[pct-l] Phones

[Jim Bravo]

On Tue, Dec 28, 2010 at 5:43 PM, jamesfmiller at hotmail.com <
jamesfmiller at hotmail.com> wrote:


> "I'll be using a Droid X. Partially because of its satellite based gps
> capabilities. I also thought the 8MP camera sounded good, but its a bit
> disappointing."
>


> James:



> It doesn't much matter how many megapixels a camera has, any camera, if it
> is a fixed-focus lens. It used to be that type of camera was permanently
> focussed at about 10 feet, so if your subject was about 6 to 20 feet from th
> lens it would be pretty sharp. Good for a small group photo or a
> head-and-shoulders shot. The manufacturers used to call them "universal
> focus"...we used to call them "universal out-of-focus!" Anyway, if the
> camera doesn't focus manually or automatically (the lens has to move in and
> out), you're not going to get good results for most subjects, especially
> landscapes. The more megapixels you have, the better you can expand it and
> see just how out-of-focus it is...



> Jim