Monday, October 21, 2013

iPhone 5S Photos That I've Taken

I uploaded some photos form the beach that I took with my iPhone 5 earlier today, now I would like to show some photos that I've taken with my iPhone 5S. I've noticed that the camera quality is just about the same, except in low light. I couldn't really tell the difference when I first started using the camera, and still haven't found anything all that different about it.

I'll be adding more photos as I take them.

Anyways, here are a few photos:
**NOTE- These photos were taken with a life proof case on the phone. It slightly brings down the photo clarity.




The picture below showcases how well the camera picks up small details. See the water droplets in the air left over from the wave crashing? When I had my Galaxy S3, I couldn't take pictures like that. It would take so long to take the picture that the droplets would have been long gone. It also just simply wouldn't pick those up.

iPhone 5 Photos

          These are some shots that I took on my iPhone 5 from last year. The photos turned out simply amazing.  Some of these photos have been slightly edited on iPhoto right from the phone. These were taken at Buckroe Beach, Virginia.










Saturday, October 19, 2013

How to Export your iPhone 5S Slow Motion Videos

          If you've tried to export your slow motion videos on your iPhone 5S to Instagram, Twitter, Facebook, etc., then you've realized that it doesn't upload in slow motion. It's just the regular, boring, 'regular speed' video.
          I've found a 3 ways of getting around this so far:

  1. The first way is to email the video to yourself. Go to the share tray, and press Mail. Once you've mailed it to yourself, go to the message, and save the video. There's a downside when doing it this way, however. Notice that when you email the photo, the quality has been drastically downgraded. This is because the video has been compressed.
  2. Another way to do this is to iMessage the video to yourself. Yes, there's also a downside when using this way, too. The video is also compressed when using iMessage, so the quality of the video also has to be sacrificed. 
  3. The last way is a tad bit more difficult. If you, or someone you know, has an iPad fourth generation or an iPhone 5, then you can use AirDrop. AirDrop is a feature that allows files (such as videos and photos) to be shared through a bluetooth/wifi hybrid transfer. To access AirDrop, pull up from the bottom of your phone screen (Control Center), and press AirDrop. It's located right under the volume controls. You're going to want to press "everyone" when it gives you the option to share with people (or else your going to have to go to your contacts, put in an Apple ID and a bunch of other stuff)

iPhone 5S Slow Motion Camera (120fps) Test Videos

          I recently just got my iPhone 5S, in black unfortunately, and of course I'm in love with it. As everyone knows, there's a slow motion recording feature on this phone. It can record video in 120fps. So, almost as soon as I got mine, I took it out and toyed around with the camera. After thinking about it for a while, I decided to go to the beach and record what I saw in slow motion. After seeing how great they turned out, I uploaded them to YouTube. I'm really amazed on how these videos turned out. I think they are quite good for being recorded on a phone!

** Note, before watching the videos, please put them into 720P. If not in 720P, they don't look all that great at all.









Click here for the last one, for some reason it would not let me embed it. This video shows birds in flight at 120fps (slow motion).

Here is a direct link to my channel

Will Apple Ever Bring Back the MacBook?


          If you're an Apple fanboy, then you probably know that the MacBook has been discontinued for quite some time now, since 2011. No, I'm not talking about the MacBook Air, or the MacBook Pro. I'm talking about the classic white MacBook. You know the ones you always saw in schools, colleges, and in the hands of many teenagers in Starbucks? Yeah, that one.

          No one really knows why Apple discontinued this product, but many people, such as myself, would like to know when, and if,  we're going to see it again. After all, it was the cheapest MacBook that Apple sold ($999), and it was a pretty good bang for your buck. 

          Right now, if you wanted to buy the cheapest MacBook that they make, straight from the Apple Store, you'd still be looking at a $999 price tag. What are you getting? A 11-inch MacBook Air. No, it's not a bad computer, but what if 11 inches is too small for you? What about a 13 inch model? You're looking at a couple hundred extra dollars. 

          That's exactly the problem. Right now, as the line-up stands, there's no 13-inch MacBook for the entry level price of $999 (entry level for Apple). This may not sound like a big problem, but it surely affects many consumers. 

          I'm sure there are countless consumers that were looking to get a full sized 13 inch notebook, preferably a Macbook. But, that 11 inch screen just didn't cut it for them. More than likely, it drove them into the hands of another brand.