iOS 5 Shutter Release Button
If you’re a photographer, then you know that a cable release is a tool to take a picture without touching your camera. Now, the iPhone can do this, too.
iOS 5 introduced many new features for photographers. Among these is the ability to use the Volume up button to take photos. As a result, the Volume up button on your headphones also works to take photos! It seems perfectly obvious that it should after the fact, but it’s not something most of us are likely to try.
This means, every iPhone includes a free cable realease. This is huge for an iPhone photographer because the current shutter buttons aren’t very good for keeping your phone steady. Interestingly, I’ve found that it’s often much easier to get burst shots when using my headphones compared to just the volume up key.
Perhaps the best part is that this can be paired with Bluetooth devices! I’m not sure if every headset with volume controls will work (as the buttons need to map correctly to the iPhone), but if a Bluetooth headset can increase the iPhone’s volume it should work.
More via iOS 5: Cable Releases for Photography – Mac OS X Hints.
Yer dude sounds wicked. Just tried it on my Jaybird sb2 Bluetooth headphones and it doesn’t work but. Would be keen to hear from others.
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