With few exceptions, cell phone cameras produce relatively poor images. As I was preparing for my mobile blog experiment, it hit me: My Moto Q should be able to read images taken with my Canon SD1000.
The solution was starkly simple. The Moto uses a mini SD card, the Canon uses an SD card. By using the adapter that came with my micro SD card, I could use the same memory card in both my Q and my Canon.
What You Need
- A cellphone with internet/e-mail access that can read a mini, micro or full sized SD card.
- A camera that uses a mini, micro or full sized SD card.
- Adaptable media. I used a micro SD card with both mini and full size adapters.
Taking Pictures
By using the micro SD card in the SD adapter, I simply placed the card in my camera. Since I would be editing and sending the images from my phone, I set the camera to the 1.9 mega pixel mode [1600 x 1200] rather than 7.1 mega pixel mode [3072 x 2304].
I did test editing and sending 7.1 mega pixel images on my Moto, however, the processing and upload times are considerably longer than the lower resolution images.
Editing / Sending Images
Once I shot the images on my Canon, I simply took the micro SD card out of the full size adapter, placed it in the mini adapter and put it in my Moto.
The Moto is a Windows Media 6 based phone which has basic photo editing tools that allow you to rotate, crop and auto correct images. Once the images are corrected, you can choose to save over the original or ’save as’ to preserve the original.
To send the images, compose an e-mail, attach the image(s) and hit send.
Conclusion
For bloggers and photographers who want to edit and send high quality images from their phone, adaptable media makes the process incredibly easy. Beyond blogging, sending images via e-mail allows for instant sharing (with friends/family/colleagues), seamless uploads to Flickr and delivery to photo printing services (to get prints in about an hour).
In a very short amount of time we have gone from waiting for film to develop, to downloading images from our digital cameras to our computers. We’ve tolerated sharing grainy, poor quality cell phone images. Now with mobile technology, high quality images can be taken with a digital camera and processed and shared using a cell phone.
There are now wifi enabled cellphones, that can send the cameras contents if you want.
I’ve also exchanged photos and data via Bluetooth between phones. It appears as though camera manufacturers are experimenting with this technology as well, which could eliminate the need to share media between devices.
Jason, my friend who worked at an old haunt with me, is a leading knowledgeable camera dude.
Bill Coady knows a lot too. Locally that is.
All of my technology going forward will be based in the Jack Bauer universe.
This is awesome…all I have to do now is upgrade my phone (Sony Ericsson W300i) and my digital camera (one of the first Kodak digitals!).
Just found this article, Lost cameras “phone home” to catch thieves. Need to look into Eye-Fi technology.
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