left: 3.0MP from Helio Fin
right: 1.2MP from Helio Heat
So I’ve settled on getting a Helio as my primary cell phone. My main reasons were the internet integration and GPS features provided with the Helio service. While the iPhone has the nicest web browser around, the Helio Camera, GPS, and Web 2.0 integration beat it hands down. Particularly the Fin’s 3.0MP camera; my number one reason for getting Helio. Granted, while Nokia has a wide range of 5MP cameras integrated into their line of smart phones, the Fin’s 3.0MP camera has HelioUP.
The photos in this post were both HelioUP’d with 2 different Helio Samsung phones. The one on the right is from a 2.0MP Helio Heat (at the default 1.2MP setting), the one on the left is from the 3.0MP Helio Fin. Notice the legibility in the sandwich menu added by the extra resolution. Similarly, the iPhone’s 2.0MP camera just doesn’t cut it; From playing with the iPhone, I find the photos too fuzzy and blury. In my opinion, 3.0MP (scaled down to ~1.5MP for sharpness) is just about the lower threshold of quality for blog posts. Anything lower looks just a little too shitty.
One thing I have to give the Helio Heat credit for is the built-in camera “flash”. It has a dinky LED light that shines for dark poorly lit photos and videos. The flash makes a world of difference for the Heat’s CMOS camera and makes shooting (close range 3′~4′) photos in dark places like night clubs and restaurants very feasible. For my photos though, the majority will be taken in well lit or day light places.
Hopefully having instant flickr upload from my camera (with geotagging!) will get my blogging output up to respectable levels.
Another Helio Heat photo:
Another Helio Fin photo:
I love the sharpness of the Fin’s photos.
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