What's the BEST camera phone (any brand)? Suggestions?

[Heather[TBTMK]]

I am currently using a T-Mobile MDA and I am tired of having to reset the darn thing. It's not reliable for me.

I mainly want a phone with a great camera. I use a DSLR and I need a camera to carry around and a good phone camera will do the trick for now.

Other things I use my phone for: calls, quick weather check and sports score. so basically I think most phones will do the functions I want except for the great camera.

Any suggestions on which one is the BEST camera phone?

thanks.

[Mizz_Kay]

sony ericsson k790/800 or nokia n80

[vinay_6543]

Thanks dizzle!

do you know of any links with photos taken by those cameras?

from what I understand K790 is for use in the US? vs K800 for europe?

what's the best place to get these without a contract?

edit: by the way, I would prefer a phone with EDGE since I use it wirelessly/bluetooth to my laptop to get online.

[secretspyundercover]

Although it's not specifically for those two phones, this camera comparison featuring the K800, D900, and N73 is worth a look.

[ashleyvictoria234]

I'm guessing you actually meant N73, not N80

[halrosser]

Thanks for the link, but it's hard for me to compare, which one seems better out of those? It seemed the N73 had pretty decent pictures. how does the quality compare to the N80? is it the same camera in the phone?

[LiSA (:]

N80 camera is much much worse than the N73. N80 isn't even auto-focus!

[xraptor777]

hmm nobody never mentioned the 903SH, beats any other 3 MP phone in daylight pics, k790/k800 wins in night pics

[KaliW]

Going by what I've read the K800/K790a has the better flash, so it takes better pictures in low light. I don't know about macro mode or manual settings though. They're pretty close in quality from what I understand, and a lot of people that chose between the two made their decision based on the UI, not the camera.

The N73 runs s60v3, and it is a smartphone. The K800/K790a doesn't have smartphone capabilities, but the Sony Ericsson UI is easy to use and well designed.

[8corsair]

Thanks for the replies, but are these 3 all "auto-focus"? All the sample pictures from the link seemed blurry to me. am I just used to clear pictures from "real" digicams? or is it because the pictures are so blown up on the website that I see it blurred and pixelated?

The last time I used a nokia was 7 yrs ago and a lot has changed and I'm not familiar with S60/smartphone. what can I do with it? is it like a WM5 in my MDA?