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Verizon Cameraphone Comparison Q2 2009
Verizon Cameraphone Comparison Q2 2009
Published on: 03 July, 2009 by PhoneArena Team
Overall Ratings and Conclusion:
For real-world images, we believe the enV Touch takes the best overall pictures and we award it 1st place. Even though the camera is 3MP, it performs better than the Omnia and Exilim when taking pictures outside during the day, which is when most cameraphones are used. Daytime images are sharp and in-focus with good color saturation, fine detail and proper exposure. The enV Touch also does well with images taken at night and indoors, but fluorescent lighting will make the image too warm. This can be corrected by using an image-editing program and slightly lowering the red gamma value of the picture. We also hope that a firmware update for the phone will correct this.
The Omnia wins the award for 2nd place. Even though the daytime images are a bit over-exposed, they have good detail and color reproduction. The Omnia is the best for inside images with good Automatic White Balance, so if you use that a lot, you should consider this phone.
It is a tough choice between the Exilim and enV3 for 3rd place, but that award goes to the Exilim. Between the two phones, the Exilim produces the best daytime images outside, which is when most cameraphones are used. However, the enV3 does better for images taken inside and at night, since they are not as blurry, but colors are a bit off. One thing to keep in mind is the lens defect with the Exilim that causes the edges of images to look blurry, especially the bottom-left corner. This may concern some people more than others.
Overall, none of these cameraphones are a replacement for a real digital camera. As it stands now, if a traditional digital camera (such as a Canon or Nikon) produced the same results as these four phones, chances are you would return it. But since these phones are not designed and marketed as a digital camera replacement, except maybe the Exilim, you can’t expect them to be in the same class.
Miscellaneous:
Although it does not influence the quality of the pictures directly, the operational time of the camera is rather important for its use.
For real-world images, we believe the enV Touch takes the best overall pictures and we award it 1st place. Even though the camera is 3MP, it performs better than the Omnia and Exilim when taking pictures outside during the day, which is when most cameraphones are used. Daytime images are sharp and in-focus with good color saturation, fine detail and proper exposure. The enV Touch also does well with images taken at night and indoors, but fluorescent lighting will make the image too warm. This can be corrected by using an image-editing program and slightly lowering the red gamma value of the picture. We also hope that a firmware update for the phone will correct this.
The Omnia wins the award for 2nd place. Even though the daytime images are a bit over-exposed, they have good detail and color reproduction. The Omnia is the best for inside images with good Automatic White Balance, so if you use that a lot, you should consider this phone.
It is a tough choice between the Exilim and enV3 for 3rd place, but that award goes to the Exilim. Between the two phones, the Exilim produces the best daytime images outside, which is when most cameraphones are used. However, the enV3 does better for images taken inside and at night, since they are not as blurry, but colors are a bit off. One thing to keep in mind is the lens defect with the Exilim that causes the edges of images to look blurry, especially the bottom-left corner. This may concern some people more than others.
Overall, none of these cameraphones are a replacement for a real digital camera. As it stands now, if a traditional digital camera (such as a Canon or Nikon) produced the same results as these four phones, chances are you would return it. But since these phones are not designed and marketed as a digital camera replacement, except maybe the Exilim, you can’t expect them to be in the same class.
Miscellaneous:
Although it does not influence the quality of the pictures directly, the operational time of the camera is rather important for its use.
| Model | Starting | Focusing | Saving | Time between 2 shots |
 LG enV3 | 3 sec | N/A 0 sec | 1 sec | 3 sec |
| LG enV Touch | 2 sec | 1.5 sec | 4 sec | 6 sec |
| Samsung Omnia | 3 sec | 2 sec | 3 sec | 8 sec |
| Casio Exilim | 4 sec | 1.5 sec | 5 sec | 9 sec |
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