[Chris Barylick]

It's a work in progress, but it's free and could be extremely cool. A group of developers has released Snapture, a camera application for jailbroken iPhones that provides the following features for the iPhone's built-in camera:

Easy Self Photo: One of the most annoying aspects of the iPhone's Camera app is the fact that you have to tap a tiny button in order to snap a photo. This makes it extremely difficult to try and take a photo of yourself. With Snapture, taking 'Self' photos is easy! Simply tap anywhere on the iPhone screen or use the volume button to take a photo.

Digital Zoom: With Snapture, you don't have to worry about stepping forward or backwards to get the perfect shot. Our 3x max digital zoom slider helps you frame exactly what you want in your shots.


Burst Mode: Taking photos with a camera phone is inherently difficult because you really need a steady hand. With Snapture's fast and slow burst modes, you can capture three frames in a row to make sure you get that perfect shot.

Multiple Image Sizes: Snapture lets you take photos in three different sizes: Large (1600x1200), Medium (1280x960) and Small (960x720).

Color Modes: With Snapture you can take photos in either Full Color or Grayscale color modes.

Timer: Turn-on the timer to delay photo taking by 5 seconds. Just enough time to join in on group shots.

Toggle Auto Rotation: The basic iPhone Camera app will not let you take a photo upside down. Photos are rotated automatically even if you're an advanced user trying to take a creative shot. With Snapture you can turn Auto Rotation off should you desire.

Silent Mode: Take photos without disturbing anyone by turning off audible feedback.

Use Leveler: The use leveler provides a visual aid for taking photos at different angles.

Snapture is developed by Bowei Gai, Jeffrey Kuo, Ajay Panagariya, Prameet Shah and Samir Shah and is available through the Installer.app download system.

If you've used Snapture or have any feedback about it, let us know what you think of it.

[elmonte101]

I am using a jailbroken 1.1.1 phone and I couldn't find where the pictures taken are stored....

Yeah I tried it over the weekend (1.1.2) and no new image files to be found after taking 10 - 15 pics.

Originally Posted by Zach

Yeah I tried it over the weekend (1.1.2) and no new image files to be found after taking 10 - 15 pics.

It's not compatible with your firmware. You need 1.1.3 or above for it to work. It will still work of course, but the pictures won't save to the right location.

Oh, and I'm using it with 1.1.4. Let me yell you; it's great. I have hidden Camera.app now, and use this as my main camera; it really has everything the iPhone Camera should have. And with video comign soon, the iPhone's camera is gonna be great.

[dimitrin]

Way back when... CameraPro came out and I jumped on it, I thought it was great. Snapture seems to be the exact same thing... the only difference I have seen is the "Flickr account" label is gone.

Like CameraPro, with Snapture I wish one could take pictures without a network being turned on.

[Pepper]

Its already better than Camera Pro if its free. I'll be sure to go ahead and check this out. I liked the concept of Camera Pro, I just never thought Camera Pro was worth paying for. Not to say i won't pay a fee for a iPhone App. I've gladly gotten a license to ShowTime and the Spoof App...but i'm glad to see some developers went ahead and made one completely free

[chr1s60]

I downloaded this on my jailbroken 1.1.4 and immediately uninstalled Camera Pro. This is not only a nicer application, but it is free. I haven't had any issues, all of my pics end up in the camera roll. I give it 2 thumbs up.

[xmax21]

I also had Camerapro but soon replaced it with this one. I don't think you should be paying any fee for app. I think we should pay a donation for the time that it take to create it but no fees. LOVE the new app.