Built in editing tools mean you can control image size and quality, adjust brightness and contrast and modify the white balance of your images, for a perfect result. Images stored in the P800's photo album are available for other applications to use: snap a picture of your friend and save it in your Picture Phonebook - next time they call, you'll see their smiling face. Pictures can be easily sent as a Multimedia Message. Simply select a picture, add a message and send just like an SMS, or build a slide show with several images and your favorite sound clips. A multimedia message can be sent to another MMS-enabled handset, an E-Mail address or a non-MMS enabled handset.

From the Sony Ericsson White Paper:
The P800 has a built-in camera capable of taking still pictures up to 640 x 480 pixel (VGA) resolution and 24 bit colour depth. 320 x 240 (QVGA) and 160 x 120 (QQVGA) pixel sizes are also selectable. The camera may be used in Flip Closed mode for fast point-and-shoot pictures using the screen as the viewfinder. The lens is recessed into the back of the P800. With the flip open, the viewfinder is supplemented with graphical controls and access to camera settings. The viewfinder is always 160 x 120 pixels, irrespective of the resolution at which the picture is taken. A dedicated hardware button provides fast access to the camera application. The same button then acts as the shutter.

Images are stored in the P800’s filing system and are therefore available for other applications to use. The number of images that can be stored depends on the available file space, which is shared with other applications. In FO mode, the viewfinder will give an estimation of the number of images remaining, assuming that all of the free storage is available for the camera application and using the current settings for size and quality. Images and video clips are placed into a user-definable folder. They may be viewed and organised in the image viewer, and are available for use by other P800 and third party applications.

In Flip Closed mode, the camera is optimised for‘point-and-shoot’ speed:
• Dedicated CommuniCam button
• Ready/Busy indicator
The first press on the CommuniCam button will switch on the viewfinder. The button will then act as a shutter to take pictures.

With the flip open, additional on-screen controls are:
• Shutter/Record
• Delay Timer on/off. The timer gives an audible ‘countdown’ to the shot.
• View the last shot

Settings are accessed via the Camera menu and include:
• Image size
• High/Medium/Low quality (low uses least storage space)
• Brightness and Contrast
• Backlight mode (when there is light behind the subject in the viewfinder)
• Flicker-free mode (for fluorescent lighting)
• White Balance (automatic or one of 4 pre-set values)

What can you do with your photos?

• Send a multimedia location report back to the office via MMS or email, or to a friend's phone via Bluetooth™ (screenshot 2 below)
• Upload your favorite images to the Sony Style Imaging online album to share with friends
• Store up to 200 images in the Photo Album for impromptu shows (screenhots 1 & 2 below)
• Use them in conatcts so you can see who is calling you (screenshot 4).