Sony Ericsson 5 mega pixel camera review

The first Sony Ericsson K850 review...well kinda...this review focuses on the K850's camera. I am sure this interests us all how the camera performs. The review unfortunately is in Russian but below is a rough translation. The review includes tons of pics of the phone, cam ui, pics from the cam. There is a direct comparison to the Nokia N95 and the K800. This is not to be missed. Here is the translated review (until the English one comes out).

Sony Ericsson K850i-to 5-megapikselnoy camera

- Purpose :
- Construction
- Cyber-Shot (SE v2.0)Interface Cyber-Shot (SE v2.0)
- Sony Ericsson K850iDry cell numbers of Sony Ericsson K850i
- Short compared with the Sony Ericsson K800i
- Nokia N95 vs Sony Ericsson K850i
- Sony-Ericsson K850i images in different environments
- Video Recording
- Findings on cell Sony Ericsson K850i

Exit Sony Ericsson K850i expected by many in the high functionality of the phone, as well as a 5-megapikselnoy camera, which is the best choice for a company in line Cyber-Shot. This is a camera was revolutionary and could claim this title? In my view, this evolution and making a gradual transition to mobile phones, which first met in digital cameras. The model manufacturer focused on two main things - interface and ergonomics cameras, plus perfected in a number of regimes. To expect that the camera can compete with a full-optic cameras to be continued lack of space for a good lens is the biggest limitation. If you are expecting an out-and-outer and perfect quality, you should look at conventional cameras, phones will always be left behind, sometimes one step, sometimes for several generations. Of course, if you ask the best of your telephone. The Sony Ericsson K850i this decision.

Let us span the far capacity of this device in the photograph and compare it with the Nokia N95. By default or by design, but these machines will compare all, especially of pictures. The market is Nokia introduced the first mass 5-megapikselnoy cell phone. Prior to her and other products, but on a massive Nokia N95. Of course, the Sony Ericsson K850i promises to be no less massive, but, in any case, is the second. The company ceased to actively fight for the title of a pioneering technology and looking through their manufacturability.

Construction
Sony Ericsson has launched the first dual mode phones, that is, on the one hand this as a normal mobile phone, on the other hand normal digital camera. One of the key features was the door to mask the lens. Her disclosure automatically zapuskalo your camera, which was convenient. These solutions have become so popular that other manufacturers would copy them, the majority of the masthead, one way or another, exploiting the idea of dual work.

The Sony Ericsson K850i, seemingly, a manufacturer must use the art that already exists, but the company again makes a sharp turn and change the design. Guide, which so many priglyanulas actually disappears. The lens hidden in glass, which utopleno to the back surface. Already under these windows and door before, but disclose it, you can only include the picture mode. The deterioration of the structure, which at first glance is difficult to explain. But no one Gakharia manager Sony Ericsson, in various countries, we have been able to find out what is mistrust. The reason few, one of them an attempt to craft very close to modern digital cameras. That is fitted with separate keys on / off, switching modes. They are on the right side. In the upper edge of a photographic apparatus.

The curtains would have to select a useless, or would have to make it passive, which is also inconvenient. Second, but not the main desire is to reduce the thickness of the phone. .There is an interesting situation inside line Cyber-Shot, mast decision will be copied government, which is Sony Ericsson K850i. At the same time, most of Cyber-Shot mass in the upper price range will be curtains. But outside line Cyber-Shot solutions, such as Sony Ericsson T650i and did spare curtains. The words analog Sony Ericsson T650i goes with curtains. In the lowest price segment photographic solutions company has also been without curtains. From functional differentiation is no shame, pay more, get more. But in terms of the user experience is not so clear. For example, your anxiety truly loves photographs, and the camera in the mobile phone they need good quality, it is not always at hand big box or take it easy. .Using the Sony Ericsson K800i, and before that Sony Ericsson K750i I have a learned how to work with these products. Open door, cause the site and photographs. Very seldom have to make any configuration. It happens almost autonomously, reach, photographs, hidden. Now I get better quality images and the possibility of product-Sony Ericsson K850i, but my previous experience here does not play a role. It is impossible to activate the camera blind, we should look at the machine, as well as the power button heavily sunk into the body. In certain situations it can be a nuisance. On the other hand for the mass consumer is another sign that the high-tech apparatus. By the way, it is also the difficult task of how to make use of visual telephone companies than its competitors. Man, dostavshy phone that contains it and then slowly thought the site attracts attention, it is even visible in the crowd. For me, sometimes not.

