The first camera phone, known as the Kyocera Visual Phone, was created in 2000 by Sharp. When it was released it cost around $400 to the public. It was made up of a 1.5 inch screen, weighing 74 grams and containing only a back facing camera. it had the ability to take up to 20 photos that then had to be accessed through plugging the phone into a computer. If even a small video was taken it would take up most of the space on the phone. They also could be accessed by taking out the memory card. The photos were limited to a 0.11 pixel quality, which left them grainy and blurry. The flash was made up of an LED light that gradually dimmed if used for too long, making it hard to adequately take flash photos. The phone ended up being a flop because of its build and limited storage.
In 2002 Nokia took on the task of recreating something better. The screen was 2.1 inches of display and it contained 4MB of storage.It was referred to as the Nokia 7650, and it was much more desirable than the original model that had been made. It marketed for around $329 even though it contained more features than the previous one. In 2005 the Sony Ericsson released, it had an amazing flash and 1.9 inch display and used the new cyber shot technology that had been recently created. It was alot less bulky and easy to put inside a pocket which made it even more desirable then the others. In 2007, however an even more advanced form emerged, the LG viewty. it resembled camera on the outside, including being able to turn it sideways to take the photo. It also had a touch screen that was 3 inches. It included a xenon flash, slow motion video capturing, and 16x visual zooming power.
Today, we dont know what its like to have minimal space on our phones, we can take thousands of pictures and access them on the spot. We can share them on any platform instantly with the entire world. Out photo quality has drastically changed and advanced throughout the past few years. Looking back at how the camera phone started and where it currently is makes you realize just how quickly times and technology is changing. Its hard to even imagine how camera phones will be within the next 10 or even 20 years.
Articles referenced-
https://www.digitaltrends.com/mobile/camera-phone-history/
https://www.techradar.com/news/phone-and-communications/mobile-phones/flashback-the-past-present-and-future-of-the-camera-phone-1209860
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