ and it ‘s quite a neat, and free, camera application with a lot of very nice features that you don ‘t get in the iPhone ‘s built-in camera app.
As you can see in the screencap above, its features include: digital zoom (up to 6X), voice shoot (use your voice to tell it when to snap a pic), anti-shake mode, timer shoot (set to 10 seconds by default), and options to transfer photos via WiFi, Bluetooth and email.
I ‘ve been messing around with Legend Camera for a while this morning (annoying my dog as usual) and I mostly like the app, though it has a few places where it could be improved.
The app ‘s strength is its features “ some of which seem unique. Or at least I do not recall seeing any other apps that offer voice control to shoot, and none that offer that plus timer mode and anti-shake mode.
I also like it ‘s popup menu at the bottom left of its screen “ which gives easy access to all its features.
I tried out each of the new features and they all work. I ‘m honestly not a good enough photographer to tell you how much help the anti-shake mode is in terms of the quality of image you get, but I like it; and the timer mode is obviously a super handy feature to have.
For me, the weaknesses of the app in its 1.0 version are that a few of the features are not as nicely executed and are a little awkward to work with. For instance
- Using ‘voice shoot ‘ mode still requires a tap on the shutter button to be ready to snap. A small thing maybe, but I think this would be much neater if this mode could just be toggled on and off, and when turned on be instantly active.
- The Transfer over WiFi works OK from iPhone to PC via a web server within the app “ but selection of pictures to transfer is awkward, with very little indication given of how to select, and when an item is selected. It ‘s also a bit confusing that during the image selection process you need to hit ‘Cancel ‘ to finalize your picks.
- There is also no toggle to turn the app ‘s web server (which it uses for WiFi transfers) on and off, as is standard with every other app I ‘ve seen that uses a web server.
Those are my only “ relatively small “ complaints about the app.
Overall, I think Legend Camera looks like another very good alternative to the feature-poor built-in iPhone camera app, and a free one as well. 🙂
You can find Legend Camera in the App Store now, HERE.
UPDATE: Looks like the app ‘s price has been changed awful quickly this morning “ from free to $0.99. It was definitely free when I saw it and grabbed it earlier:
Still well worth a look at $0.99 though, IMO.
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