Xenon-cameraphone fan though I am, it has to be said that at my advanced(!) age and with family responsibilities, I don't get to party til 3am anymore (though see here from 7.45pm tomorrow!), so don't really get a chance to see what the likes of the Nokia N8 can really do in near pitch darkness with real people (as opposed to pot plants and fans!). Luckily, Jay Montano shares my love of Xenon and has put up a feast of N8 Xenon-lit party shots from Halloween, last night. What's even more impressive than the lighting and 'freezing' in time is the power management - seems like the N8 took over 300 photos with Xenon flash without breaking sweat...
Red-eye continues to be a problem for all flash photos, of course - the more powerful the flash, the more light that will be reflected back to the camera lens from the back of people's eyes! The N8 does have a red-eye reduction mode but a) it doesn't work 100% effectively and b) the setting to turn it on isn't remembered from one Camera activation to the next. As a result, red-eye is best handled afterwards in the photo editor on the device or (better) on the desktop, with a decent size monitor to see what you're doing!
