Review: Palm Pixi
Camera
The Pixi has a 2 megapixel camera with a flash, but no auto-focus. As with the Pre, the Pixi's camera was designed to be speedy. Palm decided that speed outweighed other factors (such as auto-focus).
Unfortunately, the camera is similar to that of cameras we've seen on some other devices in its simplicity. There are no options to control how the camera takes pictures. The only adjustment you can make is to the flash, which can be set to on, off or auto. That's it. No white balance control, no exposure control, no zoom, nothing else. You can only point and shoot. Pictures capture and save nearly instantly.
Gallery
The Pixi's gallery can be opened either from the camera application or from the main menu. It shows images in a grid view, and lets you sort between the photo roll and the wallpapers that are stored on the Pixi. It's easy to navigate through your image library by scrolling up and down with your finger. You may also choose to load an image, and then scroll through the images one at a time by swiping your finger left or right. From the gallery app, pictures can be sent as MMS, email, or included in an IM chat. You can also choose to upload them directly to Facebook or other photo sharing service.
You can zoom in and out by pinching a picture using two fingers (multi-touch!), and you can assign pictures to contacts with ease. There are no photo-editing powers on the Pixi itself; no cropping, no fun frames, no ability to insert text; nada.
Overall, the gallery may not provide many new features, but it works much better. It is smoother, and operates with less fuss than the gallery did on older versions of webOS.
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