The new iPhone 4 arrived today and I had a chance to play around with the camera and video functions.  It is a very respectable upgrade and the white balance, at least on my model, is excellent.  Furthermore, the up-close images (nearly macro) are incredible.  In summary, a fly tier could photograph and videotape a fly tying sequence with this camera phone.

Here are some images of my Tarpon flies honestly taken "straight out of camera".  It's always fun to see the fruits of labor neatly lined up and color coordinated before the battle. Let's hope they look this good to the Tarpon next week.

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Jeez... those macro shots are amazing!
All taken with a smartphone!  

I'm waiting for the upgrade early september when my 2 year contract with my iPhone 3G is done.
Can't wait...


Have you tried shooting some video's with your iPhone?

What Tim said  

Kendal

Equally amazing too!
Have you tried the 'tap to focus' on the video too? This way you can blur the background. All this on a smart phone!
I usually bring along a separate camera when fishing but I think I can take my iPhone instead in the future.


I'll give you a choice:
You can send me the iPhone or the nice tarpon flies!  

Jay_Lee wrote on 07/10/10 at 10:01am:


I just took a new business subscription for my business and I got the new iPhone 4.

Here's a short video I took just out of camera and I was curious how good the video capabilities are of the iPhone 4 on focus-depth part  (foreground focused, back ground blurred and the other way around).

I'm blown away... This is amazing! On a smart phone for $@*& sake!

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Watch it in 720p mode for best result. During converting on YouTube the quality gets a tiny beat. The original quality is slightly better(!).

Jay,

That is a good example of selective focus with the iPhone 4 video.  I have been working on ways to stabilize the images when shooting handheld.  That little HD recorder magnifies shake a great deal and it's really noticeable when editing.  The selective focus works, that's for sure.

Neal,

The shaking is indeed something that ruins the video.
It's almost impossible to hold the iPhone still when shooting without some form of a steady underground or a tripod. The iPhone has no way to attach to a tripod.

The image stabilization option in iMovie isn't getting the job done 100%.

Any idea's or tips to keep the shaking during filming to a minimum?