SE XPERIA X10 mini - 5 megapixel camera

SE XPERIA X10 mini - 5 megapixel camera

On the hardware side of things, the Sony Ericsson XPERIA X10 mini has a 5 megapixel camera module for a maximum image resolution of 2592 x 1936 pixels and a LED flash. It doesn’t sound like much but the size of the package says it all.

The camera interface is as simple as it gets with four buttons in total. There is a camera/camcorder switch, a gallery button, scene mode and flash settings. The four available scene presets include twilight, sports, landscape and, of course auto.

The camera interface

This is certainly one of the most basic camera interfaces on the market but we guess Sony Ericsson thought users wouldn’t need much more and will prefer simplicity to functionality. In the end, it all comes down to the image quality, so let’s see.

The image quality is pretty pleasing with a good amount of resolved detail and the noise levels kept well under control, even in not so favorable lighting. Contrast on the other hand is somewhat low at times and the colors are a usually bit off.

Here go the samples for you to check out.

 

Sony Ericsson XPERIA X10 mini camera samples

VGA video recording 

Video recording on the X10 mini goes as high as VGA resolution which, needless to say, is far from impressive. At least the framerate is a good 30 fps to make sure motion looks smooth enough.

The interface of the camcorder is similar to the one on the still camera, except that there are even fewer settings. You can set the video quality, turn the video light on and off and that's that.

The camcorder mode

Videos are recorded in 3gp format suggesting lower bitrate, which in turn leads to some compression artifacts. Video also suffers from the lack of contrast, much like the still camera so videos aren't too nice to watch on a computer screen.

Here is X10 mini sample video shot at VGA@30fps.

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