PHOTO & VIDEO
Great gadgets that let you snap shots and make movies in ways you couldn’t before
1 telephoto lens Luxsure 4x-12x Telephoto Lens Kit $46, amazon.com
The iPhone’s digital zoom feature just enlarges the detail in a photo, so get a real zoom instead. For this price, it’s not the best lens in the world, but it’s not bad – and if it gets you a shot you couldn’t have taken without it, that’s worth it.
2 Lens set Olloclip 4-in-1 Lens $79, olloclip.com
This slide-on attachment gives you a fisheye lens, two macro lenses (10x and 15x), and a wide-angle lens to use when taking photos on your phone. The lens quality is great, and the macro lenses are especially fun.
3 Remote trigger HISY Bluetooth Remote $17, hisypix.com
Remote camera triggers are really useful for a variety of shots, and this is a cheap, wireless way of taking photos or videos remotely on your iPhone. Pair it with your device, then just hit the button to shoot – it even works with burst mode.
4 Photo printer Polaroid Zip Instant $130, polaroid.com
This small portable printer uses no ink – you just add special paper, connect to it wirelessly from your iOS device, and print a 2x3-inch photo in under a minute. In a world where many photos are only ever viewed on a screen, it’s a fun thing to have, especially for kids.
5 Mobile tripod Zuckerim GekkoPod $20, zuckerim.com
Designed like a gecko’s foot, this stand holds your iPhone in a cradle. You can bend its legs into a sturdy shape, or wrap them around an object to hold the iPhone in place – an ideal, portable way to shoot stably.
6 video stabilizer Zhiyun Smooth-C $228, zhiyun-tech.com
Place your iPhone in this holder and it uses motors
and gyroscopes to keep it level even as you move your hand – a bit like a Steadicam – so you can take pro-quality smooth video.
Microscope ioLight Microscope About $1,100, iolight.co.uk
You can get cheaper microscopes compatible with iOS, but this is the real deal. Connect your iPad to the ioLight over Wi-Fi and you can view whatever you slide under its lens at 200x magnification, with the option to take 5-megapixel images. It even folds into a neat portable package.
Camera viewer Manfrotto Digital Director $299, manfrotto.com
Plug your iPad into this, connect it to a Canon or Nikon DSLR, and your iPad becomes a full controller for the camera. The live view is shown on the big screen, so you can compose shots expertly and shoot away.
clip microphone Sennheiser ClipMic Digital $299, sennheiser.com
This lapel mic can be worn discreetly for recording someone speaking on video, and it plugs directly into the Lightning port on an iOS device, capturing highquality sound while also cutting background noise.
lighting Manfrotto Lumimuse 8 $120, manfrotto.com
This small, portable video light evenly illuminates your subject with LEDs that simulate daylight, though it comes with filters to adjust the color temperature and light diffusion. Its battery can last for an hour of constant use.