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Any 8.1/12.1+ MP Camera Phones out this year?

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Old 06-03-2010, 11:06 PM   #1
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Any 8.1/12.1+ MP Camera Phones out this year?

Apart from SE Vivaz...will there be any others?
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Old 07-03-2010, 12:32 AM   #2
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Xperia x10 is worth a look

Sony Ericsson Xperia X10 Mobile Phone | Social web & media phone
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Old 07-03-2010, 12:53 PM   #3
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Why?

Please tell me you're not someone who believes that higher MP = better image quality?

It doesn't. It often means the opposite when you're trying to cram as higher resolution as possible into a small sensor from a small lens. It's the lens and sensor size and quality that determines image quality, not the resolution.

In order to get these stupid resolutions, like 12+MP in a phone, the manufacturers need to use lots of software processing to remove the damage caused by cramming high resolution onto a small sensor. This ruins image quality.

And really, how often do you print your photos to billboard size? That's the only reason you'd need a very, very high resolution. If you print to A4, even A3 you still don't need such a high resolution. You wouldn't want to do any of this though, given the small lens and small sensor in a phone means image quality will always be poor. The best you can hope for is 'good for a phone'....

So seriously, don't base your purchase on the resolution of the camera, it achieves nothing.
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