Select will be offered in the form of junior models with curtains, but the functionality of the previous generation of champions. This is not bad, but not very well. This is the reality of today. If previous products company edges of the mass market, but with great ekivokom towards technology enthusiasts, or specific groups of consumers, the phone has done more for the mass market.

Surprisingly, the same Nokia N95 to use the experience as close to the previous models of Sony Ericsson. The developers of the company and its marketing cost many times to think about this before you make a radical turn in ergonomics. It was not clear that in a couple of minutes in the store people get used to the new organization and management Chamber realize that it is convenient and it can quickly become accustomed to. Is the dismantling user experience, which is not always a good thing. If even add non-traditional hardware keys, a touch buttons, a number of other changes, we can safely say, this product has denied most of the previous experience of users of Sony Ericsson phones. But Nokia instead supports it. All smeshalos market before aberration. Another benefit is that such changes will not happen too often, and in the next few years masthead products dominated laid out in the phone.

Every manufacturer strives to make its products very apparent in the use, a custom Patterns. This is illustrated by the Nokia N93, for example, Sony Ericsson K850i. Separate and fertile ground for material that would be described as being influenced by consumer behaviour and what direction form.

Left on the side of the barrel button, which is responsible for the digital zoom (worldwide), slide right button is. Beside her three-Press of the camera. The first provision is photography, video, in the second, third viewing taped material. The right of the press shutter button is the camera. If you are after surveying not turn it off, then in a couple of minutes, it is automatically shut off.

The lens on the inside of a glass door, it is done to matrix is destroyed, if you leave the device in direct sunlight. Although steklyshko utopleno, pachkaetsya it, as all the back surface. It is a ground safety glass and remove as it was, but better results are obtained with pure optics. This is perhaps another major minus, air safety glass, it happens very often.

The top number keys are a number of characters out of blue, like the Sony Ericsson K810i. They have their lights, and each key is used to rapidly changing regimes.

Thus, the button to switch between three normal regime BestPIC, and a panoramic view. Key 6 responsible for the scenes, 9-timer, the latest outbreak. The button can be activated podskazu zero, it will show that the navigation keys duplicated disabilities zumirovanie horizontal and the vertical responsible for setting brightness. Previous models of digital keyboard also was made possible change of image, as well as the choice of macro or infinity. Waiver of these options is not a passing fad or a miscalculation. The manufacturer believes that the default eliminates most of the same selected permission, to make the setting of a fast start is meaningless. No Fast Macro because automation system developed in such a way that it in most cases it is fine works as a macro or infinity, the consumer it will not really need.

Around the lens is light-bumper, it is when you start machine, or integrating camera is blue. This is done in order for you to see where the lens, no other indicator of this is not. The right of the lens xenon outbreak, it is the size of the one used in previous models, such as the Sony Ericsson K800i. At the same time, but it is LED "outbreak", adding it should improve the images at dusk, when the use of xenon outbreak is not justified. This is the first combination of two types of illumination.


Interface Cyber-Shot (SE v2.0)
I admit frankly that if companies are using symbols interface cells under certain numbers, it is not shared by anyone. To stand in that case, and what not, what changes brought producer, we are introducing their own symbols Cyber-Shot family. Thus, the first version or first generation becomes Sony Ericsson K750i (although it did not refer to this line, it its parent), followed by Sony Ericsson K790i/K800i machines. The Sony Ericsson K810i is a transition, it said there Photo Fix, as well as a number of dedicated buttons for quick change option (also blue light), a product we view as version 1.5. Logically, the updated interface Sony Ericsson K850i has a new number-it version 2.0.

There is a picture showing the regime survey, which increases the visibility of their choice, to make it easier. Other major changes to the interface is, except for a choice of ISO. Let's run through the main settings.

Shoot Mode (the scene), Normal (the default), BestPic (proprietary technology from Sony), Panorama (gluing panorama of the three films is the maximum allowed), Frames (choice of different frame immediately, on the screen). No Burst mode (several pictures in succession), as well as his direct replacement is BestPIC.

