There’s a saying, the best camera is the one you have with you. Today, even with the advancement of camera technology in both, DSLR as well as compacts, the camera that always with you is your cameraphone. Everybody knows how to use the camera, but not everyone knows the creative ways to maximise your cameraphone usage.
1. Locate your car in big parking lots
How many times you have wasted your time looking for your car in a huge-basement-shopping mall parking lots? Do you still remember how embarassed you are when reporting your ‘missing’ car, only to find out that it was parked in a different floor?. Use your cameraphone to snap a picture of the exit near to your car, or the parking lot number/ID number of the parking pillar to help you find your car quickly. This method is proven faster compared to taking note of the details in your telephone’s notes taking feature.
2. Document what you packed
You may have your own way of documenting what you bring in your luggage when you travel. Having a list of items in your bag may be one of the way to document it, but in reality sometimes it does not help. Take a snapshot or use the video mode to document things in your luggage will be a convenient way, especially when you need to claim with the airliner or hotel in the event where you lost your baggage or found it damaged due to improper handling.
3. Get Macro Shots
Macro shots aren’t just for passionate foodies with tolerant friends. We’ve shown you how to use an old DVD lens to create a simple, portable cover-up lens to get serious short focus on whatever you’re shooting. Lack an old player to tear apart? You can probably find some cheap add-ons for your makeshift macro shots. Either way, you’ve got a nice little macro package that’s cheap enough to bring everywhere and shoot everything, without worrying too much about it.
4. Convert your photos to PDF document
Some people are too convenient with the use of Post-It Notes. Although most of the telephones nowadays has a note taking feature, most of us still prefer using the old fashion way. But the drawback of this method is when you misplaced the notes and unable to find it when you need it. Free cameraphone conversion service Qipit can, depending on your camphone’s quality, accept whiteboard snapshots, printed documents, or handwritten notes with white-ish backgrounds and convert them into plain old PDFs, then email them to your regular address. We just wrote out a potential work-related use for that convenience—let’s assume you can think of many, many more interesting uses than that. And if you ever need to actually fax one of these documents, Qipit has you covered.