Motorola Camera update turns Android Wear into shutter

If you have a Motorola Droid, Moto X or Moto X (2nd gen) smartphone and you love taking pictures (okay fine, specifically selfies), then you will enjoy the newest update for the Motorola Camera app. Aside from the usual bug fixes and improvements, it also has a new feature that will help you take better pictures. Oh but did we mention you need to have a smartwatch, particularly one that runs on Android Wear, to be able to enjoy the update?

Well if you meet all the criteria we mentioned above (Motorola smartphone owner, picture addict, Android Wear owner), you will now be able to use your smartwatch as a remote shutter when you use the Motorola Camera app to take pictures if you’re far away. Instead of using a timer, which can sometimes be more tricky and can cause panic as the countdown nears zero, you can just sync your Android Wear, probably the Moto 360 if you’re a Motorola fanboy, and then tap on the wearable when you’re ready to take your picture.

The Motorola Camera app however only works with the Motorola devices we mentioned above. Aside from this new feature, it has previously had nifty tricks up its sleeves, like gesture controls, tapping anywhere on the screen to take photos (and even while you’re recording a video), pressing down on the screen to take fast, continuous pictures, as well as the usual nice stuff from camera apps like panorama shots, slow-motion videos, etc.

The update also has some necessary but not obvious bug fixes that are always welcome even if we don’t really see it or feel it at all. If you haven’t yet been using the app, you can download the Motorola Camera app from the Google Play Store.