Thursday, October 25, 2007

Motorola A1200 Ming Review - CNET

Motoral A1200 Review


CNET reviews the Motorola A1200 Ming and writes, "The Ming's 2-megapixel camera offers fewer features than we'd expect on a high-res shooter. You can take pictures in just three resolutions (1,200x1,600; 768x1,024; and 480x640) while editing options are limited to a self-timer, brightness and white balance settings, a night mode, four color effects, and an 8x zoom. There's also the aforementioned Macro switch, but we'll say again that we were hoping for a camera flash. The camcorder records clips in three resolutions (352x288; 320x240; and 176x144) with sound and offers a similar set of editing options. On the upside, we like the camera interface. Almost all options are displayed directly on the display, which eliminates the need to sift through multiple menus to change settings. Also, you're given a handy meter detailing how much memory is remaining for your shots and clips. The Ming has 8MB of internal memory, which is quite small, but it can accommodate microSD cards up to 2GB...Photo quality was decent, but we noticed a few flaws. Though most colors were bright, oranges and reds looked a bit unnatural and whites were somewhat fuzzy. Also, though object outlines were distinct, the flowers in our test shot were somewhat blurry. True shutterbugs can take advantage of the Ming's photo editor application, which allows you to alter your shots using basic tools. Videos seem fine as long as your subjects are close to the phone."

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