October 21, 2004
Samsung develops world's first five-megapixel camera phone - SCH-S250
'South Korea's Samsung Electronics has developed the world's first mobile phone equipped with a five-megapixel camera.
The latest model, called the SCH-S250, has a charge-coupled device camera and high-sensitivity flash which allow users to take high-quality pictures. It can also function as a camcorder.
Built-in cameras are considered basic features in mobile phones but most camera phones have picture resolutions of less than one megapixel, meaning the pictures can sometimes be poor quality even if the technology is improving all the time.
"Our development of a five-megapixel camera phone will boost the competitiveness of the South Korean mobile phone industry," Samsung president Lee Ki-Tae said in a statement.
"At the same time, I would like to see our technological advances contribute to the growth of the global mobile phone industry," he said.'
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Posted by Darren at October 21, 2004 05:24 AM
