The Canon 5D Mark II camera that I own is very large, heavy, and high-tech. There seems to be way too many mechanics to fit into just the small space that these technologies consume. It would be nice to just have to carry around one thing for every technology that exists. Will this someday be the case?
As Chris Corrandino of the New York Institute of Photography points out…
“Rather than carrying a phone, a camera, and an MP3 player, many of today's consumers are looking for one electronic device that does it all. Manufacturers are taking notice, and adding more capable cameras to their phones. For example, the new Motorola Droid features 5 megapixels of resolution, autofocus, and a flash. And the affordable Sony Ericsson C905A has a built in Sony Cybershot camera. Besides 8 megapixels of resolution, you can adjust the white balance, use image stabilization, and red eye reduction. It even has specific modes for a variety of subjects like sports, macro, night, and portraits.”Another great camera phone, winning the 2010 smartphone competition, is the iPhone 4. This phone has a 5 megapixel camera and a flash that allows it to shoot great in low light situations. It also has a 3.85mm optical zoom lens and an ISO that can range from 80 to 1000. My camera’s ISO ranges from 100 to 6400, so this is great for a camera phone.
All these camera phone specs may sound incredible, however, they still do not have the capability that point and shoot or professional cameras have. They do not have the speed or necessary functions available to users and do not have the usual 12-22 megapixel capabilities that many digital cameras have. My point and shoot camera has 10.3 megapixels and my professional camera has 21.1 megapixels, which is nowhere near the iPhone 4.
But there are certain situations in which using a camera phone is easier to use. Professional cameras are oftentimes prohibited at large events. This lets camera phones to step up and take their place, allowing people to capture their memories at the event.
In addition to camera phones, iPods contain built in cameras. The iPod Touch 4 has a built in camera, but hardly compares to that of a digital point and shoot camera found on store shelves. It only has about 1 megapixel, a 40mm fixed lens, and no flash for low light situations. The iPad 2, not yet released, is rumored to contain a similar camera.
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| iPod Touch 4 (left) vs. iPhone 4 (right) Click here for more comparisons. |
I carry my cell phone and camera with me at all times. It can get to be a lot to carry around. If I could purchase a something that has the potential of both of these devices in one, it would make things a lot easier. However, I do not think that this will happen in the near future if ever. These devices are small and unable to hold the same amount of parts that normal cameras can hold. But maybe one day they will find a way.
The sources for this blog are really helpful and interesting. i found myself getting lost in the articles that you had included in the blog. I really liked the article about the iPad 2. Stuff like that is always fun to read because people want to be the first to know everything.
ReplyDeleteSome of your terminology can be confusing to the normal person who doesn't know cameras. That is why your videos are so helpful to me. It also gives people a break from reading texts that they may not completely understand.
Your writing can be a slightly more dumbed down. I know how hard that is because you know so much about this topic. That is great and needed for this blog, but for me to read this and understand this, I don't know anything about optical zoom.
Also, your heading is a bit misleading. I was not sure what camera vs. camera was going to mean. Clever after I got done reading it, but I might suggest a subheading to tell us what your blog is about.
For future topics, I would do it on the history of the camera in the phone. I think that would be cool to see how the camera phone has evolved to where it is currently at.