Review: Pantech Link
Photos
The 1.3 megapixel sensor on the Pantech Link definitely screams low-end, and images were less than impressive. Besides being blurry and a bit cloudy, the camera's focal point was problematic. On close-up shots (close, but not macro close), the fixed focus lens would force the camera to focus on the distant background instead, blurring my subject. Too bad it lacks auto focus, always a welcome addition. Reds blew out the sensor, a common problem on small cameraphone sensors, and red flowers would bleed into their surroundings. Even under strong outdoor light, images looked washed out and lacked fine details.
Pictures from the camera will be fine for basic MMS messaging, but I wouldn't use these for sharing on social networking sites. The camera lacks an autofocus or flash, so it will only be useful under the best conditions, and even then its unimpressive.
Video
Videos taken with the camcorder on the Pantech Link were equally unimpressive. The camcorder can record at QVGA resolution, which is pretty dainty, and even then videos didn't look very good. Under the best lighting, colors were sharp and there was enough detail, but shadows were rendered almost completely black and the camera had trouble switching from bright light to more dim settings and back again. Motion caused a nauseating wave effect in my videos. Sound from the microphone also sounded muffled in my test videos.
3GPP / MPEG-4 format (viewable with QuickTime)
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Pantech Link / P7040p
