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A man and his iPhone 4s

January 15, 2012 by Dave Knadler

confederate park jacksonville

This eagle guards Confederate Park in Jacksonville.
So named for the Civil War vets who had a reunion there in 1914.

I don’t think much of the iPhone 4S as a phone, since I still have to use Google Voice on my computer to make reliable phone calls inside the house. But credit where it’s due: The iPhone 4S has a surprisingly good camera. It’s actually useful, in that shots taken with it don’t automatically scream “camera phone.”

The shot above is maybe not the most convincing example, but it’s reasonably sharp and has acceptable dynamic range. Not bad. I’d say the camera alone is worth upgrade from my 3GS, especially since the screen on that phone shattered when I dropped it on the pavement.

While I’m on the subject: One thing I don’t care for with the 4S: this stupid Siri. Maybe it’s something in my particular voice, but I can’t get Siri to do anything useful. I say, “What’s the weather look like, Siri?” or “Where can I buy some adult diapers?” the way they do on the commercials, and Siri usually comes back with something like “How should I know?” I did get her to send an e-mail once, but it took about as long as it would to manually type the damned thing. So I guess the jury’s still out on that one.

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