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Griffin Clarifi review
When I saw that Griffin announced the Calrifi case for iPhone 3G at Apple Expo Paris I thought it was brilliant. The Clarifi proposed to solve a problem I experience with my iPhone 3G constantly, inability to take macro photos with the camera phone.
When taking a pictures of things with small text like receipts, business cards, tags, serial numbers, model numbers or barcodes it is helpful to make the item as large and sharp as possible in the picture. The problem with the iPhone has always been that the photo is eitehr to blurry or to small; the Calrifi promised to help fix that.
The packaging is basic and includes the case, cleaning cloth and screen protector. There are two halves to the case which function as both the installation method and the easy dock feature. The bottom half separates from the top which makes installation a snap and allows the phone to remain compatible with the Apple Dock
How does it work? As a test I took a photo of a Starbucks receipt, I wanted to be able to document the information on the receipt by taking a photo in low light. I tried taking the photo with and without the Claifi lens from a distance of about 3-4 inches, check out the results below.
To carry the case study all the way through I uploaded both receipt images to my Evernote account for text recognition. Evernote was able to pull all of the text from the Clarifi assisted photo and nothing from the regular iPhone photo.
Altogether, I'm very pleased with the Griffin's ability to deliver on this concept. I think the idea is novel while extending the functionality and enhancing and everyday usefulness of the iPhone. The fit and finish on the product is very good but I think the sliding mechanism on the lens could be made tighter. However, I will miss the grippy rubber of the incase Protective Cover I previously had on the phone.
"Clarifi is a protective case that boasts a built-in lens to give the iPhone camera lens an optical boost. The lens slides into place for close-up shots, and then slides aside for normal photography. Clarifi allows you to move in to a close 4 to 6 inches, for crisp detail and accurate color; the iPhone camera alone is limited to about 18-inch close-ups."
When taking a pictures of things with small text like receipts, business cards, tags, serial numbers, model numbers or barcodes it is helpful to make the item as large and sharp as possible in the picture. The problem with the iPhone has always been that the photo is eitehr to blurry or to small; the Calrifi promised to help fix that.
The packaging is basic and includes the case, cleaning cloth and screen protector. There are two halves to the case which function as both the installation method and the easy dock feature. The bottom half separates from the top which makes installation a snap and allows the phone to remain compatible with the Apple Dock
How does it work? As a test I took a photo of a Starbucks receipt, I wanted to be able to document the information on the receipt by taking a photo in low light. I tried taking the photo with and without the Claifi lens from a distance of about 3-4 inches, check out the results below.
To carry the case study all the way through I uploaded both receipt images to my Evernote account for text recognition. Evernote was able to pull all of the text from the Clarifi assisted photo and nothing from the regular iPhone photo.
Altogether, I'm very pleased with the Griffin's ability to deliver on this concept. I think the idea is novel while extending the functionality and enhancing and everyday usefulness of the iPhone. The fit and finish on the product is very good but I think the sliding mechanism on the lens could be made tighter. However, I will miss the grippy rubber of the incase Protective Cover I previously had on the phone.
