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Introduction
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01.Product Tour
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02.Colour & Noise Performance
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03.Motion & Sharpness Performance
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04.Low Light Performance
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05.Compression & Media
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06.Manual Controls
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07.Still Features
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08.Handling & Use
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09.Playback & Connectivity
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10.Audio & Other Features
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11.Samsung Omnia Comparison
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12.Flip UltraHD Comparison
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13.Sony MHS-PM1 Comparison
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14.Conclusion
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15.Photo Gallery
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16.Specs and Ratings
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17.Photo Gallery
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18.Specs and Ratings
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19.Comments
Apple iPhone 3G S
This review is organized into 19 parts
Next: Part 1
Product Tour
Introduction
This isn't your standard iPhone 3G S review. We're not interested in call quality, the App Store, or any of that. Long before the iPhone 3G S was available, everyone was speculating about the new features. One of those anticipated features, video recording, actually panned out. We're here to pit the latest iPhone against similar pocket-sized camcorders. Apple sold more than 1 million units on the first weekend. We want to make sure you can rely on the iPhone as a decent camcorder.
| Section | The Good | The Bad |
| Product Tour | Attractive piece of hardware | No tripod mount |
| Colour & Noise Performance | Superb colour accuracy and saturation |
Noise level was a little worse than Samsung Omnia cell phone |
| Motion & Sharpness Performance | Sharpness is good | Standard definition is not match for HD recordings |
| Low Light Performance | Excellent low light sensitivity due to auto shutter |
No shutter control results in snatchy videos in low light |
| Compression & Media | Standard MPEG-4 compression is easy to use |
Internal editing very basic |
| Manual Controls | Quite easy to operate |
No manual controls whatsoever |
| Still Features | 3 Megapixel for still photos |
Very poor noise and sharpness |
| Handling & Use | Huge 3.5-inch LCD |
Difficult to grip, shutter hard to reach when held upright |
| Playback & Connectivity | Direct upload to YouTube |
Video and Still thumbnails are mixed together |
| Audio & Other Features | Phone, media player, Geotagging, voice memo... |
Placement of microphone is awkward for an upright handhold |
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