Jerry Raia
12-15-2006, 08:00 PM
<div class='os_post_top_link'><a href='http://www.digitimes.com/news/a20061213PR201.html' target='_blank'>http://www.digitimes.com/news/a20061213PR201.html</a><br /><br /></div><i>"Mobile phones have emerged as the single largest market for image sensors, surpassing the entire consumer electronics segment to become the main application for both charge-coupled device (CCD) and CMOS image sensors, according to iSuppli...In 2005, 199 million image sensors were sold for all other applications outside of mobile phones, including digital still cameras. By 2010, this disparity will grow more, with nearly 1.2 billion sensors shipped for mobile handsets and slightly less than 350 million shipped for other applications."</i><br /><br /> <img src="http://www.smartphonethoughts.com/images/Jerry-phonecam.jpg" alt="User submitted image" title="User submitted image"/> <br /><br />Even though they keep putting the cameras in the phones, the usage isn't all that high. The article points out lower usage because of image quality and ease of use. I find ease of use to be the big one in my book. Usually the camera in my phone gets activated by accident because the button is usually located in a ridiculous place. Once you have the picture taken, if you really wanted to take one, you then have to figure out how to get it someplace. I have found myself fumbling though menus and finally just looking for the "exit" on the menu. You are all laughing now because there is no "exit" in any phone camera menu is there?