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First Videos and Photos Uploaded from iPhone 3G S?

el3ktro said:
Wow, it looks really impressive without the YouTube compression added :)

To everyone: Chrops was so nice to upload the original video file to my iDisk. It shows part of the video which is linked in this post, but not the compressed YouTube file, but the original one. If this is legit, the video quality is pretty cool.

Here's the file: http://files.me.com/riedrich/kjqtpo (11 MB).
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Wow, that is feckin amazing.
 
el3ktro said:
Wow, it looks really impressive without the YouTube compression added :)

To everyone: Chrops was so nice to upload the original video file to my iDisk. It shows part of the video which is linked in this post, but not the compressed YouTube file, but the original one. If this is legit, the video quality is pretty cool.

Here's the file: http://files.me.com/riedrich/kjqtpo (11 MB).
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I really hope its legit, cause that is friggen awesome!!
 
Thats pretty impressive. Sure its not incredible quality and you can get better with a small dedicated camcorder, but I don't have a camcorder on me at all times, I do have my iPhone on me whenever I'm out, and I take a lot of pics. I never used to take pics, even when I had a reasonable camera phone, it was a hassle to take them and then to get them from the phone to the computer, with the iPhone though I take at least 3 or 4 pics a day, just random pics of the kids and my family, its so nice to have a record of them growing up and I now don't have gaps in the pictures where I haven't taken a pic for a few months and they have grown up loads.

I would love to be able to video them more, but getting the camcorder out is always a hassle, its never charged and I can never find a tape when I need one, and then I don't really watch it back much as again its all just a hassle.

For pure convenience this is really good. I thought the quality would be poor at best, and mostly unusable, but not the vids I have seen look great. I wasn't going to bother upgrading as I'm happy with my 3G and os 3.0 will make it even better, I was thinking next year would bring lots of upgrades that would make the change worthwhile, but seeing these, I'm really tempted now!
 
Aspect ratio

With respect to the second video, it's quite easy to crop a 4:3 video and make it appear to be 16:9. It's very likely that the editor just didn't include the letterbox portion when he (or she) uploaded the video - this is smart as you inherently create a smaller file by excluding the letterbox (black bars).

Motion picture films are cropped all the time, as 35mm motion picture film actually captures more image than is projected (in a 1.65 aspect ratio, anamorphic 2.35 is a different beast entirely).

In all likelihood, both YT videos are legit. :)

On the downside, you're more likely to be told to leave your iPhone behind around security-sensitive areas due to the cameras function(s). I never minded checking my Razr in, but I'd be more cautious about checking my iPhone.
 
Confused by the number of "negative" ratings for this thread. I guess people are just upset that their soon-to-be-obsolete iPhone 3G has a crappy camera compared to the new iPhone 3GS and they don't qualify for subsidized pricing yet, so they'll rate the thread negative and go on and on about how the 3G camera was covered in vaseline, etc
 
el3ktro said:
Wow, it looks really impressive without the YouTube compression added :)

To everyone: Chrops was so nice to upload the original video file to my iDisk. It shows part of the video which is linked in this post, but not the compressed YouTube file, but the original one. If this is legit, the video quality is pretty cool.

Here's the file: http://files.me.com/riedrich/kjqtpo (11 MB).
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Wow, if this is real, I'm really impressed with the quality. Sure beats my 12MP FujiFilm F100fd digicam which also does 640x480 at 30fps. The exposure shift is fast on the 3Gs.
 
Thanks for the posts guys. If that rapidshare link is the real deal, i'll be a very happy bunny :)
 
esquared said:
There was nothing in that video to prove it's a 3Gs. The box looked like it was from a 1st gen iPhone, we're being played.
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So if he took a video of a cat you would say that it couldn't possibly be recorded using a 3G S because it's a video of a cat!?!
 
The guy who made that video took it in Switzerland... And we're only getting them on Friday (the Swisscom shop rang and told me that my reserved 3 GS is confirmed for Friday) wonder how he got that...
 
I'd save these comparisons until some photos are taken with 3.0 software as a comparison, since the GS ships with 3.0 installed.
 
el3ktro said:
Wow, it looks really impressive without the YouTube compression added :)

To everyone: Chrops was so nice to upload the original video file to my iDisk. It shows part of the video which is linked in this post, but not the compressed YouTube file, but the original one. If this is legit, the video quality is pretty cool.

Here's the file: http://files.me.com/riedrich/kjqtpo (11 MB).
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Looks great watching that on an iPhone! Much better comparatively than a fair few phones on the market. I think Apple was basically hamstrung by Omnivision not having a sensor above 3Mpixels. As soon as they have a higher one with the same associated features, it'll head into the 4th gen iPhone
 
nickXedge said:
I got an idea for all the people who are going crazy about the video feature of the iPhone...

GO OUT AND BUY A CAMERA!

You all seem to forget that first and foremost, this device makes phone calls, even if Apple thinks it's a gaming device.

I saw someone's signature on here once said something to the effect of: "People who buy a phone based on the megapixel count are stupid."

In the end, don't get me wrong, I have an iPhone 3G and I enjoy all the added features it has. I do think it's cool and all, but a lot of people are putting way too much stock into the video feature. I'm waiting for the next iPhone because I'm not spending extra money ("early upgrade fee") for the slight upgrades, IMO. I can upgrade in January and I'll wait until June at that point.
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First of all, like others have said, I don't always have my camera with me but I DO always have my iPhone with me.
Second, show me a camera that lets you take stills and videos, EDIT the videos, AND upload them straight to YouTube without having to be anywhere near a computer.
 
WestonHarvey1 said:
Just like a gun, the best camera is the one you have on you. I have a camera but I find that when I actually want to take a picture, I don't have it with me. I do have my iPhone. So, a better camera is always welcome.
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Amen Brutha.
 
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