Why a camera on a phone?

The benefits of a camera on a phone only make sense when you change the context in which you use a phone. For those who see the phone as purely a voice communication deveice, it is often percieved as a useless, gimmicky add-on. I would argue that the point of a camera phone is not to replace a digital camera, but to capture images that otherwise would have been missed.

I wear my phone on my belt, and do not remove it till I go to bed. Some of the best pictures that I have taken were sitting at the dinner table. With 2 young boys, there is always something entertaining going on.