livendive 8 #1 September 24, 2004 I'm sick of my old cell phone and am going to get a new one. The camera phones look like a fun gimmick, but I'm wondering how useful they really are. The advertising says you can send photos to another US Cellular customer (e.g.), an email address, or an online photo album. I take that to mean that you *can't* send photos to another camera phone if the other person doesn't have the same carrier. So my questions for those of you who have camera phones are a) do you actually use it? (beyond the first couple weeks of owning it) and b) is sharing pictures with other camera phones relatively common and easy or uncommon due to others not using the same carrier? Blues, Dave"I AM A PROFESSIONAL EXTREME ATHLETE!" (drink Mountain Dew) Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Jib 0 #2 September 24, 2004 I hate my Sprint Sanyo picture phone. It's a POS. The photos are too poor in quality to be useful as more than a haha when people call you and their picture pops up and I usually don't bother putting them in anyway. I want my Motorola StarTac back and probably should've ordered a Motorola off the website in hindsight!! -------------------------------------------------- the depth of his depravity sickens me. -- Jerry Falwell, People v. Larry Flynt Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Vallerina 2 #3 September 24, 2004 Quotea) do you actually use it? Funny! I just took a picture about 2 mins ago of my coworker! I'll load it up here when I get back from Starbucks! Quoteb) is sharing pictures with other camera phones relatively common and easy Yes! I get naked pictures frequently (okay, not as frequently as I would like.) I love my camera phone! Ask anyone who has seen me with it! I use it ALL the time!There's a thin line between Saturday night and Sunday morning Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Vallerina 2 #4 September 24, 2004 Okay! Here's my camera phone in action!There's a thin line between Saturday night and Sunday morning Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
freeflajankie 0 #5 September 24, 2004 I see you are very busy at work:) About the same here. Cold fall asleep any second now...Skydivers are a bunch of insensitive jerks... And that's why I don't skydive anymore! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
VisionAir 0 #6 September 24, 2004 You said it best.....fun gimmick....still neat to have just in case of those times when I would say "Damn I wish I had a picture phone right now". Though that is few and far between. Huh?!? What cloud?!? Oh that!!! That's just Industrial Haze Alex M. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
livendive 8 #7 September 24, 2004 What do you normally do with the pictures...upload them to your computer or use the phone to send them to someone else. If the latter, are you limited to people who have the same carrier? I really like my US Cellular service plan, but don't have any friends who use it. Blues, Dave"I AM A PROFESSIONAL EXTREME ATHLETE!" (drink Mountain Dew) Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
YahooLV 0 #8 September 24, 2004 Gee, You guys are busy there at work! Oh...wait...I'm typing.. this.. while.. at.. work, too! Never Mind~ Party on!http://www.curtisglennphotography.com Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
quade 4 #9 September 24, 2004 My favorite use of the camera in my phone is to take visual notes. So, say for instance I'm parking in some huge building and I want to remember where I am, rather than whipping out a pen and paper, I just flip open the phone and click off a photo.quade - The World's Most Boring Skydiver Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
n2skdvn 0 #10 September 24, 2004 QuoteYou said it best.....fun gimmick....still neat to have just in case of those times when I would say "Damn I wish I had a picture phone right now". Though that is few and far between. here is one of thoes times...seen at a wall martif my calculations are correct SLINKY + ESCULATOR = EVERLASTING FUN my site Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Vallerina 2 #11 September 24, 2004 Quote If the latter, are you limited to people who have the same carrier? Hmm...that's a good question. I've never tried to send it to someone who didn't have my carrier. I upload pictures to my computer, and I send some to wildblue. And, YES, we are quite busy here today!!!! There's a thin line between Saturday night and Sunday morning Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
