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Review of Samsung D900’s 3 Mpix cameraReview of a GSM-handset Samsung D900. A begging King The camera found on Samsung D900 is a CMOS one, sporting matrix size of 1/3.2 inches. So far the market has seen a few releases of handsets carrying camera modules with comparable specifications, thus the brand-new Samsung’s flagship is in the limelight owing to its imaging capabilities. 
The camera supports the following resolutions:
There are three quality grades available: Normal, Fine, SuperFine, at that using the best possible appears more preferable – the difference between these levels is noticeable, especially if you’re aiming at viewing snapped shots on PC.  
 
The camera retains auto-focus with enabled Pan Focus mode (focusing on the centre point). Exposure can be metered only by one point, image’s central area or by the matrix. White balance is set to default, when managing it manually, Daylight, Incandescent, Fluorescent, Cloudy, Sunset options are available. I’m not arguing that the amount of modes is impressive – many will find playing around with all these bars captivating; though this variety of features would fit a digital camera better, since the concept of a camera integrated in a handset is different (occasional shooting). Shutter sound, as well as zoon sound can be disabled should you want it. The D900’s camera includes 14x digital zoom feature, which is quite useless though, as exactly the same effect can be obtained by rendering it on PC. Brightness can be adjusted in the range from 1 to 6 (3 by default).
The camera also allows for your possible desire for overlaying special effects during shooting and offers White, Negative, Sepia, Emboss, Sketch, Antique, Moonlight, Fog. Taking account of the bundled picture editor proposing just the same functions, “spoiling” the initial photo with effects seems pointless.
Decorative frames are many here, and can amplify the looks of your photo, but in return they reduce image size to 240x180 pixels.
The flash module adopted by the D900 is LED, which means it can double as a flashlight as well (by working without a break). Effective distance for this flash is not too big, so that it works only for highlighting items located at short range.
The settings also enable you to set default name, customize sensitivity (Auto, ISO 100, ISO 200, ISO 400). Personally, I recommend that you use the Auto mode, since it performs quite well and gets the right parameters in most cases. On top of that there is no visible difference between abovementioned sensitivity levels in normal environment – there is no way you can spot changes produced by lower/higher sensitivity in that case. If you would like to take a group photo of your friends, but don’t want to be left out, set a Timer (3, 5 or 10 seconds). The Mosaic mode downgrades resolution to the lowest one (final image makes 640x480 pixels in size), so that you could get a grid consisting of 4 or 9 pieces (2x2, 3x3). Generally speaking, it’s a mode for days when you feel like taking some fancy shots. While in Multi shot mode, the camera snaps really fast, which makes it possible to acquire 6 pictures at a time (everything happens is an eyewink), in case this is not what you’re looking for, there is a normal mode as well (gap between shots – one second or a bit less). Modes with 9 and 15 pictures taken in series are also available. I’ve already said this and will repeat it again: this feature works fine for photo-finishes at tournaments etc., but in real life it won’t be of much use – when moving the handset most of shots get blurry. Resolution in this mode switches to 320õ240 pixels. All photos are stored in the Album, where you detailed data on every picture. Any image found in the Album can be assigned to a contact in the phonebook or set as wallpaper outright. Slide-show mode and a basic editor (allows applying emoticons, frames and special effects) are at your disposal. For better experience we are going to face off the D900 against Sony Ericsson K800i è Nokia N93. Running a few steps forward, I have to say that shots taken with Samsung D900 look equally to those made by two other handsets. Certainly on closer examination reveals tiny shortcomings of the D900’s snaps, but unsophisticated users won’t detect them and find all these phones comparable. Even though macro-mode is missing on Samsung D900, its camera sometimes performs better than the rivals – take a look at the photo with a bug and you will understand what I’m talking about.
Here is another pack of images by Samsung D900 alone, allowing you to make up opinion on its camera.
The handset has support for capturing video in mpeg4 format either with or without sound (adjustable in menu). All settings almost precisely copy those for single shots – three quality levels, special effects, but different resolutions of clips. Maximum resolution is 355õ288 pixels (15 frames per second), quality-wise the model resides in the leading group on the market and outdoes each and every handset in its class. Absence of an extra microphone for recording sound tracks (like on the D830) might affect recording quality. In the samples you will hear sounds – it is crosstalk. Video sample 1 (mp4, 2.3 Mb)>>> Video sample 2 (mp4, 4.9 Mb)>>> Video sample 3 (mp4, 2.3 Mb)>>> Video sample 4 (mp4, 2.1 Mb)>>> Video sample 5 (mp4, 5.9 mb)>>> There are no caps on maximum length or a clip – it’s all up to free memory available. Though videos intended for sending within a MMS message are limited to 100 Kb in size. Document shooting. Text on photos taken with the D900 is recognizable, though occasionally their appearances leave much to be desired. At the same time, the K800i shows off “Document” mode, allowing you to snap fairly good shots, but an example worths many words, so take a look yourself.
Short summaryThe D900’s camera module does well and is capable of withstanding competition against both Sony Ericsson K790i/K800i and Nokia N73 – they are nearly in the same price bracket. The shortcoming of Samsung’s handset is lack of real flash, but I doubt many will require it too often; in some cases the D900 delivers worse quality (for example when there are blazing color blends or a part of the image is light-struck). However this inferiority we are attributing to auto mode, since using of manual settings saves the day pretty often. Other drawbacks include considerable time span separating releasing the shutter and actually photo acquisition, which occasionally leads to blurring, as your hand starts shaking a bit. Percentage of high-quality photos in auto mode is comparable to that of Sony Ericsson K800i, and that is a result deserving a grade of “A”. No doubt, those keen on looking for the finest details will find differences, but will they be so important for normal users or even professionals? Thus camera-wise these handsets are in the same boat – neither of them has overwhelming competitive edge, even though owing to lengthier list of settings and real flash the camera module found on Sony Ericsson K800i appears better, but the advantage is not significant. Review of a GSM-handset Samsung D900. A begging King Eldar Murtazin ([email protected]) Published — 25 August 2006 Have something to add?! Write us... [email protected]
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