February 12, 2005
Experts chime in on future of camera phones
Experts at the International Solid State Circuits Conference debated whether a "killer application" is needed to boost demand for camera phones long after the novelty of taking pictures with the cellphone has worn off. The East Asia Times reports.
[...] "Video telephony is known to be a killer application for 3G," added Jinsung Choi of LG Electronics. "However, it turns out that other relatively simple multimedia applications such as MMS are more popular in reality. The way end users accept new applications are different from what we think," said Choi.
[...] Consumers are accustomed to carrying mobile phones, fueling the used of phone cameras. "The human desire to be able to store memories and share means the camera phone is set to be the preferred consumer imaging solution (vs digital cameras)," said Nokia's Janne Haavisto.
[...] The experts also agreed that flash technology and dynamic range in camera phones need improvement, but do not pose obstacles to their growing popularity.
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