Fast Camera bursts into action (pictures)

With the Fast Camera app for iOS, you can choose your best shot, try burst shooting, and even create stop-motion videos.

Jason Parker

Jason Parker has been at CNET for nearly 15 years. He is the senior editor in charge of iOS software and has become an expert reviewer of the software that runs on each new Apple device. He now spends most of his time covering Apple iOS releases and third-party apps.

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Aug. 27, 2012 5:32 p.m. PT

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Take a burst of photos

Once you choose burst mode from the settings, the Fast Camera app will only take shots while you hold down the button in the lower right.

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Select the best shots

When you're done shooting, Fast Camera organizes your photos in a folder where you can select the best shots of the group.

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The features are in the settings

There's not much to Fast Camera's interface, but in the settings there are all sorts of options to experiment with.

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Choose how it takes shots

Choose whether you want continuous, burst, or manual shots in the settings.

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Pick the delay time

The app lets you configure the delay time between shots.

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Stop-motion video

If you purchase the stop-motion video options, you can choose to export your photo batch to video, which is then saved as video in your iPhone library.

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