Google is planning a rear facing camera!

[snowk180]

I took apart my Nexus 7 today in order to fix the loose screen, and I noticed there was a quite large empty space with some screw holes dead center at the top of the device... Camera?
http://postimage.org/image/hn4ceaqmd/

 

[Goodeye]

Old news.

Asus WAS panning it however decided against it for cost reasons

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[zedorda]

It would be kewl if they sold a DIY camera kit for the Nexus7 for us.

 

[Mike77]

Back when this was the Asus memo 370t it had a rear facing camera and no front. I think they made the better choice in the long run.

 

[ryjb]

As nice as it would be to have a rear camera I can't imagine the quality would be very good. I'd rather them spend the extra cost and improve then front facing one.

 

[moss27]

' ?To make this device accessible to the widest possible market, price is very important,? the Taiwanese firm argues.

?Asus believes that for this device a good rear camera is important [but] adding a high quality rear facing camera will increase the price point and many users would not have a use for it. Adding a lower quality rear facing camera would compromise on the overall user experience so the decision was made not to include [one].? '

Asus explains Nexus 7 camera omission: it would have been a waste of time | News Articles | Mobot.net

 

[RiceEatin2010GT]

i never understood why people want a rear facing camera. They're never as good as even a semi decent point and shoot(even still most are pretty bad) and plus you look like a bit of a fool holding up a tablet to take photos lol. Im glad they ditched it to keep the cost down.

 

[shafferb]

I gots me one of them 16 Megapixuls Pansonik Lumicks camras, which does the vid'os and them stil phtos and it wurx great for $89 bucks on the eBbay. And its a camera, which a table iznt!

 

[DestinedtoGame]

I have to agree with the other guy in here. Why does one need a rear facing camera on the Nexus 7? I just don't get it.

 

[cusinndzl]

The front facing camera is all I really need as well. I don't even use the rear facing camera on my phone much.

 

[JoeUserTX]

Agree with the other posters, there's no need for a rear-facing camera.

My only minor complaint with the front-facing one is that I wish they would've angled it slightly toward the display, instead of perpendicular to it. When I'm holding the tablet I'm not looking directly at it, or 90 degrees head-on. When using it for video chat you have to hold it at a weird angle to get your image to present properly.

Small nit, I know...