Samsung Hints Android-based Digital Camera

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Samsung Hints Android-based Digital Camera

Written on March 14, 2012 by Kristoff Jones

Samsung is considering "an open camera operating system" and may unveil this year.

Engadget reports that the South Korean electronics giant, Samsung is considering an Android-based digital camera.

The technology blog on Wednesday, stated that according to an unnamed source from the company’s research and development team, Samsung is ‘considering an open camera operating system’ which is likely to be on the Android platform.

Once materialized, the camera will bring its ‘functionality closer to that of a smartphone’, will allow third-parties to develop apps and other functionalities such as publishing your photos directly using WiFi or use different photo filter apps.