iPhone 3GS takes plunge in pool while shooting video... and lives to tell the tale
By Joshua Topolsky 
posted Jun 27th 2009 2:58PM
posted Jun 27th 2009 2:58PM
[Via George Ruiz]
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S is for Swim?
submersible
Splash
Suspect
Sure
Stop
I kind of believe the video because you can see the phone working its light meter magic when it hits the bottom. Still could be in a waterproof case, though.
or it could not be an iphone
I believe it.. my friend dropped his phone in the toilet and it was fine.
Anyone see a camera strap as it hits the water?
rofl at the dude staring at him at 0:45
"dude, you fukin' LOSER..."
damn when i saw that photo i thought we were getting a redux of Kingpin.
what is it with the 3GS and pools??
JohnTitor FTW
Where's the proof it's an iPhone?
For sure it wasn't uploaded using his phone, if it was truly an iPhone, he must've transferred it to his computer before uploading.
The YouTube video doesn't have the "Uploaded from my iPhone" banner.
@ John B.
Yup, there are at least two frames with some kind of strap. What kind of fool puts a strap on his new iPhone but then doesn't use it when he's filming video next to a pool?
iPhone + shrink wrap = easy
Well a quick search on youtube and you can find people purposely sticking their Iphone in water, the phone seems to be somewhat water resistant for whatever it's worth:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bGPFAVr1ido
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JGp_ZcYyXmA
Video description on YouTube: "Was trying video on my new iPhone 3G S at the pool and dropped it in the pool. Don't know if it's waterproof, but it still works fine. I had a few people comment on seeing a strap in the video. I have a rubber cover and had put a strap through the earpiece hole to avoid just this type of thing. I didn't have it on my wrist at the time, but believe me, I will from now on!!!! Maybe the rubber cover helped with it not getting damaged."
how about
Silly
Stupid?
Oooh, are we thinking of random 'S' words? Hmm... Sodomy!
Why is this news? The iPhone 3GS being waterproof isn't anything new.
The 3GS constantly overheats for some people. If you're one of those people, try sticking it in water. The heat will dissipate (evaporate) the water and create a water-proof film around it. It's pretty cool actually. Only lasts about a minute though.
@JC
It will be the next KD commercial with the students. Get container for holding water, and KD. Add iPhone. Enjoy.
whats the big deal. Any nokia can survive that.
for the amount of time it spent in the water, I wouldn't want a 3GS if it didn't work after that.
JohnTitor KNOWS it wasn't an iPhone, because he remembered this hoax eventually being exposed when he was a child growing up in Florida.
I have heard that most phones will survive this kind of dip into water. HOWEVER some water does seep in and starts corroding parts, causing problems like reduced signal strength and shorter battery life. That's why the phone company will reject giving you a warranty replacement on grounds of "signs of water".
I have no proof of this, just something I heard.
S is for sea
or surf.
Or Sadin - it's an AWESOME fish, at least in my kingdom!
This is Americam, leave your durkadurkha crap where it belongs 300 miles away from civilization; in the middle of a desert
Denmark is in the middle of a desert?
@murmermer
I've never heard of "Americam". If you're their official spokesman, that kinda sucks for them. I'll stick with living in America. People are nicer here.
or shoulda got android :P
Terrible image quality. It's all distorted and blurry. Is this what passes for 3 MegaPixels these days?
the video isn't supposed to be 3 MP
Except it shoots video at 0.3 megapixels.
And it's on Youtube anyway.
video doesn't shoot in megapixels.
the thing could have a 100 megapixel camera but it doesnt mean shit when you have crappy optics
It has nothing to do with the camera's resolution. It shoots video in 640x480 like almost every other phone that does video. I think the problem in this clip is that it was out of focus. If you look closely, the image is sharper when the guy points the camera at himself than when he is pointing it at things further away. It may not be able to adjust the focus while it's shooting, and he may have started recording with it pointed at something closer. That's my guess.
LOL @ StoopidFlanders.
Way to show your poor understanding of technology on a tech blog
Seriously? Image quality is hardly what this post is about.
Technically there's phones that shoot at 720p (Omnia HD)... if you don't want to carry around a dedicated device, for some reason.
Actually, the video quality is far better on the new iPhone 3GS compared to my blackberry 8830, but it gets compressed to hell after uploading to youtube. You also have to click the HD button the the youtube video to get the better upload.
I'd like to thank you all for missing the sarcasm. I'm going to go out on a limb here and say that the original comment was made in reference to the preview shot which is obviously blurry and distorted due the water.
Defensiveness ftw?
Is it possible that the original post was a joke, referring to the blurriness of the video shot through quite a bit of water?
This is so fake
Hwo do you know it's an iPhone? Could be any waterproof-Camera, too! FAKE!
if u look at the video the shadow of the phone it looks lie the silhouette of the iphone plus the camera is correctly placed
Otter-Box?
The point is: How do you tell that's really a iPhone 3GS?
its shooting video?
That's right, Apple invented video recording. How silly of us
You can see the iphone shadow at the bottom of the water.