Apple iPad Camera could land on 2nd Gen Model

April 15, 2010 by 5 Comments
Apple iPad Camera could land on 2nd Gen Model
   

For those who own an Apple iPad, the only way to get a camera is to use an app whereby you can Bluetooth connect an iPhone to the iPad and grab images that way... kind of a pain really.

Of course the Apple iPad 1st gen will not be getting a camera as it has already been built. However, a job advertisement at Apple [AAPL] indicates that an iPad Camera is on it's way though which we believe is in preparation for a second generation iPad that could launch next year.

The job offer says...

Job title: Performance QA Engineer, iPad Media

Description: The Media Systems team is looking for a software quality engineer with a strong technical background to test still, video and audio capture and playback frameworks. Build on your QA experience and knowledge of digital camera technology (still and video) to develop and maintain testing frameworks for both capture and playback pipelines¦Experience with tuning of and image pipeline, including, but not limited to AWB, Color Correction, AutoExposure, FrameRate adjustments is a plus.

If you remember the iPhone OS 4.0 release date for the iPad being sometime in the fall and more particular the OS 4.0 details that include more features for the camera on the iPhone such as rumoured (but found in the SDK) video chat, digital zooming and face detection etc... it would seem odd that a flagship device isn't capable of using those features.

So we suspect a camera is heading to the 2nd gen iPad next year sometime. I guess it could happen this year, but I'm sure it would upset a number of people if this was the case.

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  • Jonathan

    Do you all remember a while back when someone reported that Apple is looking to hire someone with camera background employment. Everyone was spreading rumors and even websites claimed that Apple confirmed that the engineer they hired for the camera work was to put a camera on the 3rd gen ipod touch. Well look what happened, no camera.
    Now look whats happening again, a ad is posted on Apple looking to hire someone with camera background employment. Is everyone going to assume/spread rumors that Apple is putting a camera on the iPad. I just want to hear Apple confirm it themselves, and promise they will put a camera on the 2nd gen iPad.
    I’m tired of hearing rumors and false conformations, Apple, please warn us before we buy a iPad!

  • Nick

    @ Jonathan
    that guy was hired to put a camera on the Ipod nano.
    I think the ipad is too

  • http://www.my-introspective.com/MyEnergy/3.3.ConstructingTheEnergyPyramid.htm introspective

    How good the iPod is for watching the movies? Is there an option for divx?

  • http://nono.com Mom is mean!

    My mom is mean, she yelled at me for mentioning a 2nd gen. iPad!

  • medina44

    If Ipad2 can add a camera, why not make it compable with your existing cell phone, and add texting? I’d like to see the public making phone calls on their ipad2, with out a headset. Just think of all the headset sales that would follow.