When people take photos with their cameraphones it is always pretty obvious. The low-quality and often useless photos that result from a cameraphone will hopefully become a thing of the past and maybe even sooner than expected.
Samsung’s SCH-B600 is simply amazing because it integrates a 10MP camera right into the phone. No, this isn’t just the cheesy camera that most cellphones have either. It features a 3x optical zoom that is also complimented with a 5x digital zoom. Surprisingly, it “also has auto focus and a flash unit that performs optimally for 10 megapixel photographs.“
The announcement of this camera came several months ago but this is still astonishing. It won’t make its way over to the United States but I think it is important simply for the proof-of-concept.
What’s one big problem that manufacturer’s are probably trying to tackle with these high-resolution cameraphones? I’m sure there is a huge battery life issue. I never use the cheap camera that is on my cellphone because after a few snapshots my battery is nearly drained. Heck, that’s with a camera that doesn’t have optical zoom so the battery life on this Samsung must last for only a few pictures. I wonder how long it will be until a battery will emerge that is truly “long life?”
News Source: PC Magazine
Thanks for the tip MetaMan!
That’s not a cameraphone. That’s a camera, with a phone attached to the back of it.
Now that you said that…it made me wonder how long it would take to send a full-size picture to someone using the phone. I have a feeling that it would be pretty awful.
Not in places like Japan and S.K., where they have advanced cell phone bandwidth. They’ve had EDGE and EVDO like data capabilities for awhile, and American markets are just starting to really push mobile broadband. Those asian markets have had those 5 and 6 MP cameraphones for awhile and can send those files pretty fast.
You know, this camera is higher resolution than my standalone
. I mean, it’s almost D-SLR quality!
Also, it’s true that Asia and Europe have faster networks, higher resolution cameras, and all-around better, more advanced technology. This phone will never make it to the US
. Why is that? Isn’t America the world’s largest technology market? What does this say about how corporations view Americans technology demands? I think they believe that, to Americans, style is more important than power. They might be right. After all, PCMag says in their article:
I guess this is a case of form over function.
I think it is also because American’s are cheap (to put it nicely). We are always looking for the best deal and many consumers could care less if their phone can take pictures…they just want to talk on it.
Yep, I had a camera phone for a while…piece of junk. Besides unlike some people I use my cell phone to make and receive calls…I don’t text, I don’t surf the web, etc…