This was very interesting. I have owned all 3 of these phones. But not at the same time, so never made a comparison.

I was really looking at the n86 vs the n900 in day shots here, and looks like the n900 had better looking pictures. More natural colors, and the n86 always had a blue tinge to all the pictures (much like the n82 has a yellowish).

Unfortunately those are all downsized, so can't look at the detail blown up, but would expect the n86 to have better detail due to more mp. But the n900 had better pictures.

And also the n86 is better in low light with and without a flash. As long as you set it on a timer, we all know the shutter button on the n86 horrible and you will never get a steady shot by pressing it.

The bottom line is the n900 is a decent camera. But the flash sucks, never use it. Unless you're in a pitch black room and think you see an alien, and its either a horrible picture with a blue tint, or nothing at all, then its ok to use the flash. But never expect a picture that the flash was used to look good from the n900. Other than that, steady hand, the more light the better, and play with the settings.