October 23, 2003

First Camera Phone launched in November 2000

J-SH04.jpg Ever wonder when and who launched the very first camera phone?

Sharp - a leading mobile operator in Japan and a member of the Vodafone Group - released the first camera phone in the world made by Sharp the J-SH04, in November 2000. [A brief history of camera phones on Satochi's Wireless Weblog].

"The J-SH04 was the industry's first mobile phone to feature an integrated 110,000-pixel CMOS image sensor for taking digital photos. It was followed by the industry's first application of a 65,536-color semi-transmissive TFT LCD on a flip type phone (J-SH05). Both models were supplied to J-Phone Co. Ltd., and raised Sharp's presence in the mobile phone market". [Sharp Company Profile]

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