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Getting a tip on an interesting new iPhone app is always a good way to start the day.  This morning I got a very good tip from my friends over at KRAPPS.  They pointed me in the direction of the new Legend Camera app  – and it’s quite a neat, and free, camera application with a lot of very nice features that you don’t get in the iPhone’s built-in camera app.

As you can see in the screencap above, its features include: digital zoom (up to 6X), voice shoot (use your voice to tell it when to snap a pic), anti-shake mode, timer shoot (set to 10 seconds by default), and options to transfer photos via WiFi, Bluetooth and email.


I’ve been messing around with Legend Camera for a while this morning (annoying my dog as usual) and I mostly like the app, though it has a few places where it could be improved.

The app’s strength is its features – some of which seem unique.  Or at least I do not recall seeing any other apps that offer voice control to shoot, and none that offer that plus timer mode and anti-shake mode.

I also like it’s popup menu at the bottom left of its screen – which gives easy access to all its features. 

I tried out each of the new features and they all work.  I’m honestly not a good enough photographer to tell you how much help the anti-shake mode is in terms of the quality of image you get, but I like it; and the timer mode is obviously a super handy feature to have.

For me, the weaknesses of the app in its 1.0 version are that a few of the features are not as nicely executed and are a little awkward to work with.  For instance …

Using ‘voice shoot’ mode still requires a tap on the shutter button to be ready to snap.  A small thing maybe, but I think this would be much neater if this mode could just be toggled on and off, and when turned on be instantly active. 
The Transfer over WiFi works OK from iPhone to PC via a web server within the app – but selection of pictures to transfer is awkward, with very little indication given of how to select, and when an item is selected.  It’s also a bit confusing that during the image selection process you need to hit ‘Cancel’ to finalize your picks. 
There is also no toggle to turn the app’s web server (which it uses for WiFi transfers) on and off, as is standard with every other app I’ve seen that uses a web server. 
Those are my only – relatively small – complaints about the app. 

Overall, I think Legend Camera looks like another very good alternative to the feature-poor built-in iPhone camera app, and a free one as well.  

You can find Legend Camera in the App Store now, HERE.

UPDATE: Looks like the app’s price has been changed awful quickly this morning – from free to $0.99.  It was definitely free when I saw it and grabbed it earlier: