Camera Phone Reviews

Nokia N76

MobileBurn reviews the Nokia N76 and writes, "The N76 is a quad-band phone, supporting all GSM/EDGE on 850/900/1800/1900MHz as well as the 2100MHz UMTS frequency. Reception is good and the audio quality is clear and loud enough, which also holds true when the speakerphone is in use. We did not experience any problems with 3G tower hand over during calls or streaming videos - even in Hong Kong's underground metro system."

LaptopMag reviews the Nokia N76 and writes, "Multimedia is this clamshell's biggest strength. Music playback from the external stereo speakers was impressive, and we like the addition of a normal headphone jack. The N76 supports virtually every audio format under the sun, including AAC, MP3, and WMA files (including DRM-protected tracks). We did encounter a problem with the design: The 3.5mm jack is located on the top of the phone, so it's impossible to completely open this clamshell while the headset is plugged in. (Same thing goes for the USB charging port.) The N76's 2-MP camera delivered very good details in our tests with a bit of color degradation. Videos are recorded at 320 x 240 pixels and 15 frames per second. The footage we captured was good enough to post to YouTube."

Crunchgear reviews the Nokia N76 and writes, "The N76 is kind of a “high-fashion” smartphone. Because it runs S60 you have just about everything you could ask for — mail, IM, Symbian app support. But because it looks like a RAZR on steroids, it won’t make you look like too much of a geek. A very nice trade-off."

PCMag reviews the Nokia N76 and writes, "The N76 has two cameras, but neither is very good. The VGA self-portrait camera takes watery low-res shots. The main 2-megapixel camera is fun to use, as you use the big front screen as a viewfinder, but shots are overexposed and bluish. The phone's video mode, on the other hand, is better. It takes decent 320-by-240 resolution videos at 15 frames per second. You can easily print photos to a Bluetooth printer, or send them via Bluetooth or USB to your PC or Mac."

Trusted Reviews reviews the Nokia N76 and writes, "The main camera is a 2-megapixel job. I can’t help feeling that for an N series this is below par. Apart from the problems I had framing pictures outdoors in bright sunshine, due to the poor outdoor screen visibility, the camera had trouble capturing colours accurately. ... My standard shot of the coloured dish photographed indoors under normal household lighting conditions is rather dark and the colours are not very vibrant. The pink flowers are a much paler shade in the photo than they are in real life, while the mauve ones show some colour variance in the photo, which isn’t apparent in the plant itself."

PDAStreet reviews the Nokia N76 and writes, "There's a lot to like about the N76, if not $500 worth. For starters, it's an attractive, sturdy clamshell with two displays: an external (1.4-inch, 160 x 128 pixels, 262,000 color TFT LCD) with handy music playback buttons underneath, and an internal (2.4-inch, 240 x 320 pixels, 16.7 million color TFT LCD) for most other tasks... There's a 2megapixel camera which takes decent but slightly washed-out, slightly grainy shots. It's for emergency use only."

LetsGoMobile reviews the Nokia N76 and writes, "The image quality of the Nokia N76 lives up to the expectations. For a camera in this segment, such a quality is average; he who wants to use his mobile better or more aimed at photography, should choose the higher resolution models. If the picture is taken with good lighting situations, the quality is decent and the photos are well exposed and of average focus. It gets different in twilight, the noise values get so high that the photo can hardly be used. This is not very uncommon for a mobile phone."

Gadgetnutz reviews the Nokia N76 and writes, "By today’s standards the N76 has a pretty decent, but average camera: this has to do with it’s placement as a “mainstream” device in the Nseries line. 5 Megapixel cameras are reserved for the top solutions while 3.2 megapixel devices generally are high-end mobile solutions from the previous generation. This leaves the bulk of the Nseries with 2 megapixel cameras, with the N73 being the only exception. The N76 has a 2 Megapixel (1600x1200 pixels) main camera that is placed on the back of the lower half of the clamshell. The camera uses a CMOS sensor which typically is known for their high noise immunity and low static power drain. This makes it perfect for usage in a mobile device."

Register Hardware reviews the Nokia N76 and writes, "The camera is a two-megapixel example, which in today's market can best be described as an adequate specification, with a maximum resolution of 1600 x 1200 pixels. Also on board is a reasonably powerful LED flash. Like the majority of phone cameras, in strong natural light images are acceptable but are rather poor in weak light. Similarly, the flash is pointless if the subject is more than a metre away. The digital zoom will go up to 20x, but as you approach that maximum magnification your image quality drops off a cliff. The camera will also record MP4 video with sound at a maximum resolution of 320 x 240 pixels, video length being limited only by available memory. The inside of the flip contains a small secondary CIF camera for 3G video calling."

CNET UK reviews the Nokia N76 and writes, "The external screen is also top-class and can be used as the viewfinder for the above-average 2-megapixel camera when the flip is closed. It also has a mirrored effect coating on the front for moments of vanity when the screen is off, but on the downside this collects more fingerprints than the cast of CSI."