[pct-l] iPhone 4S

[Michael S]

The 4S has an 8 megapixel camera, 4 has a 5 megapixel.  The lenses are garbage, mainly because it's not a real camera with larger lenses; if smartphones put in real lenses, the phone would cost $1000.  The iPhone 4 has a f 2.8 lens, whereas the iPhone 4S has an f 2.4.  This means that the 4S can probably take better photos at a lower light level, though given the size of the imaging sensor, don't expect a lot.

You can actually purchase wide angel and telephoto lenses for small costs (and weight) to improve your shots:

http://photojojo.com/store/awesomeness/cell-phone-lenses/

Get the Instagram app if you haven't.  You can do some cool effects and easy sharing of the photos.

Michael
michaels at skepticalraptor.com
http://www.skepticalraptor.com/skepticalraptorblog.php



On Apr 3, 2012, at 10:00 :02PDT, pct-l-request at backcountry.net wrote:

Message: 22
Date: Tue, 3 Apr 2012 09:37:23 -0500
From: Tim <tim1ness at gmail.com>
Subject: Re: [pct-l] Is the iPhone 4S the only camera you need?
To: Gary Wright <gwtmp01 at mac.com>
Cc: "pct-l at backcountry.net" <pct-l at backcountry.net>,	ruffwork
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Is the quality of the 4S camera any different than the 4?  I am do for an upgrade and will do it if the camera is any better. 

OneStep

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On Apr 2, 2012, at 9:07 PM, Gary Wright <gwtmp01 at mac.com> wrote:

> 
> On Apr 2, 2012, at 1:20 PM, ruffwork wrote:
> 
>> 
>> http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052702303816504577305702578426084.html?mod=WSJ_hp_mostpop_read
>> 
>> I'm going to try this: been planning to since I saw how good the iPhone 4S camera is.
>> Not taking my Panasonic camera and case and charger and spare battery saves about 13 oz.
> 
> I'd be concerned with the battery life. You could turn it on and off when you want to take pictures but it takes way to long to power up to be practical I think.  While the picture quality of the 4S is quite good I think that in actual use, you would be better off with a dedicated camera.
> 
> Radar
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