In part 1 of this series, Steve Litchfield looked at exposed camera glass on some phone models and investigated whether scratches really make a difference. In part 2, he investigated the pros and cons of LED/dual-LED/Xenon flashes in camera phones - does Xenon or dual LED flash make that much difference? In part 3, he investigated the fabled 'Megapixel myth' with an objective eye. In part 4, he focussed on the difference between good and poor optics (at the same camera resolution) and in part 5, he pitched all the top smartphone cameras head to head, in detail. In part 6, AAS guest writer Dirk Snoyt took up the theme of camera phone flash research and got all technical on the theme of colours... In part 7, I returned with a look at the difference optical zoom makes and ask the question "Is it better to have optical zoom or just much higher resolution?"
Now, in the final part, number eight, I look at some of the top smartphone cameras again, but this time looking at their video capture potential.
In part 1 of this series, Steve Litchfield looked at exposed camera glass on some phone models and investigated whether scratches really make a difference. In part 2, he investigated the pros and cons of LED/dual-LED/Xenon flashes in camera phones - does Xenon or dual LED flash make that much difference? In part 3, he investigated the fabled 'Megapixel myth' with an objective eye. In part 4, he focussed on the difference between good and poor optics (at the same camera resolution) and in part 5, he pitched all the top smartphone cameras head to head, in detail.
Now, AAS guest writer Dirk Snoyt takes up the theme of camera phone flash research and gets all technical on the theme of colours...
The EEE PC portable computer range has received a lot of coverage over the past year partly due to its low price but also partly due to its small size. How does Asus' minilaptop compare to Nokia's microlaptop, the E90 Communicator? All About Symbian is about to find out...
Steve Litchfield explains perhaps the all round best way to keep your data safe and your disruption to a minimum when it comes to repair, replacement or firmware upgrade time. He also proposes it as a possible way to restore operation to a 'broken' phone.
In part 1 of this series, Steve Litchfield looked at exposed camera glass on some phone models and investigated whether scratches really make a difference. In part 2, he investigated the pros and cons of LED/dual-LED/Xenon flashes in camera phones - does Xenon or dual LED flash make that much difference? In part 3, he investigated the fabled 'Megapixel myth' with an objective eye. In part 4, he focussed on the difference between good and poor optics (at the same camera resolution).
Here in part 5, he looks at the very best camera-equipped smartphones in the world - which one comes out on top from a photographic point of view?
Note that we're also planning on adding some extra technical camera-related articles later on, courtesy of AAS regular Dirk Snoyt.
In part 1 of this series, Steve Litchfield looked at exposed camera glass on some phone models and investigated whether scratches really make a difference. In part 2, he investigated the pros and cons of LED/dual-LED/Xenon flashes in camera phones - does Xenon or dual LED flash make that much difference? In part 3, he investigated the fabled 'Megapixel myth' with an objective eye. In this, part 4, he focusses on the difference between good and poor optics (at the same camera resolution). Note that we're also planning on adding some extra technical camera-related articles later on, courtesy of AAS regular Dirk Snoyt, plus an 'Ultimate S60 camera phone' review feature.
If you have an S60 smartphone then you've almost certainly connected it to a PC at some point. But how long will this carry on? Will there come a time when PCs are no longer needed at all by smartphone users? Tzer2 investigates...
In part 1 of this series, Steve Litchfield looked at exposed camera glass on some phone models and investigated whether scratches really make a difference. In part 2, he investigated the pros and cons of LED/dual-LED/Xenon flashes in camera phones - does Xenon or dual LED flash make that much difference? In this, part 3, he investigates the fabled 'Megapixel myth' with an objective eye. Part 4, next week, will focus on the difference between good and poor optics (at the same camera resolution). Note that we're also planning on adding some extra technical camera-related articles later on, courtesy of AAS regular Dirk Snoyt, plus an 'Ultimate S60 camera phone' review feature.
After All About Symbian's recent look at using S60 with Macintosh computers, we now start a new series of articles looking at using S60 with Linux-based computers. First off is a how-to guide on connecting the Linux-based EEE PC to the internet using an S60 phone as a modem.
