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A blast from the past!

BitCam is the digital camera you would have used on your mini pocket computer back in 1996. We made it to celebrate the Iconfactory's 20th anniversary of making cool things with pixels!

The design brief for this app was simple: “What would we design today given the constraints of the past?”

What we ended up with shows how much technology has improved since we first started writing software for Apple’s products.

We stuck to a black & white interface because color graphics support back then was hit-or-miss. Some folks had it, some didn’t. A mini pocket computer would certainly need a color graphics card upgrade, and that hardware would cost you hundreds of dollars!

There’s also none of the typical animation we see in today’s apps. Zoom rects were used for view transitions, scrolling in credits was jerky, and chunky controls were par for the course. (And boy, were they hard to implement on today’s devices that do asynchronous layout and high resolution drawing without an XOR operation!)

We did notice one thing that hasn’t changed over the years: the importance of clarity and simplicity in a user interface. BitCam’s graphics are blockier, but have many of the same traits we strive for in today’s client work. (We kinda wish buttons still had borders, too.)

Retina displays, selfies and social networks weren't around in 1996. Coming up with terminology in BitCam was a blast: we tried as hard as we could to guess the future wrong! The only reason we got FatBits right was because Bill Atkinson had already invented it. He also came up with the dithering algorithm used in the app. :thumbsup:

Another big difference is today’s 64-bit processor: it can easily process the video signal at 30 frames/second. We throttled the speed to simulate the 16-bit processor in the mini pocket computer. Higher resolution settings are slower for a reason!

We even thought about the past while making the app’s promotional website. If you’re a web developer, take a moment to view the source at www.iconfactory.com/bc.html (even that URL is old skool!) Native apps aren’t the only thing that’s improved remarkably since we first started out!

And then there’s the price. BitCam is free to download and try out, just like the shareware we first sold at the Iconfactory. The difference now is that BitCam’s in-app purchase is 1/10th of what we charged in 1996. Your kind support will help keep us in business for another 20 years.

Finally, make sure to check out the credits screen: it’s our tribute to the folks that have helped us be a success over the years.
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¥15.00

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4.27 out of 5

11 ratings in China

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简单好用 界面复古

帅琪1989 on

特别简单啊 用起来也是win98时代的界面效果 一定要试试看啊诸位80后

很怀旧,很有Macintosh 味道

谢奕麟 on

不仅屏幕粗像素化、黑白化恒到位,图像处理很不错,而且它的触摸提示音都是高仿第一代Macintosh 电脑的。后来我听说过开发者是从苹果公司退休的,纪念这台伟大的电脑。我觉得自己回到了曾经使用古董Macintosh 的日子。真的很感动——熟悉的感动。

第一次进入APP提示是否允许访问相机权限

Shuyou~ on

点确定后不能立刻拍照,需要退出APP重进。免费的只能拍黑白照,付费可以拍彩色。界面很复古,功能一般般,属于玩一玩就可以删了的那种。

太酷的相机应用

松汤美术馆 on

效果太酷了,特别喜欢这样像素质感的滤镜,希望再增加GAMEBOY绿色底风格的滤镜。

滤镜效果相机

风萧萧兮fz on

仅仅只是一个滤镜的功能,就一分钟的新奇。

其实还好啦!

tongfu:-) on

对于这么一款轻量级的应用,交互使用性上还是不错的。单凭有意思这一点上,这款软件已经成功了。不要指望有复杂的调节,有多种滤镜啥的。

声音太大

S.ingle on

声音不能关闭就算了,还特别大声😂🙈

不值

有毒吧你 on

软件功能简单且单调,就三种滤镜,想弄成彩色的还要花12块钱。除非功能更多不然不值

无法安装

三国之刃 魏国华炼 on

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App Info

Category
Photo Video
Publisher
The Iconfactory
Languages
English
Recent version
1.0.4 (1 year ago )
Released on
Jun 9, 2016 (8 years ago )
Last updated
1 month ago