Anyone else see a camera on their 3G?

[dyfine]

I was just cleaning my screen for the first time and as I was wiping it off, noticed there's a little dot in the center of the top bezel (directly opposite the home button) that looks like a watermark - similar to the iSight camera on my MBP. I tried to take a picture to post but it's impossible to get it to show up in a photo.

I know tear downs have shown a place for a camera inside the iPad but does everyone else see this on the outside? Want to make sure I don't actually have a blemish on my bezel.

 

[illutionz]

Maybe the light sensor?

 

[xolan99]

I'm pretty sure that's the light sensor, not a camera

 

[RaceTripper]

I think it's the sensor for the auto-brightness feature.

 

[Peter Harrison]

I don't have the iPad yet, but are you sure it isn't the same as the little dots on the iPhone? (proximity sensor, light sensor etc)

 

[celticpride678]

It is a light sensor for the auto brightness feature, not a camera.

 

[dyfine]

Yes!

You're right - I did a "cover it up and see if the screen changes" test and you're right....light sensor. Thanks for the quick responses!

 

[Payton3485]

i thought the same thing as I cleaned my iPad today. Lol. Good to know!!!

 

[harry*333]

so many people have made that mistake with their ipod touch

 

[M87]

It's the Doesn't-Actually-Do-Anything-At-All Sensor.

 

[Maaz]

I also see flash on my iPad.

 

[iWannaBeAdored]

ha, I think if there was a camera they would have including it in the specs

 

[duky]

It's the Doesn't-Actually-Do-Anything-At-All Sensor.

I think you may be a bit confused about how it works maybe? I don't think it works as the ambient light sensor on the notebooks because it doesn't seem to auto-adjust all the time, just when the device (iPhone/iPad) returns from sleep.

 

[wombat888]

 

[M87]

I think you may be a bit confused about how it works maybe? I don't think it works as the ambient light sensor on the notebooks because it doesn't seem to auto-adjust all the time, just when the device (iPhone/iPad) returns from sleep.

I didn't realize that. I'm use to my MBP which changes quite drastically as I use it.

 

[Bigrahizzle]

I thought the same thing when I got my 3G on Friday lmao

 

[teleromeo]

I also see flash on my iPad.

No camera, no flash ...