Tripod Camera is a multifunctional camera application containing features such as; Anti-Tilt, Anti-Shake, Timer, Full Screen Shutter, Vibrate mode, Fast Saving, 4x Digital Zoom, Tap-to-Focus (3GS only) and the ability to share photos.

In the settings of the application, you are able to turn on/off Anti-Tilt, Anti-Tilt, Anti-Shake, Time, Full Screen Shutter, Vibrate mode and Fast Saving. Each of these option have great descriptions in the settings… props for that!

On the main photo screen you are able to take a picture, zoom in on an image (1x – 4x digit zoom) and preview photos. When you are previewing photos you can easily share them on twitter, facebook, momo or via email. There is also a Tap-to-Focus option (3GS only) that can be enabled/disabled in the stock Settings application under the Tripod Camera option.

I found the Anti-tilt feature to work really well actually, all the features worked really well. I had a little trouble figuring out how the Anti-Shake feature worked but, that was total user error. You have to actually touch the Snap button and then it will automatically take the picture as soon as your iPhone is steady. I keep just waiting for it to take the picture without tapping the Snap button. My bad!

I also like the little features this app contains such as the hand at the top of the screen that tells you when your device is steady. It also displays the current zoom level and if you have a specific option turned on such as the Full Screen Shutter option.

Overall, Tripod Camera is a very nicely deigned and extrememly user friendly application. One of the better camera apps I have reviewed.

It is currently on sale for an introductory price of $1.99.

Feature Descriptions:
• Anti-Tilt – On the anti-tilt mode, your photos automatically become parallel to the horizon.
• Anti-Shake - Anti-shake detects the movement of your device and takes photo when it’s steady.
• Full Screen Shutter – The whole screen becomes shutter. Touch anywhere to take a photo.
• Vibrate mode – Your device will vibrate at snap
• Timer – Gives 10 second interval to snap. Time cannot be used with the anti-shake option enabled
• Fast Saving – Shortens processing time by bringing down the size of photos. Your photos will be saved as 640×480px which is suitable for web/email.
• Digital Zoom – 1x – 4x digital zoom in increments of .2 (1.2, 1.4, 1.6… )
• Sharing – Share your photos on twitter, facebook, momo or via email.
• Tap-to-Focus – This feature is only available for the iPhone 3GS and can be enabled in the stock Settings application under the Tripod Camera option.

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App Store Description:

Take leveled, clear photos with your iPhone just like when you’re using a tripod. On the anti-tilt mode, your photos automatically become parallel to the horizon. Anti-shake detects the movement of your device and takes photo when it’s steady.
• Anti-tilt
• Anti-shake

The whole screen becomes shutter. Touch anywhere to take a photo.
• Full screen shutter

Tripod Camera gives you up to 4x digital zoom.
• 1-4x digital zoom

The basic camera features are also provided.
• timer
• vibrate when snap
• preview
• tap-to-focus (iPhone 3GS only)

Share your photos with friends. You can directly send or publish your photos from Tripod Camera.
• email
• Twitter
• Facebook
• momo (momo is a free personal memo application for web that helps you organize your life scraps. Visit http://momolog.com to learn more.)

tip. “Tap-to-focus” setting is disabled as default on iPhone 3GS. Go to “Settings” on the home screen, and enable the focus option under Tripod Camera.

1Shoot is a Camera application that gives you three shot options; Steady, Touch and Timer.

A double-tap on the screen will bring you to the menu. Here you will find the three shot options (Timer, Touch and Steady). In the Timer mode you have two pre-set times available to choose from; 5 seconds and 10 seconds. The Steady option also has two modes to choose from regular and car mode.

Once you take a picture, the image is added to the bottom of the screen as a thumbnail. You can view the full size image by tapping on the thumbnail once. If you decide you would like to keep one of the photos, you can save it to your Camera Roll by double-tapping it. You can easy delete an image my tapping, holding and dragging the image out of the photo slider.

There are a few things I really like about this application; I like that the Touch mode allows you to tap anywhere on the screen to take a picture, I like that when in Timer mode, the timer doesn’t start until you tap on the screen and then it starts to count down and I like that you can pause any of the shot modes by quickly tapping on the icon in the upper left corner.

There are a few things I would still like to see in the app; a Save All button would be nice so that you could quickly save all the images instead of having to select them all and it would be nice if it saved the image thumbnails when you close and reopen the application.

Other than that, the application has a nice design and with some practice, the interface is fun to use. Check out the App Store Description below for more info and instructions for 1Shoot.

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App Store Description:

Take your photos in a different way! Photos are not saved to camera roll immediately. They are kept at the bottom of the screen (see screenshot below) where you will be able to review them before saving or throwing it away. No need to hurry up, just keep shooting and decide later.

Shoot modes are:
• Steady: photo is triggered by iPhone accelerometer
• Touch: tap anywhere on the screen
• Timer: 5 or 10 seconds countdown

— Instructions —

• Steady mode
Point the phone and hold it steady until the photo is taken. Keep it steady if you want further photos of the same target. Move it after the photo is taken to change target. There is a “car mode” to use on the road leaving you phone in a stand.

