# A good camera function to replace iPod Touch 4-Gen **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [September 15, 2014, 12:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-good-camera-function-to-replace-ipod-touch-4-gen/698531 "2014-09-15T00:26:17Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 11\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![FriarTed](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/friarted/32/1052_2.png) [@FriarTed](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FriarTed)\ **Post date:** [September 15, 2014, 12:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-good-camera-function-to-replace-ipod-touch-4-gen/698531/1 "2014-09-15T00:26:17Z")
A friend’s iPod Touch 4th Gen is needing replaced. She wants something with a good camera function that will take detailed photos for the jewelry to plans to sell on eBay. Should she just get a newer iPod Touch or something like an Android? And are there tutorial or apps that will help her take quality photos with what she does have until the present iPod Touch is unusable? Thanks! ---
**Author:** ![Idle\_Thoughts](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/838e76/32.png) [@Idle\_Thoughts](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Idle_Thoughts)\ **Post date:** [September 15, 2014, 3:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-good-camera-function-to-replace-ipod-touch-4-gen/698531/2 "2014-09-15T03:55:14Z")
I’ve made this its own topic, as I assumed you meant it as. ---
**Author:** ![The\_Joker\_and\_the\_Thief](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/e79b87/32.png) [@The\_Joker\_and\_the\_Thief](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Joker_and_the_Thief)\ **Post date:** [September 15, 2014, 4:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-good-camera-function-to-replace-ipod-touch-4-gen/698531/3 "2014-09-15T04:44:30Z")
If she wants to buy a camera, she should do that and not buy a fancy electronic gizmo. She’ll get a better value for her money. ---
**Author:** ![FriarTed](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/friarted/32/1052_2.png) [@FriarTed](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FriarTed)\ **Post date:** [September 16, 2014, 5:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-good-camera-function-to-replace-ipod-touch-4-gen/698531/4 "2014-09-16T17:05:01Z")
I found some info that renders this thread obsolete. Thanks! ---
**Author:** ![Finagle](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/b19c9b/32.png) [@Finagle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Finagle)\ **Post date:** [September 16, 2014, 5:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-good-camera-function-to-replace-ipod-touch-4-gen/698531/5 "2014-09-16T17:33:45Z")
> [@FriarTed](#): > > A friend’s iPod Touch 4th Gen is needing replaced. She wants something with a good camera function that will take detailed photos for the jewelry to plans to sell on eBay. > Should she just get a newer iPod Touch or something like an Android? And are there tutorial or apps that will help her take quality photos with what she does have until the present iPod Touch is unusable? Thanks! Honestly, if she was happy with the camera on the iPod Touch 4th Gen, then practically anything with a lens and a sensor will do. Apple was kind of going through the motions with that one. ---
**Author:** ![FriarTed](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/friarted/32/1052_2.png) [@FriarTed](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FriarTed)\ **Post date:** [September 21, 2014, 3:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-good-camera-function-to-replace-ipod-touch-4-gen/698531/6 "2014-09-21T03:50:54Z")
She was still needing her iPod replaced but now she is looking at alternatives, such as an Android. Would she be able to load everything from her iTunes onto something else besides an iPod? Or is there a way to convert the format to the alternate mp3 player? ---
**Author:** ![cochrane](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cochrane/32/10441_2.png) [@cochrane](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cochrane)\ **Post date:** [September 21, 2014, 8:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-good-camera-function-to-replace-ipod-touch-4-gen/698531/7 "2014-09-21T08:11:24Z")
> [@FriarTed](#): > > She was still needing her iPod replaced but now she is looking at alternatives, such as an Android. Would she be able to load everything from her iTunes onto something else besides an iPod? Or is there a way to convert the format to the alternate mp3 player? Are her iTunes songs in .aac format (Apple’s proprietary format for iTunes)? iTunes can convert them to mp3 format, then you can transfer them to an SD card or whatever you need. ---
**Author:** ![FriarTed](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/friarted/32/1052_2.png) [@FriarTed](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FriarTed)\ **Post date:** [September 21, 2014, 9:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-good-camera-function-to-replace-ipod-touch-4-gen/698531/8 "2014-09-21T21:34:15Z")
> [@cochrane](#): > > Are her iTunes songs in .aac format (Apple’s proprietary format for iTunes)? iTunes can convert them to mp3 format, then you can transfer them to an SD card or whatever you need. Can they be converted en masse or do they need to be done one at a time? ---
**Author:** ![cochrane](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cochrane/32/10441_2.png) [@cochrane](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cochrane)\ **Post date:** [September 21, 2014, 11:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-good-camera-function-to-replace-ipod-touch-4-gen/698531/9 "2014-09-21T23:45:31Z")
> [@FriarTed](#): > > Can they be converted en masse or do they need to be done one at a time? You can convert multiple files. Here are the instructions from Apple support. > **[Convert a song to a different file format with the Apple Music app or iTunes...](https://support.apple.com/en-us/108961)** > > Learn how to convert a song to a different file format and keep a copy of the original. ---
**Author:** ![Yookeroo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/yookeroo/32/323_2.png) [@Yookeroo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Yookeroo)\ **Post date:** [September 22, 2014, 2:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-good-camera-function-to-replace-ipod-touch-4-gen/698531/10 "2014-09-22T02:28:47Z")
.aac isn’t proprietary. Lots of devices can play formats. You may have trouble with DRM if the files are from before Apple dumped the DRM. ---
**Author:** ![cochrane](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cochrane/32/10441_2.png) [@cochrane](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cochrane)\ **Post date:** [September 22, 2014, 3:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-good-camera-function-to-replace-ipod-touch-4-gen/698531/11 "2014-09-22T03:09:50Z")
I stand corrected. Ignorance fought.