I probably have a dozen or so photography applications on my iPhone. Recently we posted seventy stunning photos captured with the Hipstamatic App (view it here) and have reviewed one of my favourite apps “ProCamera”

Infinicam is the latest photo app from the makers of CameraBag. Just like CameraBag, Infinicam applies high quality effects to photos, but instead of having a set number of pre-defined camera styles, Infinicam offers an endless variety in a fun, stylish interface.

With each press of its New Camera button, Infinicam generates a new and unique randomized camera style. These high quality effects go far beyond the usual range of toy camera styles, and Infinicam also features 18 high-quality film-style borders lovingly recreated to delight photography buffs.

There are literally billions of possible camera styles to discover, with advanced algorithms in place to assure a high hit rate of unique, high quality results.

Once a favorite camera style is found, it can be easily saved and named for instant access later. Infinicam also allows you to process photos already captured on your phone including images imported via iTunes that were taken in a different camera.

When you email a modified photo to a friend from within Infinicam it includes a link that, when clicked, automatically loads the same camera style in Infinicam on your friend’s device. New camera styles can also be found on the Nevercenter website, which is accessible via the app.

Other features include a cropping tool, camera history, manual camera code entry, full-resolution saving, iOS4 retina-display support, and more.

Download Infinicam here.

I love finding new camera apps to play with on the Apps store and ProCamera takes me that bit closer to the control I’d love to have over my iPhone camera. ProCamera enables you to use your iPhone without limitations and if you are used to the power of a digital SLR then this app offers high-end digital camera features with full-resolution picture processing but with the ease of a snapshot-cam.

ProCamera uses the the whole screen as a shutter release button, so we had to change the tap-to-focus gesture for photos into tap-and-hold-to-focus. In video mode you can tap-to-focus as usually, because there is no need for a BigPhotoButton.

When launching the first time, the camera is set to simple mode. Switch on the expert mode in the settings to use the separate focus/exposure control and the WhiteBalance lock. A info page pops up explaining how to use the controls.

As you know I am already a big fan of Camera+ but ProCamera offers a little bit more in terms of focus and exposure control.
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• You can use all functions with one finger.
• When setting focus and exposure separately with ProCamera, the focus and the exposure locks, that means you can move your iPhone around without loosing these exact focus/exposure settings. I particularly love this feature.
• The rectangles are flashing whenever focus or exposure is being adjusted letting the user know when the camera hardware is really ready for the shot.
• The White Balance lock is also a very powerful feature. Almost all standalone cameras have this feature as it can be quite essential for brilliant photos and videos.

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Usually, you aim your camera on a white paper and lock the WhiteBalance in order to adjust the color temperature. ProCamera is intelligent and the white balance can be set by simply moving the iPhone around and locking the WhiteBalance when the colors appear to have the right (most realistic) temperature.

Other Features

Covering all aspects of casual or advanced use of the iPhone camera by aggregating unique features for these three modules:

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• Image capturing– Snap the perfect shot by using ProCamera’s powerful assistants like the Anti-Shake steady mode, HQ Zoom, Highspeed Saving and patent-pending alignment tools like the Virtual Horizon levelmeter or Leonardo da Vinci’s Golden-Mean grid.iPhone 3GS users additionally benefit from ProCameras Auto-Focus and Video Recording support. Check out the Tips&Tricks section inside the app to learn how to easily ensure good photos.
• Improving and Editing– Enter the built-in Photo Studio and get the best out of your pictures with the tap of your finger. Set up brightness and contrast, lighten up darker images by changing the Gamma value (Flash-Exposure correction).Use B&W or Sepia-Filters to apply an artistic and professional touch to your photos. The combined use of effects is unlimited, and as expected all results can be processed in full-resolution quality.
• Sharing pictures – Share your creations with your friends and family from anywhere in the world. ProCamera is the first camera app to feature full-size photo-emailing to any recipient. It would be great to have the ability to share on Twitter or post to Flickr but perhaps these are features that will come in the future.

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I am certainly loving the new tools.

Download ProCamera