Last night at the N900meetup I decided to demonstrate really how bad the HTC Hero's camera is. The rest of the device is actually very good, it I would say beats my N95 hands down on everything else, except one key feature for my needs; the camera.
The N95 may be over 3 years old now, but it still holds it's own against the new fancy Hero which has won various awards this year - mostly from those with an opinion who can live without having a decent quality on the go snapper to take some pictures and maybe some video. The results can be seen below;
Nokia N95 Qik Streaming
HTC Hero Qik Streaming
The Hero's camera sensors fail to pick up any light in what was a pretty decently lit room, whilst the software struggled to compensate and was pretty slow and jerky to even try and capture pictures, in the end I gave up and took some snaps with my N95.
When it comes to the camera, the Hero really is a zero in this case. If you are looking for handset with a decent camera, you should look elsewhere; Nokia N86 8MP or the Sony Ericsson Satio and C905 will be better choices. But overall the rest of the Hero is living up to expectations, so stay tuned for on the Hero's other features.
2 comments:
Hi,
I agree, the camera is the only thing letting this phone down. Have you tried the latest rom update? My video seems a little better since the upgrade to 2.73
Hi,
I agree, the camera is the only thing letting this phone down. Have you tried the latest rom update? My video seems a little better since the upgrade to 2.73
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