Imagine Taking A Picture With This,...

Newell Steamer · Sep 9, 2015

The brothers knew what was up,...

dave_the_nerd · Sep 9, 2015

Who would buy an iPad to use primarily, or even secondarily, as a camera?

CoPhotoGuy · Sep 9, 2015

I still remember Apple making fun of Dell for having a big tablet. Now that they have had big tablets, big tablets are cool.

Newell Steamer · Sep 9, 2015

Everyone!

luv2liv · Sep 9, 2015

you havent seen people taking photos with tablets on selfie sticks? what city are you in or have been to?

dave_the_nerd · Sep 9, 2015

Minneapolis. Why, you suddenly want to move here?

I mostly don't "get it" because the things are unwieldy, and the cameras are usually much less awesome that even the ones built into the iPhones. Let along a "real" camera.

But I guess people are stupid.

sub-80 · Sep 9, 2015

Apple is a revolutionary company with innovative ideas. I heard Apple's new design of Mac Pro will shock the world and redefine the laptop industry. The new Mac Pro will have a display that turns 360 degrees allowing you to use the laptop as a tablet.

HumblePie · Sep 9, 2015

I have a few family members who do. Don't ask me why as I don't, but I know some that do for whatever their reasons are.

now holding something bigger than the average bathroom scale up to take a selfie like the second picture in the OP is just to silly even to be a joke.

Markbnj · Sep 9, 2015

That form factor is so useless for taking objective photos that I really don't understand why they included a camera for that purpose. All that unit needed was the user-facing camera for video chats, imo. But utility and function aside they would probably have gotten slammed if they left it off.

John Connor · Sep 9, 2015

I like my laptop thank you very much.

Needs handles. Imagine dropping it.

sdifox · Sep 9, 2015

Wrecked wrist in no time.

JM Aggie08 · Sep 9, 2015

That looks like a RSI waiting to happen.

Humpy · Sep 9, 2015

If it turns 360 degrees wouldn't it just be a laptop again?

dave_the_nerd · Sep 9, 2015

If you could turn it 360 degrees, it would have to pass through itself.

If Apple invents space-folding technology like that, the potential applications are limitless.

Ichinisan · Sep 17, 2015

Something is wrong with the back contour of Arnie's iPad.

SlitheryDee · Sep 17, 2015

I don't think I've taken a single picture with my normal sized ipad. Not what I bought it for.

Is there a point to this thread? Are we really bashing ipads for including a camera as a "just in case" measure? I do like laughing at the idiots who pack them around seemingly as their primary point and shoot device though. I wonder if they know that their phone probably has a much better camera in it.

Anubis · Sep 17, 2015

the Chinese

brianmanahan · Sep 17, 2015

what a time to be alive!

Ichinisan · Sep 17, 2015

I've used the camera with the eBay app on my iPad when listing items.

I had to use it once to show video of the Cycloramic app causing my iPhone 5 to spin itself around. The few times I've used it, the giant viewfinder of the iPad just feels right. It worked well enough. I definitely wouldn't reach for that instead of my phone.

Some kiosk scenarios can use a camera for entering members into a system and making photo IDs. Also coupons / discounts / membership rewards systems with QR codes. I really think Apple should keep making a basic non-retina device like iPad 2 specifically for kiosk / point-of-sale purposes. They could have kept selling the iPad 2 until 2020 or longer...

CZroe · Sep 18, 2015

I think it's just a sharpening filter adding edge artifacts.

BlitzPuppet · Sep 18, 2015

They're called "padholes" for a reason

Eug · Sep 18, 2015

A location manager came to my house to scout out the place for a possible TV show shoot. He took pictures of the place with his iPad.

I asked him why he didn't just use a camera and he said it's easier to get a good feel of the space looking at a 10" screen. Think of it is as a camera with a built-in 10" screen. And anyway, he views photos and videos on it already, so if he already has a camera on the iPad, why bother carrying a second camera?

If anything I find it more odd that people buy $1000 dSLRs only to ever shoot with a cheap zoom lens on auto.

tl;dr

Professional film crew members sometimes shoot pictures on an iPad, so regular consumers shouldn't really be embarrassed to do so.

CZroe · Sep 18, 2015

A couple hours ago a production company (Stalwart Films) was just at the Goodwill Thrift Store near me getting "set dec" (AKA "set decoration" AKA furniture/props) for The Walking Dead. I can see an iPad Pro's huge screen being really useful for visualizing where a particular piece of furniture would fit in a set. I was tempted to donate something just to see if it would end up on TV.

Wonderful Pork · Sep 18, 2015

I think using an iPad/iPhone for a viewfinder would be awesome, however the camera hardware doesn't produce images I'm usually happy with. It'd be great to shoot a video using the iPad as the display linked to a better DSLR camera capturing the image. Bonus if I can tap to focus, etc. I've already edited a couple short videos on my phone with good results, the touch interface with drag/drop was really intuitive.

The DxO One camera is pretty interesting - though I'll hold off to see if they come up with a APS sensor version. I have a Fuji X100T, so fixed lens isn't a problem for me.

It is obnoxious to use an iPad to take images which block the view of others though (parade, fireworks, concert, etc), especially if its a video.

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