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i've an upgrade coming in november. not too early for me to start thinking about this.
here are my priorities:
1) photo quality
2) ease of wifi connection to my mac
3) 'net use
4) phone
 
paulfish4570 said:
i've an upgrade coming in november. not too early for me to start thinking about this.
here are my priorities:
1) photo quality
2) ease of wifi connection to my mac
3) 'net use
4) phone
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There will likely be several new phones on the market between now and November, both from Apple and from others. It's difficult to say how their cameras will compare.

My priority list is a little different. I'm happy enough with the iPhone 4S camera for photo quality, so ease of integration to OS X and use of all my services take priority—for that, the only choice for me is an iPhone. They all work well enough as a phone that I don't think about that at all.

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Godfrey said:
There will likely be several new phones on the market between now and November, both from Apple and from others. It's difficult to say how their cameras will compare.

My priority list is a little different. I'm happy enough with the iPhone 4S camera for photo quality, so ease of integration to OS X and use of all my services take priority—for that, the only choice for me is an iPhone. They all work well enough as a phone that I don't think about that at all.

G
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How do you sync your pictures to your computer ?
I haven't been able to through iTunes, can't use AirDrop with the 4s. I send them through Dropbox :bang:
 
Likewise, not a lot of calls here either ... or photos for that matter, I suppose. I am out of contract too and I think that as these cameras have matured, I may take a much longer look at that component coming up.

In the meantime, I really like the Pocket Light Meter and Massive Dev apps.
 
Hang in there for the new iPhone Paul (I am).
A friend in the bay hints about some real goodness coming in this next generation.
My fingers are crossed for RAW capture. It's inevitable. Hopefully this iteration will bring it :)
 
Since you mention you already use a mac, I'd say the iPhone will integrate into your current workflow seamlessly and painlessly, Paul, and that would be a big attraction to me. I use an iPhone 5, which I guess has already been superceded by 5S. JPGs sometimes seem a bit oversharpened to me, but I'm not about to grumble - it is super handy and intuitive to me as a Mac user. I'm also due an upgrade in about six months, and have been wondering about the phone (Lumia?) that has a 41mp camera (too many mp crammed into a tiny sensor, or actually useful?). But I think I'll probably end up getting a newer iPhone. The RAW capture mentioned above would be a deal sealer for me on any phone if that ever happens, but I'll believe it when I see it.
Another option would be those Sony lenses with built in sensors that you can control from a smartphone, though to me they seem to go against the main thing a phone has going for it - almost wafer thin, utterly portable, convenient, quick to use. Not sure I'd be wanting to fumble around with a separate lens/sensor - if I did I'd probably bring a camera anyway.
 
iPhone. My daughter has a Sony Xperia with a Zeiss lens, but it's a bigger device. I lost an iPhone 3GS a few years ago. I went home and found where it was with 'Find my iPhone' on my Mac and went to retrieve it but it must have been in a bin or down a drain at that car wash. I wiped its contents remotely and brought a new phone. I had a backup of every single thing down to the last contact, photo etc. I lost nothing but the device itself. I use an iPhone for everything. Integration with the Mac can now be automatic and continuous. The iPhone 5S has a pretty good camera. Some of the photo apps are useful, including editing apps.
 
Regarding IQ from a camera phone, I think it also matters what phone ap you're using. I use a 4S, and I've got 4 phone aps in addition to the one that came with the phone. When I upgrade, it will be to a 5S when its price drops after the intro of the iPhone 6.
 
Lauffray said:
How do you sync your pictures to your computer ?
I haven't been able to through iTunes, can't use AirDrop with the 4s. I send them through Dropbox :bang:
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iTunes is used to move things from the OS X computer to the iOS device, not the other way around.

Easiest way to move photos (from the Camera Roll album) from iOS device to OS X computer:

- Connect device and computer with a USB cable.

- Open Image Capture on the computer. (It's a standard Apple app in the Applications folder.)

- Use the pop-up menu at the bottom left of the screen to set where to put the images on the computer.

- Use the lower panel in the sidebar (it might be hidden, open it) to determine whether to delete or keep the original on the iOS device.

- Select all the images you wish to transfer.

- Click the buttons at the bottom right of the window as apropos to whether you want all or some selected group of images transferred.

You can also mass-delete images on the iOS device by using one of the buttons on the bottom of the Image Capture window.

If you use iTunes, Aperture, or Lightroom, you can also import images directly from iOS devices. Just hook the computer and the device together with USB, start the application you use, and click the Import button. Set it up and import as you normally would from any other digital camera or memory storage card.

The flow of operations using an iPhone or iPad as a camera is always to the device with iTunes, from the device with Image Capture/iPhoto/Aperture/Lightroom (and other apps), whichever you prefer.

G
 
I agree with waiting for the supposed iPhone 6- just in time for your upgrade.
My iPhone 5 takes very good pictures and I don't see why the 6 would be any worse.
It's at a point now for me that should I ever travel and my camera breaks down I would have no hesitation using my phone's camera as backup.
 
Godfrey said:
- Open Image Capture on the computer. (It's a standard Apple app in the Applications folder.)
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+1

Right on!

(You can also turn on iCloud Photo Stream and then your photos will magically show up iPhoto on your computer and on any other iOS devices you register… But I like the Image Capture approach.)
 
ColSebastianMoran said:
+1

Right on!

(You can also turn on iCloud Photo Stream and then your photos will magically show up iPhoto on your computer and on any other iOS devices you register… But I like the Image Capture approach.)
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I've not yet gotten comfortable with using the Photo Stream. I will in time, I'm sure, but not yet. Part of the reason is that I never use iPhoto other than for pictures at work.

Lauffray said:
Argh, why has it taken me so long to figure this out ?
Thanks !
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It's not entirely obvious, many people overlook the existence of Image Capture in the Applications folder. But once you understand the data flow it is very efficient. :)

G
 
I must be the only unimpressed smart phone owner in the world. I resisted even buying a smart phone for years... and then after the iPhone 4s was introduced I finally broke down and bought a cheap used iPhone 3gs. I used it until none of the new apps would run on IOS 6, so I sold it and bought a 4s, also used. I use my phone as a phone <gasp> and a PDA. Most of the time it doesn't even occur to me that it has camera capabilities. I do like that I can check the weather on it tho, and I finally bought text capability this year for the first time. Frankly, I liked it better when I had a flip phone and my Dell Axim X51v PDA, but those days are long gone.
 
the relentless march of technology.... smartphones are more PDA^348579237592 and less phone with each iteration
 
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