Camera
phone companies
Major cell phone
companies like Nokia, Motorola, Sony Ericsson, Samsung, LG/ LGIC
are leading the camera phone
market. Nokia has popularized the Nokia 3650 video camera phone,
Motorola pitched it's 720i model, Sony
Ericcsson T610/ T616 surged ahead as others flooded the mobile
phone market with a plethora of camera
cell phones.
Wireless service
providers for a cell phone camera are the same as that
of cellular phones. AT&T
Wireless, T-Mobile, Cingular
Wireless, Verizon
WIreless and others have queued up digital picture/ video sending
as a pitch for their data services.
Choose the
right camera phone
The quality
of sound remain's the most important aspect. So, when shopping for
a camera cellphone, keep in mind the
same consideration, as when shopping for a cellular phone. Free
camera phones are available from most carriers, in lieu
of a wireless plan contract.
Other considerations
du jour:
Portability
of mobile
Faceplates, skins and color changing helps personalize camera
cell phones
Camera phone quality of pictures(newer models include higher megapixel
and zoom capabilities)
Video phone capabilities(data plan eg. t zones, sign-up and wireless
internet feature is required to send video messages)
Battery life on camera
wireless phone(since using the camera and video features
drain more power)
Phone memory and expandable slots or larger capacity memory card
upgrade(most video phones come with 4mb built-in memory and a 16mb
MMC card). Click here to view
vendors for memory/ MMC cards
Mobile phones
may sometimes require a camera attachment to complete the package(CommuniCam).
Make sure you are ok with carrying an extra accessory to avail of
the phone camera feature.