Apple gives developers iOS 8 full access to camera settings

For the first time in 7 years, Apple offers complete access to the camera for developers. This writes Joshua Ho from AnandTech, Pointing out that it will be a very interesting experience for the creators of third-party photoappendices.

At the last conference in the beginning of the month WWDC 2014, Apple introduced a long list of pleasant surprises for developers, including 4,000 new APIs for iOS 8. As it turned out, some API responsible for full access to the camera mobile.

For users of the API will open up new possibilities, allowing manually adjust the ISO, shutter speed, exposure, focus, white balance and other settings, as in conventional cameras. By the way, even the pre-application photo of Apple has been able to point configure certain elements.

Joshua Ho described in some detail the changes to the blog. Without going into technical details, we can say that even a recognized quality iPhone photos may be even better. For example, thanks to new the API, third-party developers are finally able to realize functions such as shooting with a slow shutter speed.

In connection with such news, some of the manufacturers application even touched:

"The last few years we thought that the only goal was Apple put us in his place. It turns out that they just did not know how to be friends "