Ipod Touch 4 Camera Review
Ipod touch 4 release has wowed the young generation with its incredible features borrowed from the fourth generation iPhone 4 . The best addition this year was the front and rear camera . But how good is the iPod touch camera ? This question is in everyone’s mind who is looking to buy iPod touch 4 . Today we will be doing a practical review of the Ipod touch 4 camera .
Also read : Difference in Ipod Touch 3 – Ipod touch 4
Facetime on Ipod Touch 4 : Front Camera
The front-facing camera on iPod touch 4 can record still pictures and videos at lower resolution [VGA] , just like we have seen on iPhone 4. This camera is introduced by Apple to allow Face Time calls between iDevices [iPod,iPhone,iPad]. Below is a sample Screen Shot of the video quality as seen on new iPod Touch.
Here is a Sample Facetime Call Video you can watch , to alanyse the quality of video calling compared to iPhone 4. The iPod touch is so slim , there is not enough space for the camera module to fit in [as shown in the teardown review by iFixit] .
Rear Camera :
The rear-facing camera is not that powerful like the one we see in iPhone 4 . This little champ can record 720p videos @ 30 frames per second and manages still images of 720 x 960 pixels size. Think its pretty decent for $229 compared to $600 + iPhone 4.
Ipod Touch 4 vs Iphone 4 – Sample Video on Rear Camera
More Video Samples :
Dont Miss Reading:
- Ipod Touch 4 First Glance Pre-Release July 2010
- Ipod Touch 4th Generation Review
- Three Days To Go For The 4th Gen Ipod Touch Release
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Is the camera on the ipod touch as good as having a compact camera? The 0.7 megapixels seems poor compared to cameras which have 5-10 pixels. Does anyone have any thoughts?
it gives almost same quality as a small camera , but no comparison to handycam , it cannot replace the quality of a handycam. NO auto focus , so only fixed focus is there … 5 mega pixel , no way .
it gives almost quality results for any small 1.3 mpx mobile camera in the market … dont compare with digicam or handycam
the camera sucks on the ipod 4. It is worse than garbage. I just bought one, and now wish I hadn’t. I can get a better camera [with a flash!!!] for $20 in the toy section of a department store than what the ipod camera ca do. shame on Apple for sneakng this past us. Its resolution is .7 megapixels, if you were wondering.
Great review. Just a quick question, aren’t they always
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What’s the focusing distance of the camera, where the image is the sharpest ?
thanks,
J-C
@ JC : thanks for the question. im not sure about the technical detail [like the one you asked]. But as soon as i get the info , i will post you .