It has been long time an imbalance to keep iPad regarding camera technological far behind the iPhones
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Triple-Lens Rear Cameras Rumored for Next iPad Pro Range, Dual-Lens for New Entry-Level iPad
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Oh I hope they don't put these big ugly things on the back of the ipad and iphones... if they were flush with the back of the device that might look better, this is just ugly.
Apple's next-generation iPad could gain a dual-lens rear camera while the next iPad Pro range could get a triple-lens array, according to a rumor out of China.
Article Link: Triple-Lens Rear Cameras Rumored for Next iPad Pro Range, Dual-Lens for New Entry-Level iPad
you will regret it instantly.
(unless all you do is watching youtube and webrowsing)
Except all of us who have done and still do!
If they do update the iPad Pro with this new three-camera module, I'm getting an 11" model to carry around to take all my pictures with.
I have a Mac I rarely use. I do 99% of my work as CEO of my international business on an iPad Pro. I much prefer the experience and there are even things that the iPad Pro can do which Mac can’t. I know some people need a Mac for their work, but for probably most people the iPad Pro will do all they require
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I use it all the time as a scanner. Or to add photos to content I’m editing.
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That’s because CEOs don’t actually do much “work”.
I do a lot of my “work” (not my lame management duties, but the actual work) on an iMac pro and I just wish Apple had a better Remote Desktop solution so I could remotely use my iMac pro more effectively from my iPad. It’s embarrassing how much better Microsoft Remote Desktop is than any macOS offering.
I agree 100% with you that Apple’s lack of any interest in enterprise software also lead to it letting Apple Remote Desktop whither on the vine. It is updated when macOS is updated, but no new functions or capabilities are added, such as a remote client app on the iPad, which is somewhat astonishing. I use Screens by Edovia and that works well for me, but it is not a free app.
Moderate gaming is fine on iOS. Most entertainment is streamed even if using a traditional computer. Great productivity apps (Notability, GoodNotes, OneNote, Asana, Yoink, Slack, Microsoft Office, OmniFocus, Drafts, Fantastical, etc.), and great multimedia apps already exist with full Photoshop coming.
The iPad is far beyond just a device just used for consumption.
Yea, and bending metal back from a first bend weakens and stretches it. I know, I used to fix cars that had been in accidents.
Has you have said. Still. The question is for how long. You have to admit that your qualifier sounds a bit hiper. In terms AirPlay, they were 5 years ahead, all burned. Siri, same thing. Today they follow. I suspect SMS/Voice relay will follow suit soon with this partnership.
In my view they really need to push the envelop in the iPad space, both in the software and price, to see if they can make a dent in the PC space at homes and some professions. Macs we know that will not do it!
Why they are even going after Netflix and co business? Seams s lot like a Balmer / MS kind of move. Digital TV is a problem solved! It’s was way different than when SJ got into music / audio.
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I do find it amusing that as the iPad gains more and more functionality, the goalposts of what constitutes a computer (or even real work) keep shifting.
Not too long ago, the phrase “you can’t do real work on an iPad” was thrown around a lot, but as more people have shown that they totally can do their work on iPads, the PC defenders have had to become more specific in their criticisms. Arguments for the continued dominance of the PC have been reduced to “you need it for sharing documents” or “you can’t do development on iOS or Android.” or some other niche use case.
The trend towards eliminating things iOS and Android devices can’t do is marching on and there’s no reason to think it will stop. With each passing day, people are changing their workflows in ways that make PCs less relevant, while iOS and Android are making changes to fill the gaps that are still there.
PCs will exist for a long time, and I have no doubt that they will remain relevant for many people, but it continues to become more and more clear that the future is not macOS or Windows, but iOS and Android. As such, I am neither surprised nor dismayed that Apple continues to favour development of iOS over the Mac.
We really should be beyond debating whether the iPad can be used for content creation. That discussion is over and those still arguing that it cannot are saying more about themselves than about the iPad with every passing day.
Well, Steve Jobs is dead, so I guess we will never know what he would have done in such a scenario. One can argue that had Steve Jobs still been around, the iPhone X would have been powered by a miniature fusion reactor by now, and I suppose there really isn’t way to prove or disprove this.
the things you mentioned are for the most part "consumption".
and for the productivity ones,Mac OS is simply a completely superior platform.
it's not about IF you can somehow do these tasks or not,yes you can but in a very restriuctive limited way.
look,I've had pretty much 80% of iPad models released to date,and I like them but no way they can replace a Mac.NOT YET.
I know they've annouced changes with upcomming iPad OS but we have to wait and see.
no matter how much you rely on things like cloud and streaming,lack of real file management,access to external storage,lack of proper multi tasking and lack of mouse support are huge limitations of iPad vs Mac OS.
You just listed a number of iPadOS updates / features. Won't be as broad of support at MacOS I'm sure... but each successive release makes the iPad more of a viable computer replacement for more people.
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Piggy backing on what @rumz stated:
The poster we are all replying to didn’t specify their work, so I’ll take me for an example.
If I’m asked to do a determination study on whether the new system/process just implemented has increased the population mean waiting time to place an order, I will need to import the raw data, clean it up, sort it, and do some statistical analysis. The vast majority of this work involves keeping your hands on the keyboard, selecting rows, columns, and ranges, typing in formulas, etc. It’s not sexy; its grunt work. And you don’t need a powerful system to do it, but IMHO it falls within the category of work that a great number of us do, and it makes the world go round. And with regard to our discussion, it can be done pretty easily on a Mac, PC, ChromeBook, or iPad.
