The iPad鈥檚 new back-facing camera is much approved from the iPad 2, with a 5-megapixel illuminated sensor. Included is a 5-element lens, allowing the camera to auto-focus, and an IR filter that helps with auto-exposure.
It鈥檚 not as good as the iPhone 4S, which has an 8-megapixel camera, but now Apple can rival tablets like the Motorola Xoom that also have rear-facing 5-megapixel cameras.
What puts the new iPad on top for some shoppers is its ability to film and edit in HD and its automatic stabilization. The rear iSight camera films in 1080p 鈥� a jump from the iPad 2, which films in a meager 720p. The iPad 2 also requires users to tap the screen to focus in on their photo鈥檚 subject, while the new iPad (taking a page out of the iPhone 4S鈥� book) requires nothing but point and shoot.
Critics of the new iPad鈥檚 predecessor鈥檚 poor quality can now calm down, considering this upgrade is quite monumental for tablet cameras. Then again, tablets aren鈥檛 the best shape for cameras 鈥� phones are much more portable.
