Even though most people will not be wanting to hold up the big, clip-board sized tablet to take a picture, I agree that the camera should be at least 3 megapixels. In Facetime, if you switch from the front facing camera to the back one, it would be like looking at a picture, and then looking at abstract art (you can't really tell what it is).
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iPad 2 to have only 1-megapixel camera??? Are you F kidding me???
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For those speculating about consumers being turned off by specs, I have never once had someone ask me how much ram the iPad has or what resolution it's screen is. This is a device that sells because of the user interaction at the demo table.
Also regarding the iPod touch having a 1mp camera despite being a portable device: the iPod touch is less than half the price of the iPhone.
As far as FaceTime goes, as explained pretty well above, you're actually more likely to get clear video from a 1mp sensor with larger pixel sites than a 3mp sensor crammed into the same physical space. Having a 3mp sensor won't magically let you send 3mp video over FaceTime.
For those speculating about consumers being turned off by specs, I have never once had someone ask me how much ram the iPad has or what resolution it's screen is. This is a device that sells because of the user interaction at the demo table.
Also regarding the iPod touch having a 1mp camera despite being a portable device: the iPod touch is less than half the price of the iPhone.
As far as FaceTime goes, as explained pretty well above, you're actually more likely to get clear video from a 1mp sensor with larger pixel sites than a 3mp sensor crammed into the same physical space. Having a 3mp sensor won't magically let you send 3mp video over FaceTime.
Stop it, you're making too much sense for this thread! The people who are complaining about megapixels (which is a clear marketing ploy) are those same people who refuse to buy Apple products because "they're all marketing". Oh, the irony!
Exactly. No one asks for the specifications of Apple products and Apple glosses over those things as well. As I previously stated, Apple just states things like "retina displays", "dual cameras", etc. The only item Apple outright tells people is how much storage something has because to the average joe, that's all they care about!
What's "too much"? Even if it's as little as a $1 difference...when you sell 10 Million or however many devices, that $1 adds up quick.
The bathtubs vs swimming pools doesn't really fly. They are different and have different functionality. Tub is for cleaning, unless you're crazy rich your tub isn't going to be big enough to swim in, even for a kid, pool is for swimming but I guess you could grab some soap and water and wash up for it.
The iPad and iPod Touch functionality is to consume media and to my knowledge what can be done on one can be done on the other.
As for the cameras mp. I can see both sides of the coin.
If it's only for video (which some speculation appears to point to) then 1MP is enough.
I am not sure what everyone is so unhappy about and what is the need of F word for in the title.
1. iPad 2 is not out. You are just speculating over nothing.
2. Even if it has 1 mp camera, then so what? If it's only for video chat, it's not that big of deal. You would carry a phone always anyways.
3. All people care about are specs. This isn't the company that cares about specs.
4. This thread is very pointless and useless. Op complains over something that is not that big of deal. iPad won't replace any of my digital camera.
End of thread.
1. iPad 2 is not out. You are just speculating over nothing.
2. Even if it has 1 mp camera, then so what? If it's only for video chat, it's not that big of deal. You would carry a phone always anyways.
3. All people care about are specs. This isn't the company that cares about specs.
4. This thread is very pointless and useless. Op complains over something that is not that big of deal. iPad won't replace any of my digital camera.
End of thread.
No, because the iPhone is small enough to be a good portable camera. I wouldn't want a 12mp camera though as some others have said in this thread. 5mp is lower than a lot of cameras and camera phones, and that was done intentionally. Apple even talked about sensor size vs megapixels when announcing it. The lens (and I assume sensor) on the iPhone 4 are really big compared to the previous iPhones or the iPod touch.
It's not that megapixels are bad, but they aren't always better. If the iPhone 4 had a 12mp sensor the photos it took would be noisy and it probably wouldn't do well at all except in bright light.
my flipphone has a 3.2 megapixel camera and the pictures are ghetto tastic.useful if your girlfriend flashes you and you need it in a pinch otherwise no point whatsoever. frigging 1 megapixel is a joke. gotto squeeze out that extra 4 cents from the 2 megapixel upgrade. it comes down to actually being worth the development costs of even having it. if your going to invest in it like that put at least 3.2 to make it worth it. otherwise your adding something completely pointless for the the amount of developer research you put into it.
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If you were planning on snapping pictures from iPad, then god.. you are sad.
Apple is trying to maximize the profits and they know you won't be using camera much other than facetime. For video chat, I don't see why u need 5 megapixel camera.
There is always an option to wait for next ipad or go for another company's tablet. Just leave and go quietly.
Apple is trying to maximize the profits and they know you won't be using camera much other than facetime. For video chat, I don't see why u need 5 megapixel camera.
There is always an option to wait for next ipad or go for another company's tablet. Just leave and go quietly.
I don't mind the pixel count but I really hoped Apple would put a bigger camera with autofocus like the one in the iPhone 4. With the iPod Touch you could at least argue the device was too thin for the bigger sensor but the iPad probably will be thick enough to accommodate the iPhone 4 camera sensor. The pixel count doesn't matter much but the sensor size and the lack of autofocus certainly do.
I love how people are angry about this, as if the iPad was the ideal camera device..... I mean crap, look at it's form factor. I'd much rather use a phone, or better yet a real camera, any day over an iPad
Anyone who cares or knows just about anything about photography realizes how pointless this is anyways-- the only people complaining are the ones who are ignorant and buy into the mega-pixel myth, and otherwise don't own any real cameras.
Anyone who cares or knows just about anything about photography realizes how pointless this is anyways-- the only people complaining are the ones who are ignorant and buy into the mega-pixel myth, and otherwise don't own any real cameras.
Apart from FanBois who will defend anything Apple do till the death.
Most posters seem to be saying, generally the same thing:
Whether you may feel a rear camera is a good or a bad idea, if you are going to fit one, at least fit one of reasonable quality.
That's the overall feeling I'm getting from this and other forums.
Either don't do it, or if you are, at least do it reasonably well. I think I'd agree with that general viewpoint also.
Most posters seem to be saying, generally the same thing:
Whether you may feel a rear camera is a good or a bad idea, if you are going to fit one, at least fit one of reasonable quality.
That's the overall feeling I'm getting from this and other forums.
Either don't do it, or if you are, at least do it reasonably well. I think I'd agree with that general viewpoint also.
But, as others have been pointing out, if the purpose of the camera is strictly for video then the quality is more than reasonable.
The 3.5 MP camera of the 3GS records 0.3 MP video.
The 5.0 MP camera of the iP4 records 1 MP video.
The 1.0 MP camera of the iPad records __ MP video.
See where I'm going with this...
