The MegaPixel March
April 20th 2006 05:07
I was pretty excited when I got my camera http://www.canon.com.au/products/cameras/digital_slr/eos350d.html; a gleaming new Canon DSLR with a whole 8mp of capturing power. 8mp is quite an achievement, considering it has the resolution to produce bus sized posters, and all in a tight little package ready for prosumer consumption.
Now, some 9 months on, Samsung have released a 10mp camera phone! That’s right, they’ve managed to cram a massive 10mp into a tiny little phone, and not to be outdone they’ve also added a 3x optical zoom, they’ve included a MP3/MPEG4/WMA/WAV/OGG/ACC player, they’ve throw in an 8GB hard drive, and they serve it all to you on the latest Windows Mobile 5.0.
This really has me wondering about the future of the users of digital photography. I have no doubt there will always be a place for DSLRs, because nothing beats a dedicated device, but with gadgets like this gracing our world will the usual position of ‘photojournalist’ be challenged by us mere amateurs? You see this more and more now, like the footage we all saw on the news (or internet) from the London Tube bombings. A gadget like this would allow high quality images & movies to be taken and emailed in a matter of moments, and it will all be done by the average Joe.
What do you think? The end of the photojournalist, or the beginning of the consumerjournalist?
The Samsung SCH-B600
This really has me wondering about the future of the users of digital photography. I have no doubt there will always be a place for DSLRs, because nothing beats a dedicated device, but with gadgets like this gracing our world will the usual position of ‘photojournalist’ be challenged by us mere amateurs? You see this more and more now, like the footage we all saw on the news (or internet) from the London Tube bombings. A gadget like this would allow high quality images & movies to be taken and emailed in a matter of moments, and it will all be done by the average Joe.
What do you think? The end of the photojournalist, or the beginning of the consumerjournalist?
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Comment by sog
I've been scouring for a price on this baby, and I'm yet to hear of anything firm.
I'll keep dreaming