indyz 1 #12 September 24, 2004 Cellphone cameras are basically a gimmick, although some Japanese and European mdoels do have much higher quality cameras. I've attached one of tbe best pictures I've managed to take with my Sprint Sanyo 5500, taken indoors with the cameras built-in "flash" (really just a bright LED). It looks better if you scale it by 50% like Val did. What do I use my camera phone for? Every once in a while I see something cool or funny and take a picture of it. On Wednesday I leave work, kill an hour at the bookstore across the street, and then go to class (no time to commute home, no friends in the area). I use the camera to take pictures of the covers of books that I am interested in, so that I can get them from Amazon or the library. I associate some people's picture with their caller ID info. Sometimes I forget my Sony or want to take a candid (like the attached pic). Still, the phones with the best features tend to have cameras. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
crwmike 0 #13 September 24, 2004 QuoteI'm sick of my old cell phone and am going to get a new one. The camera phones look like a fun gimmick, but I'm wondering how useful they really are. The advertising says you can send photos to another US Cellular customer (e.g.), an email address, or an online photo album. I take that to mean that you *can't* send photos to another camera phone if the other person doesn't have the same carrier. So my questions for those of you who have camera phones are a) do you actually use it? (beyond the first couple weeks of owning it) and b) is sharing pictures with other camera phones relatively common and easy or uncommon due to others not using the same carrier? Blues, Dave I think they are great! My phone is the Samsung E-715 http://www.samsung.com/Products/MobilePhone/SGH/MobilePhone_SGH_SGH_E715.asp and service with T-Mobile. I can send pics to any other T-mobile phone (never done that) but I can also send them directly from my phone to any email address. I can also upload to my PC and post. I have a friend who can't attend many out of state boogies due to work/family obligations. I send pics to his email address from the boogies just to include him in the fun (and remind him what a weenie he is). Michael Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JohnnyD 0 #14 September 24, 2004 I've also been checking these out. It seems that there is a fee for sending the pictures to another user, but I am guessing you can download them to your computer for free. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
indyz 1 #15 September 24, 2004 If I remember correctly, with Sprint and the Vision plan it only costs airtime to send pictures to another phone or the Internet. The receiver may have to pay if they don't have Vision. Without Vision, it costs airtime and a per-kilobyte fee to send pictures anywhere (and possibly also a test-messaging fee or similar). Again, I haven't looked at my contract in a while, so I could be wrong. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
VisionAir 0 #16 September 24, 2004 What costs is the sending of data thru the wireless network whether it be accessing the internet /w the phones browser (ie. shopping for ringtones and such), sending/receiving pics, text messages, emails and any of those info services like weather or sports that are sent to your phone. They (Cingular in my case) have per use charges unless you sign up for a data plan that starts at $19.99 for 5MB. I don't think it matters if the receiver of your pics is on the same network or not. I've sent some to my sister in law that uses Sprint. Huh?!? What cloud?!? Oh that!!! That's just Industrial Haze Alex M. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
shellybellyfly 0 #17 September 25, 2004 They're fun when a bunch of drunk people start playing with it! I've had a lot of funny pictures pop up in mine, including people putting in down their pants/up their shirts Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
d_squared431 0 #18 September 25, 2004 I love my camera phone it's great. I took these with my little phone this summer. TPM Sister#130ONTIG#1 I love vodka.I love vodka cause it rhymes with Tuaca~LisaH You having a clean thought is like billyvance having a clean post.iluvtofly Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
champu 1 #19 September 25, 2004 a few things I'd like to see before I'd buy a camera phone. -better ccds... 640x480 is fine, but not if you use eyeball cam quality ccds, the pictures look too grainy. I don't need to be able to print off my shots, but if I put them on the web, I don't want people to laugh. -more space on the phone. this is definitely on it's way with newer phones using flash media of various formats. -if you are going to put bluetooth and a camera on the phone then for love of all things sacred, allow me to use the bluetooth to transfer the images to my computer. (notice I say "allow", the motorola v700 had this ability until the service providers got their hands on it and disabled it.) Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
quade 4 #20 September 25, 2004 Hmmm . . . the Motorola v600 can transfer images both ways via bluetooth with a Mac.quade - The World's Most Boring Skydiver Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
