Camera phones

[adrian]

What do you think of them?

I'm settling a deal with a guy from NY about getting a Nokia 3600 (it can snap pictures, record video, and a lot more goodies).

This will be the first time I'm having a convenient camera phone (I carried around a hi8 video camera, but I looked like a tourist, taking video of a bus ride) and I just want to know what you guys think about camera phones.

I'll only use it to take pics of "important" things (someone who ran a red light, pets, family members (to use as picture IDs), friends, school (where allowed), etc.

[easTTriver]

the resolution isn't the greatest, also you can expect the lens to get dusty and have fuzzy pictures.

get a camera phone that has a flash.

[adrian]

the resolution isn't the greatest, also you can expect the lens to get dusty and have fuzzy pictures.

get a camera phone that has a flash.
Do you have that camera (the Nokia 3600)?

[pzarquon]

At this point, I'd hold off until the U.S. catches up with Asia (http://www.taipeitimes.com/News/biz/archives/2004/10/11/2003206487) and sees more camera phones with megapixel resolution or better. While the Nokia 3600 (http://www.nokiausa.com/phones/3600)'s multimedia features are neat, VGA quality isn't anything to write home about. My Samsung camera phone does VGA, and while I can't stop playing with it (http://www.flickr.com/photos/hawaii), I sure wish the pictures were clearer.

Right now Sprint has the MM-A700, but it got low marks (http://www.pcmag.com/review/0%2C2491%2Cs%3D1713&a%3D135673%2C00.asp). There's also the Audiovox PM-8920 (http://www.audiovox.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/ProductDisplay?catalogId=10001&storeId=10001&productId=13290&langId=-1) (here's someone's image gallery (http://pm8920.textamerica.com/)). The upcoming Treo 650 (http://www.brighthand.com/article/Where_Is_the_Treo_650?site=Palm) - to be unveiled later this month! - will have a 1.3MP camera, and that's what I'm considering for my next upgrade (since I currently carry both a Palm OS PDA and a cell phone).