Since smart-phone made its first appearance in Korea, the number of its users has reached to 30 million. Not only that, as the era of 3G is transformed into that of 4G, around 1 million people is moving from 3G to 4G service after the market for 4G was opened in August of 2011. Smart-phone is a product that combines conventional cellular phone and PDA. As the smart-phone market opened, not only a variety of smart-phone but also a slew of applications are going around in the market.
Thanks to the splendid development of electronic devices, Korean people have become more likely to be exposed to the media. Accordingly, people’s interest in the media is getting bigger as time goes by. Under the circumstances, 10,000 to 100,000 characterful videos are posted on YouTube and Social Networking Services.
As smart-phones’ features are getting better all the time, smart-phones nowadays come with a high performance camera rather than an ordinary digital camera. LG released [Optimus 3D] that enables users to shoot short film clips, becoming all the rage in the market. Moreove, some people purchase iPhone to create films.
As smart-phones’ features develop and applications become diversified, the production and distribution of the media became a lot earlier than in the past. Also, people who take interest in the media create films using their smart-phones. Not only that, as some smart-phones come with a high Definition feature, some users buy their smart-phones with the definition of camera considered the most important feature for them.