First Photos from Apple iPhone?

MacRumors · 09:01 PM

An unusual story has popped up on MobileGuerilla claiming to have found the first photos from an Apple iPhone on the web.

The search method seemed rather primitive... they simply searched for "taken with an Apple iPhone" on Google and found a set of Flickr images (now removed) tagged with the phrase. The phrase is automatically generated by Flickr based on the EXIF data from the camera itself.

Now, this alone is certainly not proof that the images were necessarily taken by an Apple iPhone, The images where then set to private and then deleted from the Flickr account. Again, this alone would not be particularly convincing, however, based on publicly available evidence, it's clear that the photos came from someone in the position to have access to an iPhone.

As a result, it appears very likely the photos are authentic.

Images: http://www.macrumors.com/2007/04/29/...-apple-iphone/

ThunderLounge · Apr 29, 2007, 12:31 AM

If legit, they're not bad for a phone.

dornoforpyros · Apr 29, 2007, 12:32 AM

lol stalking much guys? This is kinda creepy

FF_productions · Apr 29, 2007, 12:32 AM

She? This person has facial hair.

She took the pictures right?

Shanesan · Apr 29, 2007, 12:33 AM

Nice pictures. Much better than most camera phones.

spork183 · Apr 29, 2007, 12:36 AM

I'm so excited I can hardly contain myself. The first, real pictures. Boy, we'll never see this again. My life is now complete. I've seen the first real pictures taken with an iphone in the wild...

mrwilly123 · Apr 29, 2007, 12:40 AM

Bigger versions...don't know why these aren't in the story.

http://images.macrumors.com/article/...e03921oqh0.jpg

http://images.macrumors.com/article/...amera-pic2.jpg

arn · Apr 29, 2007, 12:42 AM

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Originally Posted by mrwilly123

Bigger versions...don't know why these aren't in the story.

click on the thumbs in the story.

arn

mrwilly123 · Apr 29, 2007, 12:45 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by arn

click on the thumbs in the story.

arn

Doesn't work in Safari (for me at least)...

TheBobcat · Apr 29, 2007, 12:47 AM

Steve will find out who this person is, and how they are connected to the person that actually works at Apple.

Then, their dog will be in pieces on their porch.

The project manager will get into his car to inform the police, at which point the Mac death (duh-duh-duuuuuh!) chime sounds on the radio system, and the car promptly explodes.

Teddy's · Apr 29, 2007, 12:47 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by FF_productions

She? This person has facial hair.

She took the pictures right?

It's Richard D. James

dante@sisna.com · Apr 29, 2007, 12:50 AM

If those photos are legit, and I suspect they are, then they are great for a phone camera.

My Blackberry pearl takes terrible pictures and not due to it's 1.3 megapixel resolution, but due to terrible optics an electronics.

This alone makes an iPhone worth it for me.

3 month old Pearl for sale on Ebay Cheap in 6 weeks.

Mammoth · Apr 29, 2007, 12:51 AM

Well noise levels are lower than comparing 2MP cameras.

yzp · Apr 29, 2007, 12:52 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by FF_productions

She?

haha right!

I also thought it wass a she

...

maybe she is a shemale? who knows...!

levitynyc · Apr 29, 2007, 12:54 AM

who gives a ****? This should be page 2 stuff

mhouse · Apr 29, 2007, 12:58 AM

If this turns out to be real then someone is going to get fired Monday. Even if neither of the people in the photos are connected to Apple directly, someone will know who they are and tie them back to someone.

Is it really worth getting someone canned to get a rumor?

donlphi · Apr 29, 2007, 01:03 AM

iTOAST

Enjoy your last meal!

zv470 · Apr 29, 2007, 01:05 AM

Rotated 90 degrees what the...??

.....when I view the pic of "the guy eating toast" in Preview.app it rotates it the right way up... what the? Does the iPhone record ORIENTATION information into the image?

nagromme · Apr 29, 2007, 01:07 AM

I don't know why, but this story is making me laugh uncontrollably.

What a way to achieve fame in the technology world.

Quote:

Originally Posted by zv470

Rotate 90 Degrees what??

when i view the image in Preview.app it rotates it the right way up... what the? Does the iPhone record ORIENTATION information into the image?

