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[bettis1]

A very handy iPhone app

Some of you may not know that, if you have an iPhone v.6 or later, there is a magnifier included in it.

Go to settings -> General -> Accessibility -> Magnifier and turn it on. Then tap the home button THREE times and you will be greeted with a very nice variable magnification through the camera lens. You can also turn on the light and the view can also be photographed for later use.

It is a valuable asset when checking fine details in the poor lighting that seems to exist in most gun shows these days.

Bob

 

[Onomea]

Thanks, Bob, but Sipowitz beat ya to it with a post a day or two ago. Useful to know, and I have passed on the info to friends and family, too.

 

[1911 45]

That is handy to use if only I could remember it’s on my phone. There is a thread started a couple days ago on this subject.

 

[bettis1]

Thanks guys. I haven't been on in several days and I missed Sips post.

Bob

 

[HOUSTON RICK]

Sip, you have done it again!

 

[soFlaNative]

Wala, your very own magnifying glass!

Good news for the "spray and pray" crowd at the commode.

 

[Lt JL]

The white knight is talking backwards, and tha Red Queen's lost her head. Remember what the dormouse said.

 

[Texas Star]

Aw, I have a magnifier on a Silva compass and it was a lot cheaper than an iPhone 6!

Seriously, my brother may soon get the 6 version. I'll make sure he knows that info.

I do occasionally find the flashlight on my iPhone 5C useful but carry a separate flashlight. The compass is handy, too, but I have a Silva in my briefcase.

 

[bettis1]

Jim,

It may be available on your iPhone 5 also. I just don't still have that version to check. I'm assuming that it is also on the just released iPhones 8 and X. I've seen no compelling reason for me to spend a grand to upgrade to the X.

Bob
(Note: I think that I gave my Silva compass to the Boy Scout Museum along with my K&E Slide Rule )

 

[cndrdk]

Jim,

It may be available on your iPhone 5 also. I just don't still have that version to check. I'm assuming that it is also on the just released iPhones 8 and X.

I've had it on my iPhone 5s for quite some time, so it it does work on the 5

 

[DevilDog72]

thx..Sip........ works good

 

[rwsmith]

That is SO......

That is SO worth $500,

 

[harleyvato]

Go ask Alice. I think she'll know.

She's too tall!(10 ft.)

And what is this doobie of which has been mentioned??

 

[Lt JL]

1. a doobie is part of a Frank Sinatra song
2. a Doobie is a brother in a rock band
3. a doobie is the opposite of a don't be
4. a doobie is a bomber, B-52, a joint, the road to Reefer Madness.
Choose one of the above.

 

[sipowicz]

Have it on my 5C as well, very useful but I don't really understand the camera button-like feature. It appears that its function is to freeze whatever you've magnified, but doesn't actually take a photo. When you click it a second time the frozen image goes away.

I know. I thought I could snap a pic also but no luck

 

[ParadiseRoad]

The white knight is talking backwards, and tha Red Queen's lost her head. Remember what the dormouse said.

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