5 megapixel face-off: Vox populi

05 December 2007
It’s been a while since our last cameraphone shootout and you know how much we love them. With all those 5 megapixel cameraphones around, our hands were just itching to make a grand 5 megapixel face-off with as many of the current 5 megapixel cameraphones as possible. The stars in this episode of our Shootout series...

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  • d
  • djmuzi
  • T4d
  • 07 Dec 2007

1. A (probably N95, good colors)
2. C (G600, very sharp)
3. B (Viewty, not bad)
4. D (K850i, bad colors, not sharp)

I Thing Nokia or Samsung will win.

    • S
    • Siddharth
    • NxV
    • 07 Dec 2007

    The best is C.
    Then it is B, A and D.

      • D
      • DR-BOODA
      • fvI
      • 07 Dec 2007

      C
      A
      B
      D

        • a
        • aujey
        • PSk
        • 07 Dec 2007

        I believe C is K850i because of true color rendering and excellent macro mode while B is N95 because nokia's cameras tend to exaggerate colors. A and D are for LG and Samsung, I just dont know which is for A and for D. Best to worst is CBAD.

          • D
          • Danman
          • P@U
          • 07 Dec 2007

          A = LG (not very sharp)
          B = Nokia (brightened colours)
          C = Samsung (autofocus is really good, but colour not all that)
          D = Sony ericsson (just cuz A is worst.. and I dont know about LG)

          For me... i dunno... i guess... k850 or N95. I have a d900.. and am really fed up with its slow shutter speed. Samsung is great tho.. I dont really prefer any brand.. but I didnt use to like Nokia, but now with the N82... I'm having second thoughts.

            • T
            • Tzdaboss
            • 2F2
            • 07 Dec 2007

            B has the best pic quality. its probly n95 8GB.

              • s
              • sekobati
              • GgJ
              • 07 Dec 2007

              its like this for me:
              -A-
              -C-
              -D-
              -E-

              p.s. if u wanna choose between them u should decide depending on vedio quality.

                • K
                • K.M.Ahmed
                • PUb
                • 07 Dec 2007

                to the administrator - since the cam fones have reached to a good level, from now on pls try to upload similar pics from a good digicam like sony or cannon. we can then compare the true colors. like in this test i was not sure which fone captured the true color. and btw the idea behind this test (not mentioning the name of the fones) was simply awsomee!!!!! good job!!!

                  • K
                  • K.M.Ahmed
                  • PUb
                  • 07 Dec 2007

                  i have seen the pics first then the comments...in my opinion C is the best....then A, D, B
                  So....
                  C
                  A
                  D
                  B

                    • Z
                    • Zee
                    • u1v
                    • 07 Dec 2007

                    C
                    B
                    A
                    D

                      • ?
                      • Anonymous
                      • M@T
                      • 07 Dec 2007

                      C or A is either N95 or G600 B is K850i and D is LG U990 my vote goes for C, A, B, D

                        • ?
                        • Anonymous
                        • RNy
                        • 07 Dec 2007

                        My vote: B, A, C, D.

                          • ?
                          • Anonymous
                          • U22
                          • 07 Dec 2007

                          C
                          B
                          A
                          D
                          D is the worst while C is excellent

                            • ?
                            • Anonymous
                            • w0Q
                            • 07 Dec 2007

                            A=samsung
                            B=SE
                            C=nokia
                            D=LG

                            i vote for C nice pictures..

                              • P
                              • PB
                              • prm
                              • 07 Dec 2007

                              B C A D
                              LG KU990viewty is the best media phone ever
                              its touch screen , 3 inch ,solid and simple ,n95 has extra options but lacks the main importent ones i mentioned, the sliding is useless(the media buttons could be on the corner) if it falls while its open it will breakand in hand it feels like a toy.

                                • S
                                • Sharky
                                • TfX
                                • 07 Dec 2007

                                ooops... erratum:

                                OUTDOOR: C B D A
                                MACRO: B C D A

                                  • S
                                  • Sharky
                                  • TfX
                                  • 07 Dec 2007

                                  Dunno guys... but i believe D is a bit better than A. There's not much detail on the background on any of the shots taken by A.
                                  D has the worst color reproduction though. It's too pale...

                                  Anyway, here are my ratings:

                                  OUTDOOR: C B D A
                                  MACRO: B D D A

                                  C - great for outdoors... though a bit strong on colors
                                  B - very good outdoor shots but has lesser details compared to C
                                  D - sharpness comparable to B but short on color reproduction
                                  A - average performance - less details on the backround

                                  Although the thread doesn't really require us to guess which phone is which, I'd like to add my opinion :) this would surprise you but i believe i'm 95% sure.

                                  A - Samsung
                                  B - LG
                                  C - Nokia
                                  D - SE

                                  I am a solid SE fan; my last three phones were all SE's. But i'm quite disappointed with K850. It's still has excellent cam interface and features but I was expecting more on the photo reproduction side since K800 did pretty well during it's time. I'm very suprised to see Nokia improve much in the Camera Phone category. I hope SE can regain the throne with their next Cybershot Phone.

                                    • M
                                    • Mike P
                                    • 4A0
                                    • 07 Dec 2007

                                    C, B, A, D. C by far the best... most natural.

                                      • M
                                      • Mac Mohan
                                      • 2S%
                                      • 07 Dec 2007

                                      To Administrators.
                                      You should've kept a high quality handycam(a 10 or 16 mp one) photo along with the other pics as a benchmark for comparison.That would've made judgement easier.

                                        • M
                                        • Mac Mohan
                                        • 2S%
                                        • 07 Dec 2007

                                        No matter whatever is the result,phone C has the best color reproduction that can match with those handycams.A is a distant second.Considering B and D they dont appear much different as both are equally crappy.I personally feel C and A are Samsung and Nokia.