More on digital cameras…

I am going to expand on the concept of digital cameras a little from yesterday. There are some features that cameras can now offer that expand the ability to interact with the world around us. The first growth area is adding functionality to cell phones. I find myself still using my digital camera but only because it has some functionality that the iPhone doesn’t offer easily.  In part, it just takes better pictures overall. But the iPhone does buy me an interesting ability; it is with me all the time.

One of the connections you can add is a Bloomsky. I share my time-lapse videos every day on my Youtube Channel. I call the feed, yesterday’s weather. But that is a connection, where the Bloomsky sits at my house, and I can connect to it via wifi or cellular data from my phone or tablet. There are some other things you can add. For example, there is a new 360-degree camera add-on that is available from Giroptic. It plugs into the USB, Lightning or Micro USB port of your phone and allows you to add 360 degrees still and video imaging to your cell.

You can also get the FLIR add-on for your phone and take infrared imaging. Or you can use the many add-ons for your phone to make the camera better. I use the Olliclip myself and have been very impressed with the quality of the images. They still aren’t as good as a stand-alone digital camera, but they are pretty good. Add to that some of the new motion reduction systems for handheld cameras (cell phone in particular), and you may end up with better pictures on the phone than on the digital camera.

I will leave you with this thought, a question I have asked a few times now if I knock your selfie drone out of the sky with my selfie stick because you are taking my picture is it ok?