We decided in June to discontinue having Dealer Specialties service our inventory photos and comments and pulled it in house using HomeNet's SnapLot product. With the Samsung Galaxy, our photos are crystal clear and we get great responses from our customers indicating so. Our wireless infrastructure was not the greatest, but since we added access points that extended our coverage, we are not having any issues updating, so be sure you have better than decent bandwidth, I took the camera home sometimes just to make sure my inventory was updated. I have actually shot a car with the camera, uploaded automatically to HomeNet, then sent to FordDirect (DealerTrack) and on my site within 25 minutes, we got a kick out of that.
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This is a great article about not only capability of this revolutionary camera, but also the market that needed this so badly. My experience with dealership owners has taught me that the only thing holding them back from listing more cars online is the work involved in hiring a photographer, making sure their car stands out in the crowd with a professional look and managing those listings. The benefits of bringing this process in-house and making it into a standardized system are many and include faster turn around, less overhead, and greater management capability that is simply easier .
There are solutions out there and we at Blink IT Solutions offer just that, a full management app for dealerships small or large that want better control of their listings, looking to reduce the cost and speed up the process of getting their cars online with the ability to upload to social sites and dealer sites on the spot over any wifi or wireless network.
Any dealer inquiries into software and application for this camera with the capability to do all the above mentioned features and some, please contact me. We can make uploading your pictures a snap with our top notch app design that includes built-in templates specifically for car dealerships (Front, Rear, Side, Wheels, Doors, Etc...) . With this camera and our App listing your cars can not be any easier and we include top to bottom solutions for your wireless infrastructure and training. I can send snapshots and samples of the capabilities to anyone interested.
arnoldtijerina Great exposure to a new world of capabilities, thanks for the read and I hope you don't mind the plug.
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There are solutions out there and we at Blink IT Solutions offer just that, a full management app for dealerships small or large that want better control of their listings, looking to reduce the cost and speed up the process of getting their cars online with the ability to upload to social sites and dealer sites on the spot over any wifi or wireless network.
Any dealer inquiries into software and application for this camera with the capability to do all the above mentioned features and some, please contact me. We can make uploading your pictures a snap with our top notch app design that includes built-in templates specifically for car dealerships (Front, Rear, Side, Wheels, Doors, Etc...) . With this camera and our App listing your cars can not be any easier and we include top to bottom solutions for your wireless infrastructure and training. I can send snapshots and samples of the capabilities to anyone interested.
arnoldtijerina Great exposure to a new world of capabilities, thanks for the read and I hope you don't mind the plug.
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I bought 5 of these to try out, figuring an all in one solution would be
nice for my guys. They took horrible photos compared to the cameras we
already use. I had to pay a restocking fee to return them, and there
is one here on the shelf, in the box, getting dusty. I wanted it to
work, but it didn't, for us. It suffers from the "trying to be
everything" issue, it's a good device and a good camera, it will never
be a great device or a great camera.
nice for my guys. They took horrible photos compared to the cameras we
already use. I had to pay a restocking fee to return them, and there
is one here on the shelf, in the box, getting dusty. I wanted it to
work, but it didn't, for us. It suffers from the "trying to be
everything" issue, it's a good device and a good camera, it will never
be a great device or a great camera.
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arnoldtijerina MarkDent We use Digital SLR cameras, there is a difference. We also take around 5,000 photos per day, so we need to use the best stuff. It's a great solution for some, just not me. As an in house solution where you do 5-10 cars a day, no problem. Process 200+ cars a day and little things become big issues quickly.
MarkDentI certainly agree with you that standard 1.0 systems that rolled out were focused on small size dealerships that were in that 5-10 cars per day range and that it didn't allow for high volume capability. The beauty of this camera is that it provides you with 1080p HD photos and with the right application built into it you can have multiple cameras uploading simultaneously with descriptions, 200+ cars a day is almost insignificant for a client that I know uses this application across the entire US, and it doesn't hurt that this camera costs a fraction of an SLR
KevinFrye Kevin, have you tried posting photos through the Vin app from a smartphone? The new inventory module built into the app allows us to do this. They turn out pretty well!
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cool article, but I don't see (or read about) a flash. in winter climates it is a must, and also for balancing the lighting in most interior shots. cool that it's a droid, but I believe many point and shoot cameras now come with apps to interface with social media. imho, of course
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