Dopod 838pro camera review

After a couple of months and a few hun­dred pho­tos it is time to review the per­form­ance of the cam­era in my Dopod 838pro phone. As a camera/phone/pda the Dopod 838pro makes a good phone/pda.

The cam­era has severe lim­it­a­tions. There are only lim­ited con­trols: expos­ure, col­our tem­per­at­ure and two types of meter­ing. There is no shut­ter speed warn­ing under low light, pho­tos taken in low light con­di­tions are very grainy if not blurred, the flash is grossly under­powered. The ergo­nom­ics for a lefty with large hands are ter­rible. The shut­ter lag is annoy­ingly slow and the shut­ter click sound occurs after the photo is taken and pro­cessed by the cam­era, which is often 0.5 second or more after you take the photo. Which means try­ing to take action shots is a hit and miss affair.

The 838pro does take decent pho­tos in good light of sta­tion­ary objects. it is handy when no other cam­era is avail­able, how­ever, it is no replace­ment for even a basic point and shoot camera.

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