Camera Phone Fireworks: Nokia 5310 vs. Casio G’zOne
This entry was posted on Jul 04 2008
Rather than bore you with a post about how to capture great shots of fireworks, I’ll fill you in on the fireworks between the Nokia 5310 XpressMusic and my Casio G’zOne type-V.
As a precursor to the July 4th holiday, my girls and I went outside and tested some sparklers to make sure the worked. I took the chance to run some night photography testing between the Nokia and the Casio to see how well (or how bad) they handled low-light situations. I lit some of those cool sparklers that shoot sparks and started shooting.
The Casio G’zone fared as expected, which is not that great. The Casio tends to compensate for the lack of light by overexposing, making for a pixellated and digitized-looking image. The settings for this shot were standard, with no brightness or filter changes. The Casio did manage to capture the spark trails, though, but the effect is lost with the overexposed background. I’d say it’s not the best camera phone for low-light shots.
The Nokia 5310, however, fared much better. I’m surprised at the quality of the image, since most camera phones I’ve seen are terrible at low-light photos. In this case, the 5310 shines. The spark trails are captured as I had hoped, without compromising the rest of the image. The background remains dark, but light enough to see the subject. As with the Casio, the shot was taken with the standard presets.
If fireworks are in your plans tonight, be it a large display or some sparklers in your yard, break out the camera phone and see what you can capture. If anything, it will make a great wallpaper for your phone.
Disclaimer: No compensation was received for this review nor is there any affiliation between T-Mobile/Nokia or Verizon/Casio and this web site. All reviews and statements herein are based on a trial usage and personal experience.
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Now that is stellar. I had the damndest time with my Pentax, your showing me up man, with a phone no less! LOL Happy fourth! (Even though it’s the fifth now)
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This kind of shows how stupid I am as far as photography,
but this is the second time I have been to this post. Again today after reading your post today and being redirected to this- and I prefer the first picture.
Your daughter looks like a fairy princess and the soft yellow light gives the picture a kind of aged vintage look.