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# InstaCRT
- URL: https://www.protein.xyz/instacrt/
- Published: 2012-06-07T09:29:36.000Z
- Updated: 2025-05-28T11:02:28.000Z
- Description: InstaCRT is a new iPhone project that explores how the mobile's camera could use a real filter for photos
- Author: Protein
- Tags: Seeds, Technology, #protein, #Import 2024-06-11 13:15, #author-change-2025-05-28

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[InstaCRT](http://instacrt.com/?ref=protein.xyz) is a new iPhone project that explores how the mobile's camera could use a real filter for photos – as opposed to the digital ones in popular [Hipstamatic](http://hipstamatic.com/the%5Fapp.html?ref=protein.xyz) and [Instagram](http://instagr.am/?ref=protein.xyz) apps.

The project, created by Martin Ström, Ruben Broman and Erik Wåhlström, features two components: an iPhone app and a hardware setup that includes a Canon 7D camera, an old school computer monitor and a MacBook Pro.

When a person takes a picture using the iPhone app, the image is automatically uploaded to a central server. The Macbook then uses a computer script to fetch the images from the server, which are then downloaded and displayed on the monitor. The Canon 7D then automatically takes a photo of this displayed image, then sends this to the person's phone, and also uploads it to the project's [Tumblr site](http://instacrt.com/?ref=protein.xyz).

With Instagram having soared in popularity over the past few months, and the appetite for lo-fi photography still healthy, it's good to see a project that explores the idea in a real world setting.

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