Comment Re:This camera is useless t o me... (Score 1) 132
I think that a large reason why mobile phone camera's are more gimmicky that useful is because they don't compare to pure-bred digital's on an even footing. They are missing out in subtle areas such as the abscence of a flash and the ability to zoom -- as concerns this article.
They are as you mention finding their niche in a few applications. I know of atleast one media purchase manager (as in advertising exec) who snaps up photographs of billboards on his way to and from work. I'm sure he could just as easily do this with a digital, but quality not being an issues convenience rules here. And this is just one unique example. Given some more time, I see no reason why the camera phone should remain to be as useless.
They are as you mention finding their niche in a few applications. I know of atleast one media purchase manager (as in advertising exec) who snaps up photographs of billboards on his way to and from work. I'm sure he could just as easily do this with a digital, but quality not being an issues convenience rules here. And this is just one unique example. Given some more time, I see no reason why the camera phone should remain to be as useless.
