It’s 2008, and Windows Mobile cameras still suck like it was 2001
August 11, 2008 by Jayvee Fernandez
Filed under Windows Mobile
Windows Mobile has paved the way for mobile computing. Being at the forefront of portable OS deployment alongside Nokia’s Symbian powered phones, Windows Mobile, formerly known as “Pocket PC” has allowed for the impossible to happen – Exchange server synchronization, the best line up of portable games, and a wide array of devices that support the operating system.
Despite all the technological advances with Windows Mobile 6 (we’re up to 6.1 now), why do all the cameras that are built into the hardware of any Windows Mobile still so poor in quality compared to the other camera phone offerings in the market? I’ve honestly never seen a WM device that boasts an impressive camera. We’re up to 5MP now with the Samsung OMNIA, and the megapixel count is going through the roof, but I’ve honestly never seen decent print quality photos come out.
Choose your adjectives: pixelated, blurred, out of focus, over saturated (with flash), underexposed (without flash).
My theory as to why this is the case is because most of these devices are outsourced to 3rd party manufacturers and the big brands just slap their branding and home screen on top of them. So there isn’t really much control over some of the multimedia features.
A second theory is that since these devices are targeted primarily to the enterprise market, an ugly camera decreases the chances that top secret company items will be photographed clearly. Hyuk.
What’s the “best” Windows Mobile camera you’ve ever held? What’s up with these???
I bought a while ago HTC Touch Dual (Nike100) because of it’s camera. I have used many many Nokia phones and while they say and to be exact,
like all says, it have a good camera, I will disagree.
Photos are almost same with good Nokia as with poor HTC…
WM all the way
I have had a few windows mobile devives over the years, now on the HTC Touch HD.
The main issues are generally the same. there is only digital zoom and the software is usually a clunky windows mobile application, that never runs like a decent dedicated camera.
Maybe they should make the camera as a separate internal device, that runs outside of the os.