http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/07/iphone-4-get-5-megapixel-sensor-720p-video/ Engadget Comments for iPhone 4 does 720p HD video, iMovie http://www.engadget.com/media/feedlogo.gif http://www.engadget.com en-us Copyright 2012 Weblogs, Inc. The contents of this feed are available for non-commercial use only. Blogsmith http://www.blogsmith.com/http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/07/iphone-4-get-5-megapixel-sensor-720p-video/http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/07/iphone-4-get-5-megapixel-sensor-720p-video/Jun 7th 2010 1:59PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/06/07/iphone-4-get-5-megapixel-sensor-720p-video/http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/07/iphone-4-get-5-megapixel-sensor-720p-video/Jun 7th 2010 2:00PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/06/07/iphone-4-get-5-megapixel-sensor-720p-video/http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/07/iphone-4-get-5-megapixel-sensor-720p-video/Jun 7th 2010 2:02PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/06/07/iphone-4-get-5-megapixel-sensor-720p-video/http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/07/iphone-4-get-5-megapixel-sensor-720p-video/Jun 7th 2010 2:05PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/06/07/iphone-4-get-5-megapixel-sensor-720p-video/http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/07/iphone-4-get-5-megapixel-sensor-720p-video/Jun 7th 2010 2:08PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/06/07/iphone-4-get-5-megapixel-sensor-720p-video/http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/07/iphone-4-get-5-megapixel-sensor-720p-video/Jun 7th 2010 2:40PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/06/07/iphone-4-get-5-megapixel-sensor-720p-video/http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/07/iphone-4-get-5-megapixel-sensor-720p-video/that format blows, i want mpeg4!]]>Jun 7th 2010 5:24PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/06/07/iphone-4-get-5-megapixel-sensor-720p-video/http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/07/iphone-4-get-5-megapixel-sensor-720p-video/Jun 7th 2010 5:47PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/06/07/iphone-4-get-5-megapixel-sensor-720p-video/http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/07/iphone-4-get-5-megapixel-sensor-720p-video/
Comparing .mov, .wmv, .rm, .avi. mkv, .mp4, my preferred are .mov and .mp4. I have nothing but problems converting and editing the others.

@Engadget "but why is the upper limit of storage still 32GB? A more generous apportionment of memory would've gone very nicely indeed with that HD video mode."

8Mbits/s is fine for 720p H.264, which is 1MByte per second max (could be less with VBR) so 20GB out of the 32 gives you 20,000 seconds of footage = 5.5 hours. I think that's plenty for a phone.]]>Jun 7th 2010 7:14PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/06/07/iphone-4-get-5-megapixel-sensor-720p-video/http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/07/iphone-4-get-5-megapixel-sensor-720p-video/
lol they blew up?

If they blow up then they blew it.]]>Jun 10th 2010 11:21AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/06/07/iphone-4-get-5-megapixel-sensor-720p-video/http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/07/iphone-4-get-5-megapixel-sensor-720p-video/
But, nice camera...too low on the megapixels though.]]>Jun 7th 2010 2:00PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/06/07/iphone-4-get-5-megapixel-sensor-720p-video/http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/07/iphone-4-get-5-megapixel-sensor-720p-video/Jun 7th 2010 2:01PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/06/07/iphone-4-get-5-megapixel-sensor-720p-video/http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/07/iphone-4-get-5-megapixel-sensor-720p-video/Jun 7th 2010 2:01PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/06/07/iphone-4-get-5-megapixel-sensor-720p-video/http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/07/iphone-4-get-5-megapixel-sensor-720p-video/
Are you serious? What do you want a 12 megapixel camera that's only a few millimeters big? Talk about some shitty quality if you go that way.]]>Jun 7th 2010 2:02PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/06/07/iphone-4-get-5-megapixel-sensor-720p-video/http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/07/iphone-4-get-5-megapixel-sensor-720p-video/http://www.gsmarena.com/nokia_n8-3252.php]]>Jun 7th 2010 2:04PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/06/07/iphone-4-get-5-megapixel-sensor-720p-video/http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/07/iphone-4-get-5-megapixel-sensor-720p-video/
That link is unhelpful. It doesn't address dickweed's concern regarding the sensor size. Small sensors produce more noise and distortion, and no amount of megapixels will improve the image (ref: "Enough Already With the Megapixels" http://www.dansdata.com/gz059.htm).

