iPad 2 video quality looks good, sounds great
We all know that the iPad 2's rear camera will capture 720p HD video and 3.1 stereo sound, but what does this actually translate to in real life?
Settimio Perlini of Macity.net was at the European rollout of the iPad 2 in London last week and managed to capture some video at the event with the device. The video, which is on the next page, was shot under low lighting conditions and then uploaded to YouTube. That means that it has been compressed, with a resulting loss in quality, but the video still looks and sounds quite good.
If the new device can capture video that's this good under less-than-optimal conditions, it's probably going to do very well in well-lit scenes. Add to that the ability to do video editing on the device with iMovie for iOS, and you have a capable (although awkward) way of shooting and composing HD video in the field.
[via MacStories]
