The iPad 2 Camera May Be a World's First

That's right, Apple has yet again set a record, but this isn't one they're going to be talking about in keynotes or putting on packaging.

According to Jack Deneut at Nelso the camera on the iPad 2 may be the first ever to offer a lower resolution than the display attached to it. Think about that. The camera can't take pictures that are as good as the display can show.

Apple hasn't revealed just what kind of camera will be in the iPad, but we do know it will be able to record video in 720p. "We can infer from this that the rear camera sensor is capable of at least 1280x720 pixel resolution," writes Deneut. "However, it's reasonable to assume that still photos will be cropped to 960x720 like the current generation iPod Touch."

"If that's true," he continues, "then the iPad will have a higher resolution LCD display (1024x768) than the photos it takes (960x720)."