A new mobile phone destined for the Korean market will feature a 10-megapixel camera
that includes a 3X optical and 5X digital zoom lens. Along with the
camera, the Samsung SCH-B600 cell phone has Bluetooth, MP3 player,
business card reader, and a TV-output. The SCH-B600 also has a
2.2-inch TFT-LCD display for users to watch live content through
South Korea's TU Media satellite multimedia service. The SCH-B600 is
also able to record video in 320-by-240 pixel resolution at 15 to 30
frames per second. The phone, however, carries a hefty price tag of
$950.
Samsung's press release claims:
Samsung’s 10 megapixel camera
phone (SCH-B600) is 6mm thinner and 10g lighter than the 7 megapixel
camera phone (SCH-V770) and sets itself apart from its previous
megapixel camera phones by combining mobile TV capability in
Satellite standard.
The B600 offers the same level of
picture-taking sophistication that a 10 megapixel digital camera
offers. The camera function includes 3x optical zoom and 5x digital
zoom.
Samsung hopes to
stay at the front of mobile phone technologies and revolution with
“the world's first 10 megapixel mobile phone.” Consumers first
got a glimpse of the phone when it was unveiled during CeBIT in
March.
Samsung is known
for placing high megapixel cameras in its line of cell phones. In
October 2004, the company launched a 5-megapixel camera phone to
consumers in Asia. In November 2005, an 8-megapixel camera phone was
released on the market.