T-Mobile G1 is the world’s first phone based on Google’s Android platform. It has a 3.2 megapixel camera, and a built-in GPS. So the question is, does it support geotagging?

The answer is “yes!”. According to the leaked T-Mobile G1 user guide, it is simply a matter of turning it on in the camera’s capture settings. There is a checkbox labeled as “Store location in pictures”. Once checked, user can then save the longitude and latitude in the picture’s metadata. Great!

My current phone is a Nokia E71. It has a 3MP auto-focus camera and a built-in GPS, but it needs third party software (such as locr) to tag the photos with the location information. The camera software does support more controls such as white balance, flash modes, etc. Unlike the G1, it can take nice videos as well.

Posted in Digital photography on September 25th, 2008. 1 Comment.

LG’s new KC910 is a replacement for LG KU990, aka the “Viewty”. According to the information at PhoneArena, this sleek 14mm device is “…slimmest 8MP phone on the market. It has Xenon flash, Schneider-Kreuznach lens, ISO up to 1600 and can capture video in VGA resolution at 30fps and in QVGA at up to 120fps for slow motion effect”. Other advanced camera features include geo-tagging with built-in GPS, manual focus, face, smile and blink detection, and digital image stabilizer. There is no mention of optical zoom.

Posted in Other on August 23rd, 2008. No Comments.

I am curious if most people know who has the largest market share in CMOS image sensor. Is it Canon? Nope, it is Micron Technology Inc (see this media presentation from Micron). So I guess it is not so strange that Micron makes the 2MP image sensor for the iPhone.

Posted in Miscellaneous on June 27th, 2007. No Comments.
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