Canon Phone Camera?

[Suhit Gupta]

<div class='os_post_top_link'><a href='http://www.biosmagazine.co.uk/article.php?id=2755' target='_blank'>http://www.biosmagazine.co.uk/article.php?id=2755</a><br /><br /></div><i>"We’re not totally convinced of the legitimacy of this story, or why on earth Canon is going down this development path (if indeed it is), but the company has managed to combine a digital SLR (DSLR) with mobile phone technology. From now on, you will always have a phone handy, no matter where you are. Yeah right, like you’re going to pull this out of your bag and make a call! The first mobile phone-capable camera from Canon will be the Digital Rebel XCP. Mechanically, it is similar to Canon’s popular entry-level digital SLR, the Digital Rebel XT. However, the controls on the back have been changed to make room for microphone, speaker and dial pad."</i><br /><br /><img src="http://www.digitalmediathoughts.com/images/Canon-Digital-Rebel-XCP.jpg" /><br /><br />As soon as I read this story, I immediately checked to see that date, i.e. if it were April 1st. While I am not saying that this is a good or bad move on Canon's part, I do question the direction of their diversification. I can see the immense usefulness of a camera-phone that you and I (most of us) carry. But, a phone-camera, especially a DSLR? I wonder how many people would pay the premium. In fact, if the true use for this phone were on a safari or other exotic adventures, shouldn't the phone be a satellite phone?

[Doug Johnson]

That photo looks an awful lot like a Photoshop job, but there is one scenario where I could see a phone-camera of value: uploading photos to an online hosting service automatically. Of course, this would require broadband speeds, but there are times when this would be nice. I don't see this happening on the low-end model, though.

[Leon]

Hey, that's strange... I saw that very same camera here:
http://www.bbspot.com/News/2006/01/canon-phone-camera.html

Look at the other articles on that site. Many fake articles, like this one:
http://www.bbspot.com/News/2005/11/sony_photo_sharing.html

[Suhit Gupta]

Damn, I knew it had to be fake. Well, ultimately I guess I got taken. :) Thanks for pointing it out Leon.

Suhit

[Leon]

Damn, I knew it had to be fake. :D

Just in case you encouter this one:
http://www.onlinephotographers.com/yabbse/?action=dlattach;topic=45067.0;id=25422;image
it's fake too. :lol:

[Suhit Gupta]

Ahem, thanks. :oops: C'mon, I'm not that bad. :)

Suhit

[randalllewis]

Hey, we've all goofed up so you're entitled to do it too!

The first time I saw this photo (on another website) I did a double take too, but then with a little examination it looked suspicious. Why, for example, would there be two smartkeys on such a device? If the person who faked this shot had done just a little more work and and changed the appearance of the keypad a bit, they might have fooled a few more people.

[Jason Dunn]

Hahaha...now THAT's funny, because we posted about this on Pocket PC Thoughts and we knew it was a joke. ;-)

[Deemo]

It had to be.....where would you listen and talk into it???? :lol: