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Apple iPhone 3G S Digital Camera

Digital Camera Review

June 19, 2009 By Tim Barribeau 4 Comments (add your own)

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Introduction

The Apple iPhone 3G S adds some significant under-the-hood improvements, including an updated three-megapixel image sensor with autofocus and video recording. The camera performed well in color accuracy and resolution, but we disliked the shortage of controls.

This review is organized into 14 pages
Page 1 Product Tour Photos of the Apple iPhone 3G S Digital Camera Read More...	Page 2 Color Color accuracy is decent, but there are no color controls. Read More...	Page 3 Noise For a phone camera, not bad, though again, no manual controls. Read More...
Page 4 Resolution Distortion was very low...but there's no optical zoom. Read More...	Page 5 Videos Color accuracy is good. Control is, yet again, limited. Read More...	Page 6 Sample Photos A gallery of photos taken with the Apple iPhone 3G S Digital Camera Read More...
Page 7 Playback The slideshow system looks nice, though there's no in-camera editing. Read More...	Page 8 Hardware The LCD is gorgeous, but there's no flash or external media devices. Read More...	Page 9 Controls The autofocus is a blessing. Once more, little control over the vast majority of settings. Read More...
Page 10 Design & Handling The interface and menus are excellent...but there's no manual to speak of. Read More...	Page 11 Comparisons See how the iPhone rates against two previous iPhone models, and against a dedicated camera, the Sony T900. Read More...	Page 12 Conclusion Read our final conclusion of the Apple iPhone 3G S Digital Camera. Read More...
Page 13 Specs & Ratings See all the scores for the Apple iPhone 3G S Digital Camera. Read More...	Part 14 Comments Read what people are saying about the Apple iPhone 3G S Digital Camera Add Your Comments

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