Cellular Phone Cameras — Feature Packed And Priced To Go

Cellular phone cameras, like a Swiss Army knife, pack a dizzying array of features, functions and options into a slim package that you can slip into your pocket. Cell phone cameras expand on the usefulness of mobile telephones by adding picture sharing, text messaging, scheduling, games and memos.

What makes a great cellular phone camera? Digital cameras are typically rated by picture resolution, measured in pixels. VGA is the current standard for cell phone cameras. VGA is a relatively low resolution standard, but it is ideal for viewing on computers and other electronic devices. Higher resolution “megapixel” cameras can take pictures that can be printed as 4x6 photographs.

Most camera cellular phones come in the compact flip-phone style. The sturdy clamshell handset protects the keypad and display. Some top-quality camera phones, are available in as a “bar” style phone. The advantage of this cellular phone design is that the display is always visible. This can be useful when you have picture caller ID enabled.

You can share pictures by sending them to another phone or an e-mail address using multimedia messaging technology. You can upload the pictures to a computer using a USB data cable. Some camera phones can transfer pictures wirelessly using an infrared port similar to those found on personal digital assistants (PDAs) but this tends to be a slow process. Bluetooth is an exciting new technology that lets you make a wireless connection to computers, as well as headsets and other devices.

With falling prices and all of the recent advancements in "camera" and "cellular" technology, you may want to consider a next generation camera "phone" for yourself.

Also see; camera phone.

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Nathan Menzies contributes and publishes news editorial to http://www.cell-phones-n-plans.com. A cell phone industry resource that features service plan comparisons, cellular phone reviews and articles.