Use iPhone as magnifying glass

Aug 14, '09 12:30:30PM

Contributed by: dcottle

About the same time I was shopping for a magnifying glass, I discovered the very useful Camera Genius iPhone app and stumbled onto this unintended feature: using the camera zoom as a magnifier. I tried it on some tiny print medicine bottles, and (once I let it focus) it worked at least as well as a handheld magnifying glass. Plus, you can hold it at a slight angle to the subject: perfect for figuring out the tiny connector labels on the backs of computers or behind hard to reach audio gear. And you can take zoom in and take a snapshot for future reference.

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