I bought this new phone 3 weeks ago.
What I wanted was a very good phone with good reception and sound quality that would act as as a Point and Shoot camera. The K790 seemed to be the best option to me.
The camera is a cybershot 3.2mpx, the lens is a fixed focal lenght at 5.2mm f2.8 with autofocus and there is a small xenon strobe.
The pros about the camera:
- Phone came with a free 2 gb micro memory stick.
- Manual control of the exposure from -2.0 to 2.0 with increments of .3 that is easily accessible via the joy stick.
- Anti red eye pre flash works quite well
- The strobe is very usefull and doesn't eat the battery too fast.
- Autofocus actually works, even in low light conditions. While other camera phones offer fixed focus at infinity which gives blurry picture.
- 3.2 MPX is more than enough for me. It is good for internet picture and to print 5X7s. The resolution of the pictures are 1536 X 2048. Files weight about 900ks
- The dynamic range is acceptable.
- ISO 400
- Manual white balance
The cons
- The flash can't be set manually, limiting dawn shooting possibilities
- The camera sometime loses the focus spot once you've set it after pressing the shutter button half way and search for it after you press that perticular button completly. Resulting in a lag between the time you press the shutter and the moment the photo is actually taken.
- Unlike today's point and shoots, there is no optical zoom.
- Digital zoom is useless because of the small resolution.
- ISO can't be set manually
- Noise
Conclusion
It is a great camera phone, but it still lacks a couple of features to be on par with dedicated point and shoots.
Self shot (arrrr ;) )
It's good to take pictures of pretty girls in club too!
Sunset shot
