If you’ve jailbroken your iPhone, you’re probably familiar with Snapture, the camera application which goes beyond Apple’s built-in camera app. Now, we have another contender in this game. It’s called ClearCam and it’s developed by Occipital.
Using the technique called super resolution, ClearCam takes 6 photos in 2.5 seconds, and then fuses them together with sub-pixel accuracy to create a sharper, 4 megapixel photo with less noise. You can see the result of this tech in action from the image above.
Alternatively, in the other mode called QuickShot, the application takes 4 photos in under 2 seconds and then saves the sharpest one to your camera roll.
It’s nice to see people experimenting with iPhone’s camera software. If I were at Apple, I would strongly consider acquiring both Snapture and ClearCam, combine them, and update the built-in camera app. Aside from getting the technology, Apple would get great people behind these two projects…
Finally, if you want to learn more about ClearCam, there’s a dedicated website. On the same note, you may want to give ClearCam a try – it’s available in Cydia!