CAMERA PHONE --do they take good pictures?

Chris --- as a matter of fact, accidents like what you mention is when a camera phone comes in handy. And in other situations, too. There was a news story in New York about a man pleasuring himself on a subway, in front of some women. One of them took a picture with her phone, and posted it online.

Mike - google earth must look Christmasy. I have to look at it again. :)

Diane -- thanks. Maybe we should start a group featuring the best (or worst) photos taken with a camera phone. I will have to say the worst will be the ones posted on the MLS where they all look grainy.

Michael S.--- I didn't have a Blackberry Storm, but I did have the Curve. I liked the camera in that one...but it still won't take the place of a digital camera. The iPhone is like a Swiss army knife of business tools.

Charles --- I agree. Not good enough for MLS --- although some folks try!

Kris --- I actually think the Blackberry Curve camera had good options of high versus low resolution. Then when I upload the pictures on my computer, I use Microsoft Picture Manager software to edit, etc.

Michael K. --- I think the fact that Blackberry launched its first touch screen phone means more will adopt this as the way to go. I switched from TREO 650 because everytime my cheek touched the phone (which was always) it launched another action.

Mara --- I still have my digital camera, and a Flip phone...but you gotta admit, in a pinch, it's nice to have these capabilities on the phone.

Jeremy --- thanks for the tips.

Norma -- as long as we don't take pictures of rooms in a house, the Blackberry Curve (and the other phones) seem to be fine in close ups. Look at my close up of the tree -- folks thought it was Google Earth.

Michael T. --- Google earth doubles as my tree. Yey!

Carol

I change phones, it seems, every 2 years. I loved TREO 650 at first, and then got so tired of it re-setting frequently, while I was in the middle of a conversation. Or, it would do something when my cheek would accidentlaly touch the screen while I'm on a call.

I didn't think I'd like the Blackberry Curve because it didn't have a touchscreen. But I loved the keyboard. However, compared to the newest edition of iPhone, it had limitations. I must admit, though, that I think the camera feature on that phone may be better than iPhone's.

Then I was lured by the many applications available on the iPhone. And when my company had a special contest wherein winners would get iPhones, I used that as an excuse to get the iPhone 3G. I gave my Blackberry to my significant other, to whom its features are wasted. He simply uses it to make/receive calls!

Lori ---- really good picture, and cool tip! You're getting to be a iphone master,

Carol --- I loved the Treo 650 (I've had Palm Pilots since the 90s so it was hard to give up it up out of loyalty to Palm) but after 2-3 replacements because there was always something wrong, I surrendered, and switched.

Bruce -- thanks. The camera in a phone is still a good-to-have feature. Still need to use the digital camera for serious photos. :)

Angelia -- yep. Digital camera for MLS, still.

Have a Happy and a Prosperous New Year!

Ryan

I've been taking a lot of pictures with the iPhone...and although they may be a little grainy (can't complain, though...my first digital camera had the same resolution), I'm not complaining too much because I have my higher resolution camera anyway.

And yes... the convenience alone of having a camera phone is a big plus! My old Razor didn't do that!

Brian, you're absolutely right. It's a nice-thing-to-have, but not the-only-thing-to-have.