Because it is "evoking interest, attention, or admiration in a powerfully irresistible way" ..... which is one of the meanings of compelling ... simple, no?
The part I have a problem with is the "powerfully irresistible way". The author claiming this was shot by an Apple engineer at lunch isn't exactly what I would call powerful or irresistible. So for me, it's a picture of a plate of food with EXIF that can be faked and not really compelling. Now if the plate had an Apple logo on it, that might be.
O yea, if it was at work where is the apple logo on the plate? I don't know... this could be taken by anyone with any phone anywhere.
Oh and should it be f24 instead of f2.4 or f2.8 instead of f28?
The latter. f2.4 is quite fast for a zoom lens but not so much for a static lens, but f24 or f28 is ridiculously slow. I don't know much about cell phone camera lenses but it can't be f28. That's for sure.
is sea urchin any good? That looks so gross, but I'm curious lol.
Anyways, I think I'd rather take IQ over MP. The newest camera I have does 20, and what I've found the larger sizes to be beneficial the most for is zooming in once the photo has been taken. It's amazing how after you zoom in entirely with the camera, how detailed objects get the farther away they are, and the bigger the image is (so you have plenty of detail.)
anyways, 8mp camera will be a nice selling point of the ip5
What's more, the lens was recorded as a 4.3mm f/2.4, which is closer to that of a point-and-shoot than the iPhone 4's actual 3.85mm f/2.8," the report said.
The effect of the lens size is dependent on the distance from the lens to the surface of the chip, and on the chip size so the comparison is not valid until we know more details. The lens being 2.4 instead of 2.8 means that it will be slightly better in lower light situations.
Personally I would like to see the lens ever so slightly recessed. Mine got scratched in the first week.
is sea urchin any good? That looks so gross, but I'm curious lol.
A few billion people in Southeast Asia consider it a delicacy, a culinary treat. Much of the sea urchin harvested from the west coast of the United States is sent abroad. The typical Westerner foodie will say its an acquired taste.
Freshness is key. Good uni is really, really fresh.
Aesthetically, its appearance is not so different than many Western foods like mashed potatoes, pureed vegetables or peanut butter. If you find uni gross, you probably have issue with large parts of the typical American diet.
A picture has surfaced online that is alleged to have been taken by an Apple engineer with an 8-megapixel camera from the still-unannounced fifth-generation iPhone.
The data associated with the so-called "test photo" discovered by PocketNow states that it was shot with an iPhone 4, but also reveals that the picture, cropped to a size of 5 megapixels, was originally a much-higher resolution just shy of 8 megapixels.
"What's more, the lens was recorded as a 4.3mm f/2.4, which is closer to that of a point-and-shoot than the iPhone 4's actual 3.85mm f/2.8," the report said.
However, the data could also be bogus, as the site noted it was recently duped by an image taken with an iPhone, then uploaded to an iPad using software that altered the EXIF data associated with the image.
"We suppose that a similar scenario is also possible here," author Evan Blass wrote, "but there's one compelling piece of evidence which suggests that this is indeed a genuine iPhone 5 photo: it was supposedly shot by an Apple engineer eating his lunch at work."
The purported iPhone 5 photo is bolstered by numerous rumors that Apple's next-generation handset will sport an 8-megapixel camera. This week, a new report claimed that Apple had tapped both Largan Precision and genius Electronic Optical to supply those lenses for the next iPhone.
Photo allegedly taken by an Apple engineer with an iPhone 5. Click to see full-size.
In fact, the supposed 8-megapixel shooter has been perhaps the only relatively consistent element in rumors leading up to the unveiling of the so-called "iPhone 5." Reports claiming Apple will adopt an 8-megapixel camera began surfacing earlier this year.
Apple is widely expected to publicly unveil its next iPhone in the coming weeks at a press event. Numerous reports have pointed toward an October launch of the fifth-generation iPhone.
I don't see how a picture proves that this was an 8 megapixel image and it came from an iPhone 5. Anyone writing you that can say that but can't prove it, so why bother posting something that you can't prove?
I don't see how a picture proves that this was an 8 megapixel image and it came from an iPhone 5. Anyone writing you that can say that but can't prove it, so why bother posting something that you can't prove?
As someone who lights stuff for a living, I'm a bit suspicious. In a "cafeteria" environment, I'd expect a down angle shot to reflect typical ceiling mounted "box shaped" lights. The reflective surface of this plate shows a very even RING of highlights on it's outer diameter. I'd expect that from a "flown softbox" lighting approach. That would also account for the very minimal and diffuse shadows from the food on the plate.
Also, the camera angle is essentially perfectly square overhead to the subject rendering the plate as an ideal circle. That also usually means that the hand/ arm holding the camera would typically cast a diffuse shadow on the subject. Where is that? this kind of result is more typical of a ring light mounted at the camera lens (would better explain the round hightlights on the plate diameter, BTW. Not something you'd expect on a quick
engineer in the cafeteria snap.
So unless the cafeteria in question has VERY interesting overhead lighting, I'm gonna be skeptical of the story here.
Not impossible, but all those physical clues make this kinda unlikely to my thinking.
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Because it is "evoking interest, attention, or admiration in a powerfully irresistible way" ..... which is one of the meanings of compelling ... simple, no?
The part I have a problem with is the "powerfully irresistible way". The author claiming this was shot by an Apple engineer at lunch isn't exactly what I would call powerful or irresistible. So for me, it's a picture of a plate of food with EXIF that can be faked and not really compelling. Now if the plate had an Apple logo on it, that might be.
