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iPhone 5 and Updated iPod Touch to Support Panorama Photo Mode?
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wow, how lame already!
How about the following:
white balance control
image quality control (fine, ultra fine, etc)
video quality control (size controls as well)
frames per second mode (24p/30p/60p)
ability to crop image before shooting (image sizes)
shutter timer (2s,5s,10s,30s,custom)
If you tout the iphone as the best mobile camera on the planet, how about some real controls that actually help? It's been what, 5 years, and we just have these pathetic meager controls on the iphone camera, it's quite sad to include just a panorama mode. Even the ipad 3 doesn't have an HDR when the camera itself is legit like the iPhone4
I truly hope that ipad mini isn't 1024x768 - but it's just pathetic.
How about the following:
white balance control
image quality control (fine, ultra fine, etc)
video quality control (size controls as well)
frames per second mode (24p/30p/60p)
ability to crop image before shooting (image sizes)
shutter timer (2s,5s,10s,30s,custom)
If you tout the iphone as the best mobile camera on the planet, how about some real controls that actually help? It's been what, 5 years, and we just have these pathetic meager controls on the iphone camera, it's quite sad to include just a panorama mode. Even the ipad 3 doesn't have an HDR when the camera itself is legit like the iPhone4
I truly hope that ipad mini isn't 1024x768 - but it's just pathetic.
I used this briefly when I had my iPhone jailbroken, before updating a few months back. Nice feature the first few times you use it, but beyond that it, wasn't much use to me, personally.
And I'm sure this is a footnote and not a key feature tomorrow. After all, it was in iOS 5 anyway.
25 more hours...
And I'm sure this is a footnote and not a key feature tomorrow. After all, it was in iOS 5 anyway.
25 more hours...
Doesn't negate the fact that the GS3 won't have Jelly Bean until October, 4 months after it's release. Which is actually relatively fast compared with past Android OS updates.
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Apple will now patent this feature and go on and on about how its been stolen from the future by other devices.
I love my 4S and will definitely upgrade to the 5 but this is just ridiculous. When will Apple stop adding old features one at a time? I had panorama mode on my Sony Ericsson K800i back in 2006 for christ sakes.
Like when I bought my 4S. It was advertised as a "world phone" with GSM compability. Wow, I had that on my Ericsson phone back in 1999.
Like when I bought my 4S. It was advertised as a "world phone" with GSM compability. Wow, I had that on my Ericsson phone back in 1999.
Now we can see the whole of the inside of a Starbucks caffe, not just a photograph of the drinks on the table! 
Joking aside, I hope this isn't a main feature...
Joking aside, I hope this isn't a main feature...
So another thing "borrowed" from Android?
That's good. Nice features should be promoted and used. Something that fans from both sides will hopefully learn.
Although I will laugh if it is a "iPhone 5 only" feature
That's good. Nice features should be promoted and used. Something that fans from both sides will hopefully learn.
Although I will laugh if it is a "iPhone 5 only" feature
Image and Video quality especially I think should be options. Sure leave it on the best MP and highest video res by default but let people with 16gb 4S's change it so that a 5 minute video doesn't use up 700mbs of their storage lol.
I agree with some improved stock camera controls, though a few of those I got by simply getting a better 3rd party camera app (Camera+). The problem with 3rd party apps is the lack of integration.
Yep, it's kind of fun a few times, but ultimately the pictures aren't that usable because of the extreme ratio.
So another thing "borrowed" from Android?
That's good. Nice features should be promoted and used. Something that fans from both sides will hopefully learn.
Although I will laugh if it is a "iPhone 5 only" feature
It probably will be some BS like that, iPhone 5 only. Who cares, I have a great app I use, paid a buck and am totally happy with it.
OTOH, this is a feature I thought was slick to include in the SGS3 and yes, it is "borrowed" from Android but this is Apple, they can steal ideas if they want to.
Well thank you for stating the obvious
My pleasure. Thank you for stating the obvious as well, while being smug at the same time!
So another thing "borrowed" from Android?
That's good. Nice features should be promoted and used. Something that fans from both sides will hopefully learn.
Although I will laugh if it is a "iPhone 5 only" feature
There have been panorama apps in the app store for god knows how long. Android AND iOS stole this feature. Stop the fighting.
So another thing "borrowed" from Android?
That's good. Nice features should be promoted and used. Something that fans from both sides will hopefully learn.
Although I will laugh if it is a "iPhone 5 only" feature
Not quite, I could do panoramic pictures on an old Sony Ericsson walkman phone years ago.
But please Apple, don't hail this as a magical new thing.
Agree! I regularly get the message 'Cannot record due to lack of space' - or however it's worded!
Side note, I'd love for the videos to go into a separate folder so I could quickly find an older video and delete it so I can resume recording again
*sigh* features will always be "borrowed" from other companies. It is the IMPLEMENTATION of those features we should all be excited/upset about. Which is why I have no problem with Apple releasing a phone with the same "features" as another Android phone. I prefer the way Apple DOES (or implements) those features.
This is where the choice lies. Most smartphones can do roughly the same tasks. It is HOW each phone does that task that makes the consumer decide to buy iOS/Android/WP8.
(and to a certain extent styling and build quality plays a role as well).
This is where the choice lies. Most smartphones can do roughly the same tasks. It is HOW each phone does that task that makes the consumer decide to buy iOS/Android/WP8.
(and to a certain extent styling and build quality plays a role as well).
There are multiple things in your post that... how to put it politely... are "far from the truth".
Galaxy S3 was released in May.
Jelly Bean was released in July. N7 was released in July.
So your theory is a bit flawed.
It's strange, cause for pictures outside the camera roll, IE a picture message, I can click the share option and open it in almost any app, like Camera+ - don't know why you can't do this in the camera roll pictures though...hopefully it's coming in the next/final iOS 6 release.
