On Thursday, Facebook announced its new Facebook Camera, an image-sharing app for Apple’s iPhone and iPod Touch.
According to Dirk Stoop, a product manager for photos at Facebook, the new app is faster than the current Facebook app for sharing photos on Apple’s iOS.
“We can basically show you more photos on the app, so we can make a more immersive experience around your photos. On the side of publishing these photos, Facebook Camera lets you upload much higher resolution photos at up to 2,048 by 2,048 pixels wide,” claims Stoop.
The app also provides photo filters and tools for cropping and straightening.
“It might seem strange for Facebook to release a camera application with built-in filters just weeks after announcing plans to buy Instagram, the social photo app. But Facebook Camera is aimed at a different audience,” explains The New York Times. “Instagram has 40 million users, while Facebook has 900 million. This leaves a large swath of people who are not on Instagram but are actively taking photos and uploading them to Facebook.”
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