Protecting the camera lens?

BustedNuts1 · #1 (**permalink**) 07-30-2007, 02:17 PM

Is anyone doing anything to cover or protect the camera lens? Screen protector?

It looks like the martin-fields screen protector for the Touch comes with a protector for the camera.
http://www.martinfields.com/US/dis_p...od_type=screen

Is anybody using this or doing anything else to protect the camera lens?

ViPaDawG · #2 (**permalink**) 07-30-2007, 03:18 PM

even if it breaks, i dont think i'm gonna be too devastated since I could probly fingerpaint better quality pics

jtbndy · #3 (**permalink**) 07-30-2007, 03:55 PM

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Originally Posted by ViPaDawG

even if it breaks, i dont think i'm gonna be too devastated since I could probly fingerpaint better quality pics

I doubt it.

jtbndy · #4 (**permalink**) 07-30-2007, 03:55 PM

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Originally Posted by ViPaDawG

even if it breaks, i dont think i'm gonna be too devastated since I could probly fingerpaint better quality pics

I doubt it.

**TurboFool** · #5 (**permalink**) 07-30-2007, 04:28 PM

I keep my phone in the case, and I've never had a serious problem with the lenses on any previous camera phones, so I'm not too worried. And I have to agree with ViPaDawG's sarcasm. The camera quality's poor enough that I'm not extremely concerned.

BustedNuts1 · #6 (**permalink**) 07-30-2007, 04:42 PM

I keep my phone in my pocket along with my keys. I do have a screen protector, but that only helps the screen. I just didn't want the camera to get scratched.

dishe · #7 (**permalink**) 07-30-2007, 04:50 PM

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Originally Posted by TurboFool

I keep my phone in the case, and I've never had a serious problem with the lenses on any previous camera phones, so I'm not too worried. And I have to agree with ViPaDawG's sarcasm. The camera quality's poor enough that I'm not extremely concerned.

I don't know what you're talking about... this phone has one of the better camera lenses I've seen outside of a nokia.

Here's a sample pic I took of my daughter:

The hasn't been retouched, only thing changed is resolution shrunk to 640x480.
Now, I'm not saying I'd take vacation pics with it, but it takes a pretty darned good shot in a pinch. I think these are totally printable.

BustedNuts1 · #8 (**permalink**) 07-30-2007, 04:53 PM

Wow, that is actually rather impressive. Dishe do you do anything to protect your lens? Do you keep it in the case or in your pocket, etc?

dishe · #9 (**permalink**) 07-30-2007, 04:58 PM

Case, but I would keep it in my pocket if there was nothing else in there with it.
I'd be more concerned with the front getting scratched than the lens. Since the focul point of the lense is much farther away from the device (no macro mode), if the lens gets scratched it would have minimal, if any, impact on the picture. You'd have to scuff it pretty bad to see it.