Nikon and Samsung had done it and so did Polaroid. We are talking about Android-powered cameras. And now, after two years since its first reveal, Zeiss is ready to join this less chartered imaging path.
the advantage of Android-powered camera is obvious to sharing fanatics, though its true benefit, well if you can even call them benefit, is the ability to shoot with apps, edit the photos and videos right there and then before, well, sharing them. despite the ‘alternative benefits’ the market remains skeptical and perhaps that is why…
we never get a chance to review the GALAXY Camera, though we did had a fleeting moment or two with it to conclude that there is too much lack to our liking. based on the spec sheet of this successor, the aptly dubbed Samsung GALAXY Camera 2, it will hopefully be much faster.
if you are not so woo by the phone-first, camera-later GALAXY S4 Zoom, then Samsung has another Android-based imaging treat for you: the Samsung GALAXY NX 3G/4G LTE Android Camera. billed as the world’s first interchangeable lens equipped with 3G/4G LTE radios, the GALAXY NX is compatible with the firm’s other NX
just when we thought Polaroid is suffering from another freeze frame, it makes a pretty astounding announcement at the 2013 International CES: the world’s first Android-powered compact shooter with interchangeable lens. dubbed the Polaroid iM1836 Android Camera, this 18.0-megapixel shooter will run off Android 4.1 Jelly Bean and comes…
so you dreamed of having your smartphone’s photo apps on your everyday point-and-shoot camera? well, we have a good news for you: it will be a commonplace in no time. the latest to join the Android camera bandwagon is Samsung with its, you guessed it, Samsung GALAXY Camera. powered by Android 4.1 Jelly Bean and driven by a 1.4GHz quad-core…
with the improvements of imaging capability on smartphone and abundance of convenience such as instant sharing and apps to tweak the images, it makes one think: why can’t a digital camera do the same? while gadgets and casual shutterbugs alike anticipated eagerly for an Android-powered camera like the one proposed by Polaroid’s SC1630 smart camera…