1src Forums - Your opinion about camera phones?

02-24-2005, 12:15 PM	#1
Pdaman Retired pda user Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Europe Posts: 1,933	Your opinion about camera phones? I think that there is no sense to put better camera than 0.3 megapixel camera to cellphone, because screen is almost always 100x smaller than inself the picture. For example, my friend has cellphone with about 170x200 screen and it has build-in 1 megapixel camera, so is there any idea to capture to big picture and view it in so small screen? No sense! So big picture will only waste memory and when he will sent it, it does last much longer. Comments / opinions ? __________________ Sony Clie Th55 = Simple as that, the the best pda what I have ever owned! However even it didn't keep me in the Pda world. About my gadgets, I'm now just using my psp, camera and cellphone. Maybe I will someday get a new pda, but it must to have phone cababilities so I don't need to use my regular cellphone anymore. And yeah, this means I won't be hanging in here 1src that much anymore. If someone want me to remove unfinished threads from 1src or something just pm me. Keep your gadgets running!

02-24-2005, 12:44 PM	#2
ucfgrad93 Registered User Join Date: Feb 2004 Posts: 98	Personally, I don't see the sense of having a camera in my phone at all. __________________ Current PDA: Palm T\|5

02-24-2005, 01:08 PM	#3
WatcherJohn Registered User Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Austin, TX Posts: 37	I work for a company that requires me to go into federal buildings several times a year. There, you will find many cell phones. Wou will NOT find ANYTHING what has camera capabilities. A simple cell phone link back to the office, or nada. __________________ One is glad to be of service. WatcherJohn

02-24-2005, 01:12 PM

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Originally Posted by ucfgrad93

Personally, I don't see the sense of having a camera in my phone at all.

Yeah.. i know some guys with same feelings.. however i don't completely hate camera cellphones, becose idea of camera is good, becose user can send picture to another user.

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02-24-2005, 04:06 PM	#5
sunoke Registered User Join Date: Sep 2004 Posts: 51	Most PC's have a high resolution screen. If you look at the photo's with such a device, maybe there are advantages. But given the fact that the amount of pixels is only one facet of better picture quality and most cameraphones have a cheap cmos sensor (even so with megapixel cameraphones) it does not really make sense to have a megapixel cameraphone in my opinion.

02-24-2005, 07:47 PM	#6
zackepceo nothing to hide Join Date: May 2003 Location: skyline of numbers Posts: 1,290	There are occasions where I want to take a picture, but I left my camera at home because it's too cumbersome. With a cameraphone I could just take it out (because it's on anyway) and snap the picture. It's better to have a picture of trivial immediate usefulness than no picture at all. __________________ "No folly is more costly than the folly of intolerant idealism."

02-25-2005, 02:17 AM	#7
Pdaman Retired pda user Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Europe Posts: 1,933	Yeah. I agree with all of you. Camera in cellphone is same thing than pda in cellphone. However treo 650 seems to break this "rule". __________________ Sony Clie Th55 = Simple as that, the the best pda what I have ever owned! However even it didn't keep me in the Pda world. About my gadgets, I'm now just using my psp, camera and cellphone. Maybe I will someday get a new pda, but it must to have phone cababilities so I don't need to use my regular cellphone anymore. And yeah, this means I won't be hanging in here 1src that much anymore. If someone want me to remove unfinished threads from 1src or something just pm me. Keep your gadgets running!

02-25-2005, 07:59 PM	#8
JackAxe Barbarian Artist Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Barbarianville Posts: 3,079	If these cellphones had true video conferencing, then the camera would be usefull for me, but as is, it's kind of a gimmick. I don't own one, but do have a v710 here that I've been working with for a demo. Its camera is better then the other phones I've tried, but not really good enough for anything but play. My contract is up, so me and the laty will most likely be getting these phones, but not for the camera, but for it's great voice recognition. I heard there are a couple more phones that are just as good for VR, so I'll check them out also. <]=) __________________ I be a hearty pirate that plunders many waffles. The Dread Pirate Monkey Gizmo has scurvy! :) Nintendo DS and Wii, me gaming machines of choice.

03-01-2005, 09:08 AM

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Quote:

Originally Posted by JackAxe

If these cellphones had true video conferencing, then the camera would be usefull for me, but as is, it's kind of a gimmick.

I don't own one, but do have a v710 here that I've been working with for a demo. Its camera is better then the other phones I've tried, but not really good enough for anything but play. My contract is up, so me and the laty will most likely be getting these phones, but not for the camera, but for it's great voice recognition. I heard there are a couple more phones that are just as good for VR, so I'll check them out also.

<]=)

actually JA - Samsung is launching a new cell phone that will allow video conferencing ... They have tried it out and exhibited it as well

- though i dont know if there are any plans for the US market ...

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03-01-2005, 04:29 PM

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Quote:

Originally Posted by Pdaman

I think that there is no sense to put better camera than 0.3 megapixel camera to cellphone, because screen is almost always 100x smaller than inself the picture. For example, my friend has cellphone with about 170x200 screen and it has build-in 1 megapixel camera, so is there any idea to capture to big picture and view it in so small screen? No sense! So big picture will only waste memory and when he will sent it, it does last much longer.

Comments / opinions ?

i actually think its great to have a 1MP camera on the phone because u never know what u'll see. u also have the option to change the resolution of the camera to like 160x112 before utake it

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03-01-2005, 06:06 PM	#11
jk6000 Registered User Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Changchun, PRC Posts: 34	I agree with Zackepceo. It's better to have a lousy picture than no picture. With my camera phone, I normally will always have a camera with me when I'm away from my apartment. And the lower resolution of the pictures means less hard drive space taken up for storage. Also, think about it: whether a picture is great or not depends on the person viewing the picture, not the camera technology.

03-01-2005, 06:52 PM	#12
matrix42 Gizmo says "Woof" Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: Ottawa,ON Canada Posts: 737	I don't need a camera phone since I have the following : http://www.thinkgeek.com/electronics/cameras/655e/ (I'm just hope the TSA won't confiscate it come April) Unfortuately I still need to carry a book of matches...

03-02-2005, 02:07 PM

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Quote:

Originally Posted by SonyStyle

i actually think its great to have a 1MP camera on the phone because u never know what u'll see. u also have the option to change the resolution of the camera to like 160x112 before utake it

Yeah... but i did mean more about why developer will produce 1mp camera, because 0.3 would be more cheaper to make

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03-05-2005, 03:37 AM	#14
Ensomniac Master Shake In Training Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Portland, Or Posts: 39	Camera phones I have a Motorola V220 and I have actually found a usefull thing to use the camera for...but I have yet to firgure out how to get the pics on my computer...Without paying $ 40. Anyway, I went to this conert with some friends and they didn't let us take our cameras in, but my cell phone had a camera on it...not the greatest pictures, but some okay ones. And it is nice to have a custom background of your g/f or something that youthought was funny...or anything...that's what Ilike about the camera phone. __________________ "Love is the answer - but while you're waiting for the answer sex raises some pretty good questions." Woody Allen On a tombstone: "I TOLD YOU I WAS SICK "Sure, everyone always said 'Socrates, what is the meaning of life?' or 'Socrates, how can I find happiness?', did anyone ever say 'Socrates, hemlock is poison.'???????" -Socrates minutes before death