A buyer’s guide to the camera phone (THE WALL STREET JOURNAL ONLINE)

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Many experts and analysts make picture resolution their top priority. The better the quality, the more costly the device. For now, the highest resolution available in camera phones in the U.S. is 640 x 480 pixels. Pixels are the tiny dots that make up the photo. The more pixels, the better the resolution.

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Go with high resolution if you care a lot about the quality of your photos and plan to post many on the Web. Otherwise, save some money and opt for medium or low resolution.
Next consider the screen type and phone design, which come in various combinations. Two screen types are available: internal and external. Then there are basically three types of phone styles: candy bar, clamshell and swivel. Verizon Wireless’s LG VX6000 is considered a
clamshell phone. When the phone is flipped open, the screen — which serves as the camera viewfinder — faces you above the keypad. The lens is on the opposite side. If you want a picture of yourself, you’ll have to turn the camera around; a tiny mirror fixed next to the lens allows you
to see yourself when taking the picture. This differs somewhat from the candy-bar design, which is flat and doesn’t flip open. The screen and keypad are on one side, the camera lens is on the other.
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