Posted by julias
Polaroid has announced the SC1630 Smart Camera which is a 16 megapixel sensor camera powered by Android.But is it also a phone?The SC1630 features a 3X optical zoom, a 3.2-inch touchscree(800 x 480), automatic face and smile detection, red-eye removal, color correction and geo-tagging of images. The SC1630 packs a touchscreen display and Wi-Fi connectivity which allow you to easily upload your photos with a single button. The Polaroid SC1630 should be released this April and will sell for $299 (USD). http://www.polaroid.com/en/sc1630
Posted by Bonovox
Oh dear,Polaroid make awful cameras. Polaroid powered by Android
Posted by julias
They are better known for their instant cameras which were pretty good to be honest and were around long before digital photography was even invented i guess this is their way of coming into the 21st century and this doesn't seem too shabby either since none of the big players have combined a proper digital camera into a smart phone device.
Posted by Bonovox
Yes the instant ones were good but their digital ones are awful and this thing is fugly as hell. I never want an optical zoom sticking out my phone
Posted by julias
It doesn't stick out it retracts like in a normal optical zoom camera.
[ This Message was edited by: julias on 2012-01-18 23:53 ]
Posted by Bonovox
I know but its still ugly and optical zoom makes it thicker anyway
Posted by julias
Panasonic have these phones with zoom lenses in Japan.
Posted by shaoran
there's no sample pic...it have xenon flash right?? If it take a good shot, i'm gonna be mad if they don't sell it overseas...
Posted by Bonovox
I know Julias but I don't like a big fat phone with optical zoom looks hideous.
Posted by julias
Its not my thing either but i like the idea of having a "proper" optical zoom in a camera phone.
Posted by Bonovox
It would be cool if they could make an optical zoom camera on a phone as thin as Sony T Series cameras with folded optics. One day they will
Posted by razec
On 2012-01-20 00:58:00, Bonovox wrote:
It would be cool if they could make an optical zoom camera on a phone as thin as Sony T Series cameras with folded optics. One day they will
Honestly folded optics has some image quality issues when compared to retracting barrel lens common in today's cameras, just take a look why Canon has never went to this design with their ELPH/Ixus for the ultracompact category and that most folded optic cameras were never catered to compete with the class leaders in the ultracompact. you may say retracting barrel lens are awful but sometimes it's better to have your so called "awful" than an awful image quality
Posted by Bonovox
Yes I know many do but to have an optical zoom in a phone for me & to keep it still slim I would go for the folded optics. And I am sure it will be image quality still than what we have now on phones