• Touch mode
Point the phone and tap the screen to take the photo. Use a short and fast tap trying not to move the phone.

• Timer mode
Choose your time, 5 or 10 seconds, then put the phone in some safe and solid place, tap the screen to start the countdown and go to occupy your place in the picture. Photo is taken when the countdown finishes.

• How to change mode
2 taps on screen ➟ menu
1 tap on menu buttons ➟ make your selection
1 tap on top-left badge ➟ pause/resume

• Photo slider
Swipe the slider left or right to see all taken photos.

2 taps on thumbnail ➟ save to camera roll
1 tap on thumbnail ➟ photo preview (tap the photo to dismiss)
1 tap and hold until the thumbnail changes its size, then drag out the slider ➟ remove the photo

— Support —
Got a question? Please, send us a message to 1Shoot@wuonm.com with your question, suggestion or complain. We’ll do our best to help you quickly.

Many of you are probably familiar with qTweeter, a very unique twitter and facebook client. We have been doing reviews of qTweeter for quite a while now. Well, it seems that the app has now been released in the App Store under the title qStatus… and still contains many of the same features.

I received an email from the developers that saying that jailbroke version of qTweeter will need some updating in order to function with the 3.1 firmware… which may take some time. However, qStatus it is now available in the App Store. Obviously, you can not slide from the statusbar to launch qStatus but, the app does still contain the features listed below (which some of the features are actually pretty cool… I’ve always liked this application).

-TwitPic Support
-TwitVid Support
-Tweet Shrink
-Tweet long
-Tweet your currently playing music
-Dedicate the current song your playing to your friends
-Customizeable background
-Twitter update sound
-Preview of the image you are uploading
-Post to Facebook and/or Twitter

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App Store Description:

qStatus is the fastest, coolest and most efficient way to update your Twitter and Facebook Status. Below are some of the features:

-TwitPic Support
-TwitVid Support
-Tweet Shrink
-Tweet long
-Tweet your currently playing music
-Dedicate the current song your playing to your friends
-Customizeable background
-Twitter update sound

The beauty of qStatus is its Speed, Efficiency and Flexibility. Once you launch, you can immediately start tweeting and status updating. There is no waiting for tweets to load or buttons to press. It is just straight to the point without having to deal with the distractions of reading other peoples tweets. Once done writing, you can instantaneously post it to Facebook and Twitter or either one.

Music Tweeting is a great way to further express yourself on Twitter and Facebook. So when you are feeling a certain song, posting this to your status is just a few touches away. With qStatus, your Twitter followers and Facebook friends will be able to preview the song and purchase it. How cool is that!!

Another great thing about qStatus is that you are not restricted to 140 characters. There are a few times when you cannot fully express yourself in 140 characters. With our Tweet Long feature, you can fully express yourself and get your message across.

Best of all, qStatus supports TwitPic and TwitVid so you can upload pictures and videos. Unlike other Twitter apps, qStatus does picture uploading in a super cool way with a scaled full preview of your picture. To make uploading pictures faster, we have also put a camera button right in the interface so you can immediately take pictures.

All this great functionality is wrapped in an amazingly cool interface which allows you to put your own custom background.

Q. You put a camcorder on the iPod Nano. Why not on the iPod Touch?
A. Originally, we weren’t exactly sure how to market the Touch. Was it an iPhone without the phone? Was it a pocket computer? What happened was, what customers told us was, they started to see it as a game machine. Because a lot of the games were free on the store. Customers started to tell us, “You don’t know what you’ve got here — it’s a great game machine, with the multitouch screen, the accelerometer, and so on.”

Q. How come the Nano can now record video, but can’t take stills?
A. The sensors for doing video are fairly thin. The sensors for doing a still camera, at much higher pixel resolution — and we’d really like to have autofocus — they are just way too thick to ever fit inside the Nano.

You can view the full interview HERE.

RotoPhoto is a simple yet useful application. Once installed, you are able to rotate any image that is in your Photo Albums. You are then able to save the image back into your Camera Roll.

To rotate an image; just open the application, load an image, use the arrow icon on the lower menu bar to rotate the image and then hit save.

The app worked perfectly and is extremely easy to use. If you are looking for this type of app…I would definitely check this one out. It is only $0.99 and it works great.

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1. Open your stock Photos application.

2. Select your Camera Roll (thought this can be done with any images in your Photo Albums).

3. Select the mail icon in the lower left corner.

4. You will now see the options Share, Copy and Delete on a lower menu bar.

5. Tap on an image you would like to email. This will add a red check mark in the lower right corner of the image.

6. Tap on any additional images you would like to email.

Note: If you use the Share button, you can only choose 5 images however, if you would like to email more than five images, you can select Copy.

7. If you select the Share option, you can then select email and it will open an email with the images in the body of the email.

