The beginning of the end for compact P&S digicams?
 

On Fri, 15 Oct 2010 22:02:05 +0100, Bruce
wrote:

Panasonic has unveiled a LUMIX branded cell phone which incorporates a
13 MP camera with a zoom lens:

http://www.pocket-lint.com/news/3603...one-first-pics

Nah, just one more nail in the coffin of image quality.

Sure, it can take pix, but can it make coffee?

The beginning of the end for compact P&S digicams?
 

On Sat, 16 Oct 2010 09:33:59 -0400, Bowser wrote:
: On Fri, 15 Oct 2010 22:02:05 +0100, Bruce
: wrote:
:
: Panasonic has unveiled a LUMIX branded cell phone which incorporates a
: 13 MP camera with a zoom lens:
:
: http://www.pocket-lint.com/news/3603...one-first-pics
:
: Nah, just one more nail in the coffin of image quality.
:
: Sure, it can take pix, but can it make coffee?

If it overheats, yes. But soon enough it will unlock your car, change channels
on your TV, tell the cops when you're driving drunk, and take better pictures
than any of today's entry-level superzooms.

Bob

The beginning of the end for compact P&S digicams?
 

Robert Coe wrote:

But soon enough it will unlock your car, change channels
on your TV, tell the cops when you're driving drunk, and take better pictures
than any of today's entry-level superzooms.

.... because with GPS and inbuild compass it can just download
all relevant pictures (shot with a DSLR) from the net.

-Wolfgang