Mobile phone cameras

[thekirbyfake]

Clearly posting here about mobile phone cameras is like going to a lobster thermidor forum and saying "I had some really good scampi the other day" but...

I took some snaps using my mobile at the weekend (proper camera at home) and I'm fairly pleased with what you can get out of the little unit (Sony Ericsson K750i). Does anyone use their mobile phones or is this a strictly SLR-or-nothing zone?





Apologies for the use of tt lamps here






>> Edited by thekirbyfake on Monday 27th March 17:35

[J1mmyD]

I went for a wander the other day and tried out my phone camera. I was quite surprised at the seeming quality, but for some reason I can't rotate them on the software (must be doing something amiss). Anyway, this is what they look like:

[chris.mapey]

thekirbyfake said:

Clearly posting here about mobile phone cameras is like going to a lobster thermidor forum and saying "I had some really good scampi the other day" but...

No I have used my K750i several times, I'll upload some pics later.

Chris

[chris.mapey]

J1mmyD said:

but for some reason I can't rotate them on the software

Can you not just right click & rotate the image?

I can in XP Pro (or have I downloaded something for that...)

Chris

[GetCarter]

No SLR snobs in here mate - pics are pics!

Looks like the weather was pretty closed in ... and they are very good for a phone!

[_dobbo_]

I use my K750i a lot.

I still think that the only way a camera phone will be good enough is when they take a camera and add a phone, rather than taking a phone and adding a camera.

The absence of a "proper" lens (eg one with actual glass) is always going to limit the quality, regardless of the resolution. I think Sony have a "cybershot" 3.2mp cameraphone out soon, but I don't have high hopes of it really.





>> Edited by _dobbo_ on Monday 27th March 18:17

[fergusd]

thekirbyfake said:

Does anyone use their mobile phones or is this a strictly SLR-or-nothing zone?

;-) . . . my 'phone ony does 640x480 res . . . even my memory is better than that ;-) . . . but it is possible to talk to people using it which is just as well . . . now . . . that road . . . where is it . . . looks very nice ;-)

Fd

[J1mmyD]

chris.mapey said:

J1mmyD said: but for some reason I can't rotate them on the software Can you not just right click & rotate the image? I can in XP Pro (or have I downloaded something for that...) Chris

Yeah - I can move them around, but they won't save. I've clicked 'save as' then tried the original name or renaming but doesn't work.

[FunkyNige]

I use my phone as a camera only when I'm not expecting to take any photos, my digital compact is fine for snaps and is small enough not to be a burden.

It takes surprisingly good photos in daylight, not so good in the dark though -


thumbnail worked in preview, oh well -



>> Edited by FunkyNige on Monday 27th March 20:14

[thekirbyfake]

fergusd said:

now . . . that road . . . where is it . . . looks very nice ;-)

It's the Cwmcarn Forest Drive in Wales near(ish) Cardiff

It costs £3 to go in and whilst they look good they're actually limited to 15mph. It's more of a leisurely pootle than a full on WRC stage.

But don't worry, I found some rather faster roads later that day...

[te51cle]

Some of those aren't too bad. I wonder if camera phones could be thought of as an electronic version of the Lomo camera ?

[Andy M]

I propose the next Photo Competition be limited to those photo's taken with a mobile. It'd open it up to a lot more people on PH and could result in a few funnies