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I am finding that my ipad 2 camera (both) are taking picture that are grainy and very low quality. I am not sure if this how the ipad camera is supose to be like that but I am reading other reviews that are saying the camera is good quality. Please follow up on this question because I was really looking forward to using the camera but I was disipointed about the quality.
Thanks.
iPad 2, iOS 4.3.2
The rear camera on the iPad takes decent video but extremely poor quality stills. This is partly due to the fact that the rear camera is only 0.7 mega pixels unlike the iphone's 5 mega pixel camera. The front facing camera is even worse, it has been rated at a 0.2 mega pixel camera, which is all you need since it's main purpose is FaceTime video chatting. Hope this helps clear (no pun intended) everything up on why the cameras don't seem as crisp as you would think. You may also find that zooming out will help everything seem slightly better.
I was wondering how many pixels the iPad 2 has and through this discussions, got my answer, and I just wanted to post a thought...
They are developping so many fun photo apps such as "Hipstamatic" and the quality of the pictures are poor... If Apple can instal a 5mpix camera on an iPhone, why not on iPads!!??? Specially for the price!!! It feels like we are back in the 90' when pixels system started... Apple, we have to move forward, not backward! :s
Sab10022 wrote:
If Apple can instal a 5mpix camera on an iPhone, why not on iPads!!???
Have you looked at the specs for the new iPad?
Meg,
Sad this is coming a year later.. I will certainly not buy a new one now.. And I just think it is not fair to jump that high on the new one. Just wanted to share my thoughts!
You do realize that the new iPad (3rd generation) has a 5 megapixel rear facing camera in it right? Pretty much the same one that is in the iPhone 4. So it should take just as good pictures and video as the iPhone 4 does.
The iPad 2 though had under 1 megapixel camera installed for the rear facing camera so that i one of the reasons the camera pictures were so bad.
Funny reading all these comments ... people don't realize that 720p video only translates to 0.9 megapixels, so the iPad 2 camera is good enough for HD video but terrible when it comes to still pictures.
Adding a positive note to the subject of pictures I have enjoyed great pleasure from the Photo Booth and especially Kaleidescope. I have taken outstanding pictures of pets and people have been thrilled with the results. I have also been paid for the photographs I've taken. They are not studio quality but they are very creative and I only paid $300. For my Mini iPad which has gained me thousands of dollars generated from the pictures! I love the no fuss of taking pics with IPad, and the lightweight feature. no, I am not an Apple employee just a very satisfied consumer.
There is no need to be rude. I am sure you are perfect,but the rest of us here are flawed humans. I would expect a product from Apple to have a higher spec.
You are responding to a thread from 5 years ago. The current lineup is more than capable for those who need it.
Ipad 2 camera grainy
