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PHOTOS TAKEN FROM N6600 !!

8 replies · 2,921 views · Started 06 September 2003

Bit difficult to make a judgement on this as the 6600 must be a prototype. The only issue really is how much the pictures would be improved with better software. That also assumes that the prototype doesn't have the finished picture software in it...

true, i remember seeing a prototype 3650 image and the resulting one is much improved

why dont they damn well increase the resolution of the camera!?

[quote="Anonymous"]why dont they damn well increase the resolution of the camera!?[/quote]Cost (of the sensor module, additional memory required, additional integration & verifcation/testing required, etc.). It'd most likely increase cost enough to take it to a new price range, which means fewer buyers, which means less revenue, which means that the initial price has to be higher, which means fewer buyers, which... 😉

Eventually it'll be economical enough.

That's the BCE, the Basic Cost Explanation. I wish it were it were the only one, because it's the most logical. Unfortunately, broadbeans are cooked everywhere (phrase from the Spanish "all� tambi�n se cuecen habas"😉. What I mean by that is that there are people and companies taking short cuts all the time, so that Logic does not always prevail. For a really extreme view of why euro phones are underengineered, try this for size
http//www.infosyncworld.com/news/n/2351.html