The iPhone 4S ad speaks a lot about the embedded camera rather than the phone itself. That definitely shows a lot of commitment and thinking that has gone into the development of the iPhone 4S camera. But the blitz of advertising and good reviews from the users have left a lot of burning questions. The foremost among them is whether the iPhone can replace an actual camera! Photography has always been an art along with a science. And so, the question ‘Is the iPhone camera better than a digital camera’ does not hold water unless you specify the requirements.
It would be good to start off with some powerful features that the iPhone 4S provides.
- The camera in the phone has an 8MP resolution. This means larger and sharper images. This brings it on par with most of the digital cameras. The dual-core technology makes it possible to produce pixel-to-pixel prints of sizes up to 8 x 10 inches.
- According to claims made by Apple, the A5 chip that has gone into an iPhone 4S is as capable as any other in a DSLR camera when it comes to image processing. The processor also improves the shutter performance, exposure, focusing ability apart from enhancing the app boot up.
- Five elements have gone into the design of the camera lens which is pretty too much for a phone. These elements work in tandem to allow for an aperture as wide as f/2.8 (many DSLR lenses also do not allow that!). Thus, the sensor is not strained in low-light or dark conditions. It also means better depth of field, sharpness and subject-isolation.
- iOS5 that has been incorporated in the phone means that you have options for HDR photography, and also ease while zooming in and out. The face detection feature has also been enabled which handles almost ten faces at a time. This is a real blessing to shoot pictures of large groups of people.
- For a wannabe professional, the phone houses a lot of editing options. Cropping pictures, rotating them, getting rid of red-eye spots and enhancing colors and levels can now be done elegantly in the phone itself.
