What I think about the rear facing camera..

[melman101]

Wait, did someone say the cameras don't have auto focus? Is that true?

 

[Coukos34]

The best news about this is that the iPad holds less resolution than the latest iPod Touch so viewing ON TABLET then the low quality is masked. But the problem is when you post it to be seen on a computer with better resolution and all the graininess is exposed.

First of all, what do you mean "hold resolution"? Second, you do realize that while the iPhone 4 and iPod touch have "retina" diplays, their actual resolution is still lower than the iPad. It just a high resolution for such a small screen

iPhone 4: 960 x 640
iPad: 1024 x 768

Stop spreading mis-information

 

[jclardy]

They went with 720p because even that is too much for the screen to handle properly without some downscaling. If the screen were "retina", they would have made it 1080p. iPad 3 will prove this in September.

Yeah, not going to happen. The iPad 2 is thinner than the iPhone. They don't make 1080p camera sensors that tiny, because the quality would be horrible. You are better off with better quality 720p so you aren't wasting your flash memory.

 

[Gryzor]

Yeah, not going to happen. The iPad 2 is thinner than the iPhone. They don't make 1080p camera sensors that tiny, because the quality would be horrible. You are better off with better quality 720p so you aren't wasting your flash memory.

They say that ignorance is bliss, but I'm not sure this is appropriate here...

 

[nizarghosn]

ipad , .. not an iphone

i just wanna clarify a point here , the ipad does not need a retina as we understand it (same resolution as the iphone), what i am trying to say that the use of the ipad gonna be at a 40 to 70 cm away from your eyes so there is no need for a 320 ppi .. may a 250 is more than enough.
i would also prefer that the ipad screen dimension is 1500-1000 pixels as 3/2 ratio, i guess it's more comfortable to human eye field if view .. !!! any comments ..??

 

[urkel]

First of all, what do you mean "hold resolution"? Second, you do realize that while the iPhone 4 and iPod touch have "retina" diplays, their actual resolution is still lower than the iPad. It just a high resolution for such a small screen

iPhone 4: 960 x 640
iPad: 1024 x 768

Stop spreading mis-information

? I said that the content created with the 1MP camera will look fine on board the iPad. But the problem will be much more apparent when viewed on a larger screen through the HDMI connector or viewed on a computer since most have resolution far beyond what the iPad displays. Hows that misinformation?

 

[Sydde]

The function of the rear camera is not about art or vacation snaps, it is about mobility. iOS 5 will have a PiP-like utility that will allow you to have a little window onscreen, what ever app you are in, that shows you the rear camera view. This is an important safety feature: you will now be able to walk around staring at a web page and also see where you are walking. And Google will put a little daemon into Google Earth that will let it tap into millions of iPads to get ongoing updates for street view.

 

[ozred]

Apple has an extremely skilled engineering department. They are capable of equipping Apple products with the best cameras in the industry.

That said, there is a disconnect somewhere between the various departments.

It seems cost control is overriding Apples golden opportunity to show their amazing expertise.

 

[WMuntean]

Apple has an extremely skilled engineering department. They are capable of equipping Apple products with the best cameras in the industry.

That said, there is a disconnect somewhere between the various departments.

It seems cost control is overriding Apples golden opportunity to show their amazing expertise.

Absolutely.

 

[MRU]

Is it not possible that the rear camera only shoots Video and does not shoot stills at all? That is the application is locked on video mode only.