Picture does not look clear on ipad

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Picture does not look clear on ipad

I have been taking pictures and movies on my New iPad, trying to get it right. Somehow they don't look clear, no matter what I do. I tap to focus. Sometimes i tap repeatedly and no square appears. When one finally does appear, I let it focus then hold it down to keep it in place "AE/AF Look" appears. The pictures still does not look focused. Even when I am little more than 5 feet away! As to movies, as I move around the room I see a thousand little pixels moving about on the screen and they are there when my movie is complete. It is not clear!!! This clock is about 5-6 feet from where I am sitting. Even the cup next to it is not clear.

iPad Wi-Fi + 4G (Verizon), Windows 7

Posted on May 2, 2012 4:07 PM

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Answer 1

paulcb

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May 2, 2012 4:09 PM in response to 9704

It's a small CCD and needs light or it will look 'grainy' as you've seen. Try it in better lighting. Try it outside and see how it looks.

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Philly_Phan

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May 2, 2012 4:18 PM in response to 9704

It's not focus. It's lighting.

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Diavonex

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May 2, 2012 4:19 PM in response to 9704

Test the camera out door with the sun behind you.

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9704 Author

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May 2, 2012 4:22 PM in response to paulcb

It's true my outside pictures are better; however, the majority of pictures I take ( and I suppose many other people too) are indoors. This "New iPad" is supposed to take great pictures! "The new iPad features Apple’s 5-megapixel iSight camera. Designed with advanced optics, it lets you shoot gorgeous photos and 1080p HD video. The 5-megapixel iSight camera features a backside illumination sensor that captures great-looking pictures whether by sunlight or candlelight. Autofocus, tap to focus, and tap to set exposure functions mean every photo you take instantly becomes a frameworthy gem. And with built-in face detection that automatically balances focus and exposure across up to 10 faces." This doesn't happen for me.

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Philly_Phan

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May 2, 2012 4:28 PM in response to 9704

9704 wrote:

This "New iPad" is supposed to take great pictures!

Where did you ever get that idea?

Edit...

I just found the advertising copy that you quoted. I don't know how to tell you this but that's unfortunately legitimate advertising BS! You'll notice that none of the descriptive words are objective - they're all subject to interpretation.

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9704 Author

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May 2, 2012 4:29 PM in response to Philly_Phan

The rest is a direct quote from Apple. ... Here's more... The iSight camera uses advanced optics to give you the best picture possible. With an ƒ/2.4 aperture and a five-element lens, it captures light efficiently to produce a sharper overall image. And the hybrid infrared filter — typically reserved for expensive SLR cameras — keeps out harmful IR light for more accurate, uniform colors.

Why shouldn't I believe them? I'm not the only person to buy this iPad. Am I the only one getting such terrible pictures.

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9704 Author

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May 2, 2012 4:31 PM in response to 9704

You obviously are not a fan of iPad.

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Philly_Phan

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May 2, 2012 4:39 PM in response to 9704

I sure am but I'm also a realist. On top of that, I know photography. There is a reason why my cameras sell for several thousand each and the associated lenses sell for another thousand or so each. How much do you think the iPad camera is worth?

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Answer 9

May 2, 2012 4:53 PM in response to 9704

Frankly I found the pictures to be better than I expected. But would NEVER expect extremely high clarity images from a camera like the one found on this device.

Honestly, your expectations just aren't realistic.

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Tgara

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May 2, 2012 4:53 PM in response to 9704

9704 wrote:

The rest is a direct quote from Apple. ... Here's more... The iSight camera uses advanced optics to give you the best picture possible. With an ƒ/2.4 aperture and a five-element lens, it captures light efficiently to produce a sharper overall image. And the hybrid infrared filter — typically reserved for expensive SLR cameras — keeps out harmful IR light for more accurate, uniform colors.

Why shouldn't I believe them? I'm not the only person to buy this iPad. Am I the only one getting such terrible pictures.

You're expecting way too much from such a small camera. If you think you will get SLR quality photos from the iPad, think again. It's simply not physically possible given that this camera must be packaged into a thin iPad.

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9704 Author

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May 2, 2012 4:55 PM in response to Philly_Phan

I am a realist too. I'm not a professional photographer, nor a retailer of cameras. I know the iPad camera is not up to $1000 cameras. All I wanted from this post was to find out what I am doing wrong that my pictures are not nearly as good as advertised. There are more than 250 million people who have the iPad. They can't all be taking pictures only outside.

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Answer 12

May 2, 2012 4:59 PM in response to 9704

Based on the image you posted, and estimating the light level, it's about what I would expect. Looks pretty much like what I get on mine, but hard to tell. If you need more than that, you need a decent camera, not a mobile computing device.

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Tgara

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May 3, 2012 5:33 AM in response to Kilgore-Trout

James Ward4 wrote:

If you need more than that, you need a decent camera, not a mobile computing device.

Naww, the iPad is the perfect camera for photographing the Grand Canyon! 😁

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May 3, 2012 5:41 AM in response to Tgara

Actually you are correct. In high light level situations, it does remarkably well for what it is. My company has a construction project going on right outside my window (pretty cool since most of us in Corporate, especially IT, don't get to see these these projects in detail very often). I've been grabbing daily snap shots of the project progress and they look great. More than enough resolution to adjust image size later when I post them.

But in low light situations - especially really low light - the images do look quite a bit grainier. But again, not way to manually adjust aperture or shutter speed on one these, so thats what I would generally expect.

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