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I wonder if the new iPhone 6 will be useful for swing videos since it's coming with an option for 240 fps high speed video. Anyone have thoughts on the matter? For me, it makes an upgrade seem like a double bonus if I can also record high speed swing video with it.
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It won't make me buy one, but I don't need a new phone anyway. 240 fps is cool and all, but you don't really need it. I feel I do well enough with my DSLR at 60 fps. The primary function of my cell phone's camera is to snap action shots of my kids, and the last iPhone I looked at had a significant enough delay from the time you clicked the button to the time it actually took the picture. Not sure if they addressed that or not.

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I wonder if the new iPhone 6 will be useful for swing videos since it's coming with an option for 240 fps high speed video. Anyone have thoughts on the matter?

For me, it makes an upgrade seem like a double bonus if I can also record high speed swing video with it.

The 5S is pretty darn good for swing videos. Only the 6 Plus has 240 fps. I need to look at the specs to see what other differences there are between the 6 and 6 Plus.

Edit: I was wrong, both 6 and 6 Plus have 240 fps:

http://www.apple.com/iphone/compare/

It won't make me buy one, but I don't need a new phone anyway. 240 fps is cool and all, but you don't really need it. I feel I do well enough with my DSLR at 60 fps.

The primary function of my cell phone's camera is to snap action shots of my kids, and the last iPhone I looked at had a significant enough delay from the time you clicked the button to the time it actually took the picture. Not sure if they addressed that or not.

The time to ready to take a photo on my 5S is pretty fast. Exponentially better than the 4 or 4S. That's not a problem anymore with any of the models 5 onwards.

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The primary function of my cell phone's camera is to snap action shots of my kids, and the last iPhone I looked at had a significant enough delay from the time you clicked the button to the time it actually took the picture. Not sure if they addressed that or not.

The time to ready to take a photo on my 5S is pretty fast. Exponentially better than the 4 or 4S. That's not a problem anymore with any of the models 5 onwards.

I have a 4S.  It's funny because now that you guys mention this, I remember when I first got it, the speed with which it was able to take pictures was one of the things that impressed me.  Now, it's just aggravating.  I don't know if my patience has gone down or the phone is just slower because it's older.

The last two times we've got new phones, we've upgraded to something a bit older than latest and greatest (we got the 4s when the 5 came out, and before that the 3 when the 3s came out), but this time around I want to splurge and get one of the new ones.  5.5" seems awfully big, so I think I'm leaning away from the plus, and it's been suggested to me that 64gb is probably more than enough space, so I don't need to worry about 128 ... sooooo, currently talking myself into a 64gb 6 for $299. :)

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My Casio only does 210fps, so if I can get something that does 240fps, and at a much better resolution, and is already in my pocket 24/7, that's a no-brainer. I plan on upgrading to the 6. I lost my tripod recently anyway (and the replacement I got is terrible), now I don't have to deal with the crappy one. If I can find something to hold the iPhone 6, that is. Only downside I can think of is that I like to listen to my iPhone while practicing on the range. Workarounds include: buying wireless headphones, re-enlisting my iPod Classic. FWIW, I've never had a problem with my iPhone 5 not being fast enough to take pictures. At all. Like, not even a little.

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Any leads on this yet???

Only idea I've had so far is to hire someone full-time who can follow me to driving ranges and hold my iPhone to film my swings. Seems pricy though, and it just won't be as steady as a tripod. But I'll get back to you.

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In my bag:

Driver: Titleist TSi3 | 15º 3-Wood: Ping G410 | 17º 2-Hybrid: Ping G410 | 19º 3-Iron: TaylorMade GAPR Lo |4-PW Irons: Nike VR Pro Combo | 54º SW, 60º LW: Titleist Vokey SM8 | Putter: Odyssey Toulon Las Vegas H7

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Only idea I've had so far is to hire someone full-time who can follow me to driving ranges and hold my iPhone to film my swings. Seems pricy though, and it just won't be as steady as a tripod. But I'll get back to you.

And the first person that pops in my head is the homeless guy who caddied for Happy Gilmore. :)

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And the first person that pops in my head is the homeless guy who caddied for Happy Gilmore. :)

Can he really hold the iPhone with that wooden hand?

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Can he really hold the iPhone with that wooden hand?

Not Chubbs ... that's his instructor.  I'm talking about the guy with the beard who took baths in the pond, washed his socks in the ball washer, and stole the other players ball markers. ;)

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Not Chubbs ... that's his instructor.  I'm talking about the guy with the beard who took baths in the pond, washed his socks in the ball washer, and stole the other players ball markers. ;)

Ahhh right. Yeah, that's probably our best bet.

In my bag:

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This might work:

http://www.amazon.com/Square-Jellyfish-Pocket-Sized-Spring-Smartphones/dp/B00C7J5ZC0/ref=pd_rhf_dp_s_cp_6_3EVW?ie=UTF8&refRID;=1RPW7PYNKSCEB46WY7TY

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Only downside I can think of is that I like to listen to my iPhone while practicing on the range. Workarounds include: buying wireless headphones, re-enlisting my iPod Classic.

I still use my iPod nano for that. The kind that you can turn into a watch. :-)

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I still use my iPod nano for that. The kind that you can turn into a watch.

That'd be pretty nice, I might be able to swing with that in my front left pocket. I always have to move my phone to a back pocket when I want to listen to music or else it just gets in my way it seems.

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I have used this for a year or so.  $4.

http://www.amazon.com/Octopus-Portable-adjustable-Cellphone-Bag-Red/dp/B007NFI656/ref=sr_1_4?s=wireless&ie;=UTF8&qid;=1410360766&sr;=1-4&keywords;=phone+tripod

It fits my 5" S4.  It would probably fit the 6 Plus, too.

I get 120 FPS right now and that's great.  I would LOVE to get 240, though.

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I have used this for a year or so.  $4.

http://www.amazon.com/Octopus-Portable-adjustable-Cellphone-Bag-Red/dp/B007NFI656/ref=sr_1_4?s=wireless&ie;=UTF8&qid;=1410360766&sr;=1-4&keywords;=phone+tripod

It fits my 5" S4.  It would probably fit the 6 Plus, too.

I get 120 FPS right now and that's great.  I would LOVE to get 240, though.

You know, this is probably a good one.  I think this is what @cipher uses too??

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You know, this is probably a good one.  I think this is what @cipher uses too??

Yeah I have that one. The cell phone holder on the top can come of and does screw into a camera tripod, which is what I will do. You can also get those holders separately. I have a lightweight aluminum tripod bought at Target that I prefer now.

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