Firstly this phone is fantastic and I have already conmverted several friends from apple to sony.Last night I though I would really test it out - went out with a few mates, each with different phones and every time the Nokia N8 took better pictures.Honestly - my xperia took ages to focus and 5 out of 9 shots were very very poor. In direct comparision the N8 - once he had it set up, took photos faster and each one was in focus - non of this waiting while it figures out what its doing,. In day light - mine wins no problem - in pubs and low light areas I found this phone to have major problems with focus, and tiime delay in pressing and actual capture of images --- dont get me wrong - I can take it out of my pocket - press the button and hey presto - a photo very very quick --but what is the point when its not in focus and then I have to try again, then again, by which time, my mates are laughing as they have unlocked their phone, aimed and took a good photo. Guys is this my handset problem only or systemic ?? pls help
Taking pictures does take a couple of seconds to focus in dark conditions, this is no different to the older Xperia models. We have a Nokia N8 lying around and plan to do a comparison of our own at some point, but the Nokia N8 is still a very good camera phone and the xenon flash will better the Xperia S in dark conditions.