Scenes (scenes) - Auto landscape Twilight, Twilight portrait, Landscape, Portrait, Beach / Snow, Sports, Document. Preferences interesting if machine can give you a good quality in automatic mode, as a rule, this is not happening, and to use the setup is unnecessary.

Disable Auto-be.

Flash-enabled automatically included in the suppression of red eye, disabled. Forced activation outbreak provided.

Timed-timer can be enabled or disabled, not configurable.

Select ISO-available are Auto (in this mode device operates normally on the importance to ISO100), as well as ISO100, ISO200, ISO400.

The effects are all quite Routine : Black & White, Negative, Sepia, Solarize.


White Balance - automatic, Daylight, Cloudy, Fluorescent, Incandescent.

Normal Metering-meter or meter on the point.

Preferences menu is updated to maximize the modern camera. On the left you can see the settings right values.

Excellent image quality, Normal (Fine, Normal).
AF Light-Vehicle can also disable.
BestPIC-Fast, Slow (Tweaking this function, it is an interesting option).
Review snapshot-yes or no.
Optical stabilizer, up or down.
Conservation-phone memory or memory card.
Avtopovorot snapshot-yes or no.
Shutter Sound-there are just five of them can blast off at all.
Resetting counter staff.

cell numbers of Sony Ericsson K850i
A Snapshot :

5 MP (2592x1944 points)
3MP (2048x1536 points)
1MP (1280x960 points)
)VGA (640x480 points)
х16Zoom digital hardware
average size of the image (a Fine), from 1 to 1.5 Mb
time-frames for 2 to 3 seconds
start-cell 1.5-2 seconds
Matrix : CMOS

Many asked for a comparison of total quality images with Sony Ericsson K800i, as the new flagship replaces it is the spacecraft. In my view, such a comparison is not without foundation, but do it for all images too, let's look at the differences in only a few pictures, it would suffice to describe the situation.

For most images, sharpness of detail (surveying automatic mode) is about the same. At first glance, Amélie better models of Sony Ericsson K800i, a little more saturated with color. This is particularly evident on the white sky.

But odnotonnyh objects, it turns out that Sony Ericsson K850i handles better picture, as closer to reality.

Practice has shown that in most situations pictures with Sony Ericsson K850i more natural, although perceived to little more vivid pictures from the K800i. The question of taste, the difference is not very good razitelna, most do not pay attention to it.

As evidence can be compared photos glass compositions made on the premises, a snapshot K850i not only for natural to Amélie, but also looks interesting, it is.

When photographing objects near it seems that there has been parity, but if you look, it appears that the Sony Ericsson K850i from a larger matrix suggests little more than the K800. The following images can be compared to key area, as well as look at the pollen. Again, for the consumer in the long run, these perpendicular to our research, in fact, he would take that to the camera and to a K800i and K850i achieved parity. With greater resolution pictures on a Sony Ericsson K850i is a very good result. To connoisseurs fotodela not confuse me with wonder what it clear that for a number of situations images with Sony Ericsson K800i a little better (the same case on the street). But it is only for the same coverage only. Formally, is the camera on the two machines are comparable in quality images clearly, more mindful about the natural color of Sony Ericsson K850i.

Nokia N95 vs Sony Ericsson K850i
These two models are many, including myself, willingly or unwillingly seen as a direct and obvious competitors on the quality of images. It was interesting pit machines fail in real life. Please note that the images on the Nokia N95 can be different machines (SRM 11 and 12 respectively, but they both commercial). Let's get started.

Photography for lunch red flower, standing at the table, look what happened.

Nokia N95 was quite predictable, "corporate" style wiring colors, making them rich, sometimes unrealistic, but the details are lost. At the same time obrisovka flower in the scene with the K850i soft, no sharp slopes, a natural color. Чтобы To check Pen confrontation Sony Ericsson K800i and Nokia N93 effect, let us leave with a bright color pipes, for example, put a toy in churbachok.

