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GoldenHammer · Oct 31, 2004, 07:18 AM

Got my S700i two days ago, just completed a short review, check this if you are interested in the Sony Ericsson - S700i. Enjoy!

http://www.photos-of-the-year.com/sony-ericsson-s700i/

moonmonkey · Oct 31, 2004, 07:43 AM

Originally posted by GoldenHammer:
Got my S700i two days ago, just completed a short review, check this if you are interested in the Sony Ericsson - S700i. Enjoy!

http://www.photos-of-the-year.com/sony-ericsson-s700i/

Good picture quality.
Where do you live, Midlevels?

i_rooster · Oct 31, 2004, 09:28 AM

hope your "please experience" continues..

GoldenHammer · Oct 31, 2004, 09:39 AM

Originally posted by i_rooster:
hope your "please experience" continues..

Sure, that is another kind please experience and mood, only the one with the S700i will know.

ntt · Oct 31, 2004, 10:14 AM

My wife has a k700i which is also meant to be a 1.3MP camera. But the photos in low light are very grainy. I notice all your sample images from the s700 are taken in pretty good lighting... any indoor photos?

GoldenHammer · 10:31 AM

Originally posted by ntt:
My wife has a k700i which is also meant to be a 1.3MP camera. But the photos in low light are very grainy. I notice all your sample images from the s700 are taken in pretty good lighting... any indoor photos?

Don't expect the 1.3MP camera can do well for indoor photos without flash or tripod. The Photo Light feature may help a bit, but I need to figure it out how well this would do.

11011001 · Nov 1, 2004, 05:08 AM

Does it have bluetooth? Can you put java apps on it?

Spheric Harlot · Nov 1, 2004, 06:33 AM

Originally posted by 11011001:
Does it have bluetooth? Can you put java apps on it?

It's just a slightly beefed-up k700i in a slide-phone case.

It's also �750.

tae667 · Nov 1, 2004, 07:37 AM

I'll buy this phone when Apple updates iSync. Are they waiting for Tiger or why doesn't this phone and Nokia's latest Series 60 phones work with iSync?

Anders · Nov 1, 2004, 09:13 AM

Nice pictures!

Could you sent me one or all of the originals, please?

Kenneth · Nov 1, 2004, 11:08 AM

Originally posted by moonmonkey:
Good picture quality.
Where do you live, Midlevels?

Actually, I used to live in Mid-Levels, but it's hard to tell from that building.

Yea.. the S/E S700i is a nice phone.

Disgruntled Head of C-3PO · Nov 1, 2004, 11:44 AM

I love SE phone's. I can't wait to get this one!

Powaqqatsi · Nov 1, 2004, 12:42 PM

Originally posted by ntt:
My wife has a k700i which is also meant to be a 1.3MP camera. But the photos in low light are very grainy. I notice all your sample images from the s700 are taken in pretty good lighting... any indoor photos?

It has nothing to do with the amount of pixels. It's because the sensors are really small (too small) and thus need a lot of "amplification" which results in extreme level of noise. It will be years before cameras on phones start to be acceptable (quality wise).

spiky_dog · Nov 2, 2004, 01:35 AM

not great highlight/blowout control in those photos, but way better than any other phonecam i've seen. props to SE.

SOLIDAge · Nov 2, 2004, 02:17 AM

Originally posted by ntt:
My wife has a k700i which is also meant to be a 1.3MP camera. But the photos in low light are very grainy. I notice all your sample images from the s700 are taken in pretty good lighting... any indoor photos?

K700i is not a 1.3 MP camera, it is a .3 MP.
I have a K700i.
the pictures taken inside are so, so, the ones taken outsides are friggin fantastic.

ntt · Nov 2, 2004, 02:46 AM

Originally posted by SOLIDAge:
K700i is not a 1.3 MP camera, it is a .3 MP.

You're right. Though it does do some funky algorithms to give a 1.2MP image if you want.
Either way, the images are grainy indoors... good in daylight.

rozwado1 · Nov 2, 2004, 10:36 AM

Can't wait to get one of these....

GoldenHammer · Nov 3, 2004, 07:28 AM

Just figure out that the Night Mode from the S700i is actually to control the ISO sensitivity upto ISO 1250 (it would growth to ISO 4000 under low light environment), this limits additional noise introduced. The Photo Light may help a bit when the environment is dim.

Originally posted by ntt:
You're right. Though it does do some funky algorithms to give a 1.2MP image if you want.
Either way, the images are grainy indoors... good in daylight.

willed · Nov 3, 2004, 07:57 AM

Originally posted by ntt:
My wife has a k700i which is also meant to be a 1.3MP camera. But the photos in low light are very grainy. I notice all your sample images from the s700 are taken in pretty good lighting... any indoor photos?

K700i isn't 1.3MP. I've got one. I agree that pictures on it in anything less than perfect light are pretty crap. This S700i thing looks like the first half-decent phone/camera integration. Is it cumbersome in real life? How's the battery life?

ThisGuy · Nov 3, 2004, 12:15 PM

One of you richies buy me one of these bad boys. good? great.

GoldenHammer · Nov 3, 2004, 02:49 PM

Originally posted by willed:
K700i isn't 1.3MP. I've got one. I agree that pictures on it in anything less than perfect light are pretty crap. This S700i thing looks like the first half-decent phone/camera integration. Is it cumbersome in real life? How's the battery life?

It would allow shooting of some 300+ pictures with some previews for a single charge.

ratlater · Nov 3, 2004, 07:00 PM

This does look like a great phone. A US version, the S710A is coming to Cingular in December or so for $399 I think. It's still very expensive, but should be more reasonable quickly. The S710A adds Edge support, but dumps the FM radio. Oh, and I think iSync works with the S700 already, you just need to initiate the bluetooth connection from the phone before syncing or something like that.

-matt