A teaser shot of Motorola's 5 megapixel multimedia maven?

Remember that Moto lineup for 2008 that was supposedly leaked a couple months back? You know, the one that might just stand a chance at breathing life into Moto's tired range and flagging financial performance if it turns out to be even remotely legit? Well, IT168 has what appears to be a shot -- albeit a relatively crappy, likely rendered one -- of the X PIXL / Z12 slider that had been mentioned as a part of that '08 roadmap, showing the 5 megapixel Kodak-branded cam we'd heard about along with the obligatory xenon flash. Now clearly, this shot is utterly trivial to fake, but we tend to give it a little weight here if for no other reason than the fact that Moto pretty much has to get out a 5 megapixel cameraphone with name-brand optics at this point just to keep up with the Joneses.

[Via Just Another Mobile Phone Blog]

[(Unverified) Posted Dec 19th 2007 3:59AM]

The lens looks a bit small for a 5 megapixel device!

Since there's been so much 5 megapixel coverage here lately (Nokia N82, LG KU990, Samsung G800) I'd like to mention that I just switched from a Sony Ericsson K850i to a Nokia N95-3 (having also owned the original N95), and the camera firmware keeps getting better: http://tnkgrl.wordpress.com/2007/12/19/unboxing-the-nokia-n95-us-version/

If anyone is interested in my K850i, drop me a line...

[(Unverified) Posted Dec 19th 2007 6:34AM]

I might be interested, but A)I can get a brand new one for 50 bucks less online (I have no used for the GPS headset so that's not really an added value for me) and B) Green isn't my color anyway.

I'm suprised you're going the craigslist route thought... figured you'd have better luck on ebay for something like that.

On topic: how is that phone supposed to capture a 5MP picture with a sensor that small? Maybe it's using that brand new liquid lense tech that was announced a year ago?

[(Unverified) Posted Dec 19th 2007 1:53PM]

I always sell everything on CL... Works great! The GPS headset is worth about $75, BTW I think I'm gonna lower the price a bit.

[(Unverified) Posted Dec 19th 2007 7:01AM]

I see that motorola had to team up with kodak to make a half way decent phone. Putting that aside. About this supposed 5 mp camera...... I can almost guarentee you it's not a 5mp but more likely a 3.2 or at most a 4mp. I have extensive experience with cell phones and do to this i have found that some camera phones claim to have a certain mp when in fact they are of poor quality. Again, a 5 mp camera in a motorola non the less is funny to me at least. Just my opinion on motorola and vast experience.

[(Unverified) Posted Dec 19th 2007 11:06AM]

Vast experience, huh? Everyone thinks they're an expert.

http://crave.cnet.com/8301-1_105-9721239-1.html?part=rss&tag=feed&subj=Crave

[(Unverified) Posted Dec 19th 2007 12:08PM]

Nick, you don't understand how camera's work then.

More megapixels does NOT mean sharper, better pictures. In fact, more megapixels stuffed into the same-sized sensor will produce worse images.

Bigger, brighter, higher quality lenses and larger, lower pixel density sensors are what makes a better camera, and will give you better images.

Unfortunately those things are expensive, so marketers work to convince the simple minded that more megapixels = better pics.

[derX Posted Dec 19th 2007 6:59PM]

Yeah, dude, seriously, why do you have to sound like such a know-it-all?

" About this supposed 5 mp camera...... I can almost guarentee you it's not a 5mp but more likely a 3.2 or at most a 4mp...Just my opinion on motorola and vast experience."

With your "vast experience" with cameras, how often have you encountered 4MP cameras especially with Motorolas?

*2 cents returned*

[Mark Larson Posted Dec 19th 2007 12:13PM]

Uh, Kodak?

[(Unverified) Posted Dec 19th 2007 12:30PM]

When did a xenon flash on a cell phone become obligatory?

[(Unverified) Posted Dec 19th 2007 9:49PM]

If that's not a photoshop, I don't know what is.