Yes, a traditional laptop will never be the wrong choice of tool. But, while I may (may) shave off some time on a traditional laptop doing the analysis, creating the presentation, and writing up the draft report, being able to walk up to the front line supervisor with a tablet and hand it to them. Allowing them to flip through photos of where choke points might be and a quick sketch you drew up on how a new layout might improve service? It’s fantastic. It sometimes adds something tangible that helps with understanding of some situations.
So, to stop rambling, if you’re in an office/cubicle environment, where you’re chained to the desk? Laptop. If you need to be on the move, even within an office environment and doing productivity and moderate level analysis level work? An iPad Pro with a keyboard and mouse with iOS 13 is going to be so very sweet.
Just asking: Do folks still use their iPads/iPad Pros camera enough to warrant additional camera lenses?
Just guessing, but Apple may be positioning themselves for the next era of consumer shopping/purchasing using VR and multiple sensors help with this. See the below video at the 14:00 mark for the explanation.
With automation and Just In Time manufacturing, in the very near future, you may be able to fully design your own shoes (as in the above example) and other items and see them not only on surface areas, but also super-imposed on object and people.
As per jeremiah256’s response... it’s not so much about how people currently use their iPads as much as how Apple envisions them being used in the future. That in and of itself is a bit of a polarizing topic (AR, etc), but... this is Apple. Still trying to “skate to where the puck will be”.
Most every single gripe about the idea of putting a triple camera module on the iPad Pro seems to come from this (almost certainly) misguided notion that Apple would put those cameras on an iPad Pro primarily to take better photos and video because they think people do that a lot or will do it more, when it’s likely that the cameras will enable other types of applications to broaden the number of use cases for these devices.
I could be wrong. Maybe it is purely a way to bump a spec to help give some more “meat” to a mild refresh. Or maybe the truth is somewhere in between.
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Apple's next-generation iPad could gain a dual-lens rear camera while the next iPad Pro range could get a triple-lens array, according to a rumor out of China.
Japanese blog Mac Otakara cited a Chinese supply source over the weekend claiming the fourth-generation 11-inch and 12.9-inch iPad Pro devices will get the same multi-sensor array widely rumored to be coming to Apple's next iPhone range this year.
Meanwhile, Apple's rumored new version of its entry-level iPad - a device with a slightly bigger 10.2-inch screen than the existing 9.7-inch model - will inherit the dual lens setup currently seen in the iPhone XS and iPhone XS Max.
The new iPads will launch in October, claims Mac Otakara's source, who also said that diagrams of related accessories are "floating around," but they declined to specify whether they are Apple accessories or third-party ones.
Apple hasn't used dual-lens rear camera modules in any iPad, let alone triple-lens arrays, so bringing the multi-sensor systems to three new models in the same year would be a first for the company.
In a February research note, respected Apple analyst Ming-Chi Kuo said Apple plans to release two new iPad Pro models, a 10.2-inch iPad, and a refreshed iPad mini this year. A month later, Apple released an upgraded iPad mini in March alongside a new 10.5-inch iPad Air.
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. Whether they will have the sort of multi-sensor cameras that are usually the preserve of smartphones is a different matter.
Rumors suggest Apple's next-generation 6.5-inch and 5.8-inch OLED iPhones will feature triple-lens rear cameras (with wide-angle, super wide-angle, and telephoto lenses), while the successor to the iPhone XR will feature a dual-lens camera with a wide-angle lens and a telephoto lens.
Article Link: Triple-Lens Rear Cameras Rumored for Next iPad Pro Range, Dual-Lens for New Entry-Level iPad
[doublepost=1566320514][/doublepost]I use a 1st gen 12.9” iPad Pro for scanning and creating music notation, general music content creation, image editing, video editing and Keynote presentations, and I’d LOVE to have the best camera Apple has to offer on the iPad Pro so I won’t have to use my iPhone anymore. I scan letter sized documents for OCR and having the camera on the iPad would make the process of image capturing for OCR and for high resolution editing much easier and much more accurate.
Apple's next-generation iPad could gain a dual-lens rear camera while the next iPad Pro range could get a triple-lens array, according to a rumor out of China.
Japanese blog Mac Otakara cited a Chinese supply source over the weekend claiming the fourth-generation 11-inch and 12.9-inch iPad Pro devices will get the same multi-sensor array widely rumored to be coming to Apple's next iPhone range this year.
Meanwhile, Apple's rumored new version of its entry-level iPad - a device with a slightly bigger 10.2-inch screen than the existing 9.7-inch model - will inherit the dual lens setup currently seen in the iPhone XS and iPhone XS Max.
The new iPads will launch in October, claims Mac Otakara's source, who also said that diagrams of related accessories are "floating around," but they declined to specify whether they are Apple accessories or third-party ones.
Apple hasn't used dual-lens rear camera modules in any iPad, let alone triple-lens arrays, so bringing the multi-sensor systems to three new models in the same year would be a first for the company.
In a February research note, respected Apple analyst Ming-Chi Kuo said Apple plans to release two new iPad Pro models, a 10.2-inch iPad, and a refreshed iPad mini this year. A month later, Apple released an upgraded iPad mini in March alongside a new 10.5-inch iPad Air.
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. Whether they will have the sort of multi-sensor cameras that are usually the preserve of smartphones is a different matter.
Rumors suggest Apple's next-generation 6.5-inch and 5.8-inch OLED iPhones will feature triple-lens rear cameras (with wide-angle, super wide-angle, and telephoto lenses), while the successor to the iPhone XR will feature a dual-lens camera with a wide-angle lens and a telephoto lens.
Article Link: Triple-Lens Rear Cameras Rumored for Next iPad Pro Range, Dual-Lens for New Entry-Level iPad
I say YES on the giant camera. Besides, I may be alone in this, but I think the square triple lens look is very nice. It looks like a camera should. I don’t like the “lens strip” look.