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Three things to look for in a phone


1. Resolution: At least 1.3 megapixels for 4x6 print-quality resolution.

2. Memory: A camera phone with removable memory card is a big plus, it helps free up your internal memory. If not a memory card, then at least 20MB.

3. Bluetooth: Bluetooth provides wireless transfer of photos between your phone and your PC or printer without the need for cables.


Three ways to improve your photos


1. Get close: For the highest quality pictures, fill your viewfinder with your subject. Digital zoom on camera phones is not very effective.

2. Look for the light: Try to take photos where the lighting is good. While some camera phones have flashes, your best results will come from a well lit scene.

3. Hold steady: Reduce blurriness by leaning your phone or hand against a wall, tree, or ledge.

Explore more ways to improve your camera phone photos.

Three things to know


Bluetooth - Wireless technology invented to make transferring data, such as digital photos, quick and easy. The short range (30') wireless connection facilitates communication between wireless devices such as mobile phones, PDAs and handheld PCs, and wireless enabled laptop or desktop PCs, printers and peripherals.

Megapixel - A megapixel is one million pixels, or picture elements. The number of pixels that a digital camera can produce in an image is expressed in megapixels. The higher the megapixel value, the higher the image resolution.

PictBridge - Standardized technology that allows printing images from a memory card in a digital camera or camera phone directly to a printer using a USB cable. No PC is necessary. Each device is automatically recognized by the other. To find out if your camera phone or printer is PictBridge compatible, look for the PictBridge logo on the packaging or check the manual for specifications.

Check out our camera phone quick guide for more helpful definitions.


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