Camera Phone Reviews

The Nokia 5500 tri-mode GSM sports phone features a 2.0 megapixel camera as well as special features targeting the sports-minded user.

Features include:

* pedometer
* database for tracking and monitoring workout goals
* music player
* text-to-speech engine

Via EngadgetMobile.

Mobile-Review reviews the Nokia 5500, and finds it to be a perfect niche solution. About the smartphone's camera: "The picture’s quality can be one of these three: High, Normal and Baisc. Shooting mode can be either normal, or a series of photos, you can also setup timer (10, 20 or 30 seconds). Night mode is available too. White balance can be setup by three options: Sunny, Incandescent, Fluorescent. Color settings / SFX are standard: Sepia, Black&White, Negative. There’s no LED (flash) in this phone. When you are in the shooting mode digital zoom can be activated with joystick. There’s no reason to use zoom, since you can scale the photo in the built-in editor, and later on save it, the quality will be higher."

Infosync reviews the Nokia 5500 and writes, "There's also a 2 Megapixel camera sans autofocus with reasonably good image quality ... It's the most advanced outdoors handset we've seen to date, but Nokia's 5500 Sport still favours ruggedness over features which is evident from its mid-range set of capabilities. Its call handling is excellent, while messaging performance isn't ideal due to issues with the keypad and a cramped screen; still, the phone makes a good overall impression but is likely to appeal mostly to those in real need of a phone that can take a beating or excercisers interested in its handy Sports application set."

Trusted Reviews reviews the Nokia 5500 Sport and writes, "Additionally, there’s an FM radio and of course a camera. Its flash-less and lacks a self portrait mirror. It coped better outdoors than in, with indoor shots decidedly lacklustre. In the two images of flowers, the orange, blue, white and pink are all reproduced well, though my reference shot of the coloured tray taken indoors is grainy. Battery life was quite good. Forcing the screen to stay on I got six hours 43 minute of continuous music played from a memory card, and the volume output was very, very loud."

Lordpercy reviews the Nokia 5500 and writes, "Size wise, the 5500 is a mere 107 x 45 x 18 mm and weighs 103g, so pretty much average. However if you take into consideration all of the above, and the fact it also has a 2 megapixel camera, then this phone really does represent excellent value for money. Although lacking the Carl Zeiss lens, the phone/walkman/pedometer really does deliver absolutely everything. Average battery life of 2-4 hours talk time and up to 240 hours on standby means that the phone definitely has the capability to last a good few days between charges."

MobileBurn reviews the Nokia 5500 Sport and writes, "The 5500 comes with a decent camera fitted with a 2MP CMOS module. The camera interface is similar to that on older Sony Ericsson phones: the tab on top allows you to switch between video and stills in no time. The viewfinder is not full screen, but it follows the aspect ratio of the sensor. The good thing about the camera user interface is that you are given a live preview of the options you select while still in the menu. ... As with most phone cameras, picture quality is best on sunny days. When it's cloudy, pictures tend to be washed out and underexposed. Low light pictures turn out to be very noisy - the night mode helps by reducing the noise, but the shutter is much slower, giving you a higher chance of blurring the picture. This camera should be sufficient for fun snaps outdoors, though if you are a party person, this might not be good enough for you."