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2. Although this PhotographyTalk.com article focuses on the phone’s photography capabilities, the reports are that many people were disappointed that the new iPhone wasn’t the anticipated 5 with, among other new features, 4G. (The iPhone 5 is rumored to be a mid-2012 introduction.)
3. General features of the iPhone 4S that will have a bearing on how it operates and performs as a camera are Apple's A5 dual-core 1GHz processor, a dual-core GPU and iOS 5, Apple's latest version of its operating system.
4. For example, the A5 processor, with a built-in image processor, introduces face detection to the 4S and improves auto white balance by 26 percent.
5. Another example is the iOS 5 operating system, which also boosts the face-detection system, and upgrades auto-exposure and adds an auto-focus lock and post-processing tools, such as cropping.
6. The camera in the iPhone 4S is an 8-megapixel, backside-illuminated CMOS sensor, which is a huge jump from the iPhone 4's 5-megapixel sensor. With this much larger sensor, the 4S will capture very good images in low light, plus advance the performance of the camera when shooting stills or video.
7. The f/2.4 aperture lens is also new, which improves low-light image capture. This lens is also sharper with the addition of one glass element.
8. The iPhone 4S camera features an auto-focus system, a hybrid IR filter that makes colors more precise and a flash.
9. The phone’s video performance has also taken a step forward with 1080p HD video at 30 frames per second complemented with video stabilization technology.
10. Third-party tests report that there is a noticeable, and positive, difference when comparing sharpness and color in the 4S to the older 4 model.
11. Despite the reputation of the shiny, red Apple for its R&D and consumer electronics, its deep thinkers and doers have not yet been able to make an iPhone with the photography capabilities that can replace a separate digital camera. No doubt, this transition technology is coming soon, specifically for the compact/point-or-shoot market, but the iPhone 4S is not there yet for three very good reasons.
12. There is no zoom lens, which is a primary feature on the buying list of most photography and video consumers. It’s unlikely any of these people are willing to use a phone camera without a zoom lens in exchange, for example, the 37–122mm equivalent zoom lens on the Canon PowerShot A800 that costs less than $100.
13. The BSI sensor Apple put in the iPhone 4S’ camera does an excellent job in low-light conditions; however, they produce less than stellar photos in much brighter light. Other camera phones use BSI sensors, but the Canon PowerShot example above is built with a 10-megapixel CCD sensor.
14. It’s certainly surprising to think that Apple has misinterpreted the market, unthinkable actually. The camera start time and interval of time between shoots that Apple is promoting on the iPhone 4S are some of the very performance features that are driving many photographers to abandon compacts for the next level of cameras with faster performance parameters.
15. It all goes to prove that the age of a “full-feature” camera and smart phone in the same device has not yet begun. The bottom line is to buy the iPhone 4S because you want to upgrade from an earlier model or move from another brand, not because of any giant leap forward in its photography technology. You can certainly do plenty with it, but you still need a separate digital camera.
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