Polaroid Shows Off Android Camera Masquerading As Phone

[JMcEntegart]

Polaroid's brought a brand new camera to CES, and this one runs on Android.

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[EDVINASM]

Desperate try from Polaroid to get some spotlight?

 

[TunaSoda]

They had a waterproof 12mp point & shoot cellphone like this in Tokyo a few years ago already...

 

[soo-nah-mee]

This is just awesome. I'd like a non-phone version with wifi only and have it be a bit cheaper - plus not have to buy it through a mobile provider if that is the case.

 

[salgado18]

[citation][nom]soo-nah-mee[/nom]This is just awesome. I'd like a non-phone version with wifi only and have it be a bit cheaper - plus not have to buy it through a mobile provider if that is the case.[/citation]
I'd rather have this phone-camera, as I find those in regular smartphones good, but not that good. Also the optical zoom is very welcome, for shooting from an audience or getting details from afar.

All that's left now is word on specs, price and release date.

 

[southernshark]

I'd like to get a camera that was truly waterproof and shockwhich and with good zoom which can be carried in my pocket. Because I am sick of cameras with flimsy LCD screens. Make a damn point and shoot that doesn't fall apart and people will buy them. And I want a better zoom. Make it a 6 or 7 time optical zoom. Make it waterproof and shockproof. And put a double layer of gorilla glass on the LCD so the damn thing doesn't break.

 

[alidan]

finaly a cell phone camera i cant complain to much about, heres hopeing women with loose morals get them fast.

 

[fulle]

It's annoying to carry a point and shoot and a smartphone at the same time. Not enough room in the pockets, ya' know? So.... yay, to this thing!

 

[robluft]

One of the better devices I've head come out of CES. Good hardware and software.

@southernshark ditto the gorilla glass idea

 

[voodoobunny]

This is an awesome idea! Especially if it is available on prepay (as long as the data rates aren't *too* expensive..). I take a lot of photos with my Droid Incredible but low-light pictures are *awful*, so having a proper flash and a real optical zoom would be wonderful.

I would expect people with this phone to post a lot more photos to Facebook, be prepared everyone!

 

[freggo]

Interesting idea.

But if it is from Polaroid or Kodak you know it's no good.
I rather wait for Canon, Panasonic or Nikon pic up on the idea.

The ;film; people simply do not have the digital touch. Must be a mindset tied to their corporate past.

 

[MasterMace]

Need a release on the specs of the phone that matter: Processor, RAM, Battery, display resolution.

 

[voodoobunny]

One would hope that it has at least a 1GHz dual-core CPU and 512MB of RAM (which will be midrange by the time it actually gets released).

 

[bluekoala]

[citation][nom]TunaSoda[/nom]They had a waterproof 12mp point & shoot cellphone like this in Tokyo a few years ago already...[/citation]
They also sell soiled schoolgirls' underwear in vending machines in Tokyo, what's your point?

The best feature of my smartphone is still the camera, seconded only by google maps. And the camera on a Moto Milestone really really sucks. This device will have to be my next phone.

 

[Guest]

Bravo! Great convergence product.
I figured that as soon as they come up with a cell phone with an optical zoom with a real xenon flash, then that’s the end of the cheap point n shoot camera market.

 

[TunaSoda]

[citation][nom]bluekoala[/nom]They also sell soiled schoolgirls' underwear in vending machines in Tokyo, what's your point?[/citation]
My point is this is really nothing new

 

[archange]

Let them include an image stabilizer as well. The constant motion tends to ruin all efforts to make any videos and wrecks the whole HD 1080p concept.