a digital portable communications device for communication via a communications network has circuitry for exchanging video signals between the device and an external video apparatus . the circuitry for exchanging video signals is arranged to exchange the video signals in the form of analog video signals . when analog video signals are used , the exchange of video signals with external video apparatuses is not limited to apparatuses adapted to a specific protocol for the exchange of digital video signals . thus , it is not needed to have specific software drivers for different digital protocols in the communications device in order to communicate with a camera or a display unit . any digital or analog camera , video recorder or video display unit can be used as an accessory to the communications device .