The colors in the scene with Nokia is not natural, automatic ate their freedom on the face chelovechka right, he added exotic colours. It is interesting to note that the rear von Nokia worked better, more dramatic (a consequence of the filter field), but more detailed. Not once observed phenomenon of Sony Ericsson K850i engaged intellectually determine what you read, and very rarely wrong. Он He tries to choose the closest of the preset modes. As it happens remains a mystery to me.

Look at odnotonnye objects and how they both focus apparatus. For example, compare the photos and chamomile pauchka sitting on it.

Rear plan both on the well-tuned machine, it would erode confidence is the basis of background compositions. But what with the flower? The slide with Nokia N95, it seems to clip around and separately attached to the image, a kind of application (this can be best illustrated by the extent of 25% of the original image size). Again, all the same ECM pictures. Despite the less sharpness in the picture with K850i discernible structure stamens, while Nokia N95 are somewhat diluted bright. The natural color picture looks better with the K850i.

Again, look at the wildlife, the paper put a couple of berries red currants, see what will happen.

Snapshot was evening, the setting sun beams. Better lighting, softness are displayed on the K850i. There also has removed the leaves from the background, but it creates a nice effect. In general, I write these lines, and understand that there is an urgent need to find a picture where wins Nokia N95, or zatopchut. Well, either propose to change and see these examples other than me.

The next snapshot taken in a room, a café where crappy, I do not like to drink coffee, or do something like that. But sometimes records. So, this is one of my players and Brand plate.

Both shots were far from ideal, but that with the Nokia N95 is not seen as a site to the plate, less brightness, and all because the automatics worked slightly worse and incorrectly estimated the light. Snapshot slightly in the field, but it has such details as a reflection of lights on top, while the long excerpt K850i has a white table. But on the whole picture of K850i better.

That's it, finally. We found two pictures premises, which are almost identical, and most consider that there is parity.

At the plate in the background right can be ignored, they are good sharpness when K850i, but at this picture, this is not a special role.
You know, in love coffee? So, I decided to take a photograph is not the best foams, but interesting results. The image processing algorithm from Nokia has played in Plus, we get a brighter picture on the spoon glare razmazany impossible, but it is not harmful compositions. Clearly this image to a success for Nokia.

I can not share, as at sites with small exceptions is the algorithm of Nokia, it makes them very funny. Here are the same stone, in two variations. Option from Nokia is very far from reality, too many blestok.

Let's look at the generic photos, Nokia is to get a clear advantage, because its algorithm makes images bend. The Lubyanka and did Nokia podkrasila reality and the image looks a little better, although closer to reality Sony Ericsson.

The Polytechnic Museum at the same point. Here it is not clear, there are things in the frame with a small detail. For example, the second car with licence plate U450SV, in the scene with Nokia sign read much worse. The next car he is not coming at all. Second stretching "Mosshuz in Manezh" in Nokia for most of the information is simply no, it does not. Polytechnic Building Museum is not so acidic colors, as in the scene from Nokia. One word of the image detail Nokia far behind K850i.

rainy weather virtually full parity, there was no advantage, but a little more sharpness of a K850i, but it is not on the big picture of significant changes.

When photographing nature to me more like, as explained in the sky Nokia N95, a snapshot get better. It is not so important details, it is critical to convey mood, the Nokia N95 is better managed. While color is not natural, but so many did not draw attention at all.

Although some of these pictures, I forgot to exercise K850i

Once again turn to the species surveys, compared to a city bridge. This is clearly winning over the K850i. Look at the detail of the buildings away, it seems to me, and the color and the lack of details on the Nokia N95 speaks for itself. While in artistichnosti the picture clearly wins. Voobschem-to, we could say that everyone likes something definite. The snapshot of Nokia N95 down from the nearly 20%, there are fewer parts.

JPEG photo on the balcony of a winning Nokia N95, good sharpness, refined details.

JPEG Novodevichy Monastery beauty, the two pictures have the right to exist, it is better to say Difficult.

At dusk survey of loved ones (up to 3 metres) clearly be better Nokia, while the picture on the K850i whitish.

At close distance xenon is an outbreak of detail, but the rear background as such not. It is preferable snapshot, which was received on the Nokia N95, it looks interesting. By the way, it is a modern tradition to attract locks for life to the bridges, the truth Love gorsluzhby, constantly. This
means that immediately after the end of this act of vandalism? We think.

