Comments on: Think about it. Do you really want a 720p camera in your phone?

By: Sweet macro mod for your phone’s camera - got an extra DVD player lying around?

Sweet macro mod for your phone’s camera - got an extra DVD player lying around? — Wed, 26 Aug 2009 05:23:07 +0000

[...] for many camera phones. I’m genuinely impressed with the quality of the pictures — perhaps I’m wrong about some of these tiny [...]

By: Sweet macro mod for your phone’s camera - got an extra DVD player lying around?

Sweet macro mod for your phone’s camera - got an extra DVD player lying around? — Wed, 26 Aug 2009 05:23:07 +0000

[...] for many camera phones. I’m genuinely impressed with the quality of the pictures — perhaps I’m wrong about some of these tiny [...]

By: Sweet macro mod for your phone’s camera - got an extra DVD player lying around?

Sweet macro mod for your phone’s camera - got an extra DVD player lying around? — Wed, 26 Aug 2009 05:23:07 +0000

[...] for many camera phones. I’m genuinely impressed with the quality of the pictures — perhaps I’m wrong about some of these tiny [...]

By: iRuston Tech Blog » Blog Archive » Sweet macro mod for your phone’s camera – got an extra DVD player lying around?

Wed, 26 Aug 2009 05:12:40 +0000

[...] for many camera phones. I’m genuinely impressed with the quality of the pictures — perhaps I’m wrong about some of these tiny sensors. Here’s a before and [...]

By: Sweet macro mod for your phone’s camera - got an extra DVD player lying around?

Tue, 25 Aug 2009 23:21:30 +0000

[...] for many camera phones. I’m genuinely impressed with the quality of the pictures — perhaps I’m wrong about some of these tiny sensors. Here’s a before and [...]

By: Devin

Devin — Mon, 13 Jul 2009 07:07:57 +0000

Slipped it in under the radar. If you’ll notice, Mike and MG have both posted opinions rather the opposite of mine :)

By: Devin

Devin — Mon, 13 Jul 2009 07:06:52 +0000

Yikes, I can’t think of a less cost-effective flash storage device. No one can seriously be considering that for anything except an iPhone accessory, right?

By: Devin

Devin — Mon, 13 Jul 2009 07:06:04 +0000

And where will this ‘really good quality’ video come from? High resolution does not equate to high quality. You’d be a lot better off with VGA.

By: Jim Rob Jones

Jim Rob Jones — Sat, 11 Jul 2009 15:19:42 +0000

Yes. 720p now. Options with bad quality are better than no options at all.

By: daniel

daniel — Thu, 09 Jul 2009 17:00:08 +0000

Absolutely I want 1080p on a phone now! What is the problem.
Lack of video is what kept me with Nokia and with the iPhone. Now that they put it in, they put it in half assed (quality wise). For what they are charging for a phone, they should have 1080p with a damn good lens and chip.

Oh, but that might mean an SD card…ok, give me that too.

What’s your opinion on the sound?

By: 2010

2010 — Wed, 08 Jul 2009 03:56:11 +0000

yeah, i would like 720p in 2010, when memory and battery will have better capacities.

By: e

Tue, 07 Jul 2009 18:23:50 +0000

is this a start-up blog or a tech blog?

By: Bill Rattner

Bill Rattner — Tue, 07 Jul 2009 18:21:36 +0000

This is the story every manufacturer of lower-end video cameras wants you to tell.

“You don’t want this..you want what we sell…you don’t want this…These are not the droids you are looking for…”

By: Spread Eagle

Spread Eagle — Tue, 07 Jul 2009 16:47:49 +0000

I want my phone to burn DVDs. This a bit much if you ask me.

By: Will Mayall

Will Mayall — Tue, 07 Jul 2009 16:14:36 +0000

There’s “no way that’s going to be watchable”? Huh?

Go hunt down a VCR and homemade tape or, even better, an 8mm film. Watch them. Now tell me that a 720p video made by a device that fits in your pocket is unwatchable.

Recording a 720p video on a device that fits in your pocket is remarkable. Sure it’s not going to be the best possible quality but it sure will be watchable.

By: Anonymous Coward

Anonymous Coward — Tue, 07 Jul 2009 15:55:48 +0000

Time to say goodbye? Techcrunch is just being watered down with tripe articles lately from writers stretching at topics. Removing HD functionality on the next breed of mobiles is not going to magically give you more space for RAM or longer battery life. The HD capabilities are part of the graphics processors being installed, they can turn the features on or off. Would you really rather they just left functionality that’s there off?

By: Dale Dietrich

Dale Dietrich — Tue, 07 Jul 2009 15:55:35 +0000

Your argument amounts to little more than Bill Gate’s famous ‘no one will ever need more than 640K” statement. It assumes that the video technology in these devices won’t change.

Ask the people on the Street in Iran if they need 720p in their cameras.

Let’s start with the tech we have (limited as it is) and build on it.

By: Abhishek

Abhishek — Tue, 07 Jul 2009 14:47:06 +0000

Too many posts about video on iPhone 3GS, do you guys have some sort of hidden advertising deal with Apple?

By: Dave

Dave — Tue, 07 Jul 2009 12:58:35 +0000

I can’t imagine there are any budding filmmakers out there who (a) require filming at 720p or higher and (b) think an iPhone is sufficient. People who need (and I mean really need) that quality resolution will be willing to buy a proper camera anyways. Why do people buy 10MP cameras and display them on screens that are too small to notice the quality difference? Same argument.

I actually have a digital camcorder that I’m getting rid of because literally the only reason I never use it is because it’s a gigantic pain in the butt to take anywhere. So as an end-user, yes I want a high resolution camera in my phone, so that I can take pictures and video of decent enough quality for my needs, with a device I already will have with me.

By: DesignElement

DesignElement — Tue, 07 Jul 2009 12:55:06 +0000

I agree with your point, the megapixel/sensor debate it a good one, but at the end of the day what matters is what device do you have with you at the time you need it.

So you have a shiny new HD camcorder, that brilliant and i’m happy for you, but do you have that in your pocket at all times? i know i have my iPhone with me at all times.