Changing iPhone 4S camera settings?

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Changing iPhone 4S camera settings?

I would like to print some of my photos taken on my iPhone 4S and I don't think they are large enough to get a good print from even though the camera is 8 megapixels. Well I should be able to get a decent 4x6 but am not sure I can go much larger than that. Do I need an app to get better prints if I choose to print my pics? If so what do you recommend? I didn't notice any way of selecting a picture size in the settings nor did I see a way of changing the video recording settings either. I know the video camera can do 1080i but can it be switched to shoot 720p instead in the phone or by an app?

Posted on Nov 26, 2011 8:58 AM

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Answer 1

wjosten

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Nov 26, 2011 9:06 AM in response to DVX100Shooter

There are no settings to adjust picture size or video size, however, if you record video using the front facing camera, it will record in 720p.

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Answer 2

Nov 26, 2011 9:10 AM in response to DVX100Shooter

8 megapixels will give you a good 4x6 or 8x10. Avoid using digital zoom for anything you want to print, though. There are lots of great camera apps out there (I like Camera+) but they won't change the hardware of the camera.

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Answer 3

Nov 26, 2011 9:13 AM in response to DVX100Shooter

iPhone pictures are 2,448 x 3,264 in portrait mode or 3,264 x 2,448 in landscape mode. You should be able to get good size pics out of this!

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DVX100Shooter Author

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Nov 26, 2011 10:49 AM in response to stevejobsfan0123

Okay great thanks! As for the Camera + app, I have been looking at that but haven't downloaded it yet.

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DVX100Shooter Author

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Nov 26, 2011 9:02 PM in response to DVX100Shooter

Alright I am confused again. I am making a photobook in iPhoto that has pictures that was shot with a Nikon D7000, a Nikon S3000 and a iPhone 4 and a 4S. When I import the iphone photos into iPhoto to add to my photobook, its saying the quality is to low to print. Should I import them into Aperture 3 and add some adjustments to them then export them back out to iPhoto? Based on what was said, I should be able to get some decent prints with the iPhone.

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Rysz

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Nov 26, 2011 9:18 PM in response to DVX100Shooter

Pardon the pun, but there's something wrong with this picture.

Photos from iPhone 4s, as was said by others, should have more than sufficient resolution for a simple printed album, if you're using the rear camera and you're importing them at full resolution into iPhoto. Is that what you're doing?

What size are the photos in the album - no double-page spreads?

When you check the problem photos in iPhoto, what does it say about it's resolution, file size?

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Dave Hutch

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Nov 27, 2011 2:40 AM in response to DVX100Shooter

Decent quality prints are printed at 200dpi (dots per inch) so 3264x2448 will print out at 16"x12"

Glossy magazines use higher quality, around 300dpi but that's still a 10"x8" from the iPhone 4S

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Dave Hutch

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Nov 27, 2011 2:43 AM in response to Dave Hutch

Sorry for the extra post but I can't edit on an iPad!

I've produced competition winning 16"x10" prints on a 6MP DSLR so 8MP will be absolutely fine

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Answer 9

Jan 20, 2012 10:53 AM in response to stevejobsfan0123

I've tried shooting with both front and back camera on the iPhone 4S and imported into iPhoto. From there, I opened them in Photoshop. They're both 640x480 - why are the photos in a lower resolution? I can't find a setting that will allow me to change resolution for Photo app.

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DVX100Shooter Author

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Jan 20, 2012 9:16 PM in response to DavidSLynch

Ive gotten bigger sizes than that (main camera on back) when I opened them in Aperture 3. I don't think there is a setting on the phone to select large or small images. In terms of video, I am told the front facing camera shoots a grainy 720p while the rear camera shoots 1080i.

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Dave Hutch

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Jan 22, 2012 4:51 AM in response to DavidSLynch

DavidSLynch wrote:

I've tried shooting with both front and back camera on the iPhone 4S and imported into iPhoto. From there, I opened them in Photoshop. They're both 640x480 - why are the photos in a lower resolution? I can't find a setting that will allow me to change resolution for Photo app.

Don't use iPhoto. Just import them straight into Photoshop.

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Rysz

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Jan 22, 2012 9:08 AM in response to Dave Hutch

Are you suggesting that iPhoto changes (reduces) photo resolution upon Transfer (import). That would be news to everyone...

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Answer 13

Jan 22, 2012 9:24 AM in response to Rysz

No, I'm suggesting that I wasn't paying attention when I first posted this - sorry! I THOUGHT I had tested both front and back cameras, but in fact had only tested the front camera, which of course only takes 640x480 photos.

The back camera is indeed high-resolution. I recently purchased the MatteBox app and I'm now loving using the back camera - the whitepoint button on MatteBox was worth the price of the app alone!

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Answer 14

Jan 22, 2012 9:27 AM in response to Dave Hutch

@Dave Hutch: BTW, how do you bypass iPhoto? Do you have a special program that allows you to mount your iPhone as a volume in the Finder?

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Dah•veed

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Jan 22, 2012 9:40 AM in response to DavidSLynch

You can choose the default photo app for your device in the Image Capture app, bottom left corner. Highlight the device in the list and then make your selection from the pulldown menu below. If the options are not visible, click the tiny icon in the corner.

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