How many of you have phones that can take decent video?

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I have been thinking a lot about this due to a topic from a recent thread that eventually became locked. IMHO, A lot of the damage control in the aftermath of a SD situation boils down to documentation; first complainant, records of the involved, documentation of training/mind set, etc.

In a recent book of handguns, Mas Ayoob makes mention of the value of phone video in road rage scenarios; I think that this can go double in really thorny situations where the best course of action may well be to just suck it up and be the most outstanding witness that you can.

I debated about posting this, since the potential for reopening a discussion that some deemed abrasive exists, but I do feel that we should be open to discussing any tactical tool that may allow the good to prevail (if only after the fact) over the evil, and the idea of phone as tactic was not yet broached.

I'd invite folks to consider an upgrade next time the cell contract rolls around that would allow instant capture of a situation for later documentation; we have seen many instances of the power of that documentation when it comes to sorting out what really is what in the aftermath of ugly business in recent history.

Just one opinion.
 
problem with most cell videos is they are of limited file size and hence very small picture wise to view, but any evidence that could help you in a court of law would be usefull....
 
My cell phone can't take pics or video(cell phone vids are pretty grainy and usually useless recording things more then a few feet away.) I do however have a backup, a disposable camera in the glovebox. If I ever need to take a pic of a person, license plate, or car at least I have something to record the crime/situation. Even if it isn't video.
 
I like photography, and almost always have a Canon S5 IS strapped to me. Push two buttons, and you're makin' films. I don't have a cell phone because we don't have service in my area, so that will have to suffice.
 
my eternity can do video/audio just fine. 3 mp camera and my micro SD is like 4 gigs so I have plenty of recording space. If I ever felt the need I could press 2 buttons and either record audio or video. Maybe something I could use during a traffic stop just in case.
 
My phone does pretty decent photos, but very low res video. next phone will no doubt be better at both.
 
I wish their was a rail attached remote camera for handguns that would capture pics, or send streaming video to a wearers receiver for sale on the common market.
 
I have an LG Dare, it does decent video and good pictures. In my glove box I always have a disposable camera… if your in an accident or “other” situation take lots of pictures. Pictures don’t lie just the people describing them.
 
Most modern camera phones take a micro-SD memory chip that can hold up to 8GB. At cell-phone camera resolution, that's plenty of video.
 
Sadly my phone does everything except make coffee, and take video. Hopefully it's something Apple will correct in a future update.
 
My Blackberry Storm takes exellent video and pictures, and comes pre-installed with a 8GB memory card, and roughly 1GB (like 950MB) of internal memory.

Good picture/video capability is a prerequisite for any phone I have.

The zoom feature on the Storm is dissappointing, though. Like 2x maximum zoom. I had a RAZRV3XX that took good pictures on an 8x zoom.
 
I had a sprint phone that had a 3 megapixel camera on it.

Took picture of cat. Logged phone onto internet, uploaded that cat picture to my email on the internet. Went to my computer and downloaded said cat picture.

All well and good.

4.00 please in addition to the flat rate for that phone when the bill showed up just for that one cat picture based on the upload and internet access.

I returned the phone, had the contract canceled and recieved money back for everything and then some.

I have cameras, camcorders etc... but never a camera phone ever again.

I'll buy a Jittterbug first before I get another camera phone.

In fact cameras sold today are gaining thier own self awareness with GPS on the globe down to 10 yards and facial recognizing if you shoot pictures of people. That is just too much for me.

I was raising on old fashioned 35mm film and Pentax that the wife gave me long ago. I have gone digital with cameras some years ago but make sure to buy older, dumb cameras that only take pictures, not report location or recognized faces.
 
4.00 please in addition to the flat rate for that phone when the bill showed up just for that one cat picture based on the upload and internet access.
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Paying by the byte for data access on a cell phone is very expensive.

I just hook mine up to my computer to dl the pics.
 
In my glove box I always have a disposable camera
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KI have had one in my glove compartment since I went through the AI course for the department.

As far as having a cell phone taking video. It is going to be very difficult filming and defending yourself. It is only going to be useful for the aftermath and as a third person recording.
 
iLbob, getting the cable set to hook my cell phone to MY computer costs 60 dollars in the store I go to.

Aint worth it when it might be hooked up once every 10 years.

besides Ive learned from my bad Sprint experience. I carefully choose older and dumber electronics that does not cost money to operate all it's features.

I can slap a camcorder onto my computer and do. Chop, edit, crank out videos and imagery all night long. No photo lab at walmart needed.

In fact, I choose older cars and stuff that are not as regulated by a third party. Driving a car with onstar or perhaps a auto sensor system that prevents you from applying full horsepower inside a parking space due to close proximity of other cars or applies brakes for you in city traffic....

no. Not for me. I drive for me and dont need no stinking technology to help me. Especially when paying extra for it.

I actually quit trucking when they installed automatic transmissions into the semi tractors. The one I had did a good service for a year in the rockies but required too much shop/diagnostic support and reboots that require a tow that costs way too much money versus load revenue.

Hell, my last job required me to teach freshly minted truck drivers from school how to operate a auto trans. If they are that dumb, I dont want any more of it. /rant.


I was with sprint for 10 years with a simple voice phone that had dual antenna. Either digital or analog. One day customer service asked me that my phone is getting obselete and would I like to try a new camera phone called the razor? I said no. They say, well aint your battery getting bad? Would you like to be able to talk all day? They kept sweetening and sweetening until I caved with a two year contract worth about 2 thosuand dollars for a camera phone.

It was cancelled in about 20 days and would take another 2 years to get it closed out pernamently between sprint and the state's AG and executive services. What a mess.

I should know better. I recall the days where a black rotary telephone that could withstand a nuclear hit was the best there was along with FM stereo.

My last staff was so absorbed in thier blackberries that social face to face communciation that the job required was almost imposssible. YOU had to buy a blackberry if you wanted to get thier attention.

No sir. Enough is enough I say.

Oh yes, I still have a cell. With a provider and voice only. And no not Jitter bug either.
 
iLbob, getting the cable set to hook my cell phone to MY computer costs 60 dollars in the store I go to.
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many cell phones can be hooked up with a simple cable that can be bought for $5-10 off ebay and makes the cell phone look like a thumbdrive.

many times the accessories sold by the cell phone stores are seriously overpriced, even though their phones are pretty decent deals.
 
My cell camera takes better pictures than quite a few real cameras. And getting photos to my computer is dirt easy, just pop the MicroSD card out of the camera, into the adaptor, and then slot the adapter into the computer. 30 seconds, tops, and the only hard part is finding where the adapter card case bounced after the cats knocked it off the desk.
 
I discovered my laptop's USB multiadaptor for SD cards etc fits my cell.

Cannot do much with it except see it as a modem and charge the phone off the APU under the desk.
 
Not that I intend on doing something unscrupulous, but I bet that OK pharmacist never thought he'd be charged with murder from defending his store (not that I agree with what he did). Video can very easily work against you, I think I'll stick with just a recorded 911 call.

BTW I'm also among the poor iPhone 3G crowd who's phone is capable of recording video, but Apple doesn't think I'm cool enough. We'll see what happens with the software 3.0 update....
 
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