ASUS Transformer Pad Infinity (TF700T) Review
by Anand Lal Shimpi on June 25, 2012 3:00 AM ESTCamera Quality
Similar to the TF Pad 300, the Infinity comes with an 8MP rear facing camera (F2.2 aperture, 3264 x 2448 capture resolution). For the first time, ASUS also ships a 2MP front facing camera as well (F2.8 aperture, 1920 x 1080 capture resolution).
Image quality out of the rear facing camera is comparable to what the Prime produced, despite the new sensor and lens setup. The gallery below has a bunch of shots showing what the rear camera is capable of. Overall the image quality isn't all that impressive at native res as most shots end up looking overexposed or washed out. When scaled down to web resolutions the camera's output is definitely passable for emailing or sharing though.
The camera app's built in panorama mode is very easy to use and produces reasonable results:
The front facing camera similarly delivers acceptable quality, but mostly if you scale it down below its captured resolution:
Video capture quality is ok as well. The rear camera will record in 1080p at just under 20Mbps using H.264 baseline profile, although again you'll really want to view video at a lower resolution for it to look good:
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melgross - Monday, June 25, 2012 - link
What a load of bull.ltphilpot - Tuesday, June 26, 2012 - link
Yeah I'm going to call this HOGWASH!!My wife has an orignal iPad and I have an iPad 2. We have never experienced any of the problems that you describe. I freaking hate dishonest trolls, you guys are ridiculous.
If an app has an issue the app shuts down, in 5 years of using iOS I have never had iOS just dump on me! Apps quit and act up.
When someone refers to an iPad as a toy, that's my number one indicator that they have never had one or they just have no clue what they are doing. I work in IT and use my iPad for work to remotely manage servers (when I'm out of the office) and I get plenty of productive business done on it!
Screammit - Tuesday, June 26, 2012 - link
This sounds more like an excuse to carry a toy around, rather than a tool to do more work.DeciusStrabo - Tuesday, June 26, 2012 - link
I had iOS crash on my a couple of times (iPad 2). I don't hold it against it, it's just a tad less stable than my Samsung Galaxy S II on CM9, but it's perfectly useable in this regard, we're talking maybe 4 crashes in a year. Apps (even Apple Apps) crash regularly though. Not annoyingly often, but regularly. Not what I would describe as crash-happy. But also not the mythical "never crashes at all" some people like to claim online.DeciusStrabo - Tuesday, June 26, 2012 - link
I'm one who is looking to jump ship from the (for me personally) too limiting iOS to Android (iPad 2 here). So this tablet looks mighty interesting.Lepton87 - Monday, June 25, 2012 - link
When apple do it- The display is the most gorgeous one I have ever seen. Everything looks painted on. I won't ever look at any display the same.When samsung does it: The text look a little crisper and that's it.
weiran - Monday, June 25, 2012 - link
Look at the comparison yourself, the difference is much smaller compared to the iPad 2 -> 3 transition.Spunjji - Monday, June 25, 2012 - link
That's possibly because the Android devices didn't look quite so much like crap in the first place...EnzoFX - Monday, June 25, 2012 - link
You are so lost if that's really all you got from it. Try reading the articles better.sawilson - Monday, June 25, 2012 - link
You do know that Samsung makes the screen for the iPad 3 right lol. In fact they make 50 percent of the parts in the thing.I own the iPad3. I own the TFP. The colors and brightness and contrast are better on the TFP. The iPad3 is useless outside, and in bright light. The TFP is already a much better tablet than the iPad3. The Infinity just improves on an already industry best design. If you owned both, you'd know it just holding them. Asus makes a much better tablet than apple.