[Artie Fufkin]

Hi, I'm on the lookout for a payg phone with a good camera and have seen these ones:

K800i - £80
D900 - £90
N73 - £120
K810i - £170
G600 - £180

The camera will be used in all possible situations [concerts, portrait, landscapes, action, party, etc] and must produce acceptable prints at 8x6. Autofocus and flash are a must. Macro and manual controls would be handy. No other phone features matter much - certainly music playback and internet is of no interest whatsoever.

Are the K810i or G600 worth twice the money purely for camera quality? Or is there another phone I've maybe missed off my list?

Thanks.

[NewBeetle]

K800i from carphone, bargain phone of the year IMO.

[tonyamh]

i have a k800 on vodafone the camera is great but i find that the video camera isn't quite so good a little bit blocky hope that helps

[solidamber]

K800i, you will not be disappointed.

[wiggleyleeds]

k800i easy choice.

the cam and software is no diferent to the k810i which is just a slimmer case and a hard to see shiny screen

[dds14]

Originally Posted by wiggleyleeds

k800i easy choice.

the cam and software is no diferent to the k810i which is just a slimmer case and a hard to see shiny screen

K800i, no contest.

[Artie Fufkin]

Thanks guys. Seems like it's the K800i then .

[Artie Fufkin]

Well, I got a k800 for xmas and while it's great in good light it is disappointing in other situations. For close flash work it can do an acceptable job, but once you get into other situations and have to start fiddling with white balance and twilight settings it really is rather poor.

I haven't yet tried it at a concert, but I fear it's not going to give me anything like an acceptable print. I have tried some low light indoor group shots and the flash wasn't strong enough, so I experimented with white balance, but the results were not nearly as good as I had hoped, in fact I would say they are rubbish - red tinged [as opposed to the k800's usual blue hue] and very grainy.

Of course, I fully realise that it is after all only a phone with a camera, but with so many positive comments I was expecting more from it. Is this really as good as camera phones get at the moment? Can any phone give good [not great, just good] low light results?

[NewBeetle]

Originally Posted by kherm

Well, I got a k800 for xmas and while it's great in good light it is disappointing in other situations. For close flash work it can do an acceptable job, but once you get into other situations and have to start fiddling with white balance and twilight settings it really is rather poor.

I haven't yet tried it at a concert, but I fear it's not going to give me anything like an acceptable print. I have tried some low light indoor group shots and the flash wasn't strong enough, so I experimented with white balance, but the results were not nearly as good as I had hoped, in fact I would say they are rubbish - red tinged [as opposed to the k800's usual blue hue] and very grainy.

Of course, I fully realise that it is after all only a phone with a camera, but with so many positive comments I was expecting more from it. Is this really as good as camera phones get at the moment? Can any phone give good [not great, just good] low light results?

I think you're expecting too much from a phone to be honest.