I don't love the iPhone 3G camera

Here's a rare example of difficult lighting making a great photo and I know this is an extreme example but most of the time if the light is anywhere in the 180 degrees in front of me the exposure looks like I'm shooting day for night. And of course the resolution is too low. I know some of these are fixed in the 3Gs but until I'm eligible for the subsidized upgrade next may I'm stuck. I know I'm impatient.