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Why on earth would I want my camera to be running a full phone OS? It's one thing to build a camera into a phone for convenience, but when will having an OS and touchscreen in the back of my camera make something more convenient?
(NEX5 user - great camera but every time I use the interface it always feels less than friendly/sophisticated)
16 megapixels packed into a 1/2.3" sensor? Ouch. That's the smallest sensor size on this image: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Sensor_sizes_overlaid_ins... I hope DPReview does a review on this camera -- I suspect it's going to produce extremely poor photos.
Yup, it's a real shame. Imagine if they made it 5 megapixels, with BSI and full well? You could still make 8x10 prints (if anyone still does that...), but you could also take photos of your friends in a dark bar with no flash at f4. It would be amazing. But no one is doing it, and I have no idea why. Even the SLRs are now up above 20 megapixels. Why? I'm really anxious to see if Apple has the balls to keep the next i…
On the other hand, I recall one of the leading sensor designers (Eric Fossum?) stating that high megapixel counts don't necessarily sacrifice image quality or sensitivity.
I'm not convinced that a point-and-shoot camera can be considered "pro". Thumbs-up for manual exposure settings and the inclusion of Android, but a single f/2.8-5.9 lens is not going to be suitable in a lot of situations. I also don't see a flash (or flash mount) anywhere, which would make it annoying to take photos in a dark bar or restaurant. Alternatively, I think it would be neat to apply some of these features t…
Completely Agreed - add to that an external mic, switchable lenses, high ISO (DSLRs can go as high as 8x higher) - some of the other things a "Pro" might want of the camera. Though this product looks nice - what's the point? - that you can play Angry Birds on your P&S camera? Keep in mind P&S cameras are a shrinking market being cannibalized by smartphones and DSLRs.
Instagram? Snapseed? Hipstamatic? Direct upload to Facebook? Untethered transfer of images to your other devices?
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There are smartphones, tablets, netbooks, watches, ski goggles running Android. It is interesting to consider Android as a "phone OS". Sure, your camera doesn't need apps. Neither does your phone. But just because it's not necessary, doesn't mean that it won't provide lots of benefits. You can, for instance install Dropbox and use Camera Upload to automatically sync all your photos to all your devices the moment you…
>> Sure, your camera doesn't need apps. A lot of people seem to like using apps on their phones for photography though. This Samsung camera seems like a great Instagram camera.
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When there is an app on the Play store for 3.99 that makes your camera a much better camera.
Better than a 1/2.3" sensor in front of a f/2.8-5.9 lens? Right.
How many point and shoot camera's can upload pictures to any existing/future social media websites? How many point and shoot camera's can run Photoshop? How many can archive to any cloud storage median immediately after taking the picture?
Many apps will follow this camera. There are already many Android camera apps that are far better than the stock Android 4.1 camera. They have a far better than the interface of any point and shoot camera. There are also already many Android photo manipulation apps that are better than any built into ANY other camera in any price range.
Down-voters are likely jealous Apple fanboys. And your comment is quite short sighted jarek. If you think that a superior lens and sensor is all it takes to make a "better" camera you should stick to old school "film" cameras.
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Better than a 1/2.3" sensor in front of a f/2.8-5.9 lens? Right.
You are kidding right? I said better camera, not better sensor or picture quality. What makes a better camera often is more features or a better interface for taking pictures, post processing them or sharing/archiving/distributing them. How many point and shoot camera's can upload pictures to any existing/future social media websites? How many point and shoot camera's can run Photoshop? How many can archive to any cl…
I haven't shot a film camera since disposables in the 90s but thanks for the thought.