Comments on: Why Storm & 8900 Camera Autofocus is Such a Big Deal…

By: Glenn

Glenn — Mon, 16 Mar 2009 03:34:05 +0000

The pictures on my Bold do not look like the pictures you took. Maybe your lens is dirty or something. Or maybe they do not use the same quality of parts in one unit as they do in the other. Who knows.

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By: Matt

Matt — Fri, 13 Mar 2009 19:32:36 +0000

Agreed. The contrast and saturation are so much better. Those can’t be accounted for by auto-focus alone.

One of the biggest downfalls most mobile device cameras have is lack of protection over the lens. Either they are exposed and get scratched directly (iPhone, I’m talking about you) or they’re recessed and get covered in lint and dust, which are not easily cleaned off like my 8320 and 8220. A lens protector would be a huge improvement.

I once had a Kyocera Koi (swivel flip with 1.3 MP camera) that had a sliding lens cover. It was a great feature.

By: Luciano

Luciano — Fri, 13 Mar 2009 13:57:15 +0000

I seriously doubt auto focus alone can have such an effect on quality. These models surely have better LENSES on their cameras. Or else improving the cameras on Pearls and Curves via software would have been done by now.

By: Thomas M

Thomas M — Fri, 13 Mar 2009 01:22:49 +0000

The 8900 and Storm cameras are fantastic, but I have issues with them. The autofocus is so slow it just slows the camera down by seconds. With my Bold I need to take instant shots sometimes and with the autofocus on the 8900 and Storm it takes too long, especially on the Storm. Quality wise they are amazing though, but for the convenience, I need a quick shot.

By: n8d

n8d — Thu, 12 Mar 2009 20:27:15 +0000

Yeah man…the auto-focus is SICK on the new devices. I have yet to see another cellphone camera (or cheap digital camera) that was as good.
I am almost embarassed now to look at pictures taken with any other BB

By: DavidB

DavidB — Thu, 12 Mar 2009 20:23:51 +0000

I’ve been quite pleased with the quality of photos from my Storm. Far better than I expected they would be. Very nice video clip quality too.

Here’s to hoping the Niagra’s is just as good.

By: Brandon

Brandon — Thu, 12 Mar 2009 19:43:56 +0000

I want one as a backup to my Bold…

By: Nikolaus Walch

Nikolaus Walch — Thu, 12 Mar 2009 19:33:07 +0000

I want an 8900 so bad!

By: Luis Merlos

Luis Merlos — Thu, 12 Mar 2009 18:37:27 +0000

Wow big diff