Apple should make a camera smartphone that's more camera than phone. Call it the iPhone Photo, or whatever. Give it a real optical telescopic lens. Sure, it would be "fatter," but something the size of a Canon Powershot SX260 or so would be manageable for me and probably lots of others.
About the same size as an iPhone but different intent of course, its a camera. Check the frankenrig below. Convergence of tech is inevitable. It's another thing altogether which of the competing techs will win customers $$$$
About the same size as an iPhone but different intent of course, its a camera.
Check the frankenrig below.
Convergence of tech is inevitable. It's another thing altogether which of the competing techs will win customers $$$$
Looks pretty rad, shame it looks like its geared toward HD video, which is cool, bit pricey, i think the new PEN 5 or GX7 are the 4/3's cameras that look nice to me.
PS, if this sony thingy works on iOS....SHUT UP & TAKE MY MONEY!!! id just put it on my iPod touch
Coffetime, Samsung has already made a smartphone that is as much camera as it is smartphone. Its called the Galaxy S4 Zoom. Its got a full size zoom lense on its backside and other than being somewhat thicker than its regular Galaxy S4 brethern it does everything the S4 can do and everything a point and shoot digital camera can do and with the same quality as a point and shoot. Of course I am sure once apple steals the idea and releases a Iphone of similar nature all the Isheep will be raving about how amazing an innovation it is.
Hello troll...this isn't even an Apple thing and it is not a market Apple would get into. It would be a third party development.
Samscum copies what other people do so not really sure what the point of your comments are. There are a few links in the comments above for your viewing which show the concept before Samscum came out with their "S4 Zoom.".
Go back to your Fandroid forums with your drivel, we prefer intelligent comments around here.
Except it's not. I agree with the rest of your post but to reduce the iPhone to a 'phone' is wrong, in spite of its name.
Except it is. Maybe instead of the schoolyard argument we can go back to the facts? It's a phone. Period. Not reduce, expound. It's a phone. It will be used like a phone, carried like a phone, operated like a phone, and work like a phone. It is not a camera. It has a camera, but it is not a camera. It should not be a camera, because it is a phone, and everything else it does, before it is a camera.
This doesn't let you use apps well. It barely lets you use them at all. You don't actually want this.
I shoot with a Sony A77. Ever since I made the switch from Nikon to Sony in late 2011, I've been blown away by the approach Sony is taking. Canon and Nikon feel so out of date by comparison. Sadly though, I think Sony is further ahead of the curve than consumers are.
Except it is. Maybe instead of the schoolyard argument we can go back to the facts? It's a phone. Period. Not reduce, expound. It's a phone. It will be used like a phone, carried like a phone, operated like a phone, and work like a phone. It is not a camera. It has a camera, but it is not a camera. It should not be a camera, because it is a phone, and everything else it does, before it is a camera.
I think he may have meant that, the iPhone isn't just a phone, speaking for myself, i use email, safari, social media apps, texting, playing some odd games maybe some youtube, sometimes, sometimes I make & receive calls (usually for work), I have the feeling looking around at other peoples use of the iPhone, seems pretty similar to mine, so i wouldn't call it a phone with other things, its a whole lot of things with a phone in it (the most phone thing about it is its name)
The way you hold & use stuff is kinda limited by the way humans hands are designed, so many things are held or operated "like a phone" like a banana or a TV remote or a hand help gaming console.
I think if somethings primary use is to make phone calls, that's what makes something a phone, if most people don't use it that way, what is it?.
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http://www.blackmagicdesign.com/nz/products/blackmagicpocketcinemacamera/
About the same size as an iPhone but different intent of course, its a camera.
Check the frankenrig below.
Convergence of tech is inevitable. It's another thing altogether which of the competing techs will win customers $$$$
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Originally Posted by RobM
Never say never
http://www.blackmagicdesign.com/nz/products/blackmagicpocketcinemacamera/
About the same size as an iPhone but different intent of course, its a camera.
Check the frankenrig below.
Convergence of tech is inevitable. It's another thing altogether which of the competing techs will win customers $$$$
Looks pretty rad, shame it looks like its geared toward HD video, which is cool, bit pricey, i think the new PEN 5 or GX7 are the 4/3's cameras that look nice to me.
PS, if this sony thingy works on iOS....SHUT UP & TAKE MY MONEY!!!
Just realised I linked to bmds nz site
They'll think everybody in NZ must want one.
oh well, let them have a moment.
I'm keen to go to NZ, its not too far from here
There is this similar campaign running on Indiegogo to attached a High Resolution camera to iPhone.
http://www.indiegogo.com/projects/ladibird-attach-a-high-tech-portraiture-camera-to-your-iphone-5/x/4167518
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Originally Posted by miken72
Coffetime, Samsung has already made a smartphone that is as much camera as it is smartphone. Its called the Galaxy S4 Zoom. Its got a full size zoom lense on its backside and other than being somewhat thicker than its regular Galaxy S4 brethern it does everything the S4 can do and everything a point and shoot digital camera can do and with the same quality as a point and shoot. Of course I am sure once apple steals the idea and releases a Iphone of similar nature all the Isheep will be raving about how amazing an innovation it is.
http://www.samsung.com/global/microsite/galaxycamera/s4zoom/
Hello troll...this isn't even an Apple thing and it is not a market Apple would get into. It would be a third party development.
Samscum copies what other people do so not really sure what the point of your comments are. There are a few links in the comments above for your viewing which show the concept before Samscum came out with their "S4 Zoom.".
Go back to your Fandroid forums with your drivel, we prefer intelligent comments around here.
Originally Posted by paxman
Except it's not. I agree with the rest of your post but to reduce the iPhone to a 'phone' is wrong, in spite of its name.
Except it is. Maybe instead of the schoolyard argument we can go back to the facts? It's a phone. Period. Not reduce, expound. It's a phone. It will be used like a phone, carried like a phone, operated like a phone, and work like a phone. It is not a camera. It has a camera, but it is not a camera. It should not be a camera, because it is a phone, and everything else it does, before it is a camera.
This doesn't let you use apps well. It barely lets you use them at all. You don't actually want this.
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Originally Posted by Tallest Skil
Except it is. Maybe instead of the schoolyard argument we can go back to the facts? It's a phone. Period. Not reduce, expound. It's a phone. It will be used like a phone, carried like a phone, operated like a phone, and work like a phone. It is not a camera. It has a camera, but it is not a camera. It should not be a camera, because it is a phone, and everything else it does, before it is a camera.
I think he may have meant that, the iPhone isn't just a phone, speaking for myself, i use email, safari, social media apps, texting, playing some odd games maybe some youtube, sometimes, sometimes I make & receive calls (usually for work), I have the feeling looking around at other peoples use of the iPhone, seems pretty similar to mine, so i wouldn't call it a phone with other things, its a whole lot of things with a phone in it (the most phone thing about it is its name)
The way you hold & use stuff is kinda limited by the way humans hands are designed, so many things are held or operated "like a phone" like a banana or a TV remote or a hand help gaming console.
I think if somethings primary use is to make phone calls, that's what makes something a phone, if most people don't use it that way, what is it?.