If there were any lingering doubts that Apple would soon bring video recording to the iPhone in one way or another, let them be cast away.
By tweaking a configuration file tucked away in the depths of the iPhone 3.0 SDK, a MacRumors user was able to coax the Camera app to load a slightly different interface. See that slider in the bottom right? I’m pretty sure it’s safe to assume that’s not “Box next to a triangle” mode.
Everyone’s expecting just about positive that Apple will release a new piece of mobile hardware sometime around June/July of this year for the sake of continued tradition, and most of the reasonably believable rumors point at a 3.2 megapixel camera with video support. Apple’s not exactly making a habit of handing out the big features to the old hardware – so you probably shouldn’t count on shootin’ video on your 1st or 2nd gen iPhone (well, without jailbreaking).
The same configuration file also had a few other goodies tucked inside; mentions of an “auto-focus camera”, “magnetometer” (Digital Compass – think Compass Mode on the G1), and “Voice Control”. We can’t wait.
This makes perfect sense. In fact, I theorized that Apple might look to add “camera re-invention” as another one of their disruptor job targets within iPhone/iPod touch, in my post:
iPhones, App Stores and Ecosystems
http://bit.ly/Hre72
Excerpt: What if Apple decided to reinvent the digital camera as a smart, connected, programmable device? It would certainly sync up with some of the features they have recently baked into iLife, such as facial recognition and geocoding of photos.
The main thought process here is that the Flip Video cameras (recently acquired by Cisco) have proven that there is a real market for pocket sized video cameras. If you overlay that goodness on the whole iPhone platform play, what type of software value add might developers plug in on the software front?
Food for thought.
Mark
Please make it work on 3G.
nah man, only on 4g..
Is Jobs coming out with more iFeathers to tickle our collective asses?
iPhones are just the best, love the touch screen technology.
Thanks for the informative post.