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iPad II camera Flash ?

Helo folks

Ipad 2 gon be out in teh stores on 11 march

Az we know it comesmwith two camz

Is there gon be flash with them so we can take fotos on the dark places?

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Posted on Mar 4, 2011 4:04 PM

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iPadKisser Author

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Mar 10, 2011 8:07 AM in response to Ian Parkinson

I think these are for Special cams not for regular usage.

Mar 10, 2011 8:11 AM in response to iPadKisser

And the iPad2 is, from the standpoint of photo/video, not for "regular usage". Its not a camera. The camera function was added specifically for video based communication, not for snap shots.

If you need a point and shoot camera, buy one.

iPadKisser Author

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Mar 10, 2011 8:26 AM in response to Kilgore-Trout

Very useful reply, yet am not convinced. Maybe the short future will prove for you .

Chamar

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Mar 10, 2011 8:33 AM in response to iPadKisser

+"Thats sad, i dont think there is a real camera with no flash."+

A bit of research on your part would show that many 'real' i.e. pro SLRs and DSLRs come without a built in flash. Take a look at the top end Canon range such as the EOS1D and EOS5D to name but a few.

Message was edited by: Chamar to correct typo

iPadKisser Author

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Mar 10, 2011 8:36 AM in response to Chamar

Now thats too deep for me, i asked simple ques. Cam always with flash, atleast , the vast of majority are with it, supposed, meant and originally with it.

Mar 10, 2011 11:21 AM in response to iPadKisser

And those devices are designed for still photography. The iPad isn't.

FayeLRay

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Nov 30, 2011 2:52 AM in response to Kilgore-Trout

This is the definitive response to all lame explanations of why the iPad doesn't have at least an LED flash for the camera:

"(Many) SLR's don't have built-in flashes"

- Duh, but that's comparing apples to oranges. ALL SLRs that are designed with no built-in flash are equipped with 'shoes' that support a huge array of flash devices and are intended to be used with flashes. The lack of built-in flash has more to do with versatility than intended use.

Speaking of intended use:

"The camera was added specifically for video chats"

Nonsense. The iPad wouldn't have a rear facing camera if that were the case. iPad commercials tout the use of the installed still image software as a feature, so at least Apple thought consumers would use the camera as, well....a camera. Even if that were true, the iPad should have an LED that stays on (as a user option) so that web cam sessions provide clear, well-lit images.

So why doesn't the iPad come with an LED flash (or two)? Power consumption. Apple knows that iPad users take a hella lot of pics, and decent LEDs use a fair amount of power. Additionally, a pair of LEDs might shave .000004% from Apple's margin, and they can't have that.

In short, the lack of flash/LED is a shortcoming, not a 'non-feature because the device wasn't intended to be used as a camera".

As it stands, the iPad's cameras are very, very poor and close to unusable as either a still camera or as a video camera for web cam chats. Even the puniest smart phones have built-in flashes.....it was simply a bad decision on Apples's part not to include a flash (or two).

I love my iPad, but I'm not going to defend every decision Apple makes regarding the device as some people seem compelled to do.

gary1943

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Jan 11, 2016 10:04 AM in response to lakewoodlawnman

How?

kb1951

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Jan 11, 2016 12:09 PM in response to gary1943

In case you didn't notice, you are responding to a post and thread that is almost 5 years old. What did you want to know?

iPad II camera Flash ?