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Next-Generation iPad With 1-Megapixel Rear Camera and Case Cover Proximity Sensor?
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Ok dude, anyone who is going to buy this has got to be out of their minds. I'm glad I bought my mom the very first iPad for mother's day. At least it doesn't have a lame 1mp camera! And yes, my 2g iPhone has a better camera than that!
Seriously, what is apple trying to prove? Is it just me, or does apple keep coming out with lamer products? I mean they can't even design a correct antenna on their iPhone 4. That is not tolerated by me.
Seriously, what is apple trying to prove? Is it just me, or does apple keep coming out with lamer products? I mean they can't even design a correct antenna on their iPhone 4. That is not tolerated by me.
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Rumor or not?I heard of someone that this 1MP is a typeing error, while it should have been 10MP ...
Rumor or not?I heard of someone that this 1MP is a typeing error, while it should have been 10MP ...
Yeah poor millions can't make any calls ... for months. Only Apple can screw it's customers like that.
It seems a little weird to me that Apple would be putting a 1MP cam on the iPad. In my opinion, the iPad doesn't even need a camera, let alone two. Don't get me started about 1MP. That would not be useful for taking pictures, does Apple have something else in mind?
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FaceTime on my MacBook Pro seems to work fine with a (single) .3 MP camera...
FaceTime on my MacBook Pro seems to work fine with a (single) .3 MP camera...
Completely agree. If this info is correct, then it's clear to me that the selling point for the next generation will be its extreme thinness.
The rear camera at a high resolution would be a waste anyway. I would never use my iPad to snap shots while touring Manhattan.
Apple is all about common sense function. I'm sure the end result of iPad 2 will make sense and sell tens of millions more.
Apple is all about common sense function. I'm sure the end result of iPad 2 will make sense and sell tens of millions more.
I am sure any consumer camcorder from 1997 gives better video quality than iPod touch4 and almost any modern cellphone camera. Yes, they only did SD resolution, but they had larger sensors, a well working auto focus, better optics with wider aperture and optical(!) zoom. Many of these also featured optical image stabilization. Since consumers normally do not carry heavy light equipment, good low light performance is much more useful than a higher resolution on paper. 1997 analog recording (e.g. HI8) or later low compression digital (MiniDV) also did not produce the heavy compression artifacts commonly seen today.
But today? I think most camcorders sold today are Flip and similar. It must have a "HD" label and a button for idiot safe upload to facebook and people will buy.
My complaint about this possible iPad camera is not the low resolution. But 1 MP probably means it will be yet another micro-sensor, cheap optics, fix-focus toy grade camera.
On the other side I think an iPad does not need one at all.
Are there any known statistics how many people use facetime at all? I don't know about the situation in the US but at least here in Germany there have been multiple attempts to introduce video telephony. They all failed. Most people don't want to bee seen when they are not prepared for it, when they are still tired in the morning or when they haven't cleaned up the room or whatever.
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i see it now.. an apple ad featuring the new ipad, showing off its thinness, they demonstrate it by putting it in a manilla envelope or something.
I use it two or three times a week to call my sister in law, quite handy and free too.
i'd rather have the ipad be thin and lighter than have a super great camera. 1mp would be fine to me, it'd only be used for facetime and photobooth photos so i don't give a damn.
and looks like this thing will definitely not be coming out until at least march. if you go on the apple.com site, they have the "one and only ipad for your sweetheart" type stuff for valentines day gifts. so i highly doubt they will announce the ipad 2 anytime before valentines day, it would make no sense.
bummer to that
and looks like this thing will definitely not be coming out until at least march. if you go on the apple.com site, they have the "one and only ipad for your sweetheart" type stuff for valentines day gifts. so i highly doubt they will announce the ipad 2 anytime before valentines day, it would make no sense.
bummer to that
Are you kidding?
The rear facing camera isn't just good for FaceTime, it opens up a whole range of augmented reality apps for iPad, not to mention it'd be useful from time to time for either a still photo or video -- as far as I'm concerned being able to look at the photo on a 10" screen would be great (same for video).
If I was taking a photo of some friends and I had easy access to either my phone or my iPad, I'd use my iPad if the camera quality was as good or better as on my iPhone.
There is absolutely no link between camera sensor size and tablet dimensions (at least not for the type of cameras used in phones/tablets) so your can have both: think tablet with 5MP camera.
well everyone had been saying that was a main reason why the ipod touch 4g didn't get a great camera because it was too thin to house the iphone 4's great 5mp cam. soo i dunno about that..
well...the ipod touch is obviously the thinnest...soo i don't know where you're going with that..
and we don't kno the thickness of the ipad 2 yet
and we don't kno the thickness of the ipad 2 yet
Do you know that the thickness has very little to do with the weight? The weight is mainly determined by the width and height. Because the thickness uses much less material.
weight? i was talking about the camera. you even quoted me talking about the camera. i meant that i read about the ipod touch 4g being too thin to house the iphone 4 camera, which is a bit thicker, or focuses a bit too much to fit in the ipod touch.
WOW! I am always flabbergasted at the level of vitriol in these pages: Apple can't do this; Apple can't do that; Are they nuts?; They have become evil corporatised; the antenna is a major issue; 1 MP is no good because I am a portrait photographer and need atleast 1 TP.
Do you know why I love Apple? Because they are the only company that doesn't listen to the noise that such posts represent. Instead they define the purpose of their products; they understand the life situations that they are trying to support and design it according to those situations. If there is a 1MP camera it is because they have no intention of designing an iPad for photography or quick snaps. The only reason I would want a camera would be to use Facetime and show the parents their grandchildren, or to catch the kids doing something funny; in which case I'd want a video and not a camera. If you have a life situation that Apple aren't supporting then say so; don't just moan because other devices are over specced and under used. Does anyone remember the smartphone market before the iPhone? It was full of over specced cr*p that nobody could use because of the shocking interface. Apple came along, rolled back the specs and delivered on the software and overall experience.
If Apple designed in accordance with everyone's wishes, they have nothing but a series of Frankenstein's monsters on their hands.
Do you know why I love Apple? Because they are the only company that doesn't listen to the noise that such posts represent. Instead they define the purpose of their products; they understand the life situations that they are trying to support and design it according to those situations. If there is a 1MP camera it is because they have no intention of designing an iPad for photography or quick snaps. The only reason I would want a camera would be to use Facetime and show the parents their grandchildren, or to catch the kids doing something funny; in which case I'd want a video and not a camera. If you have a life situation that Apple aren't supporting then say so; don't just moan because other devices are over specced and under used. Does anyone remember the smartphone market before the iPhone? It was full of over specced cr*p that nobody could use because of the shocking interface. Apple came along, rolled back the specs and delivered on the software and overall experience.
If Apple designed in accordance with everyone's wishes, they have nothing but a series of Frankenstein's monsters on their hands.
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Cameras could be a problem for corporate use. Some companies (and other places like courts) have strict regulations for cellphones with cameras.
If Apple is serious about corporate use and wants the iPad to be more than a media consumption device they should offer a version without cameras as an option at least.
Christian
If Apple is serious about corporate use and wants the iPad to be more than a media consumption device they should offer a version without cameras as an option at least.
Christian