That would be a really cool use of the orientation sensors

AaronICT · Apr 29, 2007, 01:07 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by zv470

Rotate 90 Degrees what??

when i view the image in Preview.app it rotates it the right way up... what the? Does the iPhone record ORIENTATION information into the image?

Why not? My four year-old Kodak does.

Leareth · Apr 29, 2007, 01:09 AM

I still dont get what the hype is all about?
the iphone is neat but not like it is going to change the world the second it comes out.
We know it exists, we know roughly what it can do.

Question is can it do well?

Small White Car · Apr 29, 2007, 01:10 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by zv470

Rotated 90 degrees what the...??

.....when I view the pic of "the guy eating toast" in Preview.app it rotates it the right way up... what the? Does the iPhone record ORIENTATION information into the image?

Interesting.

Both Preview, Photoshop CS1, and iPhoto do this. The web browsers I tried don't.

Since CS1 is doing it than this feature is either something that's been out there for a few years now or you and I are just crazy.

Does anyone know?

nagromme · Apr 29, 2007, 01:10 AM

Double post somehow

Some_Big_Spoon · Apr 29, 2007, 01:11 AM

Don't quote me, but I believe that's BJ's restaurant next to the Apple Campus.

nagromme · Apr 29, 2007, 01:11 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Leareth

I still dont get what the hype is all about?
the iphone is neat but not like it is going to change the world the second it comes out.
We know it exists, we know roughly what it can do.

Question is can it do well?

"can it do well?" is exactly why example photos would be interesting

Quote:

Originally Posted by Some_Big_Spoon

Don't quote me, but I believe that's BJ's restaurant next to the Apple Campus.

I'm guessing Steve the pescetarian doesn't order the "Quarter Cow" much.

Apr 29, 2007, 12:26 AM	#1
MacRumors macrumors bot Join Date: Apr 2001	First Photos from Apple iPhone? An unusual story has popped up on MobileGuerilla claiming to have found the first photos from an Apple iPhone on the web. The search method seemed rather primitive... they simply searched for "taken with an Apple iPhone" on Google and found a set of Flickr images (now removed) tagged with the phrase. The phrase is automatically generated by Flickr based on the EXIF data from the camera itself. Now, this alone is certainly not proof that the images were necessarily taken by an Apple iPhone, The images where then set to private and then deleted from the Flickr account. Again, this alone would not be particularly convincing, however, based on publicly available evidence, it's clear that the photos came from someone in the position to have access to an iPhone. As a result, it appears very likely the photos are authentic. Images: http://www.macrumors.com/2007/04/29/...-apple-iphone/ Last edited by arn : Apr 29, 2007 at 09:01 PM.

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Apr 29, 2007, 12:31 AM	#2
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Shanesan macrumors 6502 Join Date: Jul 2006	Nice pictures. Much better than most camera phones.

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spork183 macrumors 6502a Join Date: Jul 2006	I'm so excited I can hardly contain myself. The first, real pictures. Boy, we'll never see this again. My life is now complete. I've seen the first real pictures taken with an iphone in the wild...

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dante@sisna.com macrumors 6502a Join Date: Apr 2006	Camera Blows My Blackberry Pearl Away If those photos are legit, and I suspect they are, then they are great for a phone camera. My Blackberry pearl takes terrible pictures and not due to it's 1.3 megapixel resolution, but due to terrible optics an electronics. This alone makes an iPhone worth it for me. 3 month old Pearl for sale on Ebay Cheap in 6 weeks.

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mhouse macrumors member Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: North Carolina	Doesn't This Bother Anyone? If this turns out to be real then someone is going to get fired Monday. Even if neither of the people in the photos are connected to Apple directly, someone will know who they are and tie them back to someone. Is it really worth getting someone canned to get a rumor? __________________ "The Human Torch was denied a bank loan!"

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zv470 macrumors 6502 Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: New Zealand	Rotated 90 degrees what the...?? .....when I view the pic of "the guy eating toast" in Preview.app it rotates it the right way up... what the? Does the iPhone record ORIENTATION information into the image?

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Leareth macrumors 65816 Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Vancouver	I still dont get what the hype is all about? the iphone is neat but not like it is going to change the world the second it comes out. We know it exists, we know roughly what it can do. Question is can it do well? __________________ Sometimes the appropriate response to reality is to go insane.

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