I know you’ve all been wondering about this so we decided to do a comparison between the 2.0 MP cameras of the Carl Zeiss equipped Nokia N90 and the Sony Ericsson W800i (same as the K750's camera). At first glance the N90 looks like a clear winner because of its swivel lenss and powerful macro as seen with this shot:
However, the N90's colors were also slightly more saturated. Tones were generally lighter and "dreamy" as compared to the day shots of the W800i. In terms of looking for "what's better," well it's all up to what you're looking for. There were some more dramatic shots I could take with the N90 that I couldn't do with the W800i. Check
this glared photo out.
You can see the comparison here with the
W800i's clear colored portrait versus the
dreamy-like N90 portrait of my dog.
Now, Sony Ericsson was a lot easier to use in the dark, according to
GSM Arena's own tests:
"In the dark we had to take pictures with Nokia N90 blindly. The scene is lightened just for a moment only when you press the shutter release button. When you use Sony Ericsson with flash support the support diodes light up first, so you can see roughly what you are photographing; the phone focuses itself on a closer distance."
Slashphone also did a short comparison of the N90 and W800i cameras. There's also a very detailed one over at
GSM Arena.
One thing that ups the value of the N90 is its video playing capability. You can actually turn this into your home digital video recorder. Download and watch
this Quicktime video to see what I mean.
This 5.1MB video is hosted by our friendly
Cellphone9 blog.
You can read the full review of both the W800i and the N90 in the upcoming issue of
m|ph which is due in stands next week. Stay tuned!
Even if the N90 would get better ratings, I would still get the SE phones for the simple reason that the N90 is a BRICK! It's HUGE!
I can't view your shuttebug pics. Its password protected :)
Korben,
I think its because of shutterbook's server maintenance. :) ill check again soon.
Oh my gosh jayvee! Hondo is adorable! Anyhow thanks for helping my cousin decide between the N90 and SE W800i. SE wins because camera photo clarity is important to us. For the elderly relatives, they would prefer the dreamy photos the N90 takes as it blurs out lines and age. HAHA!
SE W800i and K750i produces better image quality than N90. however, the former don't produce good video clips compared to N90...
i'd still go for the N90:) i think i can make the most out of the phone(like it's got a bigger screen so i can watch full-length movies, etc). as for the pictures, i can always edit them in photoshop.
i got hold of W800i for 3 days and its cam is really great but after this good old 3 days i returned it coz suddenly it won't read its memory stick, it hangs-up, and i think the other forums i read about this W800i saying about its problems are all true. if only SE builds durable fones... 'til then i'm back in using nokia but not the N90 coz of its huge size and price, i just settled with N70 that has the same video quality of N90 and the same dreamy quality still pic. ;-)
hello.
how much is the going-rate of the N90 at the market today?
thanks.