That is weird, if true, who on Earth takes high resolution pictures with an iPad? Way heavier, awkward to hold and align than any iPhone.
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I really don't see the point for this, but that's just me. I think I have maybe used my iPad camera 3-4 times in total. But I guess this is the direction Apple is headed. Thank goodness my 11" will last me several more years.I use my iPad Pro at my work a lot. One of the use cases is capturing contents of whiteboards at a meeting and annotating them later. But, one high resolution camera is more than enough for this. In what kind of world you need 3 different focal lengths for such an device is a mystery to me. I really can't come up with anything...
I guess it's.. an AR thingy? *shrug*
The higher pricing of the new camera module alone might give you a good reason to complain, especially coupled with your following sentence of not needing to use any iPad rear camera.
Why? The last ones were released in October of 2018. I'd think the new ones would be Sept/Oct of 2019. One full year.
I have also tried taking photos of whiteboards straight from the Notes on iPad, but it was such a nuisance that later on I just took them all with an iPhone, inserting them in later on.
I highly doubt this due to cost VS use.
Although, the smallest iPad pictured got my attention. That looks like it's not much larger than a mini. In fact a bezel-less iPad mini would fit an 8,5" screen. Just hoping for a "Pro mini"... ;P
to align: better than an iPhone.
In fact iPads give you a much better "live view" than iPhones, simply by their display size, making it significantly easier to see what's in focus and what not.
Although, the smallest iPad pictured got my attention. That looks like it's not much larger than a mini. In fact a bezel-less iPad mini would fit an 8,5" screen. Just hoping for a "Pro mini"... ;P
Awkward to hold: Yes
to align: better than an iPhone.
In fact iPads give you a much better "live view" than iPhones, simply by their display size, making it significantly easier to see what's in focus and what not.
I have used the camera on mine only a handful of times - mainly because my iPhone wasn’t in reach. Otherwise I’d have no complaints if it wasn’t there at all.
That really hasn't been the approach historically though. See here:
https://buyersguide.macrumors.com/#12-9-iPad-Pro
Perhaps this has been brought forward (from the previously rumoured Spring 2020 date) to allow them to introduce an OLED iPad with ToF sensor and 5G in October 2020
Yeah, I'd do this more often if the iCloud sync would work more reliably. Is it only me, or do you guys also have often problems that pictures take hours to days to be uploaded into the cloud? Sometimes I have my phone at the charger, with WiFi access and yet still the upload doesn't progress...
Thank God! Because all three of the pictures I have taken on my iPad in the 2 years I have had it would have benefited greatly from two extra cameras.
This might be nice for the phones, but I rarely use my iPad camera for anything besides taking snapshots of whiteboards or scanning docs. I can’t see the value of a fancy camera on this device.
Just upgraded mine, mainly because Apple is giving me $310 from my 10.5 and I am running out of space, but the 11" is crazy light and liking having the same gestures as my iPhone X.
Sure. Maybe, maybe not. In any event it's unlikely to be cheaper, and I'm never going to be in a position to calculate what the price would otherwise have been. Plus I live in the UK so I'm quite well accustomed to paying an absolute fortune for Apple products. When I feel the time has come to get a new Pro, whenever that may be, I will buy it irrespective of the rear camera.
Eh, I'll use my phone or an actual camera. Thanks.
Never liked the camera bump and the iPhone X style long bump, but certainly do not like this huge black void.
Not likely. When i got my new iPad mini 5 I noticed they moved the buttons and mic just enough so they don't line up with the old case.
Quite.
Apple hasn't updated its third-generation iPad Pro lineup since October 2018 and its 9.7-inch entry-level iPad since March 2018, so we can reliably expect both to get some sort of refresh soon.
A bit over the top - last October is only 10-months back, I still think of my iPad Pro as being 'my new iPad'. Appreciate that this site is in the business of whipping up a little frenzy, but that's a bit daft.