iPhone 4S vs Canon 5d MKII: video comparison, side by side

By Xeni Jardin at 9:33 am Tuesday, Oct 18

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On Vimeo, Robino Films did this "fair" test between the iPhone 4S and the Canon 5D MK II. I've been shooting video and stills with the iPhone 4S for a couple of days, and I've been pretty blown away by the image quality. Was planning to do a side-by-side analysis like this myself, but this guy beat me to it, and the results are visually informative. Snip:

I made a little rig that allowed me to shoot both cameras at the same time side by side. All scenes are perfectly synced together so you can pause and scrutinize the frames! See photo of the makeshift rig in the photo area. Exposure, shutter speed, frame rate and picture style were matched as close as possible between the two cameras. (I used the Zacuto Z-finder to help me adjust exposure for both iPhone and 5D)

This test shows that the tiny F2.4 lens and sensor on the iPhone are pretty nice. It even got a little depth of field!

I did not overlay the exact ISO and Stops 5D settings per shot. It was too much to keep track for this simple test. To be fair I matched 5D exposure to the iPhone so no "Cinestyle" / 24p here.

(via @vincentlaforet) Tags: canon, gadget, Gadgets, iphone 4s, slr

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Apple iPhone 4S: 4 million sold in first 3 days

By Xeni Jardin at 6:53 am Monday, Oct 17

Apple Inc says today that 4 million iPhone 4S have been sold since it went on sale October 14. In-store sales began Friday in Japan, Australia, France, the UK, Germany, Canada and the US. Over 1 million orders were received online in the first 24 hours, up from 600,000 for the iPhone 4.

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Should you get an Apple iPhone 4s? If so, which carrier?

By Xeni Jardin at 6:57 pm Tuesday, Oct 11

From the looks of all these iPhone 4S reviews suddenly hitting the web, it seems Apple's press embargo has just lifted.

TL;DR consensus is that the latest revision of Apple's dominant device is really, really good.

Brian Lam wrote a helpful buying guide over at Wirecutter, with pros and cons of going with Sprint, AT&T, or Verizon.

And now, the review roll call: Mossberg, Pogue, Chen, Siegler, Jaroslovsky, Snell, Nguyen, Dalrymple, Topolsky, Fry. Boing Boing did not have access to a loaner review unit, but I am eager to try out the improved video and photo capabilities. I plan to buy one and report back with sample footage soon.

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Hitler is Angry About the iPhone 4S

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