Strike a pose, but not with your Camera Phone

So how many mega pixels does your camera have? Well if we are talking phones that number is ever increasing. But despite this rapid increase in pixels, one area where the manufacturers have guaranteed that we still have a need for the compact digi cam, is the lack of phones where a Xenon flash is implemented. The camera phone is used for evenings, indoor pics, low light conditions etc as well as day shots. Instead we are given a useless LED flash, or if we are lucky a duel LED flash. Although the likes of Sony Ericsson, Nokia and LG have flirted with the technology, none have made it a permanent feature even for their flagship models. The disspointing SE Satio, has a great camera with Xenon flash but is let down by over compressed photos and an awful operating systen called Symbian. Previous Sony Ericsson attempts include the awesome K800 and the C905 both which really took the camera phone to a different level. Likewise Nokia had the bulky but great N82 and the everso cheap plastic feeling 6220 classic which was a cheaper version of the N82. Both these had a great camera 5 megapixels and a decent video output. But 2 years since those, nothing from the Finnish giants.
The list of attempts can go on, but now nearly 8 years since the first camera phones started to arrive on these shores, there hasn't been too much to shout home about. Nokia and Samsung also had brief interests with the optical zooms but nothing further developed. Again a shame as it's another chance to leave the compact cam at home missed. I have had conflicting news from industry experts and one of the manufacterers about the line up for 2010. I am not sure as to why the rollout of the xenon flash is slow. Also, if space or cost are issues why can't the manufacterers commission the various accessories companies to produce an attachment that the enthusiasts can use like the one SE had available for the K750, W800 and W900. This little attachment transformed the photos those phones took and produced fantastic results. Sony Ericsson have just this week releases the Vivaz a HD video recording phone using the nasty Symbian operating system. Although the phone sports an 8 megapixel camera you have an LED flash. Even the long awaited X10 series only sports the poor LED flash. What is surprising is that Nokia whose top handsets have had the services of Carl Zeiss lenses still fail to make the most of it's capabilities. I suppose the excitment of Google's Android Operating system may bring out some future gems. But in the meantime unless you use one a K800 or a N82 etc there isn't a need to pack away your trusty digi cam just yet.


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