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<td><img title="King Camera" src="http://thebeginnerslens.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/KingCamera-Logo.png" width="150" height="150" alt="King Camera App Logo" />

Take yourself back to the 70s and experience the fun of using an old school plastic camera through the iPhone with the HIPSTAMATIC app.</td>
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<li>Developed by Synthetic Infatuation</li>
<li>Serves as a pseudo-toy camera on the iPhone</li>
<li>Set the “Lenses,” “Flash,” and “Films” for various photo effects</li>>
<li>Share “printed”photos to Facebook, Flickr, Twitter, or Tumblr</li>
<li>Wide array of additional effects called “Hipstapaks” can be purchased from the Hipstamatic store</li>
<li>Costs US$1.99</li>
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<li>Interface looks beautiful</li>
<li>Great quality of vintage filters </li>
<li>Simulates an old camera nicely</li>
<li>Different combo settins for lenses, flash, and films give user a great deal of flexibility</li>
<li>Processes photos in a flash</li>
<li>Very engaging to use</li>
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<li>Photos not captured using the app cannot be edited</li>
<li>Takes a little while to get used to the app</li>
<li>Virtual viewfinder is small</li>
<li>A bit of lag between shots</li>

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 Beginner iPhone Photographers
 Advanced iPhone Photographers
<strong>√ Anyone</strong>

HIPSTAMATIC is for anyone who wants to experience the joy of shooting digital photos as if they are shooting with a retro camera used in the yesteryears.

[/tab] [tab id="5"]HIPSTAMATIC did not make the crossing over of analogue cameras to its digital counterpart through the iPhone just a reality… it is a success![/tab] [/tabswrap]

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<h4>The Beginners Lens Verdict</h4>

There are lots of apps out there that are similar to HIPSTAMATIC but what sets it apart from others is its ability to let the users feel that they are not holding an iPhone but an old plastic camera. The classic black styling of the camera, buttons, and all the nitty-gritty aspects were brilliantly planned and executed. The icing of the cake? The stunning vintage photos which you can really be proud of sharing to your family and friends!

Just a few drawbacks though. Some may feel that the app isn’t very intuitive to use perhaps because of its attempt to simulate an old camera, which also takes time to get used to. The viewfinder is also small, thus making it a bit difficult to compose a shot. Moreover, the app does not process those shots taken using another app. 

But maybe, that’s the whole point of this app. You experience the fun as well as the challenge of using vintage cameras in a stylized iPhone camera. Considering how enjoyable to use this app is and how impressive the processed photos are, we would be more than willing to take the good with the bad. HIPSTAMATIC definitely comes highly recommended!


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<h4>The Beginners Lens Flash Rating:</h4>

<img title="4 Flash Rating for King Camera" src="http://thebeginnerslens.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/4flash.png" alt="We give King Camera 4 Flashes" />
<a title="The Beginners Lens Flash Rating System" href="http://thebeginnerslens.com/about#rating">Learn more about our rating system.</a>

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<strong>Review Digest</strong>

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<td style="border-width: 0px; border-style: solid;"><strong><a href="http://appadvice.com/appnn/2010/08/review-hipstamatic">AppAdvice</a></strong></td>
<td style="border-width: 0px; border-style: solid;">“While those who really want the fun reminder of yesteryear could easily pick up a cheap analog camera in a second hand shop, I suppose most will see two bucks for the app as being the better option. The bottom line is that if you like the app based on its description, you’ll love using it.”</td>
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<td style="border-width: 0px; border-style: solid;"><strong><a href="http://www.macworld.com/appguide/app.html?id=355058&expand=false" rel="shadowbox;width=1000;height=640">MacWorld</a></strong></td>
<td style="border-width: 0px; border-style: solid;">“Synthetic clearly spent a lot of time creating a unique app that doesn’t just produce nice results—it’s engaging and fun to use before you ever see the finished product.”</td>
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<td style="border-width: 0px; border-style: solid;"><strong><a href="http://appmodo.com/9676/hipstamatic-review-for-iphone/" rel="shadowbox;width=1000;height=640">Appmodo</a></strong></td>
<td style="border-width: 0px; border-style: solid;">“Hipstamatic for iPhone comes highly recommended to photography enthusiasts of all ages. It is a fun application that will surely bring any dull Kodak moment to life.”</td>
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