The Digital Photography Companion

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MAKING THE DECISION

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Infrared (IR) transfer IR image transfer works similarly to Bluetooth, but isn’t as

fast. Again, both devices have to have an IR transceiver to move the pictures. is is

an older technology and certainly not worth seeking out.

Email Many cameraphones let you send and receive email. You can attach a picture

to an email and send it to your computer.

Multimedia Messaging Service (MMS) MMS is an extension of the text-only Short

Messaging Service (SMS) that allows you to send pictures, audio, and even video

from your cameraphone. Typically, you’d send these messages to another MMS-en-

abled phone or to an online service such as Textamerica, where others can log on to

see your work.

True, a certain “geek factor” comes with managing images from most cameraphones.

But there’s no denying the portability of these devices, and handling the pictures they

produce is getting easier all the time.

A good example of this evolution is Apple’s iPhone introduced during the summer of

2007. is device is more like a mobile computer that can make phone calls and take

pictures. iPhone images are easily transferred to your computer when you sync the de-

vice, or you can attach its photos to email and send them anywhere in the world. As

functionality like this evolves, along with better image quality, cameraphone pictures

will become a greater part of our ...