Photographer Levels With His iPhone
Some of the best hacks are done by simply taking a second look at the things you have around. The amazing ipod Nano Media Center is a great example. Photographer Ben Long was taking a product shot with an already cobbled-together setup and needed to make sure the camera was straight. But instead of walking three blocks to the store to buy a level, he hacked together a home-grown solution with his iPhone.
Ben fired up iLevel, an application which uses the iPhone’s accelerometers to turn it into, yes, a level. He sat it on the back of his Canon G9 and, using the self timer instead of a remote release to keep the whole rig steady, completed the assignment. Now somebody just needs to figure out how to use the proximity sensor to measure distance and we’ll have a perfect companion for our Leatherman.
The iphone As Photo Accessory [Complete Digital Photography via John Nack]
Tags: hi fi, consumer electronics, gps, mobile devices