10-09-2003, 02:58 AM
|
|
Executive Editor
Join Date: Aug 2006
Posts: 29,160
|
|
Casio Debuts First 2-Megapixel Camera Phone
"Casio Computer has become the first cellular telephone maker to announce a handset that can capture still images at 2-megapixel resolution...The higher-quality image sensor on the phone means it can produce images of up to 1,600 pixels by 1,200 pixels resolution (UXGA), Casio said in a statement. That's higher resolution than the 1,280-pixel by 960-pixel (SVGA) managed by most of the latest models from competitors such as Fujitsu, Mitsubishi Electric, and Sony.
Other camera-like functions include auto focus, a digital 10 X zoom, digital movie function, and a number of picture taking modes, such as "close-up," "evening," or "portrait." Images can be stored in the telephone, which has a 12.8MB memory area for users, or on a Secure Digital memory card. The built-in storage is enough space for 32 images taken at the highest resolution, said Casio. Images can be moved to PCs or other devices via a USB connection or the SD card."
It's not in a Windows Mobile Pocket PC, but it's nice to see the continued evolution of integrated cameras. I'll be interested to see what sort of image quality this image sensor from Canon will produce - thus far every image I've seen from the cheesy CMOS sensors used today has been quite bad. I'd be thrilled with a crisp 640 x 480 resolution free of excessive digital noise instead of the messy images we normally get. Higher-quality CMOS sensors are certainly available, but it's a matter of cost and power consumption. This Casio phone looks like a step in the right direction. And considering the high quality of their E-125 and EM-500 Pocket PCs, I think their phones would be highly reliable. Go Casio!
|
| |
|
|
|
10-09-2003, 03:04 AM
|
|
Oracle
Join Date: Aug 2006
Posts: 899
|
|
Looks great, is this for CDMA only? I wonder how big it is...
P.S. Nice save on editing the title :wink:
|
| |
|
|
|
10-09-2003, 03:23 AM
|
|
Thinker
Join Date: Jul 2002
Posts: 309
|
|
Pretty cool, but no bluetooth? so i will not be able to surf via GPRS keeping the phone in my pocket... thanks, i�ll stick to the SE T610... i�ll love this phone, but I NEED BT!! :twisted: :twisted: 
__________________
This site should go the way of msmobiles.com. Forget WM and start talking android. Androidthoughts.com
|
| |
|
|
|
10-09-2003, 04:40 AM
|
|
Ponderer
Join Date: Apr 2002
Posts: 68
|
|
Quote:
|
Originally Posted by mv
Pretty cool, but no bluetooth? so i will not be able to surf via GPRS keeping the phone in my pocket... thanks, i�ll stick to the SE T610... i�ll love this phone, but I NEED BT!! :twisted: :twisted: |
I'm with you. My next phone will have built in BT, as will my next PPC. The PPC might also have Wi Fi built in. But I am tired of the phone-cable-PDA setup. I've even stopped using it, it's so annoying and bulky.
I want to set up my PDA on it's fold out keyboard, put the phone next to it, and log on and check my mail and surf the web... or send whatever thing I'm working on to someone.
A nice cup of coffe, or a tall glass of beer... but NO cable.
|
| |
|
|
|
10-09-2003, 04:46 AM
|
|
Pupil
Join Date: Apr 2003
Posts: 36
|
|
How much? How big? and When will it be availible to Canada?
|
| |
|
|
|
10-09-2003, 04:49 AM
|
|
Intellectual
Join Date: Jun 2003
Posts: 191
|
|
do u think it might be able to utilize a BT SD card for connecting to BT PPC?
|
| |
|
|
|
10-09-2003, 10:06 AM
|
|
Intellectual
Join Date: Aug 2006
Posts: 168
|
|
2MPs and no flash?!? 
|
| |
|
|
|
10-09-2003, 11:28 AM
|
|
Ponderer
Join Date: Sep 2002
Posts: 85
|
|
Pictures aren't that bad
Hey, I dig the pictures I took with my pocketpc camera, they aren't so bad, here's one
I think it looks quite good.
|
| |
|
|
|
10-09-2003, 01:24 PM
|
|
Thinker
Join Date: Oct 2004
Posts: 318
|
|
Just think how much it would cost to send one of the pictures via GPRS! 8O
|
| |
|
|
|
10-09-2003, 03:36 PM
|
|
Thinker
Join Date: Jul 2002
Posts: 309
|
|
Quote:
|
Originally Posted by OneAngryDwarf
do u think it might be able to utilize a BT SD card for connecting to BT PPC?
|
The SD slot will be needed to storage the big pics. These phone also needs BT to transfer those pics to the PDA...
__________________
This site should go the way of msmobiles.com. Forget WM and start talking android. Androidthoughts.com
|
| |
|
|
|
|
|
Linear Mode
