To both consumers and agents, there is nothing more annoying than bad photos. Face it. The Internet is becoming more and more visual. The iPad and the iPhone making reading harder. Consumers are skimming and looking for pictures more than anything else. Good pictures. Like really good pictures. This has lead to the rise of services like Pininterest & Houzz which are all about beautiful photos of houses.
But carrying around that bulky DSLR camera may not be practical.
Sony QX100
Sony has introduced a pretty ingenious lens for your smartphone. Now, you can take near DSLR quality pictures, using your simple iPhone or Samsung Galaxy. Here is a link to the blog post from the WSJ on the Sony QX100. Pretty ingenious idea. The downside is that it isn't cheap. As I have learned, much of the cost for good cameras is in the lens. These lenses start at $250 and go up from there depending on the quality.
Nokia Lumia 1020
Nokia also is pushing the boundaries on smartphone optics and cameras. Nokia has introduced a 41 megapixel camera for its smartphones. That's right 41 megapixels. I am not sure what I would do with a 41 megapixel camera. It would certainly save a lot of time trying to get the right focus on interesting pictures for my blog, but I fear I would spend the rest of my nights cropping the pictures. 41 Megapixels may be enough for me to try Windows Phone and give up my iPhone. Maybe.
Supposedly the resolution of this smartphone is so good, it can be used as a camera on an aerial drone. That is impressive.
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