Chapter 8

iPhone Photos and Video

All iPhones have featured a built-in digital camera, but the iPhone 4 brought increased power and performance by adding a VGA (640×480 pixel) front-facing camera to a very good 5-megapixel camera with an LED flash. Every iPhone comes with software for managing, viewing, and sharing your photos. With the iPhone, you can snap your friend's picture, e-mail it to her, assign it to her contact information, or even use it for your wallpaper. The iPhone makes it easy to use your photos in many applications.

Your iPhone isn't just a still camera, though. Since the iPhone 3GS, iPhones have had the ability to capture video as well. The iPhone 4 can actually capture high definition (720p) video at 30 frames per second, ...

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