Favorite Photo Apps for your Smart Phone....

[Chicago Jake]

I know Simon is a fan of Instagram. I've had some fun with Retro Camera and Pixlr-o-matic. But there are lots of other smart phone apps out there. What are your favorites? Convince the rest of us to check them out!

[Ardbeg... innit]

Wired magazine has a great article on this topic in the current issue.

Their list of top apps (all for iPhone) PhotoForge2, Average Camera Pro, Photosynth, LensFlare

Link

[Chicago Jake]

Another question: how long before we'll be able to run apps like this on a REAL camera? I'm not familiar with any dSLR models that run Android, but such a beast could probably be made. It wouldn't need the cell-phone part, just the computer part. Then you could have excellent imaging AND in-camera processing.

[Ardbeg... innit]

That is a great idea

[Irish Stu]

As well as Instagram in my iPhone I love Hipstamatic. Rather than applying filters after you have taken your pictures it allows you to apply different flashes and film types before you take the shot. I love some of the results I get :

[Chicago Jake]

Jun 15, 2012 9:32:31 GMT -6 Chicago Jake said:

Another question: how long before we'll be able to run apps like this on a REAL camera? I'm not familiar with any dSLR models that run Android, but such a beast could probably be made. It wouldn't need the cell-phone part, just the computer part. Then you could have excellent imaging AND in-camera processing.

I guess it was only a matter of time!

Nikon is following Polaroid's lead with a new pocket camera loaded with Google's Android mobile OS, giving you a high-powered pocket camera with smartphone-like capabilities, minus the phone. Unlike Polaroid, which has yet to release the SC1630 point-and-shoot camera since its January unveiling, Nikon has set a release date for the 16-megapixel Wi-Fi-enabled Nikon Coolpix S800c.

The new Nikon device works just like a normal pocket camera, but runs Android 2.3 Gingerbread with full access to Google Play. So when you're not grabbing shots of last night's adventures or your kid's soccer game, you can play a round of Cut the Rope or read a Kindle e-book. The S800c doesn't include smartphone functionality so you have to rely on a Wi-Fi connection to upload photos to Facebook or check your e-mail.

www.pcworld.com/article/261246/nikon_to_release_androidpowered_coolpix_camera.html

[Chicago Jake]

And now Samsung gets into the act with another Android powered camera - with a 21x zoom!

news.cnet.com/8301-1035_3-57502333-94/samsung-bets-on-android-powered-networked-camera/