Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2015/10/26
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]> On Oct 26, 2015, at 9:29 AM, Tina Manley <tmanley at gmail.com> wrote: > > I am considering upgrading my phone. Where we live, the cell phone service > is terrible. I have to go out on the porch to get even one bar. Because > of that, I don't use the phone much at all. I'd rather communicate by > e-mail. My kids, though, have the kind of phone service where they can > look up things on the phone from almost anywhere. They keep saying they > will take me to pick out a new phone, but Tom says the monthly cost will go > up astronomically. I need to find out, anyway. so you need a phone that is not a phone, but can take great photos, the Panasonic CM-1 should fill the bill. s > > Tina > > On Mon, Oct 26, 2015 at 12:23 PM, Adam Bridge <abridge683 at fastmail.com> > wrote: > >> Almost certainly it does, Tina. The phone has GPS built in, the tagging >> comes with the Camera app. With the latest release of iOS software the GPS >> will function even in airplane mode (all transmitters, etc turned off). >> >> Possibly you should consider an upgrade to the 6S simply for the quality >> of the camera and the speed. The difference between the two devices is >> astonishing and the builtin camera is very nice. >> >> A killer app would connect whatever camera to your phone (Apple or Android >> or Windows) and allow it to get a GPS fix with no operator intervention. I >> thought that Fuji had done just that but, alas, they didn?t. Still, I?m >> hopeful we might get something like this in the future. >> >> Adam >> >>> On 2015 Oct 26, at 8:11 AM, Tina Manley <tmanley at gmail.com> wrote: >>> >>> I need to get my kids to show me how to use the phone. I don't think >> the 4 >>> does that, though. >>> >>> Tina >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Leica Users Group. >> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > > > > -- > Tina Manley > www.tinamanley.com > tina-manley.artistwebsites.com > http://www.alamy.com/stock-photography/3B49552F-90A0-4D0A-A11D-2175C937AA91/Tina+Manley.html > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information