The Rise Of The Smartphone – Camera Manufacturers Fight On
As we are all aware more images globally are being taken with mobile phones than cameras and this has been going on for some time. Great news for Apple – US and Samsung – South Korea, of course but it’s a major headache to Canon and Nikon as their sales decline and affect the Japanese economy. "Smartphones are killing cameras across the globe. There is nowhere to hide, no magic country where the market is stable," said Christopher Chute, research vice president at IDC, a global market intelligence firm. "That’s been a huge problem for Japan." Between 2013 and 2014 alone, point-and-shoot sales fell 30 percent, according to Ben Arnold,…
irista from Canon – where every image lives
Canon today reveals irista – an advanced, cloud-based image management platform that allows users to access, enjoy and manage their photo libraries like never before. People today take thousands of digital photographs which have become scattered across multiple devices, irista is built to help curate entire image libraries in one central location. Previously known in beta-form as Project1709, irista makes it easy to find any picture or any memory – regardless of which device it was shot on. The full irista service is now live. People can sign up by visiting: www.irista.com irista has been created around four consumer needs: · Simple to use: Making it quick and easy…
ShutterSnitch – Updated
ShutterSnitch is a great app allowing you to wirelessly transfer images to your iPad from your Eye-Fi card, PTP/IP enabled device or a Canon, Nikon or other file transmitter that supports uploading to an FTP server over your wireless network. This app has just been updated with WebDAV added to locations as well as the addition of a setting to show the network SSID in the status bar. There’s also the facility to sort the filmstrip on rating too now. This is a free update, if you have previously downloaded this app. If not, you can download it here. It retails for $15.99/£10.99 and you can download/update it here. …
EOS Remote – New
EOS Remote is a free application for convenient remote shooting, image browsing, and other operations on Canon EOS SLR cameras with Wi-Fi functionality. As you view live images from the camera in EOS Remote, you can remotely set the focus, adjust shooting values, and release the shutter. You can also browse images on the camera’s memory card, select images, and save them to your device. You can read more about the key features below. This is a free app anad you can download it here. Key Features – Access Wi-Fi–equipped EOS cameras wirelessly over a local network connection. – Remotely adjust shooting values on EOS cameras: Av, Tv, ISO, and…
ShutterSnitch – iOS App – Updated
ShutterSnitch allows you to wirelessly transfer images to your iPad from your Eye-Fi card, Canon, Nikon or other file transmitter that supports uploading to an FTP server over your wireless network. When a JPEG arrives, ShutterSnitch analyzes it and warns you if anything differs from the rules you’ve set up. This is a highly rated app and it’s just been updated see What’s New below, it’s a free download if you’ve already purchased this app, if not, you can do so here – it retails for $15.99/£9.99/Download What’s New • Added a "Zoom to fill screen" browser setting. • Bugfixes.
ShutterSnitch – iOS App Updated
Definitely one of the best photography apps out there, it comes highly recommended by theappwhisperer.com – read our section here on it. ShutterSnitch allows you to wirelessly transfer images to your iPad from your Eye-Fi card, Canon, Nikon or other filetransmitter that supports uploading to an FTP server over your wireless network. This app is available on iPad or iPhone for $15.99/Download here ShutterSnitch has just had a major update, see What’s New below… What’s New • Better multitasking support. (See the settings) • It’s now possible to use the Transmit "mount as disk" feature with the active collection folder. • The thumbnails in the collection overview now represents the…
Our App Of The Day – PhotoMeta For iPad
PhotoMeta 1.0, a brand new iPad app, EXIF, GPS and TIFF metadata tags of any photo are instantly available. The pinch-and-zoom map gives an extra dimension to geotagged photos. PhotoMeta goes the extra mile by supporting camera maker specific metadata (a.k.a. makernotes) for photos of the most popular camera brands, including Canon, Nikon, Olympus and Sony. Any photo available on the iPad is supported: * Photos synced via iTunes * Photos imported with the Camera Connection Kit * Saved photos * Metadata can be extracted from internet photos with the built-in web browser As our App of the Day, all our regular readers know the trailer for this app will…
OnOne Software Update DSLR Camera Remote Professional iPhone Edition
OnOne Software now have three iOS DSL Camera Remote Professional apps in the app store, these include one full iPhone version, one lite iPhone version and an iPad HD edition too. OnOne have just updated the iPhone versions and we have detailed what’s included below. This app allows you to connect your camera to a WiFi enabled computer so that you can instantly adjust its settings, fire the shutter, review images, get a live viewfinder preview, even start video recording (in-app purchase required) using your Apple iOS device. With its advanced bracketing and intervalometers, makes shooting for animation and HDR incredibly simple. What’s New Added support for new cameras •…
Canon Lenses New iPhone App
The Canon Lenses app is a guide to Canon’s current lineup of EF and EF-S Mount lenses used by both Canon’s digital and film SLR cameras. You can view all the lenses at once or you can view lenses in a selected category. You have the ability to sort by aperture, minimum focal length and ESP (Estimated Retail Price). Each lens has a detail page which provides links to the Canon web page detailing the lens, reviews of the lens from third parties (if available – brand new lenses might not have reviews yet) and information on where to rent the lens in the US (if available). Free/Download
Canon G11 – iPhone App Training Video
A training video that explains the basic controls of the Canon G11. This video runs 1 hour and 20 minutes in length and can help new users become proficient with their camera in a short period of time. Price: $24.99/Download
