If you think the iPhone's camera is bad...

[anjinha]

The first pic I took with the iPhone and the second I took with the LG Cookie, which has a 3MP camera. It's not a big difference and both pics are bad because this was in terrible light conditions but at least the iPhone's pic HAS COLORS. No, that's not a B&W filter.

 

[sushi]

The iPhone camera is okay for quick snaps.

The number of pixels is not necessarily indicative of the quality of the picture taken. So many other factors are just, if not more, important.

 

[anjinha]

The iPhone camera is okay for quick snaps.

The number of pixels is not necessarily indicative of the quality of the picture taken. So many other factors are just, if not more, important.

I know, but a lot of people don't understand that.

 

[Hawkeye411]

With bright lighting I think my iPhone does just fine!

 

[Theaser]

Does anyone think those two 0.3 MP cameras on the new Nintendo DSi has no point and no function whatsoever? Maybe you should compare the pictures taken from that to the LG Cookie.

 

[SFStateStudent]

I don't know but I think I see a pink nose on that LG cookie pic...

 

[Four20]

how does a 3MP camera not come with color pictures? lol

 

[bingbong951]

Its good

I think you know the iPhones camera isnt like the best but its good if you dont care like about mp. The screen is perfect to take pictures and i love it!!

 

[anjinha]

how does a 3MP camera not come with color pictures? lol

That pic is a color picture, but at that particular angle the pic would be almost B&W.

EDIT: Not sure if you're being sarcastic or not, lol.

 

[TuffLuffJimmy]

how does a 3MP camera not come with color pictures? lol

it is a color picture, check again. It's just horrible saturation.

 

[anjinha]

I can't believe I have to promote the LG Cookie, this is a piece of crap.

 

[maclover001]

it is a color picture, check again. It's just horrible saturation.

It's color. Look at that blue box in the corner.

The Olympus FE-2xx cameras are still the worst in my books.

 

[TuffLuffJimmy]

It's color. Look at that blue box in the corner.

The Olympus FE-2xx cameras are still the worst in my books.

I know... that's what I said.

 

[sushi]

I know, but a lot of people don't understand that.

I didn't mean to imply that you didn't.

And I agree with your second part. Went through this with the point and shoot cameras with the usual how many pixels does your camera have routine. Many didn't understand the difference between glass and plastic lens, aperture, shutter speed, etc.

With bright lighting I think my iPhone does just fine!

The iPhone camera is good in well lit situations. Great for a quick snapshot which is the purpose of a phone camera IMHO with today's technology.

I can't believe I have to promote the LG Cookie, this is a piece of crap.

Why? Curious?

 

[Slippery Gimp]

I think the images have been Photoshopped, no cat is that big. It dwarfs the chest of drawers. Nice try OP.

 

[eplchamps0304]

Its a known fact that the iphone camera is crap. Nothing new.

 

[Ish]

I think the images have been Photoshopped, no cat is that big. It dwarfs the chest of drawers. Nice try OP.

How about the chest of drawers is in the background?

 

[The Phazer]

Went through this with the point and shoot cameras with the usual how many pixels does your camera have routine. Many didn't understand the difference between glass and plastic lens, aperture, shutter speed, etc.

The iPhone camera is good in well lit situations. Great for a quick snapshot which is the purpose of a phone camera IMHO with today's technology.

The iPhone's lens, shutter speed, ability to adjust etc aren't particularily good.

I wouldn't say the iPhone camera is good in well lit situations, just less awful. It's by no means good in any situation.

Heck, the ergonomics of pressing that tiny area of the screen are terrible for most human arms in terms of introducing camera shake, which given the slow capture time and bad low light performance tend to make for very bad pictures.

And I can't see how you can say it's good for a quick snapshot, the purpose of a camera phone, when it doesn't work in anything but reasonably strong sunlight. I live in England. There hasn't been reasonably strong sunlight here for eight years.

Phazer

 

[BergerFan]

I'd say, it's still pretty decent, for a 2MP camera, with zero features.

I took these during last night's UFC 95, from the O2 Arena, London:
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Images are raw and unedited.

 

[akeemD]

I find that those who don't have an iphone tend to be the ones who think the camera is bad based upon it having 2MP, when infact it's not bad at all imo.

 

[Jonny75]

I find that those who don't have an iphone tend to be the ones who think the camera is bad based upon it having 2MP, when infact it's not bad at all imo.

Megapixels, lens, sensor sizes.... the iPhone is a terrible camera compared to the competitors.

With the market such that compact camera play second fiddle to many camera-phones in image quality, the iPhone sticks out.

Fixed focus, terrible noise, desperate lag, no flash, colour wash.. euch. It needs fixed. It's no use defending it here-- every review, however enthusiastic and recommending outside Apple forums, slates the iPhone camera and that perception of "poor camera" is market wide. It's the phone's major Achilles heal and is hurting sales. Believe it or not, people buy phones for 1) Talking 2) Messaging and 3) taking pictures. Not iFart, UI or YouTube.

Get it sorted in June, Apple! ;o)

 

[BergerFan]

It's the phone's major Achilles heal and is hurting sales. Believe it or not, people buy phones for 1) Talking 2) Messaging and 3) taking pictures. Not iFart, UI or YouTube.

Maybe so, but with the camera issues being common knowledge, people still buy iPhones in their droves and they buy them primarily for the phone + iPod intergration, imo.

 

[puercaeli]

Megapixels, lens, sensor sizes.... the iPhone is a terrible camera compared to the competitors.

With the market such that compact camera play second fiddle to many camera-phones in image quality, the iPhone sticks out.

Fixed focus, terrible noise, desperate lag, no flash, colour wash.. euch. It needs fixed. It's no use defending it here-- every review, however enthusiastic and recommending outside Apple forums, slates the iPhone camera and that perception of "poor camera" is market wide. It's the phone's major Achilles heal and is hurting sales. Believe it or not, people buy phones for 1) Talking 2) Messaging and 3) taking pictures. Not iFart, UI or YouTube.

Get it sorted in June, Apple! ;o)

I second that too.

What most people are complaining about is not megapixel...
it's more to do with lens features such as auto focus and stuff.
At the moment iPhone camera is as good as iSight(which is also 2MP I think).

There is no need for great camera on iPhone but at least something with auto focus....

 

[sushi]

The iPhone's lens, shutter speed, ability to adjust etc aren't particularily good.

That's true. No argument there.

I wouldn't say the iPhone camera is good in well lit situations, just less awful. It's by no means good in any situation.

Agree.

And I can't see how you can say it's good for a quick snapshot, the purpose of a camera phone, when it doesn't work in anything but reasonably strong sunlight. I live in England. There hasn't been reasonably strong sunlight here for eight years.

Snort!

 

[markel253]

This is an image I took with my iPhone 3G yesterday. I wouldn't want to replace my camera with it, but this aint bad.