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Earlier I wrote a post on going from capturing audiovisual content to publishing it on the internet all in one device, the iPhone 3Gs. Relatively low resolution video can be captured on the iPhone and the camera app allows for some rudimentary editing. The true power of the iPhone comes through the app store and the multitude of 3rd party editing apps you can download from there. It’s doable, with pretty good end results, but the max resolution is still only 640X480 pixels.
With the iPhone 4, Apple just one upped itself. Same size sensor, more pixels, better low light capability….and here’s the kicker…. the ability to shoot 720p HD video! The real strength comes from being able to edit that same 720p video on the phone itself, and sharing it out to the internet. This is big. Very big.
Think citizen journalism, think seeing the news before it’s broadcast on national media networks, think sharing your experiences and doing all of this in HD.
Then think of the increase in traffic on video sharing sites and the increase in data trafic that phone networks will have to to accomodate the sharing of all of this content. There’s no doubt that iPhone owners are a very active bunch when it comes to harnessing the power of the internet through their devices and there’s no doubt that the network providers will feel the burn.
Either way this is a very large step in the right direction. Not because of the technology or the features but because of the usability of the software and the always on internet connection. Many other devices capture 720p HD video, very few offer a relatively full featured editing and sharing package to boot.