Camera+ Update Adds Front-Facing Flash, Horizon Level And Live Exposure Info
Apple has done a lot to push the envelope with mobile phone-based cameras, but where it’s mostly made smart improvements to hardware and firmware, Camera+, has been a real innovator on the software side. Today, Camera+ is innovating once again, adding a number of new features to the mix including front-facing flash, a horizon level for straighter pictures, and a live exposure mode that gives you DSLR-style real-time information about your photos as you’re taking them.
The new Front Flash addition means when you’re doing selfies for your Instagram feed you can get much better exposure even in completely dark rooms. Of course, there’s no LED on the front of the iPhone, so it’s just a matter of quickly flashing up the brightness of the iPhone’s screen itself to provide a little illumination, but it’s an effective trick for less than ideal shooting conditions, as you can see in the photo below.
Camera+ is a great example of the kind of long-term success developers can achieve by committing to a long product life cycle for a mobile app. It’s easily among the most successful titles of all time on the App Store, and its commitment to value-added updates like the one released today is a huge reason why it continues to be a favorite.