Don't ve shocked, it is very real that your Smartphone camera can perform more function aside snapping of pictures. Everyone knows that a camera phone is a mobile phone which is able to capture photographs. Most camera phones also record video as usual.

Capturing photographs is the most used feature of smartphones and lots of people think that's where the use of the camera ends in a mobile phone which is not so. Some people only snap pictures with their camera phone and they think that's where the use of the camera ends in a mobile phone, not knowing that there are lots of amazing things only a camera embedded in a device can do. Well, today, I will list 12 useful things you can do with your Smartphone camera.

1. Barcode Scanner


You can make us of your phone camera to scan barcodes in order to get the information written on it, Since anything programmed into it, is always not visible for the naked eyes to see, but can only be known through the use of any barcode scanner app controlled by the camera. If you are using WhatsApp web on your PC, you must have come across this kind of action where you will be asked to scan your barcode so that you can be able to access your WhatsApp chat using your PC.
The barcorde scanner can also be used in UC browsers. So, whenever you have any multiple lines of marks just in the form of several straight lines together, just use your barcode scanner app or UC Browser to scan the lines with the help of your camera.

2. Language Translator


We all know the meaning of translator, you can translate any odd language to the language you understand.With your phone's camera, you can be able to translate the language in the form of text and symbol that seems to appear strange to you. And you can achieve that with your phone's camera and with the help of Google translator app for is meant for all Android and iOS devices. The translation works this way;
Once you have the Google translator installed on your device, probably Android smartphones or iOS devices. And you come across any language in the form of text or symbol which was written in anywhere, maybe on the wall, sign board, paper or book. Just launch the Google app translator and click the camera icon in the app. Immediately your camera should start scanning while you place it where you want it to scan and translate probably the text. Then, the Google app while translating the text uses optical character recognition (OCR) to automatically interpret what you want to translate. Atleast this type of translator is easier and faster compared to the other Google translator that requires you to type in your text before you can get the interpretation.

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3. Play Augmented Reality Games
Augmented reality in phones has been around for some time now and tools like AR translation apps are great, but nobody ever seems to show you how to use the technology for fun. That shouldn't stop you using your phone's ability to play augmented reality games though - no matter where you are.
There are plenty of them about, like SpecTrek - the game where you search for virtual ghosts using a map and then shoot them down when you find them. Or there's like Zombie, Run! where you have to get from A to B on a map, avoiding those pesky flesh eaters en route

Another augmented reality game is Droid Shooting. Turn any real-life boring background into a real life shooting fest as you deal with waves upon waves of droids that will come and attack you. Droid Shooting utilizes your phone’s camera and makes it a viewfinder or HUD (Heads-up-display) for the battlefield. You will also find a radar at your disposal, so you’ll always know where those vicious droids plan to attack. The game entertaining you as if the whole thing is real. [Continue Reading:- http://www.techdavids.com/2018/03/other-benefit-your-smartphone-camera.html?m=1#.WqUAhb0o_qA