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This is something i've been wondering for awhile but i can't find out myself.
The S700i, k750i, k800i were to my knowledge the earlier phones of their megapixel generation, were flagship phones and they all received stunning reviews as far as their cameras were concerned. Nowadays reviewers will just "pft" at
I recall gasping and going green with envy when i saw first the s700i's camera back in like 2004-2005 but how do run-off the mill el' cheapo 2008 1.3mpx phones compare?


[ This Message was edited by: enk39 on 2008-11-19 10:37 ]

[ This Message was edited by: enk39 on 2008-11-19 10:37 ]
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Posted: 2008-11-19 11:36:17
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My last proper cam phone before the C905 was the K800i and its not as good as the C905 but I had still been using it as a digital camera for a while instead of the camera on either my W880 or iPhone.

Its decent but compared to my C905 its lacking.
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Posted: 2008-11-19 12:06:49
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Back to the OP's question: today's budget phones with cheap 1 or 2 MP cameras lack autofocus so these are still behind the S700 and the K750.
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Posted: 2008-11-19 13:48:11
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I agree they are behind the S700, which had a reasonable quality ccd, but it didn't have auto-focus. K750 was the first with AF.

The smallest MP available in low end consumer digicams is now 3-4MP anyway, so it's not possible to make a comparison on MP.

However the cheapest of cheap digicams have very poor quality and imho I'd take the S700 over them anyday.
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[ This Message was edited by: max_wedge on 2008-11-19 12:58 ]
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Posted: 2008-11-19 13:57:07
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Wasn't the OP talking about low-mid range camphones?
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Posted: 2008-11-19 14:09:18
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Well, lets think: S700 vs. T280/W350/W380/Z555(all 1.3mp(non-AF??))

S=2.3" QVGA 262k : Others S=QCIF video(24/5fps) : Others NONE
S=quality(from P-series) loudspeaker : Others std avg quality(no depth)
S=led light(sprung switch/also keylock ) : Others NONE
S=Unique CCD processing sw(too tech to put here) : ALL Other SEs cut-down CMOS sw

Plenty more to consider too, japanese build/materials, browsing bluetooth, and all-round great ergonomics(as size wasn't an issue at the time)......



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Posted: 2008-11-19 14:13:25
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Sorry my bad.

In that case, well, the S700 is defo better than my W910 (both non-AF). My K750 was better in some respects than my K800, but overall the K800 is better.

However pretty much any current camphone with less than 2MP is pretty crap. If it has less than 2MP in todays market then it's obvious the OEM has only tacked the camera on as an after thought. I would pit my K750 against any 2MP or less on the market today. I would pit a S700 against any current non-AF of less than 3MP.

Most camphones now has 3MP or more.
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Posted: 2008-11-19 14:30:12
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Ok, that's it! You convinced me! I'm going to myself an S700!
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Posted: 2008-11-19 14:44:00
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Owned 3, myself(first one was my 2nd SE ever, after K700)... ...and my current one(04W48 ) still gets pulled out, to prove the above, and more points, on rather regular occasion(I've only just stopped running one as a spare device too, only replaced by Z800(and not for cam!))...and won't ever go anywhere, either......


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Posted: 2008-11-19 15:08:20
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Nice comparision, but how's the image quality from say K750i (2mp, af, flash) compared to something like C702 (3.2mp, af, flash)?
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Posted: 2008-11-19 15:17:21
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