Still, for those who are okay with the image quality, the Nokia N8 does take usable pictures. Just don't expect it to produce at the level of a dedicated camera (to my eyes, it's noticably better than a webcam). Sample images can be seen here: http://www.slashgear.com/nokia-n8-sample-photos-revealed-plus-full-hardware-specs-2783277/

For myself, I'd rather get better quality than more megapixels. To print out a 5x7/4x6 image only requires ~3MP, so 12MP is overkill on a cell phone with such a short focal lens. The visible quality difference between the 5MP iPhone and the 12MP Nokia will likely not be significant, since it doesn't even double the resolution (i.e. N8 doesn't produce 2 pixels for each one of the iPhone's pixels; doubling 5MP requires 20MP).]]>Jun 7th 2010 2:50PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/06/07/iphone-4-get-5-megapixel-sensor-720p-video/http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/07/iphone-4-get-5-megapixel-sensor-720p-video/Jun 7th 2010 4:21PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/06/07/iphone-4-get-5-megapixel-sensor-720p-video/http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/07/iphone-4-get-5-megapixel-sensor-720p-video/Jun 7th 2010 5:47PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/06/07/iphone-4-get-5-megapixel-sensor-720p-video/http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/07/iphone-4-get-5-megapixel-sensor-720p-video/
Fair enough; perhaps there will be a noticeable quality difference in the output. Still, we'll have to wait for test shots to see if such noticeable differences are actually "significant". I mean, in the end, these are still cell phone cams, and I don't see 12MP doing much to improve quality.

I think the phone's image processing algorithms (rather than the hardware) would have a bigger effect on the resulting images. The short focal length and the sensor sizes are massive bottlenecks for these devices, regardless of lens and flash. If the resulting images are rendered with similar quality I'm not sure that 12MP vs 5MP would be a sticking point for most people.

Also, do people actually print out their phone pics to the extent that the resolution difference matters? A QSXGA (2560x2048) display is only 5.2MP, and I think phone cam images end up on the Web more than get printed out. If people are looking to replace their point-and-shoots with a phone cam then I think anything above ~8MP ceases to matter (an 8x10 print using an unnecessary 300ppi requires only 7.2MP), again mostly because the image quality is already constrained by the fact that you're using a phone lol.]]>Jun 7th 2010 7:43PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/06/07/iphone-4-get-5-megapixel-sensor-720p-video/http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/07/iphone-4-get-5-megapixel-sensor-720p-video/
Apparently the pixel size for the Iphone 4 and the N8 are the same, its just that the N8 has a much larger sensor. I am also guessing the wide angle lense is actually better than the one in the Iphone 4.

Also, judging from the sample shots of the Iphone, there is too much smoothing going on. Which makes the image of the nature scene look oilpainted, and display some lack of detail.

We wont know for sure untill we shoot the same shots with both of the devices, but I think we can safely assume that the N8 will take vastly superior images. ]]>Jun 9th 2010 4:34AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/06/07/iphone-4-get-5-megapixel-sensor-720p-video/http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/07/iphone-4-get-5-megapixel-sensor-720p-video/Jun 7th 2010 2:00PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/06/07/iphone-4-get-5-megapixel-sensor-720p-video/http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/07/iphone-4-get-5-megapixel-sensor-720p-video/Jun 7th 2010 2:00PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/06/07/iphone-4-get-5-megapixel-sensor-720p-video/http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/07/iphone-4-get-5-megapixel-sensor-720p-video/
And you have to buy the video editing software? Ok, that sucks.]]>Jun 7th 2010 2:05PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/06/07/iphone-4-get-5-megapixel-sensor-720p-video/http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/07/iphone-4-get-5-megapixel-sensor-720p-video/Wait , you expected it for free? 5 bucks for it its cheap , there is no other app that comes close to what it can do]]>Jun 7th 2010 2:12PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/06/07/iphone-4-get-5-megapixel-sensor-720p-video/http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/07/iphone-4-get-5-megapixel-sensor-720p-video/
I think pretty much every smartphone has video editing for free. Nokia's one is pretty good from personal usage. This is nice but free would have been nicer.

