Phones duel!

[Domipots]

Many still think phones are totally crap as camera, but in fact you can make some great pics with it :) Show us phones can make nice pics in this tread! I'll kick off:

http://lh5.ggpht.com/_wX0x-4Ika7c/ShkfVNG3_zI/AAAAAAAAAKI/CqlZ8jfcef0/s512/November%202007%20013.jpg
Sunrise in Leiden by Sony Ericsson W810i

[KrishnenduKes]

Phone Photo Duels Approved

[Xavier]

Nice thread!
Here's something I shot 3 years ago using a Nokia 6600.

http://images.orkut.com/orkut/photos/OgAAALI9DklBojQ9HKMcRBHD-1Gk9wpqF3cSs_87gmYV806afBX-HDSFqktxXu5BwFnw0z87Y82NMhD4g13PiHfdWfYAm1T1UNZUj5 8b3FaMLyLm8F62uIk2uruF.jpg

[Domipots]

Really nice pic in IMO, like how santa holds the dog :), but it doesn't really show the good quality, huh :p

[Xavier]

Really nice pic in IMO, like how santa holds the dog :), but it doesn't really show the good quality, huh :p

Thanks :)
And one can't really expect quality pics from a 640x480 VGA camera in insufficient light, right? ;)

[Xavier]

Here's something I hope you'll like.
Shot using a Nokia N95 last year. (Tweaked in PS)

http://www.thephotographer.in/darkroom/attachment.php?attachmentid=301&stc=1&d=1243279186

[Domipots]

Nice! What's the white thing on the flower?

[KrishnenduKes]

but it doesn't really show the good quality, huh :p

Could not expect too much from that light and that phone can you!

Here's something I hope you'll like.
Shot using a Nokia N95 last year. (Tweaked in PS)


Wow! That N95 looks good. I have been contemplating about that phone for a few weeks now. Looks like it is worth it.

[synn]

I posted this elsewhere before, but posting it again as it is in accordance with the topic:

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3574/3372826775_27c0f8deca.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/36589851@N02/)

Taken with an SE K770i

[Xavier]

Nice! What's the white thing on the flower?
Thanks. And no idea, was in a hurry while clicking this. Guess it's some insect larvae.



Wow! That N95 looks good. I have been contemplating about that phone for a few weeks now. Looks like it is worth it.

Thanks Ken. And yes, it is a very good phone. However it is also 2 years old, hence I'd rather suggest you to go for the N85 which is similarly priced and is more advanced w.r.t. features (display, battery life, newer software, Ngage capability) There are other '5mp' Nokia phones like the N79, N82, and the N96. But IMO, The N85 is best VFM right now.

[KrishnenduKes]

I'd rather suggest you to go for the N85 which is similarly priced and is more advanced w.r.t. features (display, battery life, newer software, Ngage capability) There are other '5mp' Nokia phones like the N79, N82, and the N96. But IMO, The N85 is best VFM right now.

Thanks for that advice. Maybe we should start a Best Phone Camera discussion...

[Xavier]

Thanks for that advice.
You're welcome :)

Maybe we should start a Best Phone Camera discussion..
And hope that it does not end up into a Nokia vs Sony vs Samsung vs Motorola brand war. :D

[Domipots]

It will, I think :P Nice idea, btw :)

[arvindm29]

This ones from SE K550i

http://img65.zoomin.com/1243410621/306344152_v.jpg

[Xavier]

A self portrait shot using my Nokia N81 2mp fixed focus camera phone.
Full Post-processing (except for resizing) done in the phone itself.

http://i127.photobucket.com/albums/p160/xvrdsouza/Image657-003700.jpg

[Domipots]

That's a pretty nice result from a crappy camera :)

The sky by various phones:

http://lh3.ggpht.com/_wX0x-4Ika7c/SiWDh5iuAbI/AAAAAAAAAlQ/vF-0Dp9Slb8/IMAG0076.jpg
Sony Ericsson Xperia X1 (3,2mp AF)

http://lh3.ggpht.com/_wX0x-4Ika7c/SiWDhgGHA0I/AAAAAAAAAlM/aI6oBrsr7jk/s512/1231688523486.jpg
HTC Dream aka T-Mobile G1 (3,2mp AF)

http://lh3.ggpht.com/_wX0x-4Ika7c/ShkaLYQ8b-I/AAAAAAAAAJc/o09AnJeFRJc/s512/Juni%202007%20011.jpg
Sony Ericsson W810i (2mp AF)

http://lh5.ggpht.com/_wX0x-4Ika7c/ShmdhKUjVAI/AAAAAAAAARE/LnKzHnPXIWE/s400/Juli%202008%20053.jpg
LG KU990 Viewty (5mp AF)

[Xavier]

That's a pretty nice result from a crappy camera :)
Thanks :)


http://lh5.ggpht.com/_wX0x-4Ika7c/ShmdhKUjVAI/AAAAAAAAARE/LnKzHnPXIWE/s400/Juli%202008%20053.jpg
LG KU990 Viewty (5mp AF)

Liked this one. Lovely hues.
I've used this phone (the Viewty) and found the colours way too dull. Maybe it was a faulty piece or something?

