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MWC 2009: Nokia's 8 Mega Pixel Camera Phone...Coming Soon??

Nokia is all tight lipped about its upcoming 8 mega pixel camera phone, which will be the Finnish giant'' flagship camera phone after the N82, which was one the best camera phones that Nokia ever came out with.

The phone's specs have leaked, which look something like this:

• 3rd Edition FP2
• 1200 maH battery
• AM OLED 2.6in display 240×320 resolution
• 8mp camera with aperture f/2.4 (good for low light)
• Mechanical shutter goes up to 1/1000 sec (good for action shots)
• Video 640×480 resolution at 30 FPS
• Scratch Resistant hard-glass front
• 3rd gen dual LED flash and video light
• 8GB internal storage + microSD slot

Lets wait and see what in store for all you Imaging Phone fans out there.

[via NAMP]

Sony Ericsson gets official with Idou

Here’s a 12.1 megapixel shooter, dubbed Sony Ericsson Idou for those who just can’t take that betrayal by Samsung, any more. This touchscreen candybar will come with a 3.5-inch panel (640 x 320 resolution). Though it’s too early to air any speculations over tech specs and pricing, we’ve managed to pilfer an image and a video just for you!

The Idou is slated for a launch in Q2,2009. Stay tuned!

[via Slashgear]

Magnetic mount lenses improve mobile phone’s camera; Work with the iPhone, too!

Here’s an interesting accessory for anyone who’s not satisfied with his/her mobile phone’s camera. Thanks to the magnetic mount lenses, you can improve your phone’s camera functionality by adding any of the three lenses available: Wide Angle Lens, Fish Eye Lens or Marco Lens.

These lenses can be simply attached to the back of the phone (yap, it works with the iPhone as well) without making the device look too bulky. The exception is the iPhone 3G, which, because of its plastic back needs a self-adhesive ring with a magnet affixed to the area around the camera. That’s also provided in the box, along with lenses and a keychain strap. Best of all, the magnetic lenses cost only $17 and can also work with some notebook computers and digital cameras. USBfever have them in stock, so you may want to check them out…

[Via: Gizmodo]

Samsung’s 8-megapixel camera phone, the Pixon, is announced

Rumors about the Samsung Pixon were popping up toward the end of last week, but now we’ve got our hands on the official information. The Pixon was announced today and it is to feature a much talked about 8-megapixel camera.

Specs include a 3.2-inch 240 x 400 WQVGA touchscreen, 7.2Mbps HSDPA, TouchWiz OS, a photo browser with accelerometer screen rotation, a media player, video capture, Bluetooth 2.0, USB 2.0 and an internal storage of 200MB which is expandable with microSD cards.

But the real highlight here is the 8-megapixel camera which is set to have wide dynamic range, face detection, advanced shake reduction and smile shot. Though no release dates are set in stone yet. Price at the moment is also unknown.

[via SlashGear]

LG KC780 8-megapixel slider photo leaks

All is well in the land of 8 megapixels today. Or, at least, it would seem that way. After just talking about the Samsung Pixon, which was announced today, this image of the LG KC780 crossed my screen. Yes, this one has 8-megapixels, too.

Photographers can rejoice, because there will soon be many more camera phone options on the market that give you a chance to take a decent shot when out and about. The LG KC780 is dubbed “the slimmest 8MP to date” by LG and that very well may be true. However, Samsung claims something similar about their Pixon device calling it “the slimmest full-touch 8MP.”

In the end, both LG and Samsung could be right! However, we won’t know for certain until we get our hands on the full specs for KC780. We do know that it will likely offer quad-band GSM support and limited touchscreen features. 30fps video recording is also expected.

[via GSMArena]

Nokia 5000 Camera Phone is Green with Envy

The newly announced Nokia 5000 candybar phone has the same appearance as so many other multimedia-centered phones in the Nokia 5000-series. As with handsets like the 5300, the Nokia 5000 is mostly white and black, with the exception of a color accent flanking the display on either side. In this case, they've gone with green.

