Featured

Nova

Off-camera Bluetooth flash for iPhone

MakersThere are no makers yet

Discussion

H
Joe Walnes
@joewalnes · Inventor. novaphotos.com. @joewalnes
Yo. Creator of Nova here. Can I get a green tick thingy? Happy to answer any questions about Nova. I created Nova last year because I wasn't happy with how the flash worked on camera phones. Ran a Kickstarter, got manufacturing setup, and now it's ready for everyone to buy. It's my first hardware product and I'd love feedback from the PH community.
Adam Sigel
@adamsigel · PM @LastPass, Creator @bosproduct
Love this! Ever since I sold my DSLR and went all-iPhone for camera usage, I've been looking for a good indirect light solution. A couple questions: 1) Assuming this only works with the Nova app, and no other camera apps? 2) Battery life? 3) Any pro-tips for one-handed use?
@jongold
@jongold · AI design tools
Mine arrived earlier this week - so cool. Do you reckon you can use the new camera APIs in iOS8 to use the flash in other apps?
H
Joe Walnes
@joewalnes · Inventor. novaphotos.com. @joewalnes
@adamsigel 1. At the moment it only works with the Nova Camera app (Free in App Store: http://wantnova.com/appstore). However we have an open source SDK and we're keen to work with camera developers to integrate. https://wantnova.com/sdk/ 2. Battery life: 2 weeks on standby between charges. You can get about 500-1000 flashes out of it. Of course this total… See more
H
Joe Walnes
@joewalnes · Inventor. novaphotos.com. @joewalnes
@jongold I've looked into the new iOS8 extensions APIs and unfortunately there's no hooks that can be triggered while taking a photo (it's only post-processing stuff). Still, it's a great start and I hope Apple will expand this in iOS9.