I fail to see how a physical button is going to reduce shaking.
Slow shutter with a bad sensor is going to pick up blur no matter what type of button or where you place it.
Maybe they feel more stable with a giant button to press.
I fail to see how a physical button is going to reduce shaking.
Slow shutter with a bad sensor is going to pick up blur no matter what type of button or where you place it.
If you want a camera then buy a camera. I'm interested in a MOBILE PHONE. And oddly enough, that is exactly what the iPhone is.
No physical button, good grief, this not a Nokia hunkajunk.
A better lense and/or auto focus button in the software is all thats needed.
I have no comment on "But what about taking pictures of myself!!!111"
In 3.0 you set the Camera to the double-click home button icon and this is FAST. Its now my permanent setting. IMO its the answer to a physical button to launch the camera, for sure. As far controlling it, of course that will and should remain software only.
Why do I have to have two devices when other cell phone makers are implementing pretty decent cameras.If you want a camera then buy a camera. I'm interested in a MOBILE PHONE. And oddly enough, that is exactly what the iPhone is.
If you want a camera then buy a camera. I'm interested in a MOBILE PHONE. And oddly enough, that is exactly what the iPhone is.
Agreed.
But! The problem still remains of holding the phone properly when taking photos. A simple solution to all this is 'tap anywhere on the screen to take a picture when the camera app is active!'
Agreed.
But! The problem still remains of holding the phone properly when taking photos. A simple solution to all this is 'tap anywhere on the screen to take a picture when the camera app is active!'
Agreed.
But! The problem still remains of holding the phone properly when taking photos. A simple solution to all this is 'tap anywhere on the screen to take a picture when the camera app is active!'
There are dozens of Apps that resolve this. Unfortunately the biggest weakness is saving to the Camera Roll takes 5x longer than the built-in App.
ProCamera and Real Cam SP
Along with the fact that Apple is probably not going to add additional buttons .. a certainly not a hardware or physical button.
Uh, yeah. That doesn't help.
If I'm holding the phone with one hand I can tap the button gently, but I can't release it without shaking the phone.
This setup actually makes my one-handed photos MORE shakey.
In dark areas you just have to use 2 hands, end of story.
Both at the same time? That implies you're using 2 hands. If you're doing that, the on-screen button isn't a problem. The reason to have a physical button is to aid one-handed shots. Pushing 2 buttons at once won't work in that situation.
There are times that a commonly used function should have a dedicated physical button, instead of overloading a single button with multiple clicks and so forth.
But I agree, a new button seems unlikely in this case, mostly because it would make the original decision look incorrect.
Guys, they don't need to add a button ad i've said. They just need to add a 2 step push to the sleep/wake button so it doubles up as camera button
Physical button?
Yes please!
Ever tried doing those arms length shots with you and a friend? Impossibe to locate the "button" with the camera facing towards you.
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If you want a camera then buy a camera. I'm interested in a MOBILE PHONE. And oddly enough, that is exactly what the iPhone is.