In all of the discussion about the new iPhone, I am finding one thing curiously missing. When the new iPhone 3.0 software is released, will current iPhone 3G phones have video capabilities? Or is that only a feature of the new iPhone 3GS? I know things like the new compass, and new processor and ram are only for the new iPhone 3GS, but I would think the 2 megapixel camera in the iPhone 3G is capable of doing video, it just needs the software to enable it. Does anyone know for sure?
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Will iPhone 3G Have Video After The 3.0 Software Update?
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the 3g wont be able to record with os 3.0
lame i know considering my 5 year old phone can record video and i damn well know that my 3g is loads more powerful than that thing
lame i know considering my 5 year old phone can record video and i damn well know that my 3g is loads more powerful than that thing
No. Sorry. But I bet it will be easily enabled, via editing a .plist file, once the device is rejailbroken after the 3.0 update. 
All the video recording experiences I had with a JB 3G were horrible. Quality? No, total lack of it.
No. Sorry. But I bet it will be easily enabled, via editing a .plist file, once the device is rejailbroken after the 3.0 update.
that would be nice
From what i've heard the jailbroken video apps are betwen 7-15fps, it's a hardware limitation which is why it wont be on the iPhone 3G
Absolutely not! More like 15! LOL! Just imagine how 30FPS would look on a cellphone...awesome.
This is an example of how the iPhone 3GS video quality will look.
Click on HQ.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fPWyDwo5kQ8&feature=related
Click on HQ.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fPWyDwo5kQ8&feature=related