Apple iPhone 3G S Product Specs
As far as gadgets go, the iPhone is as ubiquitous as water. One of the big new features on the iPhone 3G S is video recording. Given the fact that so many people will own one, it's only natural to suspect that 3G S owners will consider saving a few hundred bucks and making their phone their default camcorder (at least until the economy picks up). With this in mind, we thought it important to stand the new iPhone up against the competition to see how it fares.
In short, the iPhone 3G S is a surprisingly capable camcorder. It's at least as good as the standard definition Flip Mino, and offers an exceptionally intuitive interface that far exceeds the typical, labyrinthine experience of a full-featured video camera. Lacking HD, it falls short of being a complete replacement, but we are very impressed with Apple's first time out on the field.
| Apple iPhone 3G S- Specs | |
|---|---|
| Original Price | 199 |
| Year | 2009 |
| Format | Flash Memory |
| Class | Consumer |
| HD | No |
| General Type | Ultracompact |
| Image Stabilization | None |
| 3D Capable | No |
| SD Video Format | MOV / AVC&H.264 |
| Frame Rate(s) | 30p |
| Primary Media | Hard Drive |
| Included Media Capacity | 16 GB, 32 GB |
| Recording Media | Internal Flash Memory |
| Optical Zoom | 1 x |
| Manual Focus | No |
| Focus Assist / Peaking | No |
| Manual Exposure | No |
| Manual Exposure Steps | 0 |
| Manual Aperture | No |
| Manual Shutter Speed | No |
| Manual White Balance | No |
| Manual Gain | No |
| Manual Noise Reduction | No |
| Audio Dubbing | No |
| Auto / Easy Mode | No |
| Face Detection | No |
| Still-Video Hybrid | Yes |
| Still Image Resolution(s) | 2048 x 1536 |
| Flash | No |
| Simultaneous Video / Still Recording | No |
| Self Timer | No |
| Manual ISO | No |
| Manual ISO Steps | 0 |
| ISO Minimum | 0 |
| ISO Maximum | 0 |
| Continuous Shot | No |
| Bracketing | No |
| Still Media | HDD |
| Weight (with battery pack) | 135.00 g |
| Width (mm) | 0.48 mm |
| Height (mm) | 115.50 mm |
| Length (mm) | 62.10 mm |
| Body Color(s) | black, white |
| LCD Size (inches) | 3.50 in. |
| LCD Resolution (pixels) | 0 pixels |
| Touch Screen | Yes |
| Viewfinder | No |
| Viewfinder Resolution | 0 pixels |
| Viewfinder Diopter Adjuster | No |
| Video Light | No |
| Waterproof | No |
| Composite (RCA) output | No |
| Composite (RCA) input | No |
| FireWire | No |
| Audio-only AV input | No |
| S-Video | No |
| USB | Yes |
| Component output | No |
| Component input | No |
| HDMI | No |
| Headphone output | Yes |
| External Microphone input | No |
| LANC / Control L | No |
| Accessory Shoe (Cold) | No |
| Accessory Shoe (Hot) | No |
| Included Wireless Remote | No |
| WiFi | Yes |
| GPS | No |
| DC Power | No |
| Docking Station | Yes |
| Replaces | iPhone 3G |
| Included Battery | lithium-ion |
| Apple iPhone 3G S Scores | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Rating | Score | Weighting | |
| Color Score | 7.42 | 2.0 | |
| Noise Score | 12.06 | 1.0 | |
| Wide Angle Score | 9.80 | 0.8 | |
| Motion Score | 5.75 | 1.0 | |
| Video Sharpness Score | 6.34 | 4.0 | |
| Low Light Color Score | 9.24 | 1.25 | |
| Low Light Sensitivity Score | 8.38 | 1.5 | |
| Low Light Noise Score | 11.14 | 1.25 | |
| Compression Score | 5.00 | 1.0 | |
| Media Score | 7.52 | 1.5 | |
| Editing Score | 8.00 | 0.75 | |
| Auto Mode Score | 4.00 | 0.5 | |
| Zoom Score | 0.00 | 0.75 | |
| Zoom Ratio Score | 0.00 | 0.5 | |
| Focus Score | 0.50 | 0.7 | |
| Exposure Score | 0.00 | 0.65 | |
| Aperture Score | 0.00 | 0.65 | |
| Shutter Speed Score | 0.00 | 0.6 | |
| White Balance Score | 0.00 | 0.55 | |
| Gain Score | 0.00 | 0.5 | |
| Color & Image Controls Score | 0.00 | 0.5 | |
| Other Manual Controls Score | 0.00 | 0.5 | |
| Still Features Score | 5.47 | 0.8 | |
| Ease of Use Score | 7.00 | 1.25 | |
| Handling Score | 6.15 | 1.25 | |
| Stabilization Score | 0.00 | 1.0 | |
| Portability Score | 12.10 | 0.8 | |
| Battery Life Score | 7.65 | 1.0 | |
| LCD & Viewfinder Score | 7.66 | 0.6 | |
| Menus Score | 5.75 | 1.0 | |
| Playback Score | 4.60 | 0.3 | |
| Connectivity Score | 2.88 | 0.8 | |
| Audio Features Score | 1.75 | 1.0 | |
| Other Features Score | 3.00 | 0.5 | |
| Total: | 184 | ||
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