Much has been said about the questionable choice Apple made putting a 2 megapixel camera, sans high end features.
My previous phone, the coveted Nokia N95, has an excellent 5 mega pixel camera with many extra features, so I have that experience fresh in my mind.
Recently I shot some low light shorts with the Nokia at a couple concerts. Honestly, I was disappointed with both the lens quality and the quality the Nokia achieved.
So how would the iPhone’s puny, in comparison, camera do as night with fireworks?
Not bad in my opinion.
The quality comparison between 2 and 5 mega pixel is obvious. But the ability to shoot in low light was better than the Nokia..
The most surprising thing was the speed of the iPhone vs. the Nokia.
On the N95 it tooks 4-8 seconds or longer to cycle between taking photos.
On the iPhone I was able to shoot rapidly in sequence with only 1-2 seconds between shots.
As I clicked away at the bombastic fireworks display, I was surprised to see over 200 shots by the time the show was over.
What I would love to see in the next version of the iPhone are:
- Higher resoltion <- duh
- Image stabilizaton
- Macro or fish eye capabilities
- Automated or timer-based shots
I don't have the need for a zoom. With the miniscule lens in these portable devices, the zoom features tend to be useless.
Anyway, two big thumbs up for the iPhone camera!
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1 uploalpsag // Oct 15, 2007 at 10:42 AM
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