Blogger needs mobile phone with good quality camera.

[petercasier]

I blog about travelling, the work I do etc... I often come across things worth writing about, and up to now, use my Nokia mobile phone to take a snapshot for a post.

While the resolution is fine, the overall quality, sharpness, colour balance etc.. is real poor.

I do have a digital camera, but can not always carry it with me. But I always have my phone with me...

So.. does anyone of the "mobile bloggers" amongst you have a tip for a mobile phone with an integrated good quality digital camera - a quality good enough for blog pictures?

Peter

[Bloggeries]

Good question. I have a flip and have *THOUGHT* of moving to a smart phone. Thing is if I go smart phone I'm screwed. I spend all my free time online as is so the sparing times I'm NOT at a PC or sleeping do I really need to be connected. *Don't answer that*. (End of Rant).

That being said any suggestions b/c I have beeen looking as well.

[petercasier]

I'm NOT at a PC or sleeping do I really need to be connected

My neither.. But to clarify my question: I am not looking for a phone to post messages online... I just want to snap blog-quality pictures with the phone, offload to my computer and use it in a post.

Like this morning, I was at the airport, and one of the departure displays had a Windows crash displayed on it... Wanted to snap a picture of it, and post something about "Ah.. Microsoft Windows...!", but did not have a camera with me.

[sadiessay-so]

The last phone I had was a Samsung. It had a 1.3mp camera in it that was amazing. I don't know if all Samsungs are that good, but you might want to look into it. The Nokia I have now is terrible in comparison. I never use the camera on my Nokia because it's so bad.

[tgkprog]

as expensive as u can get === better no?
well if u go to a retail shop and ask for the most megapixels wont that do the trick?

i have heard the sony erriccons are pretty good - though i have only used nokias N 95 is good

[steamsesh]

man, if you have the budjet get the new iphone

[tylergraffam]

I agree with steamsesh. The iphone has the best camera I have ever seen for a mobile phone... If you don't mind spending a massive amount of monthly fees. Also, for reading blogs, if the blogger has a wordpress plugin, it allows the iphone to read the blog in a special format that is very useful. It is hard to explain but it is really cool. I couldn't see using a mobile phone for a picture to go with the post unless it is about nature or something. Thats just my opinion.

[cjharley]

If you don't like the iPhone there is always a Blackberry. The Bold just came out and I hear it has a nice camera. I personally use a Curve and have been happy with the camera on it.

[petercasier]

Thanks for the feedback, guys! Some answers:

as expensive as u can get = better no?

My Nokia was not cheap, but the quality is not really good...

The iphone has the best camera I have ever seen for a mobile phone

I tried it... the quality was indeed not bad... Costs an arm and a leg over here in Europe, though... But so far, it was the best quality I have seen. Still nothing close to the quality of a digital camera.

ask for the most megapixels wont that do the trick

Mine has 2 megapixels, but it is 2 megapixels of bad colour quality

Peter

[N.V.M.]

megapixels are so misleading. it's all about the lens. my 5 year old Nikon 995 3.1 megapixel camera is way superior to my Sony 7.2 megapixel DSC-W70.bulky,awkward, heavy, but easy twice the quality of pics.

phones are always on hand, but never seen one worthy for posting pics with.