Interestingly, the Nokia 5000 does not have the XpressMusic controls on their flanking green strips, opting instead for a more generic keypad layout. There are no dedicated music controls to speak of on this phone. Key features include a 1.3 megapixel camera, QVGA display, FM radio, MP3 ringtones, Bluetooth, and GPRS.

The good news is that the Nokia 5000 will be very affordable, selling for a mere 90 Euro ($140) when it hits retailers in Q2 2008.

[via MobileMag]

A Nokia Camera Phone That’s More Like a Camera With a Phone Attached

It didn’t take long for camera phones to grow up. Only a few years ago, the best ones took pictures with 1 megapixel of resolution. Now Nokia is coming out with the N82, a phone that takes 5-megapixel photos, higher quality than some point-and-shoot cameras.

The diminutive N82, weighing about four ounces, is a successor to the N80 and includes a flash and Carl Zeiss optics. It has 2 gigabytes of storage space for photos and can display pictures and video on a television using an optional TV-out dock. It will be available early next year for about $630 at nseries.com.

Photos can be sent to the expandable internal memory or straight to almost any photo-sharing site over cellular or Wi-Fi networks. It also plays back MP3 music files and most video files and even has a built-in FM tuner.

Not enough? The N82 also has a position sensor — it will flip the screen when you want to show pictures in landscape mode — and supports e-mail and even voice-over-Internet calls. Try to get your old camera phone to do that.

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Samsung’s first 5 Mega Pixel Camera Phone

The samsung G600 is packed with loads of features and combines style, class and elegance

The Samsung G600 is finally here. The stylish looking slider phone that looks similar to the Samsung U600 and the Samsung E900, has burst onto our shelves and is now available through OneCompare.com.

The Samsung G600 measures 102 x 47.5 x 14.9mm and weighs in at 105g. It is loaded with Stereo Bluetooth - this allows you to stream your music to compatible speakers/headset, USB, microSD (TransFlash) with 55MB of internal memory, FM Stereo, and built in hands free to name a few.

The G600’s MP3 player boasts a feature to change the themes of your music player to suit your mood. This is the first time that Samsung have incorporated this feature into one of their mobile phones.

The main feature of the G600 would have to be its 5 mega pixel camera with auto focus, image stabiliser, and power LED flash for extra picture clarity. But that’s not all - the G600 also comes with the mobile phones world’s version of PhotoShop. This allows you to retouch, crop, and resize your pictures on your mobile phone, so not only do you get excellent quality pictures but you can also make amendments to your photographs before printing them out. This can be done via a Bluetooth printer.

Click here to check out the deals currently available through OneCompare on the Samsung G600.

Samsung Adds Second 5MP Camera Phone

After waiting a relative age to bust out its first five megapixel camera phone, Samsung is well and truly over its coyness.

Just two weeks after it launched the SGH-G600 the company has stepped up to the mark once again with the SGH-G800. Like the G600, it shoots at up to five megapixels but also throws in a 3x optical zoom and proper Xenon flash enabling it to compete not just with the likes of Sony Ericsson's K850i but even dedicated slim and light digicams too.

Away from its headlining feature this slider is no slouch either with a large 2.4in QVGA screen, HSDPA connectivity, Bluetooth 2.0, USB 2.0 and a microSD expansion slot. In fact, the only obvious downside of the device is that all this functionality has had a detrimental effect on its waistline with its 16.8mm width fatter than a lot of handsets these days.

That said, the G800 looks a cracking handset for those who like their fashion phones to do a lot more than just look pretty and given that you'll no longer need to carry round a digital camera for basic point and shoot stuff there's likely to be extra space in your pockets anyway...

Unsurprisingly, Sammy hasn't been keen to give a release date for the G800 yet, but I'd be surprised if it didn't start pleasing snap-happy customers before the end of the year.

Link:Samsung UK