In this review we look at the Camera on the iPhone (2 megapixel) which is possibly one of the most expensive phones on the market, compared with a standard Sony Ericsson Cybershot K810i (3.2 megapixel) and a Nokia 6110 Navigator (2 megapixel). BOTH mobile phones are at least 18 months old, and are Nokia and Sony Ericsson’s ‘average’ phones of 2006/2007…
One point to note is that these phones do have automatic flashes (unlike the iPhone!!!)
A point-and-click test of all three phones.
(click on the thumbnails to see the full size images of each test)
Test 1 – Indoor Office Shot
Test 2 – Macro Shot
Test 3 – Outdoor Shot (no flash)
Test 4 – Backlit Scene
The iPhone is terrible at shooting anything backlit, the lack of fill in flash means that the overall balance that the camera applies to the image is usually wrong. In this test, the same thing occured, whilst it tried to balance against the bright window it left the main darker area of the bean bags dull and grainy. The Nokia and Sony Ericsson phones performed better, with the Nokia bleaching out the entire window in favour of the closer content, whilst the Sony Ericsson handled the image in the best way, leaving the background and the foreground visible nicely.
Winner: Sony Ericsson
Conclusion
With all these shots we were holding the camera extremely still each time, and still we were disappointed with the results of the iPhone.
The Nokia and the Sony Ericsson clearly outshone the iPhone, lets hope that Apple implement autofocus and some sort of flash before the next iPhone is released. If you want an iPhone as a phone/iPod/Camera replacement, we suggest still taking your camera out with you… You’ll be disappointed most of the time other wise.
Our ‘Camera Shake Test’ will be online next week, so be sure to check it out.
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October 26th, 2008 at 4:23 pm
ha, nice one! camera shoot out… love the camera test iphoneuserguide dudes!!!
October 26th, 2008 at 8:15 pm
a really good read… just goes to show what apple’s real priority is….
October 26th, 2008 at 8:17 pm
i know this isn’t a really a good test because the other two cameras have flashes, but seriously… the iphone should have a flash…
October 26th, 2008 at 8:18 pm
the iphone takes really good photos IMHO????
October 26th, 2008 at 8:19 pm
NO WAY… you need to check some of the sony ericsson shots from the new cameraphones… sooo much better..
October 27th, 2008 at 4:39 pm
I agree with RogerG, its pretty damn good if you ask me… i mean come on… its a PHONE/PDA… the camera is a bonus…
October 27th, 2008 at 4:42 pm
Umm, honestly these shots dont look THAT different. And I know for a fact the K810i takes better shots. Bad photographer maybe?
October 27th, 2008 at 4:58 pm
yes but the point is this (to theRealRogerG)…
yes the K810i does take better pictures… but its a phone that is two years old, and a pretty average phone too… it was never SE’s flagship phone, whereas the Apple iPhone is Apples only (and flagship) device right now, yet it doesn’t perform to the standard of a phone that is 2 years old…
January 15th, 2009 at 10:09 pm
Its not perfect but does make a big difference in low light.
‘Night Camera’ from the App Store..
March 2nd, 2009 at 2:43 am
Ummm, anyone that can say the iPhone takes really good photos clearly has poor vision to start with. iPhone photos are ALWAYS out of focus. Buy a real camera and take a few shots and you will immediately see that the iPhone blows as a camera! I’ve been a professional photographer for nearly 15 years and was extremely disappointed in the iPhones performance as a camera. So much so that I really don’t use it for that at all. Focus is key. Without good focus all is lost.
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