Camera

With the push of a button the A920's 1.3-megapixel camera lens is activated on the front cover. Converting the internal display into the viewfinder, photos of up to 1280 x 960 px in resolution can be captured. Other resolution sizes include 800 x 600 px, 640 x 480 px, and 320 x 240 px. In addition to resolution selections, users can choose between Fine, Normal, and Economy images compression quality options when space is limited.

Fast becoming the standard in camera phone technology, 1.3-megapixel cameras excel past prior generation imaging by capturing photos high-enough in quality to make decent prints.

Featuring standard applications such as Flash (Auto, Off, On This Shot, Always On) and Self-Timer (Off, 5 sec, and 10 sec), the A920 also allows users to choose to take photos in Wide Screen (instead of Full Screen), ideal for the scenic panoramic shots.

Supplied with an array of image correction tools, shutterbugs can adjust Color Tones (Auto, Monochrome, Green, Sepia, and Blue), Brightness (-5 to +5), and White Balance (Auto, Sunny, Cloudy, Tungsten, Fluorescent, and Manual) for optimal tonal qualities and exposure.

And to add some lighthearted entertainment to snapshots, six preinstalled frames come with the A920. Able to add fun borders such as Under the Sea, Top Secret, or Roses of Love, other selections include Blue, Love, and Winter Greetings.

Taking photos is one thing, but printing them is another. Fortunately the A920 includes PictBridge software, making transferring photos from the A920 to a printer without a PC or image-editing software a breeze. As an industry standard, PictBridge-compatible devices are made by many different companies, so finding a printer to offload photos is easier than ever.

Able to record video as well, the A920's camcorder function can store videos on the internal memory or on memory cards. Ideal for situations when a photo just won't do, users can use the same filters such as Movie Light, Self-Timer, Color Tones, Brightness, White Balance, and Quality Settings. Encoded in 3GP2 codec (MPEG-4 and H.263 Video, and AMR Audio) format, video clips up to 30-seconds in length can be recorded at 15 frames per second.

While quality isn't as great for live action as still photos, consumers will be hard pressed to find a high-quality video phone. Video technology has yet to catch up to photo technology, so camera phones can only record low resolution grainy videos. Slow to respond at times, consumers may experience choppiness during higher resolutions.

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