Hirdetés
Macro photos, dynamic range, opinion
I have taken the macro pictures in some grim circumstances, from the point of view of the cameras. I didn’t use a lamp to illuminate the objects, the only light source was the sunlight filtering in through the window, and that was quite weak. Given these conditions the automatics of A500 set a wrong white balance, but G800 didn’t miss, which is very pleasing. As for noise level, Samsung’s phone was again the rearguard, and I have to say in Pentax’s favor that I didn’t use macro lens, as lens reflex cameras are not as flexible as their compact counterparts from this point view.
Fujifilm FinePix A500 / Samsung G800 (100% framing mask, click for full size)
Pentax K100D Super / Samsung Digimax S600 (100% framing mask, click for full size)
G800 has a low dynamic range, lower than even Fuji A500’s. The result of this can be seen on any test picture taken on the street as they have a bunt out sky and dark parts noisier than usual.
Heavenly skies… or at least it’s white
After reading through the review, probably most of you have the conclusion that can be written in one sentence: picture quality of cameras in mobile phones is inferior even to entry-level compact cameras. Period. Unfortunately there is nothing to gloss over here; no matter the 5 megapixels, the optical zoom or the Xenon flash they are nothing compared to an € 80 compact camera. Of course this doesn’t mean that these phones are unusable. This quality is appropriate for many users, as for example G800, at 3 megapixel resolution, takes photos with a quite reduced level of noise, which can even be printed and put along to the other family pictures. The point is that we shouldn’t be fooled by marketing, since a mobile phone cannot replace a bit more advanced digital camera and it won’t be able to for a while.
It’s not bad
The reason for this is simple: quality lens need space. Nokia N95 only has the label Carl-Zeiss, but they forgot to mention that the renowned manufacturer’s lens is designed to be used with a 1/8” image sensor, while the phone has a 1/4” one. G800 is again a good counterexample, but rim obscuration shows that there is still room for improvements. Still we should be positive, as cameras in mobile phones have advanced to a usable level in a couple of years, and there are dozens of mobiles commercially available that can make usable photos. And we can only hope that manufacturers don’t want to solve the problem of noisiness with noise filtering and they also realize that higher dynamic range is something good. We curiously await Sony Ericsson C902 with final software and the pictures taken with it. This means we’ll soon be having another review on the topic of photography!
Bocha
Translated by Szaszati
Samsung G800 used for testing has been provided by XXL GSM. The phone can be bought at:
Budapest VI. Jókai tér 6.
Budapest VI. Teréz körút 18.
On-line at www.xxlgsm.hu.
