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Which is the best camera phone?

emeraldbugle
emeraldbugle Posts: 1,063 Forumite
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Currently have the SE K550i. I would like something lightweight too.

Thanks :j
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  • Nokia N95 has a 5MP camera. I think this is the best camera available in a mobile phone.
  • emeraldbugle
    emeraldbugle Posts: 1,063 Forumite
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    Thanks superjaggybunnet, is there anything a bit lighter in weight?
  • mcmanlyn
    mcmanlyn Posts: 422 Forumite
    SE K850 has a great 5mp camera - is a bit chunky thou, think the C902 is a bit slimmer.
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  • Cavey
    Cavey Posts: 299 Forumite
    The LG Viewty was promoted for having an alledgedly great camera. No idea how good it actually was mind...
    *I reserve the right to have an opinion, the right to change this opinion and the right to be wrong.*
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  • Jon_01
    Jon_01 Posts: 5,926 Forumite
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    N82 has a 5 meg and so dose the Samsung G600 and that's light, my wife's got one.
  • c-m
    c-m Posts: 770 Forumite
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    Jon_01 wrote: »
    N82 has a 5 meg and so dose the Samsung G600 and that's light, my wife's got one.


    N82 is more an imaging phone than the N95, the n95 is better for video.
  • gaming_guy
    gaming_guy Posts: 6,128 Forumite
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    if you are after a decent camera phone, i recommend anything with a 3.2mp autofocus camera. i find that my 3.2mp k810 produces better images than quite a few of the 5mp+ phones as the more megapixels doesnt always mean better photos as it all depends on the lens infront of the sensor & the sensor size
  • cowbutt
    cowbutt Posts: 398 Forumite
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    All the Nokia camera phones I've looked at over-compressed the JPEG images they saved, completely nullifying any effect of the Carl Zeiss lenses they hype.

    Despite my dislike for Sony, I ended up with a 3.2MP K800i because its camera is broadly equivalent to a £60 auto-focus digital 'snapper'. The 5MP K850 should be a worthwhile upgrade if the additional cost is worth it to you.

    Neither competes with a 4 year old 4MP Olympus compact digital, let alone anything better.
  • JB from the gadjet show did a test on 100 phones a few months ago (i did watch the program, and it was a good test) the Nokia 6500 slide won first prize, would you believe that the Nokia N95 didn't even come in the top 5

    http://gadgetshow.five.tv/jsp/5gsmain.jsp?lnk=401&featureid=735&show=s8e5&section=Features
  • Idiophreak
    Idiophreak Posts: 12,024 Forumite
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    I upgraded k750-k800-k850 and have to say the picture quality's just got better.

    The k850 takes some really nice photos and is much nicer in your pocket than the k800...I don't think you can go far wrong with it...
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