Camera

[saran17in]

Is iPad 2... Front camera is better than back camera......friends... Anybody explain... I feel my iPad back camera is very less quality than my iphone 4... How much mega pixel.? Of camera is this?

 

[hpulmer]

Back camera: Video recording, HD (720p) up to 30 frames per second with audio; still camera with 5x digital zoom
Front camera: Video recording, VGA up to 30 frames per second with audio; VGA-quality still camera
Tap to control exposure for video or stills
Photo and video geotagging over Wi-Fi
(from the Apple iPad tech specs page)

 

[MPH55]

Anybody know what (HD720p) equates to in megapixels ?

 

[saran17in]

He 720 means... Video taking capacity.... And still photography is measured in pixels... I believe this iPad is 5megaixels... But it is not that much good as my iphone....

 

[giradman]

This is an oft asked question and a simple search would likely provide plenty of information - the iPad's cameras stink! They are useful for video conferencing and for low to decent quality video.

The front camera has a resolution of about .3 MP useful for video chatting only; the back camera has a higher resolution but is still under 1 MP - still images are possible but disappointing; now there is a thread on 'showing your images' and some decent pics are illustrated especially if the light is good.

Bottom line - if you want decent 'still images' take your digital camera along; the multi-MP current iPhones are a vast improvement -

 

[Cornman]

I'm pretty sure I have seen apps that give you video zoom.

 

[mlaurencg4]

Giradman is right on. However if no other option I use Camera Boost.

 

[ipaddeveloper888]

Neither camera is that great compared even to your cell phone. But, for video chat its not bad. I use an app called Top Camera for taking pictures (when I do take pics). I often transform a picture into artwork by tracing over the lines and filling in colors. For that, the ipad camera is just about right and very convenient.