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Despite its extremely compact clamshell design, this CDMA phone houses a two-megapixel camera -- and its fashion-forward metal-and-mirror finish should be fun to accessorize. Photo features include a night mode, white balance adjustment, color effects, and image-editing options. The VX8700 even has an old-fashioned self-timer, though you won't find a tripod socket. It also shoots QVGA video, while built-in GPS keeps track of you -- and where you took your pictures. About $180 (with Verizon contract).
Sony Ericsson Cyber-shot K810i
As its name suggests, this Java-based GSM bar phone borrows features from Sony's Cyber-shot point-and-shoots. Its 3.2-megapixel camera has a crisp, nonzooming autofocus lens, a true strobe rather than the usual LED winklight (for much greater range and better low-light performance), and a BestPic mode that shoots a sequence of nine full-res frames in one second (so you can save the best shot). One-step Photofix adjusts exposure, brightness, and contrast after the shot; preloaded photo blogging software makes for easy uploads. When you slide the lens cover open to take pictures, buttons on the K810i's alphanumeric keypad turn into dedicated camera controls, identified by illuminated icons. A separate camera module next to the LCD shoots the user, for video calling. About $400, in blue or ivory.
American PHOTO Editor's Choice 2007
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