To me, the iPad Air 2 also has better speakers. However, I had to look hard to notice differences in some dull-color scenes in Showtime’s “Homeland.” In many cases, the quality of the video stream makes a bigger difference. The coating also promises to improve contrast. The glare was too distracting on last year’s Air. The coating didn’t eliminate glare completely, but made video viewable.
I was dubious until I watched video with light shining in through my window. It’s a first for Apple and possibly a first for any consumer mobile device. My advice is to light subjects with the iPhone’s flashlight.Īn anti-reflective coating reduces glare on the iPad Air 2. Although I prefer taking shots with natural light anyway, a lot of people like the flash.
Unfortunately, the iPad still doesn’t have a flash. The new Air’s front camera gets a burst mode, too, and the front sensor is better than before at capturing light for indoor and night selfies. The new iPhone 6 and 6 Plus offer 240 frames per second as well, so motion looks even slower.
You also get slow-motion video, though only at 120 frames per second. With the iPad Air 2, you can snap 10 shots per second in a burst mode - great for restless kids, as you can choose the best shots later. Last month’s iOS 8 software update brought panorama and time-lapse features to the iPad. Gold joins silver and grey as color choices, and pricier models have twice as much storage as before. Both now have fingerprint ID technology to expedite online purchases through Apple Pay. The tablets go on sale this week, starting at $499 for the iPad Air 2 and $399 for the iPad Mini 3. Packed with a faster processor, the 9.7-inch tablet is also 18 percent thinner and 7 percent lighter than the previous model, at about a quarter of an inch and just under a pound.Īpple is also updating its 7.9-inch iPad Mini, though the cameras, processor and dimensions haven’t changed. The rear one now matches the iPhone’s 8 megapixels, up from 5 megapixels, and incorporates features such as slow-motion video. Images look great on the large screen, and there’s less guesswork about whether or not small details, such as lettering on a sign, will be in focus.Īnd what you see - and get - with the iPad Air 2 is a better camera. I’m old school: I much prefer looking through the viewfinder of my full-bodied, single-lens reflex camera, even though it has a large LCD screen.īut as I tested out Apple’s new iPad Air 2, I see why people like to shoot pictures with a tablet. (AP) - If I’ve seen you taking photos with a tablet computer, I’ve probably made fun of you (though maybe not to your face, depending on how big you are).
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