Hmm. Either try to up the EV. Or try to change your Light Metering if you realize that the auto-exposure can make some pictures look dark. So try to vary between Matrix, Center-Weighted and Spot. For me, I prefer Matrix.

Also, try to take more 4-second exposure night shots.

*edit: I'm looking for a phone tripod. Any recommendations besides the Nokia one?

This post has been edited by shockk: Dec 31 2007, 06:54 PM

Eh, got tripod tell me ya. Really need tripod for night shot

For me there isn't much difference between the brightness on the phone screen and my lappy's screen. I guess it is because they both display the same color values in a similar way. Your PC screen might be too dark.

I find the the EV set to 0 is most cases is perfect. The ISO is by far the most important setting. Try switching between 50, 100 and 200 and you'll see a big difference. Choose the one that you like best. Never set it to auto. The white balance and AE metering is important too. I found that center weighted in the best in most cases unless you are shooting a very large landscape or you have tricky lighting, like grills, or objects that vary sharply in contrast in your frame. For daylight shots, use Cloudy white balance to the the most natural shots. If you are taking indoor pictures where there is yellow lighting, set white balance to either tungsten or flourescent depending on how yellow it is.

Using nightmode for nightshot will give you the best picture quality but the problem in the 4 second exposure. To over come this. Set the mode to normal. Then choose ISO 200, white balance Auto, EV +1. What you get is a shorter exposure and a more noisy pic. So download and use Neat Image to take care of the noise.

This post has been edited by mumeichan: Dec 31 2007, 10:15 PM

@ bold : The reason I buy 902 is because the night shot. If I want to get some noise shot, I'd have not sell of K800i .

the best thing of this phone is night shot lol.....

it really outrage many digicam

some of the night shots from my I-Mobile 902 are better than my Sony Prosumer Digicam

very convenient for me to bring along the all-rounder "mini digicam" around without people knowing its high MP camera phone

I still learning how to use it
When in down light, all my photos turn yellowish



How to snap a nicer and clear photo that don't have yellowish when in dim light

i think the problem is at white balance. the setting of this phone is exactly like digicam, scene mode must be set correctly, if you use auto, sometimes it will give undesirable effect like what you facing now.

Haha. I sold off my K790 for this phone. Taking simple point and shoot night shots was easier with the K790i. However, using the setting I told you earlier, you would get a picture better than K790i. If you are taking a shot in a place with lights (street lamp, windows, neon light ect) setting it to ISO 100 will reduce the noise greatly and you'd still get a good shot. I'm looking for a tripod too, but come on la, don't tell me every single shot you take at night you're gonna use the night mode and whip out your tripod.

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Added on January 1, 2008, 11:34 amFrom your EXIF data, your white balance(flourescent would be best I think) setting is wrong and you should set the ISO to 100 (it was 50) and metering to center weighted for a brighter picture.

This post has been edited by mumeichan: Jan 1 2008, 11:34 AM

I always put normal

hehe begin with "normal", end it with "expert"

mumeichan, in case you dont know, ISO100 on this phone will introduce a lot of extra noise.

A photo a day to polish up my skill of using 902

so many sifu here wan to ask where can i get this phone in KL here?
planning to get k850i or this 902.

any comment on k850i & i902 camera photo output? which is better?

Get it at I-Mobile outlet.
RM 888

Photo is surely nicer then K850i.

Hmm I read about CCD take a lot more power than CMOS, do you guys find using 902 to take pictures often will result battery die out fast compared to just use phone functions?

aahhahahha
i-mobile 902 for sure for camera function and quality..

Some more the price is dirt cheap despite it's king of all camera phone.

Really wanted to get my hands on it ler...

This post has been edited by pigcat: Jan 2 2008, 12:24 AM

Took 70+ photos, normal call, sms battery can stand for 2+ days.



A photo taken minutes ago





Underexposed again

wow...cool.... nice price
where is the I-Mobile outlet located?

how bout the SMS n phone function user friendly?