Sony Ericsson K850i

On the plus side, if you’re into closeups, the Macro mode is excellent. You can get some really good closeups of whatever catches your fancy. The colors are quite good, even from up close.

Under different lighting conditions, and with various settings as well as in simple auto mode, I was not quite happy with the results. Normal pictures in daylight seemed fine, but they looked more worthy of a 2 MP camera (and certainly not a Cyber-shot). The colors appeared okay, but on closer inspection a watery effect was evident. Oh, and the Xenon flash didn’t do much good in the dark, so make sure you go up close to your subject. Really close.

Battery
The K850i's battery was above average. It easily lasted two days' usage, which included music, some Internet browsing, a decent amount of calls, messages, and Bluetooth usage. So no problem on the battery front.

The Bottomline
There are many things I liked about the camera – the design, for one. I also liked the music player, the battery life, games, the camera's Macro mode, and the semi-touch-sensitive display. On the whole the phone is quite basic and doesn’t offer much for its price. At Rs 19,000, it may seem one of the more affordable 5 megapixel cameras, but give it some thought before you decide either way. Don't buy it for the camera though – this Cyber-shot is shot and I’m quite appalled.

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