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Samsung Galaxy Camera as Daily Driver: An Experiment

Samsung Galaxy Camera as Daily Driver: An Experiment

We’ve taken you on a software tour and we’ve shown you how it stacks up against the Galaxy S III – so the next logical step was to use the Samsung Galaxy Camera as our primary device for a weekend. Right? We know what you’re thinking, and the answer is no: this wasn’t just a stunt. We really wanted to find out if the Galaxy Camera, which runs the full version of Android Jelly Bean on hardware sporting a cellular radio, could substitute as a daily device for a tiny niche of users: shutterbugs who don’t make a lot of phone calls, but do communicate in other ways, like via social media, IM, and SMS. It’s similar to the question that came up when tablets first became popular: could I carry this instead of a phone, or in addition to something simple like a dumbphone? Is that possible? Is it workable? To find out, watch our video above, then check out our detailed impressions in text form at Pocketnow. Visit us: pocketnow.com Follow us twitter.com facebook.com google.com Follow Michael: twitter.com
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  4. Completely agree. I watch videos Michael does? even if the device doesn’t overly interest me and I come out the other side being thoroughly entertained.

  5. As I stated above I do carry my Panasonic LX Everywhere! and actually I just leave it in the car.
    I’ve been taking pictures for over 30 years now [NO! I’m not a photographer] and having a decent camera matters more then a convenience camera.
    Then again I’m not crazy about sticking a camera/phone thingy to more ears anyway.
    So I always have my Galaxy S3 & my Panasonic with me at all times! but that’s? the way I roll and that’s what works for me.
    Your mileage may vary. [Umm that was a joke BTW]

  6. I meant every day, everywhere, all the time. That is the kinda camera this is and an SLR is not. No comparison what so ever. I’ve been a photographer for over 10 years and I hate lugging an SLR with me. For everyday shots I’d rather use my phone since it really isn’t about the quality of? the shot, but the shot itself. There’s nothing to a photo that was never taken, but if you take it, it always creates a reaction, no matter what it was shot with. That’s the essence of photography for me.

  7. If it’s an important event? Then the answer is yes I do.
    For time I don’t have my? D5200 then I still have my Panasonic LX series which I do carry Everywhere!
    It all depends on how serious you are about photography.
    I for one take my photography seriously because a good glass lens does make a difference.

  9. Yea i ported my number to Google Voice, so it forwards to all my devices and I call out and text and people had no idea i made the switch.. Which is great so its not like a mandatory skype to skype or something like that.. It can be any number..

    Instead of paying tmobile $110, i only pay $50 now using Verizons hotspot. One of the? best moves i’ve done lol..

    Yea i gotta look into that FB feature, haven’t read up on it yet..

  10. why? babe !!! you dont like your country or something like that !! hhh just kidding i think europe is better than US

  12. Don’t think so. Get a nexus 7? or 10 instead tho. The nexus 10 got a better screen than ipad.

  13. i want to live in US the things like that (phone,computers) are more affordable to buy..haha not like here in Europe.. it doubles the price…? 🙁

  15. enough the Tony Stark comments? already! Tony Stark is a fiction character. And no one knows exactly how he looks like. If you’re thinking he looks like the one in that movie, then say he looks like RD Jr then. And I don’t think he looks like him at all.but who cares right?

    now, about the camera.. can we flash ROM?

  16. There isn’t any difference, other than most people don’t have Gvoice (it’s US/UK only) or any VOIP for that matter. So there’s that. When Facebook comes up with one on their Messenger, it’ll get? quite a boost though.

  19. well yea, but i? dont see much difference between using a native phone app over Gvoice.. Call goes through and works. Texting works the same too. When i found that out, i cut my Talk and Text plans since they’re basically a rip off..

    but yea those are the only two things i wish it had to be honest, bigger battery and that Photosphere feature the nexus 4 has..

    other than that, great device..

  22. $499 and the cheapest I’ve seen in in Europe is 427 euros -100? euro cash back from Samsung (french Amazon).

  23. You’re totally missing the point. The camera in this is worth around $300 alone (the sensor is twice the size of an other Android device+it has a 21x zoom and optical image stabilization), the rest is basically? a SGS3 bringing it all the utility of an Android device.