Samsung has launched a cell phone with 3.2 Mega Pixel camera including an optical zoom. This Samsung phone has been introduced for the Korean market only. It can be said as a milestone to achieve. In my opinion, its not a cell phone that has camera, infact it is a camera which has a cell phone built in it ;).

About optical zoom

This paragraph is to tell you about optical zoom. If someone already knows, you can skip this paragraph. There are two types of zoom in digital cameras i.e. digital zoom and optical zoom. Digital zoom is just a digital enlargement of a picture, not actually increasing the quality. It can be achieved on software level. Optical zoom is the real zoom that provides real enlargement through lens that expand and contract. Firstly, there were cell phone with normal cameras, then there comes digital zoom in them and now it optical zoom, thus removing the difference and integrating completely.

Features

Recently, sony ericsson gave the concept of dual fronts in a cell phone, such as S700. Samsung phone SPH 2300 is also giving the same concept, but this time the side 100% looks like a camera. You can find both eyepiece and viewfinder on the screen. The most important 3X optical zoom makes SPH 2300 unique in its kind. Unlike the recently released Sharp V602SH, which had an "internal" optical zoom sensor, Samsung has decided to take the more traditional approach with the lens of the SPH-2300 extending out of the phone. The built in flash is a pure flash, not a normal light. Hence, you can take pictures at normal or less light conditions without decreasing the quality.
Other features in samsung phone sph2300 include camcorder and high-quality microphone functions. It records more than two hours for direct viewing on a TV using Samsung's TV-out function. The S2300 samsung phone also includes a mini-SD slot.

Availability and Expressions

While I was writing the article and illustrating the features of samsung phone SPH 2300 I failed to satisfy myself that I am writing something regarding cell phones. The cell phone is being tested under Korean network with their permission and still there is no information regarding its release and availability. It is said that samsung phone sph2300 would be a Korean only model.