Smartphone Camera Remote lets you capture photos without direct handset manipulation

smartphone-cam-remoteIf you think that you have an eye for detail whenever you wield a camera, then you would surely have maximized your smartphone camera’s capability with your collection of digital memories over time. After all, the angles that you capture are pretty much limited by where you are physically, but perhaps things can be spiced up a wee bit with the £14.99 Smartphone Camera Remote.

Yes sir, the Smartphone Camera Remote is certainly aptly named, where those who love snapping selfies will probably be able to go nuts with this bad boy. Sporting a 3 meter wireless range, it will be able to fit you as well as the rest of your merry bunch in the frame, and it will be accompanied by a handy removable prop-up stand. No longer do you need to capture a selfie with part of your arm appearing in the photo, showing the world that “selfie bicep” that you have been working on for the longest time. All you need to do is make sure everyone’s in the frame, and press the button in order to trigger the shutter, and you’re good to go. Go on, your imagination’s the limit.
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Sony’s Camera Remote API allows WiFi-equipped devices to control its cameras, act as a second screen

Sony's Camera Remote API allows WiFiequipped devices to control its cameras, act as a second screen

This year’s IFA has been rather eventful for Sony: the company unveiled a new handset, some interesting cameras and even a recorder that can turn you into the next Justin Bieber. But lost in the shuffle was an announcement that the Japanese outfit’s also releasing its Camera Remote API, albeit in beta. Sony says the idea here is to provide developers with the ability to turn WiFi-ready devices, such as smartphones and tablets, into a companion for many of its shooters — i.e. act as a second display or be able to shoot images / video remotely.

The Camera Remote API will be friendly with novel products including the Action Cam HDR-AS30, HDR-MV1 Music Video Recorder and both DSC-QX lens cameras, as well as older models like the NEX-6, NEX-5R and NEX-5T. This is definitely good news for current and future owners of any of the aforementioned, since the new API can certainly add much more value to Sony’s cameras via the third-party app creations that are born from it.

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