A Flash is a great addition to the iPhone and overdue. 720p H.264 video recording with digital zoom while recording would be nice. Optical zoom isn't going to happen obviously as it means mechanically moving the lens.
Doesn't iPhone 3GS have optical focusing? I thought that requires mechanical action, which was why I was surprised to see focusing on the 3GS feature sheet.
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Originally Posted by jeffreytgilbert
No, digital zoom.
I suppose there's some room for it before going larger than 1:1 on the pixels, though digital zoom often has the connotation of simply multiplying pixels.
This is terrible news for anyone who goes to movies, restaurants, museums, and other public places.
It's bad enough we have to listen to the inane conversations of thoughtless idiots, now we are going to have to b put up with iFlashes going off everywhere.
In making the jump to the iPhone 3GS last spring, Apple was content in focusing on enhancements to the overall user experience of its mobile phone to maintain its high level of satisfaction amongst consumers. Improvements to the device's camera technology were limited to an updated image sensor capable of capturing 1.1 more megapixels, and software technology to improve the quality of motion photos and those taken in poor lighting.
This is terrible news for anyone who goes to movies, restaurants, museums, and other public places.
It's bad enough we have to listen to the inane conversations of thoughtless idiots, now we are going to have to b put up with iFlashes going off everywhere.
Weird. It's like the inverse of the charge that Apple enthusiasts don't think features are useful until Apple does it.
In this case, it's not irritating until Apple does it, I guess because you can put an "i" in front of it?
Camera phone flash, fine, camera phone flash, fine, AHHHHH iFLASH MY EYES!
Yeah, but MacLife's review of the Droid called the camera "5 megapixels of suck."
Well, megapixelcount says nothing about the quality of the sensor or the lens. There are loads of 10, 12 and 14 megapixel compact camera's out there that produce crap pictures.
Just to get 3x zoom. Jonathan Ive wouldn't allow it. They'd be better with switchable lenses like on a rotating pivot or something but to be honest, I think in it's 3GS form, it's good enough. As Steve would say:
You want zoom? Move closer, not that big of a deal.
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You're drinking the koolaid if you think they're going to release a 4G version of the phone this iteration.
4G as in 4th generation, not 4G network. The iPhone is on the 4th model.
I guess it would be less confusing to have something like 3GS+ so you know it's on 3G and has speed but also comes with a better camera.
Then the model named 4G can come next year when AT&T and Verizon roll out their LTE networks.
if not AVCaptureDevice.hasFlash():
window.location = "http://get.adobe.com/flashplayer/";
A Flash is a great addition to the iPhone and overdue. 720p H.264 video recording with digital zoom while recording would be nice. Optical zoom isn't going to happen obviously as it means mechanically moving the lens.
Doesn't iPhone 3GS have optical focusing? I thought that requires mechanical action, which was why I was surprised to see focusing on the 3GS feature sheet.
No, digital zoom.
I suppose there's some room for it before going larger than 1:1 on the pixels, though digital zoom often has the connotation of simply multiplying pixels.
It's bad enough we have to listen to the inane conversations of thoughtless idiots, now we are going to have to b put up with iFlashes going off everywhere.
In making the jump to the iPhone 3GS last spring, Apple was content in focusing on enhancements to the overall user experience of its mobile phone to maintain its high level of satisfaction amongst consumers. Improvements to the device's camera technology were limited to an updated image sensor capable of capturing 1.1 more megapixels, and software technology to improve the quality of motion photos and those taken in poor lighting.
You forgot the biggest addition: auto-focus.
They certainly seem to be focused on catching up to Android's features today.
Even if the phone costs more, It would be worth it
This is terrible news for anyone who goes to movies, restaurants, museums, and other public places.
It's bad enough we have to listen to the inane conversations of thoughtless idiots, now we are going to have to b put up with iFlashes going off everywhere.
Weird. It's like the inverse of the charge that Apple enthusiasts don't think features are useful until Apple does it.
In this case, it's not irritating until Apple does it, I guess because you can put an "i" in front of it?
Camera phone flash, fine, camera phone flash, fine, AHHHHH iFLASH MY EYES!
Hopefully, Apple wiil give us FLASH and OPTICAL ZOOM!!!
Even if the phone costs more, It would be worth it
Optical zoom requires moving, stacked elements that Apple would be hard pressed to fit into the iPhone's case.
Well, unless they went with some esoteric deformable liquid lens deal, but seems pretty unlikely.
Yeah, but MacLife's review of the Droid called the camera "5 megapixels of suck."
Well, megapixelcount says nothing about the quality of the sensor or the lens. There are loads of 10, 12 and 14 megapixel compact camera's out there that produce crap pictures.
Optical zoom requires moving, stacked elements that Apple would be hard pressed to fit into the iPhone's case.
Well, unless they went with some esoteric deformable liquid lens deal, but seems pretty unlikely.
Or it would end up looking like this:
http://gizmodo.com/5369970/samsung-a...x-optical-zoom
Just to get 3x zoom. Jonathan Ive wouldn't allow it. They'd be better with switchable lenses like on a rotating pivot or something but to be honest, I think in it's 3GS form, it's good enough. As Steve would say:
You want zoom? Move closer, not that big of a deal.
http://gizmodo.com/5369970/samsung-a...x-optical-zoom
Aaargh... my eyes!!!
In the interests of your readers, in cases like this you should implement an "ugly" alert in the same way that one can reference a "spoiler" alert.
Aaargh... my eyes!!!
In the interests of your readers, in cases like this you should implement an "ugly" alert in the same way that one can reference a "spoiler" alert.
Obviously, Apple isn't going to do it, but that's what it takes to have a phone with a half-decent camera.