So, like many, I was a little disappointed in yesterday's announcement. I'm a long-time Treo user and have been itching to get something new. A couple months back I got an iPod Touch so that I could experience most of the iPhone experience without the AT&T commitment, and I've liked it quite a bit. I figured I'd wait to see the Palm pre first-hand, and wait to see what, if any, new iPhone hardware was coming out. I still haven't had a chance to play with a pre in person, but I was already leaning towards an iPhone, and the 3Gs probably strengthens my decision.
The thing that impressed me the most and which not many seem to be talking much about is the camera. I've been a long time complainer about camera phones. I really think that the quality could have been decent-enough long ago, but phone makers have never given it enough consideration. I bought a super-tiny Canon a while back but, as small as it is, most of the time it gets left at home, and a camera at home isn't of any value. Unfortunately, my Treo 700p's camera is so poor that I very rarely take photos with it, and they're never worth posting online, let alone printing (not that I ever care about printing photos anyway).
The size of the iPhone 3Gs's lens still seems awfully tiny, and there's no flash, but the sample photos they showed at WWDC and posted on their site look extremely impressive:
Apple - iPhone - Take photos with a 3-megapixel camera.
I'm thinking specifically of the low-light photo, but the macro shot, and same-photo-different-focus shots are also impressive. Because of the tiny lens, I'm still skeptical, so I'll have to wait to see more samples from real users.
Is anyone else as cautiously excited as I am about the camera?
The thing that impressed me the most and which not many seem to be talking much about is the camera. I've been a long time complainer about camera phones. I really think that the quality could have been decent-enough long ago, but phone makers have never given it enough consideration. I bought a super-tiny Canon a while back but, as small as it is, most of the time it gets left at home, and a camera at home isn't of any value. Unfortunately, my Treo 700p's camera is so poor that I very rarely take photos with it, and they're never worth posting online, let alone printing (not that I ever care about printing photos anyway).
The size of the iPhone 3Gs's lens still seems awfully tiny, and there's no flash, but the sample photos they showed at WWDC and posted on their site look extremely impressive:
Apple - iPhone - Take photos with a 3-megapixel camera.
I'm thinking specifically of the low-light photo, but the macro shot, and same-photo-different-focus shots are also impressive. Because of the tiny lens, I'm still skeptical, so I'll have to wait to see more samples from real users.
Is anyone else as cautiously excited as I am about the camera?