Just like the title says. Apples new iPhone 4 records video at the same fps as many new digital cameras with HD. The canon sd1400is is an example. Will your new iPhone 4 replace your compact digital camera, or even prevent you from buying a point and shoot camera all together?
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Will iPhone 4 replace your compact digital camera?
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Time will tell once I can see how the camera and led flash work in real world scenarios. If it does work well like advertised, I see it replacing my point and shoot for most events, but I'll still be taking my regular camera with me on vacations, etc...
My P&S at the mo is the Panasonic Lumix TZ7.. the iPhone *may* replace it on most occasions, but I'll still have my DSLR on big events etc..
I'm not sure how good low light photo's/indoor will be on the iPhone 4 and what this LED flash will produce.. Obviously will be fully testing next Thursday
I'm not sure how good low light photo's/indoor will be on the iPhone 4 and what this LED flash will produce.. Obviously will be fully testing next Thursday
It won't be a complete replacement but it will be nice to have when I don't have a true point-and-shoot handy. I ALWAYS have my phone on my person
Yes.
This is something I always wanted to have the ability to do.
How many places do you take your digital camera? How many places do you take your phone? Your phone goes everywhere. To have the ability to have digital quality camera pictures and the ability to shoot HD videos anywhere you take your phone = awesome.
This is something I always wanted to have the ability to do.
How many places do you take your digital camera? How many places do you take your phone? Your phone goes everywhere. To have the ability to have digital quality camera pictures and the ability to shoot HD videos anywhere you take your phone = awesome.
I think for a lot of common daily pictures it will replace it, but for special events (i.e graduation, weddings, birthday parties) I will resort back to my digital camera.. Hopefully by the iphone 6 or 7 they will be able to fully replace my digital camera. I can hope right!
Replace it? Not likely.
But I will certainly have the iPhone (and its' camera) with me a lot more regularly than I do my digital camera. I suspect that, by default, it will become a more routinely used camera for me.
But I will certainly have the iPhone (and its' camera) with me a lot more regularly than I do my digital camera. I suspect that, by default, it will become a more routinely used camera for me.
Weird I was just writing about this exact idea over at Reddit.com.
Anyways I'm waiting for a final test, but my guess is that Yes it will replace my need for a Point & Shoot.
I recently had been considering selling my Digital Rebel for one of those new tiny Micro 4/3's cameras with replaceable lenses. I simply got sick of having to decide on days where nothing special was supposed to happen whether I was going to lug my DSLR around or have to rely on a crappy 3g picture.
However after reading articles like arstechnica.com/apple/news/2010/06/sizing-up-the-iphone-4-for-shutterbugs.ars over at Ars Technica, I have a decent amount of realistic hope that the iPhone 4's camera will compe pretty close to suiting my every day needs.
Basically, Apple did exactly what I've been wishing for, they ignored what everyone else was doing as far as quantitative specs go-and just did whatever it took to have a good image in the end. I don't care if an EVO owner can claim to have 8mp, or if the Sony Ericsson phone has optical zoom. First and foremost I want the image that I'm taking to be nice, clear, and devoid of as much noise as possible. Then you can work on any other features you want.
Anyways I'm waiting for a final test, but my guess is that Yes it will replace my need for a Point & Shoot.
I recently had been considering selling my Digital Rebel for one of those new tiny Micro 4/3's cameras with replaceable lenses. I simply got sick of having to decide on days where nothing special was supposed to happen whether I was going to lug my DSLR around or have to rely on a crappy 3g picture.
However after reading articles like arstechnica.com/apple/news/2010/06/sizing-up-the-iphone-4-for-shutterbugs.ars over at Ars Technica, I have a decent amount of realistic hope that the iPhone 4's camera will compe pretty close to suiting my every day needs.
Basically, Apple did exactly what I've been wishing for, they ignored what everyone else was doing as far as quantitative specs go-and just did whatever it took to have a good image in the end. I don't care if an EVO owner can claim to have 8mp, or if the Sony Ericsson phone has optical zoom. First and foremost I want the image that I'm taking to be nice, clear, and devoid of as much noise as possible. Then you can work on any other features you want.
We'd first have to see the phone in 'real life' action to determine that. Battery life is a major concern though from the last phone I intended to replace my camera. The phone might have improved battery, but I suspect taking snap shots all day will drain the battery significantly.
I'd like to know a good comparison between a regular industry standard point and shoot compact digital camera, and the iPhone 4. You raise a good point. The photo quality could be identical but the digital cameras battery might last all day (maybe 2 days?) and the iPhone you would be lucky to get half a day shooting photos. I guess nobody knows until we have one in our hands.
I guess it doesn't hurt carrying a external battery charger around with you, I learnt this back when my 3GS couldn't last 24 hours on normal usage.
I have a 10mp digital slr camera and a 1080i hd camcorder
But i will have my iphone with me all the time. Unless im on holiday or something then id prob use my slr/hdcam instead of iphone.
But ill use iphone daily
But i will have my iphone with me all the time. Unless im on holiday or something then id prob use my slr/hdcam instead of iphone.
But ill use iphone daily
Like others are saying, it will definitely be used for everyday candid stuff, I hope the camera is decent!
Not that I expect or even want a phone to have this feature, but software zoom is not an acceptable substitute for optical zoom. Sure, I will use the iPhone camera a bunch since it will always be in my pocket, but in no way will it replace my compact digital camera, in the same way my compact will not replace my dslr.
Same here. DSLR and a HD camcorder. Though I anticipate iPhone 4 being used more than my current iPhone.
Although I've got some great vacation shots I took with my 3GS and I also use the 3GS like a digital diary. Each pic is date stamped and has GPS info so I remember what I did each day.
iPhone 4 should make this experience even better.
I'm excited to see the difference in quality. I'm upgrading from a 3G so I expect to notice a huge difference.