mega pixel camera phone

[leonard]

hi guys! i'm wondering is there any brand of magapixel camera phone for the GSM network already out in the market?

mobileburn rules!!!!

[mundets]

i don't believe so. but i think sharp will be coming out with one soon...
correct me if i'm wrong.

[leonard]

i hope that sharp would really come up with a megapixel GSM phone. its unfair for japan to have all the goodies hehe =)

[Michael]

None yet that I am aware of, but more than a few that are on the way this year.

Both CDMA and GSM alike. This will be the year that we see almost usable cameras in some phones.

[jesus_thats_gre]

The Sharp GX30 should be hitting Europe in March

[leonard]

thanks guys! hope that they will really come out soon. i can't wait to get hold of a camera phone that takes decent pictures.

another question, how does the camera of the p900 hold up to the image quality of the nokia 6600?

[Michael]

Originally posted by leonard
another question, how does the camera of the p900 hold up to the image quality of the nokia 6600? They both stink. Neither is very good.

But look at the reviews. Both have samples.

[reebz]

Originally posted by Michael
They both stink. Neither is very good.

But look at the reviews. Both have samples.

Thats a very critical comment in my opinion, far too harsh.

Yes, they suck compared to normal cameras and digital cams, and Japanese m.p. camera phones.

But comparing them to whats on the market, now, and available to us, and is GSM or CDMA... they are pretty top class.

[Michael]

Sure, if you compare them to what is on the market, they are no worse than many others. Better than some.

But he said he wanted to take decent pictures. And no non-asian market phone available, outside of the Sharp GX-20 or 22, can take what could be called decent pictures.

And in the context of wanting to take decent pictures, they do not do so.

[leonard]

actually in my opinion the 6600 camera takes quite reasonable pictures as long as you don't resize the picture into a larger format. with regards to the p900 I still don't know because it's just too expensive! it retails for US$800 in my country hehe =) i really hope that the sharp phones would be available in the market sooner

[reebz]

i have seen both 6600 and P900 pictures.

the 6600 takes clearer ones, the p900 seems to have a slight blur (compared to the 6600) and a yellowish tinge to its pictures.

the 6600 pics are more natural

[Michael]

The P900 photos are more blurry around the edges, like many prior SE cameras.

But the center focus is better than the 6600's. The 6600's focus is more even, though, with is preferable unless you are cropping the images down.

Color on the P900 is generally more pleasing, the 6600 is a bit understaurated for my taste - except in the low light photos.

[reebz]

Michael, are you basing your opinion on the 6600 that you reviewed with?

Because it seems that the phones that suffer from "video banding" do not have the lines in a still photo, but seem to be slightly less in quality than a normal 6600.... it is hardly noticable, but it is there.