iPhone 4 Vs iPhone 3GS Vs Flip Ultra HD Video Comparison [Video]

The new iPhone 4 has a 5 megapixel camera, with a backside illuminated sensor, tap to focus, LED flash and records HD video at 720p/30fps. How well does the iPhone 4 compare to iPhone 3GS and Flip Ultra HD? iLounge has posted a variety of videos comparing the video capabilities of the new iPhone 4, iPhone 3GS and Flip Ultra HD.

Here’s what iLounge had to say:

For the first time, iPhone 4 has the resolution to compete pixel for pixel against Flip’s higher-end recorder, and it has something Flip doesn’t: Tap to Focus during video, enabling the iPhone 4 to create depth of field effects, but also to render some scenes softly relative to the Flip since the latter device’s fixed-focus lens offers consistent sharpness without depth of field capabilities.

For those interested in seeing the iPhone 3GS versus the iPhone 4, a longer set of videos shows how the older 640×480 camera on the iPhone 3GS compares to the newer 1280×720 camera on the iPhone 4. Both devices now have Tap to Focus capabilities during video recording, but differ in both aspect ratio and lens width; the iPhone 4 crops and scales down its 5-Megapixel sensor to get the 720p frames it captures.