Readers questions #5

Question from Bruno from Switzerland: I am looking for an app in which i can change aperture or time (exposure) to manipulate the brightness of a shoot BEFORE taking a picture with 3G 3.0.

Answer: Hi Bruno, strictly speaking there is no way to adjust the exposure on the iPhone, however you could try CameraKit, which allows you to adjust the exposure from the -2 stops to +2 stops at time of, or after the shot has been taken.

CameraKit also has the following features:

• Film (Color / B&W / Sepia / Classic)
• Vignetting
• Flash lighting
• Soft focus (Lv.0 to 3)
• Cross processing (Red / Green / Blue / Yellow)
• Push/Pull processing (-2 to +2)
• Signature (ASCII only)
• Save Original option (When use the camera)
• Cropping option
• Max Output Size option (640/800/1024/1280/Full)

AppStore Link: CameraKit - Price £1.19/$1.99

Comments

[Brandon]

Bruno, to answer your question (I find it very strange that the response above did not), there is NO software that can manipulate the settings used by the built-in Camera module BEFORE the shot is taken. Post-processing is the only way. Almost all apps have to go through the built-in camera API. Lately, some like Quadcamera have been approved despite not visibly using the conventional camera interface. It's possible that such a software solution will soon appear, but I doubt it. Apple would probably rule that it duplicates functionality of their camera app (albeit only on iPhone 3GS hardware).

Jailbreaking is a different story. There might be a way with unauthorized software.

[Glyn Evans]

Brandon, you are correct and I should have been clearer in my answer (which I have now amended), however CameraKit does let you tweak the exposure (albeit in a post processing way) at the time of taking the photo, which allows you to then either save or retake the photo. Whilst this is not exactly what Bruno was looking for, I felt it was the closest solution until Apple allow apps to control the exposure, which I am sure will happen.