720P would be nice provided the quality was there. Resolution alone is only part of the story, just like megapixals for still photos.
Thus far, all cell cameras are crap in my opinion. They work great for taking photos of yourself in the bathroom for facebook, but beyond that, not one is fit to replace my personal camera for capturing the moments I want captured.
Not to start a flame war (really) - I think am going to be purchasing a NS4G tonight - but the iPhone 4 has a stellar camera (for a phone), it takes beautiful photos and video.
It's definitely possible for Sammy to put a much higher quality camera in the phone. I suppose it was a cost-cutting measure. Shame.
The thing I learned as the number one rule in amateur photography as a kid was - have a camera with you.
So, whenever possible carry the best you can. If that isn't convenient, carry something anyway, and rely on skill while accepting the constraints - much better than no camera at all.
Based on that philosophy, I am personally all for anyone that wants the best they can get out of their cell phone camera.
And only the photographer themselves should judge what that word best means.
I've told the story here often - when a kid, my buddy (we shared a darkroom) called me to the camera shop whre he had an after-school job. Pro photographer was retiring, trading in all kinds of cool kit.
Then he bought a Kodak Instamatic - to always have a camera. We were trying to suppress our laughter - maybe he was just an old hack, the stuff he had was cool, but we'd never heard of such a thing.
He looked at us and said, tell you what - pointed to the local annual contest poster and said, literally twinkling - let's do it.
I took second place with a great shot from a twin lens Rollei.
He totally blew me away for first with a shot from an Instamatic.
My buddy and I to this day wonder how that shot would have been if he was using his Hasselblad.
So - get the best camera you can find in a cell phone if that's part of your camera-carrying strategy. If that's an iPhone, that's your business. If that's a Sammy or whatever, that's cool, too.
And demand better from these companies - they can do it. There are ways.
And we deserve it.
Imagine if we stopped have scratched lenses and cheap lenses as the limiting factor if they were to offer a bayonet mounted removable lens - or even a snap-in of sensor and lens - all plug and play. End the discussion of who has the best lens and sensor - make it an accessory - get as good or as cheap as you want.
I'd carry two - ultra cheap, always in place, just for something - and one with a motorized optical zoom and quality equal to a decent point-and-shoot for when I knew I wanted to take pictures.
Android could support this.
Sorry - just the rantings of a madman!
