It was unfortunate (or fortunate) that the first test run was during evening time. I already knew from reading forums that the Charmera doesn’t do well in low light just the yesteryear digital cameras of the same era. You can see below that the details are lost in the low lights.
I tried several more just to see how it is in brighter lights and it seems to work a little better (with expectations for 1.6 megapixel stuff), but I think I’ll stick to the sunlit landscapes from now on.
You can also see the difference from low light close-up’s (left) and the iPhone equivalent shot (right). It actually did a lot better than expected. I’ll probably do another post with a comparison of daylight and sunlight scenes. Still, I knew the charm was in the novelty and nostalgia, and not the pixel density.
Here’s a few more just to cap off the first day of exciting Charmera photography.
As for battery life, if you’re just using it as a point-and-shoot photograph device then it should last you for a while. I’ve noticed that the battery drains when you try to use it in video mode for too long. I estimate that if you continuously shoot video, the battery will last about 30-40 minutes tops. But, we didn’t get this charming point-and-shoot to be a “camcorder” replacement (video device for you young’uns).