Gadget Wars: Mobile Cameras - K850i vs N82

Indoors, with Fluorescent (white balance) settings, I’m afraid it didn’t do so well. While it still allows me to get close to the object, and pardon the dust (I’d like to say it was for effect and detail testing, but that would be a blatant lie), the colors don’t seem right and the image tends to be a bit out of focus.

K850i - Indoor, Macro Mode

K850i - Daylight, Macro Mode

With the same settings and locations, the N82 is quite good. In the sun, even though I wasn’t able to get as close to the object as the K850 without blurring the image, the image itself came out quite clear and the colors seem fine. Indoors with identical settings as the K850, I like the fact that the details, however they may reflect my room, are clear and the colors are really good.

N82 - Indoor, Close-up Mode

N82 - Daylight, Close-up Mode

Night Shots
On the whole I'll say the N82 is ahead of the K850 when it comes to images taken in low light. The K850 sadly gives you an extremely dark image, even with the flash, while the N82 gives you a decently bright image in simple point-and-shoot mode (Auto Mode).

To be fair I took pictures in the N82’s Night mode and the K850s Twilight mode. I simply placed the devices on a flat surface, activated the timer and let the cameras do their thing. I’ll let the images speak for themselves.

K850i - Twilight Mode

N82 - Night Mode

The Bottomline
As I mentioned in the review, the K850i is disappointingly not good enough. It’s quite an upset, considering it carries the Cyber-shot tag. But images in normal daylight, Macro, and Sports mode are quite good; just keep it out of the dark. On the other hand, the N82 with its Carl Zeiss lens is capable of taking some pretty good shots in almost all conditions save Sports mode. But then it's better in low light as well.

At the end of the day, it would all depend on your personal preference and how you like the handsets' other features. So, happy clicking.