Thread: Note to All Phone Manufacturers

I apologize in advance for how obnoxious and arrogant and condescending this will sound, but.....

Given the number of brain-dead numbnuts who use cell phones, would any cell phone company want to deal with the inevitable support calls from said numbnuts regarding RAW? One false button sequence away.....

Good question, Amin!

I was just thinking that one big advantage (or disadvantage) of the current smartphones is the fact that you nearly always have internet connectivity. You can immediately share an image on social networking or photo sharing apps... I guess this is part of the bad/instant photography going on (i.e. too easy/convenient)?

It does seem like you should be able to get a RAW, either for more PP flexibility right there on the device (bigger screens, better apps like Snapseed), or, as you said Amin, for editing when you got back home.

I have not read all the replies to this post yet but last week I had all my equipment stolen when my home was broken into so I have been using my iPhone more, until the insurance comes through. Anyway, while I was using true HDR (very good app) my thoughts returned to a line of thinking that I had when I first got my iPhone 3Gs (its four years old now!) 'Why the heck can't my cameras interface be as good as this!" it is so much better than any camera I have ever used. The M9 comes close its simple, nearly all functions are like the iPhone 1 click away and bracketing is more straight forward than bracketing in any other camera I have used. I heard somewhere that Android is going to be used in a camera that would seem to be a step in the right direction...

Nvm

Correct me if I'm wrong but doesn't the Nokia Pureview allow RAW out put allowing close to full resolution photos without the resampling via the JPEG engine?