Sony Ericsson X10 camera review, final Q&A

This is the one I’ve been looking forward to. At times (due largely to buggy software that drapes a layer of meh atop what I suspect could be a great experience), Sony Ericsson’s XPERIA X10 feels like a camera with a phone rather than a phone with a camera. In the video below I wrap up my *video* responses (more written to come) to your questions and requests before getting to the camera software.

After the break, check out the photo and video samples straight from the X10. For those who have asked: If I had to pick my two favorite features of the X10, it would be the camera (hard and software) and the media player, which I also covered tonight.




X10 video samples:

WVGA, outside, daylight:



WVGA, indoors, good lighting:



WVGA, indoors, dim lighting:



WVGA, “sports” mode for a motion test:



X10 still photo samples

I switched between various focus and scene settings depending on what seemed appropriate. The highest resolution setting, 8MP, was used for all still images. I did resize these for posting from 3264 x 2448 to 600 x 450 (landscape) and 600 x 800 (portrait).

Totally overcast:

beads


flower


Bright Sun, directly overhead:

tree_flowers


tree_flowers_2


A cool evening:

flag


portrait_street


sky


Sunset behind me:

animal


mannequin


Very dark room, photo light:

cat

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I was wondering if any of the problems with the pre-release have been addressed now that it is out? Does it run droid 2.1 now and did they fix the responsiveness of the screen?

I was wondering if any of the problems with the pre-release have been addressed now that it is out? Does it run droid 2.1 now and did they fix the responsiveness of the screen?

awesome x10. very happy with my purchase. me and my partner just picked up our unlocked phones and were very happy. processor is faster, battery life and touch screen our out of this world. i like the look and feel which is a big deal, lot of compliments on this phone. much better than my old unlocked android phones. email and gps are great for my business and my family likes theirs for the facebook and games. also the texting and emailing is easy. very nice unlocked smartphones. the web browser is easy to get around and practical. i like the color and feel of the phone. watching video's on it is like watching my hd tv. very happy. got our last couple unlocked touch screen phones online 2 thumbs way up

thats not true, the x10 is one of the best phones out and it is going to be upgraded to 2.1 anyway

thats not true, the x10 is one of the best phones out and it is going to be upgraded to 2.1 anyway

thats not true, the x10 is one of the best phones out and it is going to be upgraded to 2.1 anyway

Thank you this nice post

There's more than the OS version, more than checkboxes. This probably has the best camera, though I'm not sure if image detail is better than the N1, the low light and general features appear to be much better. But Android needs to find a good way to support brand specialization without lagging the newest Android version.

Thanks for treating one of the most important features of this device seriously. However, shots of two typical situations, low light macro, and pub with friends with no annoying flash would be appreciated.

This phone is a P.O.S. It hasn't even been released and it is already a has been.SE really dropped the ball with this one.They should have released it last year it would have been revolutionary then now, it's just tired and played out.The unlocked price is Redonkilous and it only runs 1.6 and you kidding with that...BOOOOOOOO! Droooooiiid!!!!