[Domipots]

No, that is normal. Experienced that, too. But sometimes it makes some really nice pics :) Has verry much to do with the scene and things.

My best macro with a phone so far, I think: (X1)

http://lh6.ggpht.com/_wX0x-4Ika7c/SiWDmvgePQI/AAAAAAAAAmk/0T8TpQLA4Ow/IMAG0062.jpg

[amvj]

sony Ericsson K550i (modified with w610i firmware, Killem camera driver)

http://img75.imageshack.us/img75/8681/flower2.jpg (http://www.imagehosting.com/)

Energy waste

http://img401.imageshack.us/img401/7853/energywastage.th.jpg (http://img401.imageshack.us/img401/7853/energywastage.jpg)

[Domipots]

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3515/3925714289_e327b54e30.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/39239951@N04/3925714289/in/set-72157622387695572/)

By my SE X1

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2442/3926506156_396f7a7573.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/39239951@N04/3926506156/in/set-72157622387699618/)

Samsung M7600 BeatDJ

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2547/3925714557_20fdf257ec.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/39239951@N04/3925714557/in/set-72157622387695572/)

Samsung S8000 Jét

[synn]

http://lh4.ggpht.com/_Sd41_ofiNpk/SsA6A10YExI/AAAAAAAAAQM/-3Lf6Hl6o7A/s400/28092009173.jpg

Sony Ericsson Satio.

Edit: Added high-res version as Picasa does a horrible job of copying the image.

[praveenkm]

A few from my now lost k790i ... PP'ed with ACDSee

A Sam Sand Dunes near Jaiselmer. His name is Shahrukh Khan!
http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1396/685344111_149af5d0d0_o.jpg

Some where South west Rajasthan.
http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1084/685342345_ae5839b1ca_o.jpg

Golden temple of Amritsar
http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1228/686211962_53b2b2ab4f_o.jpg

Sea shore near Dhankushkodi
http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1322/685382453_1bedd391c4_o.jpg

Between Bikenar and Punjab
http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1101/686211024_6c703a4bec_o.jpg

Hesargatta near bangalore
http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1250/745523764_f370305dfa_o.jpg

[KrishnenduKes]

Praveen has shot some of the most stunning photographs with a cell phone!

[shutterbug]

Ken, the k 790i has a pretty good camera.

[praveenkm]

Thanks Ken. and yes Shutterbug is right about the phone's cam. Gives scope for lil PP to make it look worthy. Too bad i lost it :(

Some more from the same fone..

At Little Rann of Kutch...
http://i10.photobucket.com/albums/a115/praveenkm/CC/CrossCountry014.jpg

Inside Jaiselmer fort...
http://i10.photobucket.com/albums/a115/praveenkm/CC/CrossCountry039.jpg

Between Jaiselmer and Bikaner...
http://i10.photobucket.com/albums/a115/praveenkm/CC/CrossCountry101.jpg

The Auit Mandi Tunnel
http://i10.photobucket.com/albums/a115/praveenkm/CC/CrossCountry135.jpg

Getting down from Rothang pass..
http://i10.photobucket.com/albums/a115/praveenkm/CC/CrossCountry141.jpg

At Sojha, 5 KMs down Jalori pass on Auit side...
http://i10.photobucket.com/albums/a115/praveenkm/CC/CrossCountry176.jpg

Riding towards Auit from Jalori..
http://i10.photobucket.com/albums/a115/praveenkm/CC/CrossCountry189.jpg

Going towards Dhanushkodi..
http://i10.photobucket.com/albums/a115/praveenkm/DK/DSC00813.jpg

A church in ruins at Dhanushkodi
http://i10.photobucket.com/albums/a115/praveenkm/DK/DSC00886.jpg

At a beach near Sangam; the tip of indian side of Adam's bridge...
http://i10.photobucket.com/albums/a115/praveenkm/DK/DSC00938.jpg

Looking out to Wembanad backwater Lake near Kumarakom.
http://i10.photobucket.com/albums/a115/praveenkm/DK/DSC01024.jpg

Ooops! too many i guess!

[KrishnenduKes]

Some amazing shots there. Thanks for sharing. You can put in an edit indicating the location of the photographs. That will make it even more worthwhile.

[synn]

Praveen: Some of those shots are quite good. You only need to correct the exposure a bit to make them truly stand out.

[praveenkm]

Ken: Thanks. I have added the locals on top of the pix. :)

Thanks Synn. Will have to improve on my editing skills.

[synn]

Keep exploring the different options offered by the software, Praveen. There's no hard rule on how to use them. Keep tweaking until the pics look right in your eyes.

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http://lh4.ggpht.com/_Sd41_ofiNpk/SsQyLd-WJBI/AAAAAAAAATY/VmDZMb-3-Hg/s800/5.JPG

Again, with the Satio.

P.S. the JPEG artifacts that you see in the dark areas is thanks to retarded Picasa.

[Xavier]

^ I see the artifacts in the sky :P
Why don't you use photobucket instead?
I'm liking that Satio. Almost P&S quality, I would say.

