Got a BlackBerry Bold 9780 about a week ago. I was testing the camera and it seems the quality of pictures does not match-up with the samples I've seen on the Internet. My pictures seem too sharp or something. I've attached a sample so please have a look and comment.
I had auto focus on, I used the "auto" mode, and no use of digital zoom. I used the 1024 x 768 resolution.
How come the first image you took (at 2592 x 1944 resolution) looks better and softer than the second image that was taken at 1024 x 768? The second image you took is quite close to what I posted, am I wrong? I guess this is just how the camera is, at least for that resolution?
I guees the camera software is applying sharpening during the processing of the image. That sharpening algorithm is probably designed for the higher resolution and when it used on an image with less pixels it will oversharpen the image.