January 12th, 2009
Griffin Clarifi nails it
I am regularly taking pictures of customer’s driver’s licenses for work whenever a photocopier is not available. The only problem is that the iPhone 3G’s camera phone takes blurry pictures at three inches. Although the results are passable they’re barely satisfactory. After purchasing the Griffin Clarifi case ($35) the results are 100% better.
The detail of the driver’s license at three inches is crystal clear. I can’t attest to whether or not it would be worthy of scientific quality, for that I would opt instead for a USB microscope but overall, I’m very happy with the purchase and really appreciate this simple iPhone add-on.
At left is a picture taken with with the iPhone 3G, at right, with the iClarify.
I’ve avoided having a case on my iPhone, but with the benefit of the Griffin Clarifi, I surprisingly don’t mind. The only drawback is the $35 price tag which should be about 30% less in a price-value analysis.
(Contributed by Ryan Kaplan)
Jason D. O'Grady is the editor of PowerPage.org, which has been publishing daily mobile technology news since December 1995. For disclosures on Jason's industry affiliations, click here or to view Jason's full profile click here.
Subscribe to The Apple Core via Email alerts or RSS.