Finally, tower from the same monastery. Colors on the Nokia N95 is not the demise, but that phone so himself painted a picture. And that was not a good idea.

Examples can be longer, the benefit we have accumulated more than 1,000 comparative pictures. But conclusions can be drawn, and from what we have shown you. To begin with the easiest, macro mode. It is used less frequently than many, but someone interesting. In this mode, the Nokia N95 heavily loses disappears details of which are essential for some subjects too cutting Wolfenstein contours. We also saw that the Nokia N95 always require enabling Macro, or Auto refuses to work. Effective distance from which you can take in this mode about 10-12 cm from the object. The Sony Ericsson K850i is a distance of about 7-8 centimeters. And if K850i activate macro is not necessary, engaged himself understands this .

ordinary generic images, there was no parity, as Amélie and better detail in Sony Ericsson K850i, but a number of images produced winners in a manner artistichnoy Nokia N95.

Flash, in my cheesy look K850i need in a very rare situation closely surveying people, in all other cases, photos of the Nokia N95 will be interesting.

Photos indoors somewhere better for Nokia, Sony Ericsson somewhere near, a small advantage to the K850i.

now get small. Where pictures will be better to press them in a format 10h15? It is all very ambiguous and the pictures that the computer is better may lose in the beauty of the door. For example, the same daisy looks a little worse, the color faded, not very bright. Contours, about which we spoke at the Nokia N95, slightly dropped in the press. Nokia N95 wins. They had to print them all, and then compare the already printed photos. The situation of interesting, some images with the Nokia N95 has vyigryshnee, but generally in a narrow win images with K850i (40 to 60). Those photos, which cited above artistic, in the press are grotesquely, not too real color .

to my joy, I can not say that the camera in Sony Ericsson K850i totally surpasses it in a Nokia N95, end-user products for some comparable, especially if the pictures are viewed on a PC or print. If they do planned, the camera in K850i better in most situations regimes. Excellence is not great, but it is present. Formally products are comparable, especially when you consider that the camera in the phone balovstvo. While today's cell phones can potyagatsya quality with not a bad soap film 15 years ago.

Sony-Ericsson K850i images in different environments example of the zoom function can be found in the files zoom.zip

A further merely brings images in a variety of situations, the outbreak and without special explanation here I think are necessary.

Recorded video
In a video recording company for the first time after Sony Ericsson W900i taken a step forward by consumers. The maximum roll 240h320 points, 30 frames per second, up to 2 hours, including Sound. Microphone says you well, but otekaet external sounds. Overall, the video quality is not outstanding, wait a separate model of power in this regard.

findings of the chamber Sony Ericsson K850i

Frankly, I do not like to change the course of ergonomics, the lack of active curtains and switches. But the experience of thousands of images, this is not a problem. The administration quickly get used, and it was quite justified as a permanent replacement of a large (wanted to write a phone for it to Freud) camera. If you really appreciate the photographic image quality, the model for you, it had no alternatives. What is written above about Nokia N95, because for those who do not see the difference in a school and the machine are identical. Put their hands on their hearts, it must be admitted, the Nokia N95 for 6 months was the most popular vehicle on the market with 5-megapikselnoy camera, but Sony Ericsson K850i not only is this model competition, but did it in a photographic (now it just about it).

You can shout long and hard that the cameras in mobile phones have always been and will be heard. Recommended get their albums 10-15 years ago and compare them with a photo, with an example of this article. The revolution has already happened. The Nokia N95, Sony Ericsson K850i and a number of subsequent models it out. Monolithic device capable of generating a respectable quality photographs for the majority of consumers.

This year, the situation repeats itself, which was for a pair of Sony Ericsson K800i/Nokia N93. The new bundle Nokia N95/Sony Ericsson K850i model from Sony Ericsson wins several functions, capabilities, a more natural image-processing algorithm. History has shown that the model of models from Nokia and Sony Ericsson have become popular with their fans. But still of the highest quality photographic today, the Sony Ericsson K850i.

P.S. We do not consider this part of slide shows, photo editing and other related functions, it has to do with the photographic part, but the urgent attention it deserves. The talk about this in the next review.