5 THINGS YOU DIDN'T KNOW YOUR PHONE CAMERA COULD DO:NO 4 WOULD DEFINITELY SHOCK YOU.
As the day passes, phone cameras have repeatedly become more sophisticated with amazing features causing a shift in the landscape of photography. Digital Single-Lens Reflex (DSLRs),indie filmmakers and amateurs are now shooting everything from feature-length dramas to music videos.Interestingly, advanced features and loads of free editing software inclusive, undoubtedly the phone camera may become the lens of tomorrow.
Let's look at five amazing things you didn't know your Phone Camera could do.
1) EFFECTIVELY SCAN DOCUMENTS
Oh yes, I bet you didn't know that scanning paper documents as PDFs is convenient, but the scanner itself can be a real ordeal. The scanners on your traditional printers can be slow and pretty tough to use and scanning large bundles at a print shop can cost you pretty much.
However, there are apps, such as Evernote Scannable and Genius Scan that convert hard copies into a digital format using your phone camera. It's possible you scan multiple pages and include them in the same document, a convenience that used to be close to impossible.
Adobe recently launched it's own stellar app that scans physical documents with your smartphone's camera and turns them into PDFs. Just point your iphone or Android's camera at a document, and the app will automatically scan it for text using Optical Character Recognition (OCR) and save it as a PDF file. Android users have another option. Aside from cloud storage, the Google Drive app has document.
2) TRANSLATE LANGUAGE
When the word lens app hit the market a few years ago, users were astonished by the ability to "read" signs in foreign languages. The app even used the same font and style in its visual translation. This magical technology was later scooped up by Google, which has made it a part of the broader Google translate app.
Other services use the same gimmick, helping you translate menus and signage from wildly different writing systems into your own romanized alphabet, all using your camera phone. But the standard, for now, is still the free Google app.
3) WINE DESCRIPTION
Your love for wine just got better with this. Although wine is a complicated beverage, there is so much to know a given year, vinter and vintage. In the past, wine aficionados had to memorize all that information or refer to a book. However, now you can learn about a particular label at a glance, thanks to the vivino app.
All you need to do is to scan the wine's label, and you'll find out everything there is to know, including personalized recommendations. You'll be hard-pressed to find a bottle that isn't included. Interestingly, Vivino has a database of more than three million wines.
4) ADDITIONAL LENS
Phone cameras have become overly sophisticated and having almost all the features as a DSLR camera. In recent times we've had Fish-eye lens, telephoto lens and more. This phone lens allows you perform the same function as with a professional camera offering variety of options and quality photos.
5) SECURITY CAMERA
When you upgrade to a new smartphone, you usually are faced with a difficult question: What do you do with your older model? well, one option is to repurpose it as motion activated security camera. The manything app uses your smartphone camera to monitor your pets, your home, your kids, or whatever else needs a watchful eye.
Manyhing has programmable motion detection zones, cloud-based DVR, time-lapse and live streaming.All you need is another device with manything installed (To use it as your remote viewer and controller) and you will have a low-cost, around-the-clock syrveillance system.
stayed tuned guys for more amazing phone camera tips.
Let's look at five amazing things you didn't know your Phone Camera could do.
1) EFFECTIVELY SCAN DOCUMENTS
Oh yes, I bet you didn't know that scanning paper documents as PDFs is convenient, but the scanner itself can be a real ordeal. The scanners on your traditional printers can be slow and pretty tough to use and scanning large bundles at a print shop can cost you pretty much.
However, there are apps, such as Evernote Scannable and Genius Scan that convert hard copies into a digital format using your phone camera. It's possible you scan multiple pages and include them in the same document, a convenience that used to be close to impossible.
Adobe recently launched it's own stellar app that scans physical documents with your smartphone's camera and turns them into PDFs. Just point your iphone or Android's camera at a document, and the app will automatically scan it for text using Optical Character Recognition (OCR) and save it as a PDF file. Android users have another option. Aside from cloud storage, the Google Drive app has document.
2) TRANSLATE LANGUAGE
When the word lens app hit the market a few years ago, users were astonished by the ability to "read" signs in foreign languages. The app even used the same font and style in its visual translation. This magical technology was later scooped up by Google, which has made it a part of the broader Google translate app.
Other services use the same gimmick, helping you translate menus and signage from wildly different writing systems into your own romanized alphabet, all using your camera phone. But the standard, for now, is still the free Google app.
3) WINE DESCRIPTION
Your love for wine just got better with this. Although wine is a complicated beverage, there is so much to know a given year, vinter and vintage. In the past, wine aficionados had to memorize all that information or refer to a book. However, now you can learn about a particular label at a glance, thanks to the vivino app.
All you need to do is to scan the wine's label, and you'll find out everything there is to know, including personalized recommendations. You'll be hard-pressed to find a bottle that isn't included. Interestingly, Vivino has a database of more than three million wines.
4) ADDITIONAL LENS
Phone cameras have become overly sophisticated and having almost all the features as a DSLR camera. In recent times we've had Fish-eye lens, telephoto lens and more. This phone lens allows you perform the same function as with a professional camera offering variety of options and quality photos.
5) SECURITY CAMERA
When you upgrade to a new smartphone, you usually are faced with a difficult question: What do you do with your older model? well, one option is to repurpose it as motion activated security camera. The manything app uses your smartphone camera to monitor your pets, your home, your kids, or whatever else needs a watchful eye.
Manyhing has programmable motion detection zones, cloud-based DVR, time-lapse and live streaming.All you need is another device with manything installed (To use it as your remote viewer and controller) and you will have a low-cost, around-the-clock syrveillance system.
stayed tuned guys for more amazing phone camera tips.