Camera Phones Kill Memories

A strong rant from PCMag on families capturing graduation memories on camera phones instead of camcorders and digital cameras.

"A camera phone leaves you with one set of crappy images (don't even think about using it for video). A good digital camera will provide an endlessly shareable set of high-quality images and, potentially, quite passable video.

Ultimately, those seeking to capture memories need to think not only of the moment, but of the future. They need to imagine the day when they'll be sitting in their living room or den, laughing and crying over their digitally captured memories. If all is well they will be tears of nostalgia and happiness, not frustration that they should have used a #@%*#!! real camera."

How digital cameras and camera phones will affect our heritage is an interesting subject and has been written up before. cf related articles:

-- Cameraphone Insight

-- Snap unhappy - digital photography's dirty little secret

-- Capture the moment with eyes, not cameras

-- Picture Phones mark a change in social record-keeping

-- The future of digital cameras

-- Digital era 'a threat to memories'

-- How camera phones will affect print and digital cameras

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