I am, of course, assuming that the iPhone has built in video editing and that you don't have to buy this to do editing on the fly though. Otherwsie that really is a rip off.]]>Jun 7th 2010 2:13PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/06/07/iphone-4-get-5-megapixel-sensor-720p-video/http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/07/iphone-4-get-5-megapixel-sensor-720p-video/Jun 7th 2010 3:20PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/06/07/iphone-4-get-5-megapixel-sensor-720p-video/http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/07/iphone-4-get-5-megapixel-sensor-720p-video/Jun 7th 2010 4:20PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/06/07/iphone-4-get-5-megapixel-sensor-720p-video/http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/07/iphone-4-get-5-megapixel-sensor-720p-video/
So why offer it as an app then?]]>Jun 7th 2010 5:15PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/06/07/iphone-4-get-5-megapixel-sensor-720p-video/http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/07/iphone-4-get-5-megapixel-sensor-720p-video/Jun 7th 2010 2:00PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/06/07/iphone-4-get-5-megapixel-sensor-720p-video/http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/07/iphone-4-get-5-megapixel-sensor-720p-video/Jun 7th 2010 3:30PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/06/07/iphone-4-get-5-megapixel-sensor-720p-video/http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/07/iphone-4-get-5-megapixel-sensor-720p-video/
I wouldn't go that far, the EVO does have its advantages]]>Jun 7th 2010 3:59PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/06/07/iphone-4-get-5-megapixel-sensor-720p-video/http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/07/iphone-4-get-5-megapixel-sensor-720p-video/Jun 7th 2010 2:00PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/06/07/iphone-4-get-5-megapixel-sensor-720p-video/http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/07/iphone-4-get-5-megapixel-sensor-720p-video/Jun 7th 2010 4:42PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/06/07/iphone-4-get-5-megapixel-sensor-720p-video/http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/07/iphone-4-get-5-megapixel-sensor-720p-video/every time steve makes a comment create a new article?
just update the iphone 4 article...]]>Jun 7th 2010 2:00PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/06/07/iphone-4-get-5-megapixel-sensor-720p-video/http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/07/iphone-4-get-5-megapixel-sensor-720p-video/I think I speak for many when I say "GO AWAY!" You Can view an engadget with no Apple news yah know. So Seriously, GTFO NOOB!]]>Jun 7th 2010 2:06PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/06/07/iphone-4-get-5-megapixel-sensor-720p-video/http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/07/iphone-4-get-5-megapixel-sensor-720p-video/Jun 7th 2010 4:23PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/06/07/iphone-4-get-5-megapixel-sensor-720p-video/http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/07/iphone-4-get-5-megapixel-sensor-720p-video/Jun 7th 2010 2:00PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/06/07/iphone-4-get-5-megapixel-sensor-720p-video/http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/07/iphone-4-get-5-megapixel-sensor-720p-video/Jun 7th 2010 2:04PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/06/07/iphone-4-get-5-megapixel-sensor-720p-video/http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/07/iphone-4-get-5-megapixel-sensor-720p-video/Jun 7th 2010 2:14PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/06/07/iphone-4-get-5-megapixel-sensor-720p-video/http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/07/iphone-4-get-5-megapixel-sensor-720p-video/Jun 7th 2010 2:19PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/06/07/iphone-4-get-5-megapixel-sensor-720p-video/http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/07/iphone-4-get-5-megapixel-sensor-720p-video/Jun 7th 2010 4:24PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/06/07/iphone-4-get-5-megapixel-sensor-720p-video/http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/07/iphone-4-get-5-megapixel-sensor-720p-video/Not necessarily. I think Jobs may have mentioned this in the Stevenote, but when hardware makers add megapixels, they typically decrease megapixel size, so not much improvement is seen in the photos. The true test of a camera is how well it can capture photons. It seems like the iPhone has hit the nail on the head in that category. The only way I will really know is when I get my hands on one, but I'm extremely excited to do so.]]>Jun 7th 2010 9:51PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/06/07/iphone-4-get-5-megapixel-sensor-720p-video/http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/07/iphone-4-get-5-megapixel-sensor-720p-video/Yes my evo does this..but there is NO thing that comes close to imovie on Android. Dear God please make Google and Apple combine. I will for ever be you servant.]]>Jun 7th 2010 2:05PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/06/07/iphone-4-get-5-megapixel-sensor-720p-video/http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/07/iphone-4-get-5-megapixel-sensor-720p-video/Jun 14th 2010 8:57PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/06/07/iphone-4-get-5-megapixel-sensor-720p-video/http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/07/iphone-4-get-5-megapixel-sensor-720p-video/Jun 7th 2010 2:05PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/06/07/iphone-4-get-5-megapixel-sensor-720p-video/http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/07/iphone-4-get-5-megapixel-sensor-720p-video/Jun 7th 2010 3:56PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/06/07/iphone-4-get-5-megapixel-sensor-720p-video/http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/07/iphone-4-get-5-megapixel-sensor-720p-video/Jun 7th 2010 2:05PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/06/07/iphone-4-get-5-megapixel-sensor-720p-video/http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/07/iphone-4-get-5-megapixel-sensor-720p-video/Jun 7th 2010 2:05PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/06/07/iphone-4-get-5-megapixel-sensor-720p-video/http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/07/iphone-4-get-5-megapixel-sensor-720p-video/
We all knew these specs last year. EVO didn't change anything. Apple could care less about Android. ]]>Jun 7th 2010 2:11PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/06/07/iphone-4-get-5-megapixel-sensor-720p-video/http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/07/iphone-4-get-5-megapixel-sensor-720p-video/
Seems unlikely...you don't throw features into something like this on short notice. This takes MONTHS even years of R&D.

@Slvrgun

Tone down your fanboyism. It's a phone.]]>Jun 7th 2010 2:13PM