What’s new with Cellphone Cameras?

As the technology provided more sophisticated features and options, mobile telephones came a long way from their modest beginnings as the analog "bricks" of the 80s. Once upon a time not just a phone, now the average new cell phone has more on-board processing power than the combined computing power used to land humans on the moon. Continuous development in miniaturization, advanced programming and market-driven technology means that today's cell phones are not just a phone or an organizer, but rather a centralized multimedia platform. They offer a number of advanced features such as PDA, such as Bluetooth, flash card compatibility, radio and fully featured integrated digital cameras. Unlike the cameras found in PDA, the digital photography provided by multimedia phones is not only fantastic, but also well suited for casual photography of friends at convenient times. The advantage of having an integrated cell-camera is that the phone is something that people always carry with them, they always have a camera with them. If you want high quality digital photography, it is a good idea to buy a mobile phone and camera separately. Although camera technology is becoming available for things like PDA, and mobiles, the range of advanced options for cell phone cameras has not been translated into the standard set of features for the basic digital camera. Compare some popular models on the market today, taking into account the price, of feature set and quality level offered by each device. The Palm Tree 650 smartphone runs Palm OS version 5.4 on a 312 MHz Intel CPU. It has 23 MB of user memory that can be combined with SD or MMC flash cards. The display is 320 × 320 pixels with 16-bit color TFT and has a 0.3MP digital camera that can capture photos or capture videos. Feature-wise, it is impressive, but it does not weigh as much as similar products for the price. Especially, the amount of processing power behind the camera is low. Smartphone 650 will set you back around $550. The Sony Ericsson W800i has 32 MB of user memory and comes free with the 512 MB Memory Stick Pro flash card. With a display resolution of 176x220 pixels and a 2MP digital camera, it is very light on features and can be described as a basic high-end mobile phone. The 2MP digital camera goes some way to justifying the cost, but it does not compare to buying a digital camera separately. The W800i will set you back about $480. The Nokia 7610 is a competitive entry on this list, with a very rich feature set compared to other examples. However, it only has 8 MB of on-board memory, which can be expanded via a multimedia flash card. It comes with a free 64 MB MMC with a 176 × 208 display in 16-bit color. The 1MP digital camera supports a wide range of image formats, as well as two modes of video at low or medium resolution. It supports multiple video formats and has a 4x digital zoom. A Bluetooth enabled system includes a web browser and an email client. The main problems with this phone are relatively low battery life and low amount of on-board memory. But at just $310, the feature set gives this phone a serious ****. If we compare each of these with a regular digital camera, it is easy to see why they are not a good choice if you want to focus on photography. For $350 you get a Canon SD500 7.1 MP digital camera. It was recorded with 3x optical zoom, 4x digital zoom, television AV / Out port, optimal strobe flash with red-eye reduction, highly customizable setup, optional automatic lighting position compensation, tripod mount point, and effective resolution of full motion video.  0.3 mp. It has an SD card slot and some other features to specify. It's not a simple, professional-grade camera, but it surpasses every camera phone listed by at least 3: 1. And at low cost