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will the new operating system update enable HD video on the 3gs?
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I'm going to be the nice guy and just say "definitely not".
Though you should brace yourself for some harsh posts to follow... things like "a software update cannot change the quality of the camera".
I was under the impression that the hardware was willing but the software wasn't.
http://www.taranfx.com/iphone-3g-s-is-1080p-hd-video-playback-and-720p-recording-capable
http://www.appleinsider.com/article...rts_chip_with_720p_hd_video_capabilities.html
Technically the 2G's camera could do video recording, it just wasn't very good at it. Software can't fix everything.
Based on the articles I linked above it seems like a better analogy would be that it's like removing a speed governor from a car so that an engine that is perfectly capable of attaining 200 mph is allowed to do so.
Hardly the same. A ford focus could hit 200mph if it was the right model.
I understand the ops reason behind the question as one of the previous posts points out. Apple is known for limiting previous models to force a sale.
Os4 dosnt unlock hd recording though.
The reason people give you a hard time is because, every time a new OS is released, posts show up here asking questions like this. And the answer is always no. Yes the camera on the 3GS does 3 MP, but that's for still photos, and the hardware as a whole package (the camera, the circuitry that processes the video, etc.) cannot handle HD, or it almost certainly would have come with that function from the start. And most companies, Apple included, aren't in the habit of adding major new functions to existing hardware for free when they have new hardware to sell. They are already adding multitasking which is more than most companies would.
A software update cannot change the quality of the camera.
I think that's going to be the most hilarious thing I see today.
Yes! Just like connecting a Blu-ray player to your 27" CRT TV turns it into a 70" LCD HDTV!
Isn't technology wonderful?!
Mark
Isn't technology wonderful?!
Mark
Yes! Just like connecting a Blu-ray player to your 27" CRT TV turns it into a 70" LCD HDTV!
Isn't technology wonderful?!
Mark
Yes, it is wonderful.
http://www.redmondpie.com/enable-hd-video-recording-on-iphone-3gs-jailbreak/
Youtube, HD recording on iPhone 3GS
Another youtube demo
you can post all the HD 3Gs videos you want but that is all done via jailbreaking not official updates..... Apple will not be enabling this just because it's done via jailbreaking
Your iPhone 3GS sucks, get over it.
In all seriousness, you would need a whole new camera sensor.
In all seriousness, you would need a whole new camera sensor.
you can post all the HD 3Gs videos you want but that is all done via jailbreaking not official updates..... Apple will not be enabling this just because it's done via jailbreaking
Sure, I understand that apple won't do it because it's a feature of the new phone. This was a response to the people who said that it wasn't possible to do this via software changes.
Good try. Except that hack does not enable HD video recording. The resolution it records at is 1080×800, which is not high definition (1280x720 or greater).
One thing you'll notice is that both videos don't have a lot of relative action going on: the first video is a verrrrry (one would say deliberately) slow pan, and the second confies the action to a small area on an otherwise fixed position.
So, this kinda reinforces what we already know: underpowered video encoders work just fine if you're locking down your iPhone in a fixed spot, or are moving REALLY slowly. But it's going to look bad if any action is involved.
This is another example of HD video on a 3GS iPhone. The first scene has tons of rolling shutter artifacting which he glosses over by artificially speeding up the video in post. And then you'll notice in the following scenes that even though this guy too, was careful to keep his motions smooth and slow, you'll see lots of jaggedness and dropped frames in the action. Which I guess is fine for some people, but when you think about it, it kinda takes away from it being HD video... what good is HD if the action is that rough and jagged, either skewing and wobbling due to rolling shutter, or the frame rate being so erratic?
Then I guess you had the answer to your own question, even before you started this thread.