[synn]

I'd prefer to post in Flickr itself, but the RSS feed from the picasa page goes to the Sony Ericsson page.

Here's the actual image:

The film grain has been added in post as is usual with my workflow.

You're right btw, the Satio is dangerously close to P&S's when it comes to image quality.

[Xavier]

This is really impressive and similar phones from SE and other manufacturers would make compact P&S' obsolete in the next few years. I just wish that they don't fall prey to the ugly megapixel farce (12mp on a tiny sensor is way too much!) though. I've read somewhere that normal P&S sensors max out at 3mp. And I believe the phone cameras have even smaller sensors.

[synn]

Haha, funny you said that because here's a 100% crop from that same image

http://lh3.ggpht.com/_Sd41_ofiNpk/SsQyabExwRI/AAAAAAAAATc/8VzFtl5M3zQ/s800/5_crop.JPG


That sort of pixel level detail is simply amazing and unheard of in a phone.

The 12.1MP do help, but only when there's adequate light. For those used to DSLRs, lowlight noise is a bit too much, but it is still bearable within the class though.

[anvancy-(macro analyst)]

interesting stuff synn.

congrats on your phone.

SEs have i think always looked phone cameras as a serious thing unlike NOKIAs.

also these days the quality of NOKIA here in home country is deteriorating.bad.

anvancy

[synn]

Anvancy: As a matter of fact, I'm going to conduct a DSLR vs P&S vs cellphone shootout in the next few days and I'll include a 3.2 MP camphone from SE and Nokia each to see how they fare. I'll post the results here in the PIN as soon as I'm done. :)

[anvancy-(macro analyst)]

Anvancy: As a matter of fact, I'm going to conduct a DSLR vs P&S vs cellphone shootout in the next few days and I'll include a 3.2 MP camphone from SE and Nokia each to see how they fare. I'll post the results here in the PIN as soon as I'm done. :)

will be waiting for it synn.
but which nokia cam will you be targetting??the N95 series??i mean nokia with a carl zeiss lens or a normal one?my 6233 takes ultra crap photos.:p.while my sis 530i takes good photos.

anvancy

[synn]

I don't have an N series phone at my disposal (Actually, I have an N81 around which has a very shitty camera. Let's not even consider that one, haha), but I'll include the XM 5530 and the SE K770, both of which are 3.2 MP autofocus models.

[Xavier]

Haha, funny you said that because here's a 100% crop from that same image

http://lh3.ggpht.com/_Sd41_ofiNpk/SsQyabExwRI/AAAAAAAAATc/8VzFtl5M3zQ/s800/5_crop.JPG

That sort of pixel level detail is simply amazing and unheard of in a phone.

Indeed!


SEs have i think always looked phone cameras as a serious thing unlike NOKIAs.

also these days the quality of NOKIA here in home country is deteriorating.bad.

anvancy
Not really. The N82 had the best camera module in the entire market for a long time before it was replaced by the high end Samsungs and SEs. Nokia did have a slump after that though. They weren't really competing with others and it took them 2 years to come up with a good cameraphone in the N86 which is one of the best camera phones in its class.


I don't have an N series phone at my disposal (Actually, I have an N81 around which has a very shitty camera. Let's not even consider that one, haha), but I'll include the XM 5530 and the SE K770, both of which are 3.2 MP autofocus models.
I know how that feels, since I'm an N81 user. The last time I used it to click pics was errrmm.. 4 months ago :p
And the 5530 is slightly better than the 5800 in almost every aspect except for the display size and 3G.

[synn]

Another Satio shot:

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2601/3974283138_f10fc9ea48.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/sandeepmurali/)

[roschmann27]

Camera: Sony Ericsson
Model: K790i

[Technocrat]

Thats a nice pic :)

[roschmann27]

Thats a nice pic :)

thanks you my friend:)

[synn]

http://sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc4/hs062.snc4/34454_412987523195_610343195_4911314_5896924_n.jpg

[KrishnenduKes]

@synn: Please do some PS magic on that nice frame! :)

[synn]

I will, when I reach home! :D

Also, I'm going back there with the DSLR to capture it again. I'm thinking HDRI.

[KrishnenduKes]

I will, when I reach home! :D

Also, I'm going back there with the DSLR to capture it again. I'm thinking HDRI.

Yeah. Think about HDR on a perfectly still evening with no breeze and the leaves staying still and no ripples on the water... :D :D

[synn]

Oh no, I'm gonna do an exposure blending there rather than a "normal" HDRI. It'd eliminate all the ghosting issues.

[KrishnenduKes]

Oh no, I'm gonna do an exposure blending there rather than a "normal" HDRI. It'd eliminate all the ghosting issues.

Haloed be thy name. Please teach us poor gullible souls, the modern techniques of "exposure blending"!!!

[synn]

http://sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash2/hs135.ash2/40068_422724653195_610343195_5177342_3217050_n.jpg


Just playing around with this new camera app in my phone. All processing including the frame is done by the app.

[synn]

http://sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc4/hs301.snc4/40383_424268428195_610343195_5211961_4965345_n.jpg

More cellphone camera fun.

[hitanshu]

like the old snap feeling to the pic!