Thanks ok i'll wait for next $50 off promo and try a figo for the camera.
Not sure why all these cheapy 5mp phones take such lousy pictures and dont auto focus very well, esp taking videos. While 8mp phones take very good pictures and videos. Must be the camera software on higher end phones i'm guessing...
to person having issues with camera stopping on z220:
i have an old thread here with lots of similar problem with z220, they seem to go away with software update and not trying to start or install to many apps. I just use it for phone, text, camera and its stable. Try closing all apps before launching camera (press 3rd softbutton with lines and clear all apps).