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# iPhone 4S as a reporting tool
- URL: https://onemanandhisblog.com/2011/10/iphone_4s_as_a_reporting_tool/
- Published: 2011-10-05T15:04:33.000Z
- Updated: 2015-04-08T15:20:22.000Z
- Author: Adam Tinworth
- Tags: iPhone, multi-media, photography, reporting, Video

[![The iPhone 4s](https://i2.wp.com/www.onemanandhisblog.com/content/images/2011/10/3xiphone4gs-thumb-520x488-2126.jpg?resize=520%2C488)](https://i1.wp.com/www.onemanandhisblog.com/content/images/2011/10/3xiphone4gs.jpg?ref=onemanandhisblog.com)

There’s plenty for journalists to learn from yesterday’s Apple event, not least that spending weeks doing reports based on unsubstantiated rumours about a forthcoming iPhone is a really, really great way to make yourself look incredibly stupid once the event has happened.

I don’t really have a great deal to say about the new iPhone 4S, other than to note that it’s a solid update. From a journalist’s tool point of view, the most significant announcements were probably the following:

\- \[Better camera\](http://www.apple.com/uk/iphone/built-in-apps/camera.html) – the iPhone 4 was already capable of producing print-quality photos. This only improves that - Faster camera – an underreported but significant update. Just over a second to camera readiness? Half a second until you can take a second photo? Great for fast-moving events. - \[Gyroscope-based stabilisation for HD video\](http://www.apple.com/uk/iphone/features/#hdvideo) – another improvement that makes this a great field multi-media tool 

The iPhone was already a great multi-media reporting tool. This update just makes it even more compelling.