You’ve read our iPhone 4 review. You’ve pored over our hands on snaps and even the sample HD video we knocked up on iMovie. There’s just one piece of the puzzle missing: sample photos, and here they are.
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The iPhone 4′s camera is typically simplistic. You won’t find shutter speeds, aperture, ISO or any of that complicated business here. There’re just a handful of controls, and the iPhone 4 takes care of everything else. For some, that’ll be a nightmare, but for most it’ll come as a welcome relief.
Even the simplest smartphones, such as the thoroughly consumer-grade 6700 Slide from Nokia, clutter their viewfinders with function keys and pre-set shooting modes. Apple’s approach with the iPhone 4 is refreshingly sparse.
Taking photos at a distance in daylight, the iPhone 4 produces colourful snaps that look rich and deep, but it’s in close-up that the results really shine. The iPhone 4 has an automatic macro mode, so there’s no need for fiddly function buttons found on other phones. The iPhone 4 automatically reduces its depth of field, adding emphasis and texture to your snaps. It’s great for still life, as well as portraits brimming with detail.
The iPhone 4′s tap-to-focus function is neat too, springing into life just a second after your finger leaves the screen. The iPhone 4 does an admirable job of auto-focus, even when given a vague area to analyse. Unusually for a cameraphone, focussing also works just fine while shooting video, and you can even tap areas of a scene while recording, although you’ll get a bit of auto-focus wobble as the iPhone 4 adjusts its optics to find the best focal distance.
Enough talk though. Check out the results in our gallery right here. Just click on the thumbnails to see the full, unedited JPGs in all their glory.
Stills not enough for you? Check out the HD video we shot with the iPhone 4 below, too!
iPhone 4 sample video: Outdoors from Electricpig on Vimeo.
iPhone 4 sample video: Coffee with Electricpig from Electricpig on Vimeo.
Read the rest of our iPhone 4 review
iPhone 4 review
iPhone 4 review: New design
iPhone 4 review: Retina Display
iPhone 4 review: HD video and iMovie
iPhone 4 review: Worth the upgrade?
iPhone 4 review: Electricpig staff opinions
iPhone 4 review: Live Q&A
