Apple iPhone 3G S Digital Camera

	Design & Handling
	Controls	Page 11 of 14	Comparisons

Handling (7.00)

The iPhone is quite thin, and very comfortably balanced. It's designed to slip into very tight pockets, so it gets substantial praise for portability. The touch screen is very responsive, and the icons are all well-sized and easy to hit.

The iPhone fits easily in the hand

Buttons & Dials (6.50)

Even though the iPhone is almost entirely touch-screen based, there are a couple of physical controls. A single button on the face of the phone, a rocker switch for volume, a switch to make the phone silent, and a lock button on the top of the phone. None of these are used in photography.

The touch screen buttons are all laid out clearly, with good icons and text. For taking photographs, most of the time only a single button is used, which is large and placed at the bottom of the screen. We found this button a little awkward to hit, unless you were holding the camera very low down on its body.

Menu (7.50)

The menu system is very straightforward, with an emphasis on large buttons, simple icons, and easy to read controls. There aren't many menus, mostly due to the fact that there aren't many controls.

Menus
	Playback Menu Thumbnail view for selecting images and starting slideshows.
	Photo Use Lets you email the photo, assign it to a contact, or use it as a wallpaper.
	Album View Shows the albums on the phone. Camera roll is what's taken with the phone, and others are added using iPhoto software.

Manual & Learning (2.00)

The iPhone's included manual is tiny, and mentions nothing about photography. The website is substantially more useful, with tutorials on how to use all of the functions on the phone. As much as Apple's minimalist aesthetic is easy on the eyes, it can be quite frustrating when you don't know what you don't know how to use.