Each One Teach One
The Camera Phone is a phone that features a digital camera for taking photos and videos. It is capable of taking, sending, and receiving both. The first Camera phone was released in 2002 by Nokia, which was a model called the Nokia 7650. Another early release of a camera phone included the Sanyo SPC-5300.
(Nokia 7650) (Sanyo SPC-5300)
The introduction of the camera phone was a huge technological advancement, as it allowed for people to communicate through images and videos. Many people began to value the fact that they could have a digital camera with the convenience of it being within their cell phones. Even in the early 2000's, using messaging and video messaging through SMS was a new way for people to connect with each other. Through the use of photography, people could now do things like take "selfies", send photos of their adventures, and just connect with each other overall.
In the years to come, many other cell phone producers began to develop camera phones. From 2002 on, most new cell phones releases were camera phones. Companies like Apple and Samsung in particular began to really focus on their camera specs, to develop the highest quality camera phones they could. These devices were HUGE and marketing these devices based on their cameras changed the game for cell phone users and producers. To put this camera spec advancement into perspective, In 2001, the Nokia 7650 featured a 640X480 pixel camera. In 2007, the LG-KU990 featured a 5.0 Megapixel camera. In 2019, Apple released one of its newest models, the iPhone 11, which included an f/1.8 6-element, 12-megapixel wide-angle lens (26mm focal length) and an f/2.4 5-element 12-megapixel ultra wide-angle lens (13mm focal length.) The advancement of camera phone quality is amazing, and today devices such as the iPhone is being used even by professional photographers, mainly due to the convenience of having a quality camera within their cell phones. Below are examples of images taken on each of these phones.
Image taken on the Nokia 7650: (Photo taken on Nokia 7650 via wikiwand.com/en/Nokia_7650 )
Image taken on the LG-KU990: ( Photo via: https://www.flickr.com/photos/luke4893/4272045048/ )
Image taken on the Apple iPhone 11: (photo from: https://www.reddit.com/r/iphonexwallpapers/comments/dar9ok/current_wallpaper_taken_from_iphone_11_pro/)
Within the last decade, social media has become a big part of our everyday lives. With this, the use of camera technology has become huge. Apps such as Snapchat, Instagram, VSCO, and YouTube are among some of the most popular. All of these apps use camera phones in some way. Snapchat uses the camera in order to send photos and videos as a form of chatting with other users. Instagram and VSCO both work as mainly photography platforms, where users can edit and upload their photos, gifs, or videos to social network. Instagram also includes features such as live-streaming, video calling, and image messaging as part of its social platform. YouTube also allows users to message and live-stream, but is unique because it allows users to upload videos to their channels, and has become a very popular platform for billions of users. All of these are just a few examples of the millions of apps used everyday that involve the camera phone in some way. Most of you all probably engage in these platforms every single day, multiple times. Just think, what would you be doing with most of your time right now if Nokia had never released the first camera phone?
Sources:
https://www.flickr.com/photos/luke4893/4272045048/
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/technology/0/evolution-mobile-phone-pictures/sanyo-scp-5300/
https://manual-user-guide.com/nokia-7650
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