Great tool for photographer
Works well for what it promises. You can choose your location or enter a new one with gps data and it gives you the set and rise for sun & moon as well a moon size.
A great purchase!
JD
A great purchase!
JD
No altitude after sunset.
Sun altitude is not available after sunset (no negative altitude), and by mistake shows 0 altitude. Nice interface, but little too few information.
Also the altitude is only shown in real numbers without any decimal digits. Not worth it for 4.99!
Also the altitude is only shown in real numbers without any decimal digits. Not worth it for 4.99!
Working compass would be nice...
The built-in compass in Focalware is not working on my iPhone 4 running iOS 5.0.1, and it is annoying. I'm not alone. I was told it's a known bug, and that it may be fixed in the next update. In the mean time it make this application, in my opinion and experience, a second grade application. If you intend to use it on the same setup than mine (iPhone 4 & 5.0.1) you may want to consider waiting for the upgrade, and check if it fixes this problem.
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Definitely fun to play with
I had no idea how to use this when i first got it so i emailed customer service. And i got the person who designed it to explain it to me. I thought that was pretty cool. As to how it works. I find it is decently accurate. Not perfect 100% of the time but pretty much dead on most of the time. At least so far. Yesterday i went out to a few of my favorite locations and saved them in my favorites. This is very cool cause i will be able to predict when i can go to anyone of these places when the sun or moon is in the perfect position for a shot i may be visualizing. Granted, you do not have to physically go to these places to add to your favorites - you can simply use the map to hone in on a spot and save it that way too. But i like knowing that if i go to a spot to save it, it is in the exact area i want to shoot and i can visualize the shot better. Either way is fine. I am giving this 4 stars instead of 5 because of the few instances i have seen it be off. Otherwise, I am more than happy to have this app in my arsenal of goodies for photography.
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Great app for videography
When paired with the Theodolite app, this is a location scouting dream come. Augmented reality to show with the camera the path of the sun/moon would make this a five-star app, easily.
Cool app!!
This is a great app for the photo enthusiast or for anyone in general. You can see at what position the sun will be in the sky at different times throughout the day...awesome!
I would like to see a note taking feature added to this app, so that a person can record notes about a specific location for photography purposes, in particular. I give it four stars. There is room for improvement.
I would like to see a note taking feature added to this app, so that a person can record notes about a specific location for photography purposes, in particular. I give it four stars. There is room for improvement.
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FocalWare
This app is so cool & functional it's what every geek needs to check the position for the sun etc. Very sweet graphics. I may not ever be a professional photographer but now at least I can look like one.
Great photography / cinematography tool.
Simple and easy to use! Extremely handy being able to change locations and date with ease and view sun / moon rise + set times..
Brilliant...
I've had this sitting on my iPhone for a while and just started using it to shoot translights for stage sets. It's so easy to look smart when I can tell my clients what the light is going to be at what time at each location while I'm still in the meeting. This is very easy to use and it sets up locations using google maps - just tap the location on the map and FocalWare sets the Latitude and Longitude. I'm happy. Thanks!
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Perfect
Saves time (money) in scouting locations. Content, functionality, and ui design are expertly combined to make an intuitive, and very useful, application for photographers.
