Most normal consumer cameras will not work. If you keep your iPhone in a pocket in your parka designed to keep electronics warm, and only take it out for a few seconds to take a picture you will be OK. But keeping it out in the cold will not.
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Visitors must never disturb the Antarctic wildlife. You cannot touch, feed or do anything to alter the behaviour of animals. Keep noise to a minimum and avoid flash photography. If you keep still and quiet, animals may approach you, however you must never interfere with them.
That makes it almost impossibly difficult for tourists to visit Antarctica on their own. It's also less enjoyable – organised tours to Antarctica work with some of the best guides and scientists in the business. You wouldn't get nearly as much out of it if you went to Antarctica by yourself.
Activities include sightseeing ship-based cruises, visits to operational scientific stations and historical huts, small boat cruising, visits to wildlife sites and other wilderness sites, hiking, kayaking, mountaineering, camping and scuba-diving.
It is not illegal to visit Antarctica or to explore the continent. However, the treaty that prevents military use or ownership of the continent sets strict guidelines for gaining permission to mount an expedition, usually for scientific purposes.