First picture taken with my new 4S iPhone
The iPhone 4S camera, it’s heralded as the best smartphone camera in the market. It was one of the largest highlights out of this years ‘minor’ hardware revision the iPhone saw (aside from the dual core A5).
This was THE main reason I upgraded my iPhone (at least that’s what I tell myself). I mean c’mon: 8MP, f2.4 (a half stop better than the iPhone 4), kick ass sensor and an array of lenses including an IR lens to help with colouration. The picture on the left was one of the first images I took with my beautiful phone. You can see the rich yellow colour of the kronenbourg, the clarity of the lettering on the glass and the fact that I’m sitting in a poorly lit bar.
Now I’d like to take you to how my images look now. Over 2 and a half months (the phone only came out Oct 14th here in Canada), my phone has gone from amazing to shaite. In the image below you can see on my phone the whole image has a haze to it. Almost like it’s not focused. The light seems really misty and colours are all off. The haze also seems to get worse closer to the bottom of the picture, especially around the sunglasses.
My coffee and sunglasses
The culprit? a protruding camera. The camera on the iPhone 4S sticks out from the rest of the body just barely, but enough to be the main part sitting on the table you just put your phone on.
Can you buff this out?
I took a peek at my iPhone 4 (handed down to my wife) and the lens is perfect. The metal ring seems flush with the phone and the lens perhaps is slightly recessed. I never had a case for either of my phones. I can’t stand how bulky the cases are. I also have a mount specific to my phone that fits it perfectly. It was a pain to have to take the case on an off every time I got into my car. I suppose I’m paying for it now.
I’ve got an appointment with the ‘Genius Bar’ tomorrow to have a chat and see if I can’t get a replacement. I went and put on a skin until I figure out what they’ll help me out with. It’s in the picture above. You can just see the edges of the skin around the camera. It’s amazing. If you’re looking for a great skin: Best Skins Ever. Hopefully tomorrow I get good news and a replacement phone.