You Have A Camera In Your Pocket – Use It!
February 21, 2008 – 5:55 am
Do you have a camera on your cellphone? If you are like me, you thought it was a big deal when you first bought your phone but the novelty quickly wore off. In fact, I not sure I still remember how to take a picture with my Motorola Razr phone. It sort of makes you wonder what good it is to have camera on your cellphone doesn’t it? Of course, there are probably a lot of ways we could use our pocket cameras if we put a little thought into it so lets give it try.
First, you may want to consider putting it to use when you travel. Do you have a tendency to forget where you parked your car? Get in the habit of taking a picture of the garage level and space number where you parked. Next, before you venture out from your motel when you are staying in a strange city, snap a picture of the front of your motel and the street signs at the nearest intersection. This way if you have to ask for directions, you can provide the name of the motel and names of the nearby streets.
If you are at a training conference, you can use your camera to take pictures of the white board, important documents and business cards. You won’t miss any important information and you can use the pictures to flesh out your notes when you get back to your room. If you are conducting a training course and you need to rearrange the furniture in the room, take a picture of a room layout before rearranging the furniture so you can put it back to normal when you finish teaching.
You can also use your camera to take pics of products and prices when you are comparison shopping for cars, electronics or other items.
My son was recently trying to program a remote control for use with his television and he needed the model number that was on back of the television. Instead of moving his heavy 32″ television, he just reached behind it with his cellphone camera and took a picture. It was quick, easy and he didn’t need to worry about dropping the television on his foot.
Finally, you can use your camera to provide an historical view when you are working on a complex project. For instance, if you are tearing apart an engine, you can take a picture of each step so when it comes time to put it back together, you have a picture map of the process.
Now all you need to do is remember that you have a camera in your pocket – then put it to use. If you have any additional uses for your cellphone camera, take a minute to leave a comment and tell us about them.