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There is no doubt about it, the iPhone is of the most popular cameras used by flickr members, and it’s not hard to guess why. It is far & away the most popular cameraphone, and for a brief period this summer actually topped the charts as the most popular camera overall.
Despite the improvements to the camera in the 3GS, it still doesn’t match up our point ‘n’ shoot camera, the Sony Cybershot T77 – but I take far more pictures with my iPhone 3GS than I used to when I had a seperate phone & camera.
When something happens – if Homily is being extra cute or James is doing something silly, my first reaction is to pull my iPhone out of my pocket and capture the moment. Simply because it’s there. I don’t have to root in my bag for a camera, and I can upload the photo straight to my flickr account straight away – no need to find cables and plug it into my laptop.
Flickr & the iPhone are a great match, especially with the apps that are now avaliable on the App Store. I have been using Flickr on & off for several years, but it is only since I got my iPhone that I’ve been uploading photos on a regular basis. I take far more photos than I used to, and the Flickr apps I have on my iPhone make it really easy to upload & share these photos within minutes of taking them.
I recommended my favourite photography apps for the iPhone some months ago, but Yahoo have now released a Flickr app & there have been some welcome updates to my absolute favourite (and free!) Flickr app, Flickit.
The official app is gorgeous – the UI is far nicer than my Mobile Fotos, which used to be my no. 1 pick for browsing Flickr photos. It feels polished & is very easy to use – all of my favourite iPhone apps are intuitive, and this one is no different. When you load it up, there is a slideshow of your contacts photos with a ken burns effect – this is a nice little touch.
I haven’t removed Mobile Fotos from my phone, because it still has more functionality than the official app – but my first choice to show someone one of my own Flickr photos has definitely changed.
Flickit has recently been updated to include twitter support, using the Flickr & Twitter APIs. I prefer to use Flickr rather than TwitPic if I want to put a photo on my blog or keep it in my photostream as well as showing it to my twitter followers. Flickit now makes this easy as pie. Another welcome addition is the ability to upload 3GS photos at their full resolution, which is something I’ve been hankering for since I got my 3GS.
If you like taking everyday photos & sharing them with your friends – then I can’t recommend the iPhone enough. The camera in the 3GS is a lot better than it used to be, and I’ve taken some gorgeous photos with mine. The autofocus is intelligent and easy to use, and the video capability is great.
