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Four years ago, the first iPhone was released and the camera was just an afterthought…it was just added to the features to match its competitors. Hence, the performance wasn’t that great. But now, the newest iPhone 4S’ camera has improved a lot and it can even match or beat many high-end compact cameras on the market. Lissa Bettany, the creator of the Camera+ app for iPhone has put together an interesting collage giving us a clear comparison of iPhone’s camera from original iPhone, iPhone 3G, iPhone 3GS, iPhone 4, and iPhone 4GS. She has also used a Canon S95 and Canon 5DMark II in taking photos to include in the comparisons. Below is a collage, showing the progressions of iPhone’s camera. To see the comparison in full, featuring all the five iPhone versions as well as Canon S95 and Canon 5DMark II, check out Bettany’s blog.
The original iPhone has a 2-megapixels camera which was considered as the weak feature back then. Then it has improved from time to time into 3-megapixels camera, to 5-megapixels and now the iPhone 4S has 8-megapixels with a sensor system and has an improved lens technology.
Lissa Bettany says, “The iPhone 4S is dramatically clearer and sharper than previous iPhone versions. Using separate focus and exposure in Camera+ on the iPhone 4 & 4S significantly helped create a more balanced exposure. While it’s not nearing the same quality as a professional level DSLR, it is comparable to a top of the line compact camera and even outshines it in some ways.”
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