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iPhone 4 Camera Off Axis

Derek — Thu, 01 Jul 2010 22:44:19 +0000

That's just because you're only wearing one shoe

It seems like the hits keep coming for Apple’s latest product. Maybe this is an isolated incident, or maybe it’s been like this for all the previous models, but I’ve never noticed it on my prior iPhones.

My iPhone 4’s camera appears to be off axis by 2.4 degrees. I laid the camera on it’s right side (the side without the volume buttons) on a flat surface and took a picture of the back of my keyboard which was also laying flat on the same surface and there was a noticeable slant to the resulting image.

Is anyone else having this same issue?

iPhone Bed Mode

Derek — Mon, 18 Jan 2010 00:03:40 +0000

Dear Apple,

I love your products. I even worked in one of your retail stores for a year or so. Among my favorite products is your iPhone. I am currently writing these words on an iPhone using the wordpress app. Please, for the love of God, make a software update that has ‘Bed Mode’. I often times view my phone while laying down either on my bed or a sofa and when the phone does it’s automatic rotate feature, I have to readjust my position or phone so that I can continue to read/browse with the text oriented along the same axis as my eyes, not the ground. I know I am not the only person with this grievance as I have discussed this with several other iPhone users and have found a few articles online on the same topic. It’s small things like this that drive customers to jailbreak their phones.

And while we’re on the topic of desired iPhone features, can we please use the volume buttons to take pictures while in camera mode? I know there are other camera apps that make this possible, but I don’t want to clutter my phone with multiple apps if it can be accomplished within one singular app. Here is a nice list of features that iPhone users have been requesting for years.

Sincerly,
Derek

Via Wordpress iPhone app

Derek — Wed, 13 Jan 2010 06:52:24 +0000

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Derek — Tue, 22 Jul 2008 16:30:43 +0000

A free app from the iTunes App Store was just released to help mobile blogging for those using wordpress. Just search for wordpress in the app store. My opinion so far? It works and it’s easy. Maybe it will get me to blog more often than I do.