Tag Archives: Camera Phones

Is the best camera really the one you have with you? Shooting Hawaii with a mediocre cell phone

Is the best camera really the one you have with you? Shooting Hawaii with a mediocre cell phone I first visited Hawaii in 2008, and I brought every piece of photo gear I had: D300, 17-55DX, 80-200AFS, 30mm 1.4, D40 with kit lens, and a cheap palm-sized 720p video camera. I used it all.  Hawai’i […]

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Sony creates world’s first 16.41MP Exmor R back-illuminated CMOS sensor for mobile phones

Sony announced world’s first 16.41MP Exmor R back-illuminated CMOS sensor for mobile phones: Main features of the new sensor: CMOS image sensor with the world’s first*1 16.41 effective megapixel resolution for use in mobile phones. (“IMX081PQ”) -adopts formation technology used to create industry’s smallest*11.12µm unit pixel Realizes high sensitivity and low noise through back-illuminated structure. Adopts […]

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Another 12 megapixel camera phone: Samsung Pixon 12

After LG, Samsung is also preparing to launch a 12 megapixels camera phone Pixon 12: dedicated shutter button touch auto-focus SmartAuto mode that adjusts to conditions 28-mm wide angle lens can fire off the next shot within 2 seconds 12 megapixels built-in WiFi expected in late June 150MB of on-board storage (up to 16GB MicroSD expansion) […]

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