Two Megapixel Cameraphone Shootout

Siddharth Raja writes "It's been almost exactly a year since MobileBurn published their last 'horribly un-scientific' test of 1MP cameraphones. This time, they take the latest two megapixel models from Sony Ericsson and Nokia and put them through their paces. The tests cover aspects ranging from lens distortion and contrast to exposure. Nokia's phone uses a custom lens solution from Carl-Zeiss, but it looks like the Sony Ericsson phone still has better optics. On the flip-side, the Nokia phone is better with colours and calculating the white balance."

Comments

K750i Good and Cheap

[WarwickRyan]

I've got the K750i, and I'm impressed.

Thanks to network subsidies it will cost me around $10/month for the entire contract, and that includes a decent amount of calls. That, combined with a decent camera make it a good deal.

As for quality, to my eyes it is BETTER than a Konica Minolta Z3 - it is far less grainy. However the Z3 is a 4.2mp unit with a decent zoom lens, and the actual print quality is much better. The quality isn't a touch on my old 2pm Canon A60, but the difference isn't fatal - the pictures are perfectly acceptable in good lighting conditions, and will look nice printed at a standard size :)

Camera phones with a decent camera in are a great idea for the reasons posted with the article, although they'll never be a replacement for an SLR.

You guys are missing the point

[air1]

which is to use the camera with the phone to do things, IE email your pix to your flicker account in realtime. for instance.

during the london bombing, we were able to bypass the medias thanks to people keeping a low quality photostream of the events constantly updated.

Sure, your mobile phone's not as good as your Ipod, but hey, it's here, it works... it's getting better.
the more we'll get integration with the internet, the more the line between real life and net life is going to be blurred.

Re:Warning: rant ahead

[GoatSucker]

So you didn't get offered a Nokia, then? All Nokia phones have a 'nested' phone book, so I can store as many numbers, addresses, email address, etc per contact. And yes, Nokia also (still) do phones without cameras.

Camera Phones DO Prove useful... at times....

[hcob$]

I just wanted to add to this discussion one little thing. I used to be in the avid "Just want a "phone" phone." group. However recently, my finacee was in an accident. She thought the person in front of her had gone so she started out and popped the rear of the car in front. The woman immediately jumps out of the car and starts yelling and screaming for the police. Basically, this woman was being a bitch.

As soon as the police showed up, they looked at the woman and asked (many times) "where's the damage". As soon as my finacee took out the camera phone and started documenting the accident, everything settled down and the bitch^H^H^H^H^H^H Lady finally left.

I basically just wanted to say, camera phones do serve(rarely) a purpose and I'm glad I have one now.