Grandpa’s iPad

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To quote John Gruber on this post:

"With so many people using their iPads as their primary cameras, I really hope Apple can figure out a way to get the same camera used in the top-of-the-line iPhone into the same model year’s new iPads. And I worry about how someone like Blanc’s grandfather is backing up those photos."[1]

[1] http://daringfireball.net/linked/2014/01/27/grandpa-ipad

Or perhaps a hardware hacker could create some sort of attachment for the iPad to take photos. That could be very cool, the large screen to make composing and framing easier, but a better lens and sensor to make the photo quality on par with a regular camera.

Sony make the QX10, it's basically a digital camera without a screen.

It communicates via Wi-Fi with android and IOS devices for display and control.

It has a clip to attach it to the display device, or it can be operated remotely anywhere within wi-fi range.

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