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I've got terrible eyes, and I've also used my camera phone to zoom in on tiny serial numbers. Sometimes it's enough to use the built-in zoom for magnification;
by Zanni 8y ago
I've got terrible eyes, and I've also used my camera phone to zoom in on tiny serial numbers. Sometimes it's enough to use the built-in zoom for magnification; sometimes I actually snap a pic and zoom it after.
I've got a desk in a co-working space with a locking cabinet underneath that has a godawful (three-wheel, not dial) combination lock that is impossible to read in low light. Worse, the dials are chrome so shining a light on it produces specular highlights that make it even harder to distinguish the numbers. I regularly have to snap a photo of the lock, zoom in, and adjust the wheels based on the photo.
- puzzle 8y agoEven if you have good vision, a phone is useful when you need to look at something that is in a cramped space, e.g. behind a wall mounted TV.
- vorpalhex 8y agoOr if something is at an odd angle. I once had to grab the model number of a transformer mounted in a chime box that was mounted over a set of stairs - I simply setup a ladder by the railing and used my phone to grab a few photos of the entire box.
- KineticLensman 8y agoYes, I’ve held my phone through a small hole drilled in a ceiling to locate a dripping water pipe.
- mikestew 8y agoIt is the only use I’ve yet to find for the remote camera app in Apple Watch. Shove the phone into the blind crevice, view it using the watch. Take a few pics for reference if I like.
- spiderfarmer 8y agoI've used the camera to check if UTP cable plugs were attached correctly.
- TeMPOraL 8y agoI've got nearsightedness, and roughly once or twice a year I'll lose track of my glasses due to random circumstances (e.g. going to bed very tired but wanting to read a few pages, and then falling asleep mid-reading and losing my glasses in the bedding). In such cases, I've learned to immediately locate my smartphone instead, and use its camera as emergency glasses to help find the proper ones.
- couchand 8y agoWow, you are a genius. Thank you so much for that little tidbit.