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06-13-2004, 12:00 AM

Jonathon Watkins Swami Join Date: Feb 2004 Posts: 4,303		PPC Phone Edition & Built-in Cameras http://arstechnica.com/news/posts/1086882442.html Do you have a device that runs Pocket PC Phone Editions? Does it have a built-in camera? Chances are that the answer is yes. Ars Techica have put up a story abut the increasing resolution and functionality of cameras in mobile phones. Toward the end of the article they pose an interesting question: "�do people really want or need three megapixel camera phones, or is this a case of cell phone makers hoping to create a new market? In the US and other countries where camera phones are banned in some places for privacy and security reasons, marketing a cell phone as a camera replacement may prove to be a tough sell. Sprint has already begun shipping a camera-less Treo 600 to satisfy the demands of consumers who want all the functionality of the phone without worrying about where they can and cannot take it." So does your Pocket PC Phone Edition come with an embedded camera? What do you think of it and have you had any problems with taking it with you? I'm working to put up a separate Thought / Poll about PPCs and embedded cameras very soon, so lets keep the discussion in this thread to the Phone Edition devices. __________________ Professional photographer in Cheltenham, Gloucestershire specialising in Wedding photography, Events & Portraits

06-13-2004, 04:38 AM

ricksfiona Pontificator Join Date: Jul 2003 Posts: 1,041		I don't care much for a phone on my PPC for personal use. For business though, it can be great for documentation purposes/vertical applications. __________________ Rick Gomez - Owner/Consultant fiona Systems Integration www.fionasystems.com

06-13-2004, 04:48 AM

vtaerodoc Neophyte Join Date: Dec 2002 Posts: 7		Phones and built in cameras Am I the only one in the universe who doesn't want a camera built into their phone or PPC???? There are some really nice phones out there that have features I'd really like to have except that they have the blasted built in camera. In my business there are places I can't take such a device and I don't want multiple phones. Are any of the phone companies listening???

06-13-2004, 07:12 AM

carphead Thinker Join Date: Oct 2004 Posts: 318		I've had a camera on my phone for about theblast three/four years. In that time I've used it about a dozen times. My kids love it but I've notbreally found a use for such a low res unit. Now if it got to 4-5 mp then maybe I'd use it more but only if it had a decent flash as well.

06-13-2004, 08:38 AM

surur Mystic Join Date: Aug 2006 Posts: 1,734		The only place I have ever run into a restriction was when visiting patients in prison, and then they dont allow ppc's mobile phones or any memory devices (e.g. usb keys) in there in any case. Surur

06-13-2004, 09:56 AM

farnold Intellectual Join Date: Jun 2002 Posts: 185		For me two aspects are important: I have a camera in my XDA II - it's the one single component I don't use at all since it doesn't work as a video conference camera together with something like MS Portrait. I really don't need to take photos using my PocketPC - the quality is too poor anyway... Current restrictions to take cameras into some environments just reflect that technology development is faster than law making. That'll change over time anyway...

06-13-2004, 05:47 PM

ReDeVil Pupil Join Date: Mar 2006 Posts: 27		i'm working for the government and in contact with restricted stuff all the time.........cameras are banned for a reason...... which i why i hope companies consider this when producing phones/pdas........... i'm sure there are corporations out there which also restrict the use of camera devices...... :?

06-13-2004, 08:16 PM

Sven Johannsen

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Re: Phones and built in cameras

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Am I the only one in the universe who doesn't want a camera built into their phone or PPC????

Absolutely not. I'm with you, as are several others so far. I got a phone with BT, partially to comply with handsfree rules, and for the convenience. Could I find one that had no camera? Heck no. so I am limited in where I can take it. I do work at Government facilities..Phones, PDAs OK, Camera's...NO.

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Are any of the phone companies listening???

I sure hope so. If the camera is in such consumer demand, then make it an optional attachment, and see how many are bought.

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Originally Posted by farnold

Current restrictions to take cameras into some environments just reflect that technology development is faster than law making. That'll change over time anyway...

No, I don't agree here. The technology was there before the rules caught up to include the camera phones, because of the idiots that can't respect other's privacy. I think we will just see more restrictions because we haven't yet figured out how to ban idiots.

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06-13-2004, 08:58 PM

Dennis Pupil Join Date: Apr 2004 Posts: 22		I've got an i-mate PPC Phone Edition and a mobile phone (Motorola V600) that I like to carry around instead of i-mate when I'm not working and I don't need my PPC extended functionalities. Both have a camera. As did the phones / Smartphones I used before (i.e. P900, Treo 600, Nokia 6600 or SE Z600). And, except for the very first camera-phones I played with, I never use the camera. I agree: most devices should be available with and without camera. For sure, I would buy without!

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06-13-2004, 11:23 PM

murrayim Neophyte Join Date: Mar 2003 Posts: 2		Hi, A three megapixel camera / phone is exactly what I'm waiting for. I always have my phone on me, but hardly ever my camera. A combination phone / camera would be perfect for capturing those funny moments. Of course I'd expect the camera to have same quality / features as my existing camea, optical zoom / flash / removable memory etc. murray

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