One of the underrated features of the Blackberry Smartphones today has to be their video capturing capability. Similar to most camera phones in the market today, the Blackberry series can likewise be used proficiently to capture and upload videos. Perhaps a new software in the RealPlayer SP can make things easier, just in case the real issue is concerning the software that Blackberry owners use today.

RealPlayer SP automatically converts video for playback on the powerful media player that comes on BlackBerry smartphones, delivering clear and vibrant video with great sound quality. And with microSD cards that currently support up to 16 GB per card, customers can easily expand storage to carry more videos wherever they go.

The RealPlayer SP Beta is available for free to download at the RealPlayer website. Support for h.264 video conversion, DVD playback, and DVD burning is available to those customers who upgrade to RealPlayer Plus SP for $39.99.

(Source) Press

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Do you love to take pictures of yourself with your mobile phone? Well if you are, here is something you can check out. All you have to do is take a picture of yourself, smile and upload the raw image at the Sony Ericsson site and you get a chance to receive an unspecified selection of Sony Ericsson goodies.

Contestants in the Sony Ericsson Smile Hunt must upload unretouched images of smiles, captured using camera phones only. The images must have been taken during 2009, and Sony Ericsson will award prizes to three individuals - a Judges Winner, People’s Winner, and Smile Ambassador winner. The People’s Winner will be selected via global public voting on Sony Ericsson’s website, and the winner will receive an unspecified selection of Sony Ericsson products.

Selection for the Judges Winner is rather more complex, with three entries being considered from each eligible country, as nominated by local competition organizers or their media partners if applicable, or by the number of public votes received in countries with no media partner.

From the many dozens of nominees, one winner will then be selected by a panel of five judges. In no particular order, the judges are Sony Ericsson’s senior designer Martin Wezowski, Reuters UK & Ireland Chief of Photography David Viggers, and three well-known photographers - Tony Briggs, Liu Heung Shing and Angela Boatwright.

(Source) Imaging Resource

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Most of us today have mobile phones equipped with a built-in camera. With that said, the next thing in mind is which camera phone can really take quality images with them. Wirefly.com, the online leader in one-stop comparison shopping for cell phones and wireless phone plans, today announced its Top 10 list of camera phones on the market today.

Not surprisingly, the highly anticipated Samsung Memoir with an unprecedented 8.0 megapixels, the 5.0 MP Motorola Zine and 5.0 MP Samsung Behold top the list, showcasing the evolution of the cell phone from a voice-centric handset to a multi-function consumer electronic device.

Wirefly.com’s Top 10 Camera Phones are as follows:

1. Samsung Memoir T929 (T-Mobile, 8.0 MP camera, QVGA 240×400) - Black
2. Motorola Zine ZN5 (T-Mobile, 5.0MP camera with Kodak lenses, QVGA 240×320) - Black
3. Samsung Behold T919 (T-Mobile, 5.0MP, QVGA 240×320) - Espresso, Light Rose
4. Samsung Omnia (Verizon Wireless, 5.0MP, VGA 480×640) - Black
5. Sony Ericsson W760a (AT&T, 3.2MP, QVGA 240×320) - Black, Red, Silver
6. BlackBerry Storm (Verizon Wireless, 3.2MP, QVGA 240×320) - Black
7. HTC Fuze (AT&T, 3.2MP, VGA 480×640) - Black
8. HTC Touch Pro (Sprint, 3.2MP, CIF 288×352) - Black
9. LG Dare (Verizon Wireless, 3.2MP, VGA 480×640) - Black
10. Samsung Eternity A867 (AT&T, 3.2MP, QCIF 144×176) - Black

(Source) PR Web

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Never lose track of a friend or a family member with the new face tracking technology brought to us by Fotonation. FotoNation, which specializes in digital imaging connectivity software, has launched ‘Face Tracker’, the world’s first face detection and tracking technology for Camera Phones.

FotoNation FaceTracker was made possible through advances in digital image capture technology. The system detects the presence of a person’s face, and its position at up to 30 frames per second while an image is captured, enabling exposure, focus and color balance to be set at optimal levels.

(Source) Mobile Wire

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Congressman Peter King from New York is doing his best to require cell phone cameras to click when a photo is snapped. The Camera Phone Predator Act was introduced in Congress by King this week, and its sole purpose is, “To require mobile phones containing digital cameras to make a sound when a photograph is taken.” Why would anyone care whether a cell phone camera clicked? According to King, “Congress finds that children and adolescents have been exploited by photographs taken in dressing rooms and public places with the use of a camera phone.”

But the truth is the problem is way more pervasive than that. Many people are photographed all the time without knowing it via cell phones, and never find out until they see some uncomfortable image of themselves on the internet. If passed, people being photographed by strangers would at least hear the warning ‘click’ and presumably have time to see who is taking the photo and report that person to the police.

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Sony Music Entertainment and Kyte have agreed to let Sony artists produce raw videos with their mobile phones and distribute it to fans online and at their computers using Kyte’s technology. Artist like John Legend, Lady Gaga, and the All American Rejects can shoot lots of quick videos for fans using their own cell phones and deliver them immediately so fans can keep up with them on tour buses, backstage, onstage, in the studio and elsewhere.

Sony and Kyte are hoping the collaborative effort will boost sales for both the artists and the Kyte online music service. “Kyte allows me to connect with my fans in a much deeper way by sharing special, behind the scenes moments,” said Legend in a recent statement. “I was able to bring my fans right on stage with me at the ‘We Are One’ Inauguration concert, and they were able to experience the excitement that all of us on stage felt.”

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Here is good news for phone owners who want better images. NEC has reportedly shipped samples of their CE 131 image processing LSI chips which can be used in camera phones. The said chip allows up to 8MP or 1.6 times better resolution than the standard phone cameras today.

The LSI sits between the CMOS sensor and application processor in a mobile phone. It displays signals from the sensor on the device’s screen and makes the signals printable.

The CE131 has an interface for a 512Mbit external memory, allowing for the processing of much larger image data than the existing model.

Each LSI sample chip is said to be worth $33. Actual production will commence in October.

(Source) Mobile Wire

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