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Nokia N95 8GB

Nokia N95 8GB Reviews

All About Symbian reviews the Nokia N95 8GB and writes, "Allegedly as a result of the redesign, the old physical shutter in front of the camera lens has been replaced by a simple recess, with the camera now activated with a long press of the shutter button. It's not obvious to me why the deeper rear has forced this change, since the original N95 camera cluster was already proud of the main battery case, but then I wasn't privy to Nokia's design team and their hardware tradeoffs. It's a shame to see the shutter go, but the new arrangement is also satisfactory and isn't a problem...It's also worth noting that camera operation has been improved slightly, with 5 megapixel images now handled more swiftly (a second or so) and with a message telling the user what's happening at each stage. Camera launching is still slow though, I really struggle to understand why this is still pegged at a full 3 seconds."

CNET Australia reviews the Nokia N95 8GB and writes, "At the back of the N95 8GB, the fiddly camera cover is gone. The advantage of not having a cover is that you no longer have to worry about the camera accidentally being activated in your pocket, which regularly happened on the original N95."

CNET UK reviews the Nokia N95 8GB and writes, "At the back of the N95 8GB, the fiddly camera cover is gone. The advantage of not having a cover is that you no longer have to worry about the camera accidentally being activated in your pocket, which regularly happened on the original N95."

Pocket-lint reviews the Nokia N95GB and writes, "On the back and there have been changes with the camera as well, you still get the 5 megapixel camera with Carl Zeiss optics, but gone is the shutter with the slide cover that many complained opened in your pocket. Now flush with the back of the case, the camera is operated by a dedicated button and software. You still get the MPEG4 VGA video as well as a front camera for video calling."

3G reviews the Nokia N95 8GB and writes, "When the original N95 launched, its five megapixel camera was the talk of the town. It's here again on the N95 8GB. And while there are a number of phones now sporting this resolution, with its auto focus and macro mode, the N95 8GB more than holds its own. However, having seen the new Samsung G800, we do think that optical zoom will soon be a must-have on premium camera phones...As with the original, we found the N95's camera a bit slow to process images after we'd shot them, and it wasn't all that great at shooting a moving target. With still objects, however, image quality was good."

Geek reviews the Nokia N95 8GB and writes, "The N95 has become a leader for use as a content creator. While most phones can playback content, an area where the N95 also does well, this one really ups the ante. The primary 5 megapixel camera can shoot at up to 2582×1944 and record 30fps video at up to 640×480. The secondary camera, on the front of the device, is designed for video conferencing (176×144 at 15fps) and the like. The phone makes it easy to shoot video as well as to watch video and get it to its final destination, though the MicroSD slot was dropped in this model."

LetsGoMobile reviews the Nokia N95 8GB and writes, "We can be brief about the picture quality; it is excellent. The images speak for themselves. During the time we were testing the camera, we had a trip planned to the CES in Las Vegas. This was a perfect time to take the Nokia 8GB N95 with us to the States. The environments of Las Vegas are very nice to take test pictures. The camera performed well, especially in good light circumstances. The colors are bright and the captured pictures are clear. When shooting in badly lit circumstances the quality drops dramatically and we notice the shortcomings of the sensor and the pixel sensitivity. The usual shortcomings of today's mobile photography."

MobileTechReview has a review of the Nokia N95 8GB and writes, "One of the N95's top features is its 5 megapixel camera with Carl Zeiss autofocus lens. Indeed, the camera takes excellent shots, and even low light shots are decent, despite the LED flash, though there is noticeable noise in indoor shots. Since the N95 8 gig US model has the latest firmware, the camera is faster to launch and save high resolution images. The N95 family of phones are among the best, if not the best camera phones on the market. The images are better than the 3MP point-and-shoot cameras of old, though still not as good as today's 5MP dedicated camera. They're good enough for high quality printing at 4x6 and 5x7 resolution, and well-lit photos even make for decent 8x10 prints. The camera offers a wealth of settings, which you can read about in detail in our N95-1 review. Maximum photo resolution is 2592 x 1944 and these images range from 1 to 1.5 megs. The N95-4 tends to oversharpen images, just as do other N95 variants."

IT Reviews has a review of the Nokia N95 8GB and writes, "The camera shoots images at up to 5 megapixels, putting it at the cutting edge as far as today's mobile phones are concerned. It'll also shoot video at up to 640 x 480. There is a TV-out cable, so you can show photos and vids to others - and indeed can show anything the screen of this phone displays...There is a front-facing camera too, because this is a 3G handset with two-way video calling support. It is also a quad-band GSM phone."

InfoSync reviews the Nokia N95 8GB and writes, "The Nokia N95 8GB has one of the best cameras we've ever used on a cell phone. Unfortunately, that isn't saying very much, but the N95 could definitely replace a cheap point and shoot. Images were good, even viewing them at their full 5-megapixel resolution. We still found plenty of issues, though. Images had a generally grey cast to them, and we found plenty of digital artifacts and over-sharpening in our pics. Also, the LED flash helped more in shooting video than in still photographs. In all, though, a more impressive lens than we've found on most phones, including many so-called cameraphones."