"Honey, is my whole ass in the picture, now" ? .....
Blame Apple honey.
... Now if the plate had an Apple logo on it, that might be.
If the plate had an Apple logo on it, that would be your clue that it was fake.
O yea, if it was at work where is the apple logo on the plate? I don't know... this could be taken by anyone with any phone anywhere.
Oh and should it be f24 instead of f2.4 or f2.8 instead of f28?
The latter. f2.4 is quite fast for a zoom lens but not so much for a static lens, but f24 or f28 is ridiculously slow. I don't know much about cell phone camera lenses but it can't be f28. That's for sure.
If the plate had an Apple logo on it, that would be your clue that it was fake.
Thus the wink at the end of my comment.
Anyways, I think I'd rather take IQ over MP. The newest camera I have does 20, and what I've found the larger sizes to be beneficial the most for is zooming in once the photo has been taken. It's amazing how after you zoom in entirely with the camera, how detailed objects get the farther away they are, and the bigger the image is (so you have plenty of detail.)
anyways, 8mp camera will be a nice selling point of the ip5
What's more, the lens was recorded as a 4.3mm f/2.4, which is closer to that of a point-and-shoot than the iPhone 4's actual 3.85mm f/2.8," the report said.
The effect of the lens size is dependent on the distance from the lens to the surface of the chip, and on the chip size so the comparison is not valid until we know more details. The lens being 2.4 instead of 2.8 means that it will be slightly better in lower light situations.
Personally I would like to see the lens ever so slightly recessed. Mine got scratched in the first week.
If the plate had an Apple logo on it, that would be your clue that it was fake.
Also, when the image has caption that says anything like "this is not a fake."
Also, when the image has caption that says anything like "this is not a fake."
Or has an encircled "confidential" printed on the image.
is sea urchin any good? That looks so gross, but I'm curious lol.
A few billion people in Southeast Asia consider it a delicacy, a culinary treat. Much of the sea urchin harvested from the west coast of the United States is sent abroad. The typical Westerner foodie will say its an acquired taste.
Freshness is key. Good uni is really, really fresh.
Aesthetically, its appearance is not so different than many Western foods like mashed potatoes, pureed vegetables or peanut butter. If you find uni gross, you probably have issue with large parts of the typical American diet.
A picture has surfaced online that is alleged to have been taken by an Apple engineer with an 8-megapixel camera from the still-unannounced fifth-generation iPhone.
The data associated with the so-called "test photo" discovered by PocketNow states that it was shot with an iPhone 4, but also reveals that the picture, cropped to a size of 5 megapixels, was originally a much-higher resolution just shy of 8 megapixels.
"What's more, the lens was recorded as a 4.3mm f/2.4, which is closer to that of a point-and-shoot than the iPhone 4's actual 3.85mm f/2.8," the report said.
However, the data could also be bogus, as the site noted it was recently duped by an image taken with an iPhone, then uploaded to an iPad using software that altered the EXIF data associated with the image.
"We suppose that a similar scenario is also possible here," author Evan Blass wrote, "but there's one compelling piece of evidence which suggests that this is indeed a genuine iPhone 5 photo: it was supposedly shot by an Apple engineer eating his lunch at work."
The purported iPhone 5 photo is bolstered by numerous rumors that Apple's next-generation handset will sport an 8-megapixel camera. This week, a new report claimed that Apple had tapped both Largan Precision and genius Electronic Optical to supply those lenses for the next iPhone.
Photo allegedly taken by an Apple engineer with an iPhone 5. Click to see full-size.
In fact, the supposed 8-megapixel shooter has been perhaps the only relatively consistent element in rumors leading up to the unveiling of the so-called "iPhone 5." Reports claiming Apple will adopt an 8-megapixel camera began surfacing earlier this year.
Apple is widely expected to publicly unveil its next iPhone in the coming weeks at a press event. Numerous reports have pointed toward an October launch of the fifth-generation iPhone.
[ View this article at AppleInsider.com ]
I don't see how a picture proves that this was an 8 megapixel image and it came from an iPhone 5. Anyone writing you that can say that but can't prove it, so why bother posting something that you can't prove?
any chance this could have RAW image support? my wife has been bugging me for a DSLR and i don't want to buy on
Extremely unlikely? RAW would be overkill.
any chance this could have RAW image support? my wife has been bugging me for a DSLR and i don't want to buy on
I would guess that the next-generation iPhone has 0.01% chance of having native RAW support.
I don't see how a picture proves that this was an 8 megapixel image and it came from an iPhone 5. Anyone writing you that can say that but can't prove it, so why bother posting something that you can't prove?
You've just shut down this site. Nice going.
Don't you mean One Infinite Loop?
Well we knew it was California by the avocado rolls.
Why someone would claim it is shot with some camera yet strip all the meta data which would lend some credibility doesn't make sense.
1/30 fps. No wonder it looks shaky.
This wasn't a video. In other words, 1/30 s, not 1/30 fps.
Also, the camera angle is essentially perfectly square overhead to the subject rendering the plate as an ideal circle. That also usually means that the hand/ arm holding the camera would typically cast a diffuse shadow on the subject. Where is that? this kind of result is more typical of a ring light mounted at the camera lens (would better explain the round hightlights on the plate diameter, BTW. Not something you'd expect on a quick
engineer in the cafeteria snap.
So unless the cafeteria in question has VERY interesting overhead lighting, I'm gonna be skeptical of the story here.
Not impossible, but all those physical clues make this kinda unlikely to my thinking.
For what it's worth.