![]() ![]() Not only could you share these pictures wirelessly, they were good enough to print as well. to feature a 1.3-megapixel camera capable of capturing 1280 x 960 pixel resolution shots. 1.3MP arrives with Audiovox PM8920Ĭontinuing to push the camera phone trend, Sprint released the PM8920 in July of 2004. The good news for consumers was that quality was rising and prices were dropping. We even covered the trend by reporting that camera phones rival DVD players sales back in November 2003. and over 80 million had already been sold worldwide. The Sanyo SCP-5300 also had a basic flash, white balance control, self-timer, digital zoom, and various filter effects like sepia, black and white, and negative colors.īy the end of 2003, camera phones were really taking off in the U.S. The one pictured on the left comes from this IGN review. With a 0.3-megapixel capability, it could capture shots at 640 x 480 pixels. It cost $400 and it featured a chunky clamshell design. adopted the crazy Japanese trend with the Sanyo SCP-5300 on Sprint. Here’s how the BBC reported on it back in 2001, the comments are priceless. The real difference between it and the Samsung SCH-V200 was the fact that the J-SH04 allowed you to send your photos electronically. The J-SH04 could take photos, like the one on the right (from Japanese site Showcase) at 110,000-pixel resolution or 0.11-megapixels. There’s a strong argument that the first real camera phone was produced by Sharp and released in Japan by J-Phone (now SoftBank Mobile) in November of 2000. The camera and the phone components were essentially separate devices housed in the same body. The SCH-V200 flipped open to reveal a 1.5-inch TFT-LCD, and the built-in digital camera was capable of taking 20 photos at 350,000-pixel resolution, which is 0.35-megapixels, but you had to hook it up to a computer to get your photos. The first cell phone with a built-in camera was manufactured by Samsung and released in South Korea in June of 2000. Samsung Sharp built the first camera phone But how did we get here? Let’s take a look at the history of the camera phone. Few of us see the need to carry a dedicated device for taking photos or videos anymore, and digital camera sales have slumped. Fitbit Versa 3Ĭameras in phones are ubiquitous. ![]()
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