Yikes! iPod touch’s Rear Camera Capped at 960×720 Stills!

Last updated: May 15, 2021 8:34 am UTC

By Jeremy Horwitz - Editor-in-Chief

Yup, it’s official: the new iPod touch got a rear camera, but it’s not an iPhone 4-quality 5-megapixel shooter, an iPhone 3GS-quality 3-megapixel version, or even an iPhone-quality 2-megapixel version. Instead, it’s just shy of 0.7 megapixels, with 960×720 still resolution, outputting 720p videos at 1280×720.

So don’t expect to toss out your point-and-shoot pocket camera—or an iPhone 4—for the iPod touch. This camera’s just for the kiddies.

The front camera? 640×480 VGA, like the iPhone 4’s.

By Jeremy Horwitz Editor-in-Chief

Jeremy Horwitz was the Editor-in-Chief at iLounge. He has written over 5,000 articles and reviews for the website and is one of the most respected members of the Apple media. Horwitz has been following Apple since the release of the original iPod in 2001. He was one of the first reviewers to receive a pre-release unit of the device, and his review helped put iLounge on the map as a go-to source for Apple news.