8. If you select the Copy option, you will then need to close your Pictures application (just tap the Home Button).

9. Open the Mail application and start a new email using the icon in the lower right corner.

10. Tap in the body of the message.

11. Select Paste.

12. All your images will then be pasted into the email.

13. Send email.

TiltShift is an application that allows you stimulate miniatures. “This application simulates a tilt-shift lens that tricks your mind into viewing a photo as a miniature scene like a model railroad for example.” However, it can be used for much more than just simulating miniatures…it allows you to blur parts of your photo giving you the ability to create some depth of field. You do not need to be an expert in photography, or even know what any of the above means, in order to enjoy this application. Trust me, I’m not extremely knowledgeable when it comes to photography terms and what not but, I like that I am able to bring one part of my photo into focus while leaving the rest blurred.

TiltShift allows you to focus/blur areas of a photo using both oval and linear guides. One thing I love about this app is that there are tools that allow you to be really specific on the area you would like to affect. Once you select either the oval or linear guide, you can then choose to have an outline on the guide so that you can move it to the area you would like to affect on your photo. Both the guides are completely adjustable…you can size, rotate, move your guide using multi-touch (two fingers). If you would like to see exactly what the blur looks like, you can select the filled red oval option on the upper menu bar and you can see exactly where the focal point is and how the blur goes out from there…it is a really nice tool. You can also choose to make the outline on the guide disappear so that you can see what the photo will look like with the affect. You can also adjust the intensity of the blur using the slider at the bottom of the screen.

The app comes with a few stock images however you can also choose photos our of your Camera Roll or you can take a picture. Once you have the picture edited to your liking, you can save it. This will save the image to your camera roll.

Overall, a very nice application that allows you to quickly and easily edit your photos.

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QuickTip – When in Safari, you are able to save images from a web page to your iPhone. When you are on a web page, you can tap and hold your finger on any image within that web page and save that image to your iPhone’s Camera Roll. When you hold your finger on an image, you will get a pop-up with the options to Save Image or to Cancel. You will also notice that the image has been highlighted in the web page so you know exactly what is being saved to your iPhone. When you select the Save Image option, that image is then saved to your camera roll…just go into your stock Photos application and select Camera Roll to view the image. This works with any image within a web page be it a photo, a logo, a graphic…as long as it is an image. Overall, a great feature that allows you to email, twitter, or save images for future reference.

On a personal note, I actually used this feature today! I went to a web page that contained a photo that I wanted, I saved the photo to my camera roll (using the process above) and then uploaded the photo to Facebook.

It’s hard at times to choose my favorite hobby. Technology or Food. Gadgets or Gourmet. iPhone or Chocolate Lava Cake. Well, with iFood Assistant, my two loves are merged into one $0.99 app. Ever since I purchased the iPhone, I’ve been on the lookout for a solid native app that would allow me to search recipes, save favorites in a recipe box, and create a shopping list or better yet, integrate with my lists on Remember the Milk. Unfortunately, the search continues (BigOven is the closest so far), even after this attempt from iFood Assistant.

Overview
With iFood Assistant, you can browse recipes, take suggestions for dinner, and view cooking videos. In addition, with a login to kraftfoods.com, you can add items to your shopping list from recipes, as well as store favorites into an online recipe box. If you have a particular idea of what you’re looking for, the search function is available, or you can just roll the dice with the Recipe of the Day. Under the “more” button is a settings menu as well as a grocery store locator.

Yum-O!
Visually, iFood assistant is very easy on the eyes. Menus are well laid out, pictures are vibrant, and each recipe is well organized. Since I usually prep all of my ingredients in advance (mise en place, if you will), I liked seeing the ingredients on one tab and the directions on a separate tab. The ability to add recipes to either your shopping list and/or the recipe box is handy and similar to what I already do with my online account at allrecipes.com. Most of the recipes that I viewed were very simple and easy to follow. I also enjoyed having access to cooking videos, both demonstrational for a recipe (How to make an Enchilada Bake) and for technique (Basic Knife Skills). If Kraft continues to add to their library, this could be a great resource.

A Limited Palette
Unfortunately, iFood Assistant and I didn’t get off to a great start. The program did not load initially, so I chalked it up to a needed restart. Unfortunately, I had the same problem again later, so I’m officially calling it a bit “buggy”. Loading times varied, and this was on WiFi, so I can only imagine what it would be like living on the Edge. However, what frustrated me the most was the rather limited recipe collection. For example, while a search for “salmon” brought up numerous recipes, typing in “tilapia” produced no results. I wondered why, but then I noticed a pattern among all the recipes that came up. Each recipe highlighted one or more Kraft products, and thus, if your recipe doesn’t contain Kraft, I’m betting that your recipe won’t show up here. Plus, there are ads for Kraft products on many pages, including before each video, so I suppose the $0.99 price did not cover an ad-free app.

“Please pack your knives and leave.”
Overall, I really like the interface of iFood Assistant. It’s almost exactly what I would want for a recipe and cooking iPhone native app. Now, all I want are the recipes. The ones that I find online at Allrecipes, Epicurious, and Food Network. Now that I have iFood Assistant, I’ll probably browse through their included recipes every now and then for ideas, and if additional instructional videos are added, I’ll probably check those out as well. For $0.99, you can do the same, but I’d recommend holding off for something more polished from one of the aforementioned sites.

TIP: I use this feature to steal pictures from my friend’s Facebook and Flickr accounts and use them as the photo in their contact info.