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I want! And TMI Tuesday
12 years ago
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First off: something that has gotten released in the UK but no US carrier has picked up yet :/ ) :http://www.samsung.com/global/microsite/galaxycamera/mobile/galaxys4/index.html - The Samsung Galaxy 4 Zoom. Not to be confused with the normal Galaxy 4 which is a decent phone, mind you but doesn't provide THIS). IF it ever hits the US markets it will be the first legitimate pocket camera that has phone capabilities. It has a real sensor on it, coupled with an actual telescoping lens. I'm not expecting SLR quality but an advanced point and shoot camera with full manual controls with a a smartphone built in? YES PLEASE. If it doesn't get a US release I may have to break down and buy an unlocked UK phone and hope that I can get it working on a US network... I've been waiting litterally years for this...
And because I'm bored, even if I rarely get questions asked... I guess I'll try another TMI Tuesday. Ask away!
And because I'm bored, even if I rarely get questions asked... I guess I'll try another TMI Tuesday. Ask away!
I did hours of research compairing the big 3
http://www.furaffinity.net/journal/5114202/
What really gets me interested is the lens. No matter how good the sensor is its going to suffer because the lens is a tiny piece of plastic a few milimeters in diameter. I'm sorry, but that is NOT a lens. When you introduce an actual pocket camera lens with optical zoom and much much clearer optics.... this changes the game alltogether. That is what I've been waiting for for years. Having a real lens mounted to a phone not a tiny pinhole style lens with no protection from chipping, dirt, dust ETC on it.
The sensor is rated as decent. It would still blow away 95% of the cellphone sensors on the market and the few it doesn't - its competitive with. This is NOT the galaxy 4S that is allready out- that uses a much much different sensor. This one is 16 mp and has ISO range from 100-3200. I'm sure the ISO above 800 is not very useful- but still. Compared to most cell phone sensors, it's a game changer,
Plus the note is way too big for me. I don't want a tablet sized phone. I have no use for that. I'll take thickness gladly over a massive surface area that won't fit in most pockets. But thats just me.
http://www.dpreview.com/articles/21.....io-comparison.
as you can see, the 1020s lens is seriously flawed with a lot of aberration.
I thought it was a cool concept until I saw these test photos
http://www.dpreview.com/articles/21.....dio-comparison