Flipping 'eck, a 10 Mega pixel camera phone!

[autopilot]

http://www.engadget.com/2006/03/09/l...l-cameraphone/

Ok, so 10mp may be serious overkill for a camera phone. But the most interesting thing, which Engadget and it's readers failed to really mention, is the proper optics, zoom and i'm guessing a proper shutter too. I have said it before and i will say it again, you can have as many mega pixels as you want but you will never get a really decent photo without a proper mechanical shutter and optics. I would settle for around 4MP, but proper optics I want

[fuddam]

and the SIZE of the pixels is of fundamental importance

which is why a 4MP or 5MP nikon DSLR can beat a 8MP Sony in resolution

that phone is all about the megapixel myth.

[Stoo]

Actually, it's about the quality of the optics..

[fuddam]

Actually, it's about the quality of the optics..

um, no

btw, did you see my use of the word 'AND'? it implies that I was not dissing the importance of optics.

but if you have no real knowledge of how pixels work, steam onward!

[pak000]

have to agree with fuddam, the size of the pixels do matter, optics are certainly very important, but cramming 10Million pixels into a small space is going to create a lot of noise

[RS2000]

I would think the shutter speed will be pretty slow as well wouldn't it? Man you gona have to have a steady hand to get any decent pictures with that MP

[noah]

small pixels will create more noise, but if you aint got good optics to start with theres no point in having anything at all to record the pic.

all in all agreed with you both

[TheAnimus]

10mega pixels is way overkill imo.

also what the display screen res, damn well better be QVGA!
built in 802.11b/g/n?

4megapixels with nice optics would be great, also would like a decent flash, but luckily that new technology might make that possible

[flcherb]

It does look very nice. A phone with optics what will they think of next.

[javalord]

Sadly this will sell due to the tiny 10mp ccd.