Sony Ericsson’s camera-phone range has revolutionised the market and consistently pushed the boundaries between mobile phones and standalone digital cameras. From the K750i’s auto-focus capabilities to the K800i’s xenon flash, Sony Ericsson has hit the nail on the head when it comes to giving users what they want. Given its pedigree, it’s no wonder that we had high expectations for the K800i’s successor, the Sony Ericsson K810i.
The phone weight is right for its size and is comparable to K750i weight. The first thing unusual about the phone is its button, which hate it or love it, is it’s good feel for the fingers as compare to the normal keypad generally on Sony Ericsson series (except W880i) is all close together. Pressing wrong keys/button is a thing of the past as the buttons are very much space apart. K810i keypad like all new Sony Ericsson phones have an internet shortcut button next to the call button which my seem to be an gift from heaven for tech savvy but for me it is seem to be a nuisance to user as most of the time it get activated even without most user knowledge.
Activation of the camera can be by menu based or just simply sliding the shutter down, user will see the 1,4,7, Key symbol lightening in a blue tint as the phone transit from phone to cam mode. Each key correspond to Image size , Focus , Timer and Flash respectively . Movies record are in 3gp format. K810i like the K800i comes with the Xenon flash which adds a true flashlight capability to the mobile phone, User of K750i can forget about using this as a torchlight as the Xenon are powered by 2 large capacitors unlike the k750i 2 bright LEDs. For new user there is a BestShot features which let user takes 9 shot at once of the same scene, user can choose which frame is the best to choose from or all 9. Also preview of the photos taken by the cam can be access during standby mode by pressing the 2 buttons located at the top left and right of the LCD.
Photo taken by the k810i are same as the K800i and much better than the K750i due to it extra megapixels. Nightshot of the K810i still lags behind and need much improvement and it even loses out to the internet community hack of the K750i/W800i series. Good mid-end phone with good photo capability (cybershot don’t play play) for those using older phone and like photo taking , K810 is an good choice.
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