Review: HTC SMT-5800
Photos
Most pictures taken with the 5800 were true to color and reasonably free of grain and noise. As with most camera phones, images captured outdoors in sunlight were the best in terms of color and quality. The 5800 didn't perform as well indoors. First, images taken with indoor lighting had more grain than outdoor shots. But the camera also had issues with incandescent lighting. Images were very yellow. You have to be careful to adjust for indoor shooting if you want pictures to come out with better color representation. The 5800 does not have a flash, so lighting is crucial to getting good pictures.
Videos
The 5800 did a good job at capturing video. You can open the video recorder directly from the Start screen, or from the camera application. Though it is a bit awkward to change the capture mode from still images to video, you can set the video mode to record video indefinitely or optimized for MMS. Videos we shot were smooth and free of grain and ghosting. The 5800 was able to track motion well as you followed a moving subject or just panned around.
Videos are accessible from the Windows Media Player library, but not the gallery application. The D-pad lets you play or pause the video, as well as skip through to other videos in your library or fast forward/rewind the current video. The WMP Menu also lets you control video playback, but there's no way to create an MMS from within the player. If you want to send an MMS, your only option is to choose to send the video immediately after you capture it and are presented that option on the review screen.
CTIA Fall 2007
CTIA 2007
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