Hasta La Gadget!

With less than a week to go until the iPhone 4 gets into our hands (or at least, the hands of the lucky 600,000 who managed to order one) is there anything we don’t already know? After all, between Gizmodogate, Steve Jobs’ keynote presentation and Apple’s own website, the new features are all covered.

Or are they? “Happy Swenak”, reader of Czech blog Jablíčkář.cz has gotten his hands on yet another stray iPhone 4 and has put the camera through its paces. Apple’s sample photos might be un-retouched, but they are also taken in almost perfect lighting conditions. Swenak took some more regular snaps, along with unedited video, and despite a little over-exposure, the results look fine.

The site is taking a hit right now so the video footage is almost impossible to stream, but I managed to download the 13.2 MB file to view offline. The quality is surprisingly good. Viewed full-screen on my 20-inch monitor, the picture is sharp and (when paused) detailed. The lowdown: H.264, 1280 x 720, at 29.97 fps, AAC audio, 10.87 Mbit/s data rate. Despite the rather large depth-of-field, which is caused by the small sensor, this could easily be taken for footage from a larger digicam.

Finally, Jablíčkář.cz also shared some info on battery life. After an hour of pretty intense use, including gaming and video, the battery had dropped by just 10%. It seems like Apple’s claims for battery life are getting more and more accurate.

Czech user testing iPhone 4 [Jablíčkář]

Photo: Happy Swenak

See Also:

• Apple Sells 600000 iPhones Despite 'System Malfunctions,' Orders …
• Photo Gallery: Hands-On With the iPhone 4
• Why the iPhone 4 Camera Is So Promising
• iPhone 4 + Glitchy Launch = Huge Demand Anyway