On the downside, the new iPhone's camera remains very basic and still can't capture video.

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Shooting these intermediate frames at different exposures could produce brilliant HDR photos or even video, assuming of course that camera manufacturers don't find some other way to crack the exposure code by then.

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But that's not all, folks: PocketNow, contributing some gossip of its own, is reporting that the phone will be called the Amaze 4G by T-Mobile, and will also have an 8 megapixel camera with dedicated still and video capture buttons.

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The front-facing camera also makes it easy to connect with friends and family via video chat through T-Mobile's 4G network or Wi-Fi.

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Though Toledo didn't see the helicopter at first, he took out his camera in time to shoot exclusive aftermath video for CNN.

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Improvements to the Xperia line aren't merely cosmetic, though: Sony's added a 13-megapixel camera (featuring the HDR video-capable Exmor RS sensor) and a 1.5GHz quad-core Snapdragon S4 Pro -- Qualcomm's most potent mobile processor currently available.

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Don't be afraid to let the camera get in your face, the Georgetown senior and online-campaign-video critic said in an online video of his own.

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There's also a 2MP front facing camera for gettin' your video chat on and a rear facing cam, though we don't imagine anyone will be taking too many photos with this.

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The only native app being shown off was Skype, and there was a camera mounted on top of the demo TV, though we didn't get to actually check out video calling in action.

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