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Nokia N95 camera review: High five

19 April 2007 | Read the review | Post your comment
Nokia N95 camera review: High five - read the full textCamera interface, description of functions, sample pictures, comparison to a digital camera, and sample VGA videos. Nokia N95 is among the first mobile phones on the European market to ever offer a 5-megapixel resolution. What’s more, its camera features a Carl Zeiss lens, automatic focus, and detailed user-configurable settings.

 

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I have it 2 weeks and:
- battery is totally bad
- navi is like a joke
Don't buy this phone if you would like to use it like a practical unit.
That's all, regards.

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  • 2007-05-03 01:06
  • mgL1

This is simply an awsome phone in the market. I am a fan of PDA-phone as PDA-phone able to install lots of software and has full of features. But N95 seems to bit all phone and even surpass the PDA-phone's features. The only lacking is it is using Symbian OS and may have limited software support from third party. Just my opinion!
regards,
hh @ http://howhai.com

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  • 2007-04-29 18:06
  • MfAF

ive had the nokia n95 for a month now, and it did take a while for me to get used to it, however i think it is a great handset, im constantly on the phone and the battery life serves me well even after listening to mp3 and using the number of features this phone has been able to pack in, have yet to test the navigation services, its not very clear how if u do pay for the license for the navigaition, does it still require u to pay for downloading the required maps? i have downloaded maps off n-series site but i dont think it really did anythin apart from updating the file version which is on the phone. i think the speaker quality is amazing for playing back my mp3, video capture in nightclub is amazing really high resolution, and i beg to differ about the quality betweeen this handset and the one of the k800i, the carl zeiss 5.0 mp takes great photos and makes the k800i look turd. Also love the Wlan surf the internet for free, but i think thats becomming illegal also cause i heard sum ppl got knicked cause they was using the wifi lappies outside ppl's houses.Snakes is really cool game. the file manager lets u sort out whats saved between ur phone and memory card. The music player features are kinda cool, visualisation, like ur windows media player, album art or visualisations. Screen size is really great. The second menu is really cool, allows u to view individually each application the handset has with personalised background images. It comes with decent headphones and they are better than the n73. The phone has not crashed on me or even become slow, mind u i do have a 2.0gb card. Apart from that im happy with this handset, i cant understand why guys are disliking this phone, it will make the iPhone look ridiculous when it hits stores this year.

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  • 2007-04-29 14:47
  • M3s@

The N95 is a rubbish phone. This is nokia symbian at it's worst! The camera's still pictures when imported to a p.c or similar base are directly comparable to the S.E K800i. They are no better! The video capture is in 'mpeg4' format so good for handset playback but when on any screen bigger than 7" pixelates and for a *30* frames per second recording rate isn't good ebough. No where near good enough to be shouting about a direct to t.v out anyway! Just a reminder that Samsungs D900 and U600 both record video in 'mpeg4' aswell.
The GPS is SLOW, VERY SLOW! The cost of £47.08 for a 3 year subscription is fair although serves no purpose unless you'd like the voice prompted navigation, distance traveled/left and current speed (very inacurate)! The fact that the unit was unable to find me in central London and then in 4 seperate cities does nothing for the handset either.
The web broser although seems like a good idea and looks very smart, trying to type sideways with your thumb is difficult and uncomfortable. It's also unable to play the majority of java aplets and and rejects any video of any kind.
The 'Media' mode is painfully slow to load and lags like crazy! The jpeg thumbnails even when theres only 20 pics on the phone refuse to load even remotley quick. It's an all round useless phone! I work as a sales advisor for O2 UK so i have access to the majority of handsets on the market. I will personally never recommend this phone as S.E's k800i has set a bench mark for Handsets now. All in all, don't buy an N95 because they're not very good at all! Simpple.

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  • 2007-04-27 17:48
  • D8XA

The camera itself for this phone is already a good deal. However, I would personally think that they would need some improvement for users taking self portraits --like me. I enjoy snapping pictures with friends, but then it's really difficult to see how your photo will turn out until you've finished taking the picture. Perhaps this can be a new improvement to the n93i. The flipping motion of the phone conisist of two clicks. One for the recorder, and secondly for phone usage. It would be a nice improvement to just have the phone option as primary and recorder as secondary.

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  • 2007-04-25 11:17
  • Yckf

Phone is ok. For the price it does not offer much.... i was using N73 before and would recommend it over N95. The gallery is much slower then N93. Headphones of N73 were better. N95's Camera is good but i would suggest you to go in for N73 and buy a good digi. cam instead.... nothing beats that.

N95 is great style though.

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  • 2007-04-24 20:07
  • UqsE

I have had the N95 for just under a week now and am totally impressed with it. For a symbian OS phone it is quite responsive, although it does have its times when it locks for a few seconds. The menus once you get used to them are easy to navigate and use. The wifi is brilliant, all we need in the Uk now is more free hotspots. I am stuck using it at home for now. The browser is fast over wifi and the ability to choose the amount of zoom for the page allows either easily read txt or a display of a full web page. The camera quality is the best I have ever seen on a phone and betters my old olympus digicam. The satnav system is near useless as it is so slow and expensive, although as I with O2 I have full uk maps and it works well as a map book. I would highly recommend the N95 to anyone looking for a great allround phone with market beating features!!!

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  • 2007-04-24 01:20
  • 0pfy

@Alen

They are both chosen to be best by different sources, so there is no need to arrogate that award exclusively for K800. N73 pics are sharper and better.

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  • 2007-04-21 21:11
  • SrJS

now i m jst w8in 4 da new review of N95 and K800i:camera...

@ Rus: how many tymz wil i hav 2 remind u...n ervybody dat k800i has been chosen 2 b da best gsm fone 4 2007??..yes i beliv dat n73 has more functionalitiz bt stil k800i won 4 its camera...got it? u don hav da ryts 2 say nethin against K800i n sony ericsson.

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  • 2007-04-21 15:50
  • PGY%

Hey, take it easy! Did you notice the "Read the original review at MobilMania.cz" sign on top of the review? The guys at GSMarena are not trying to sell you more Nokias - they are just as excited with the new cameraphone as every single user is.

And for all those that keep ranting about the battery and the sound quality - wake up, guys! It's not a Nokia N95 review, it's a Nokia N95 CAMERA review! Only the CAMERA is taken into account for god's sake!

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  • 2007-04-21 15:14
  • nUxu

I have had the N95 for a week now and I must say I am very pleased. I had the N80 for a year and was disappointed with most of the features especially the camera. The N95 get it all right including Wifi (though problems with encryption). I usually use my Nikon D200 for camera shots, but the N95 makes really good pictures and it will come at hand quite frequently. Regards

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  • 2007-04-21 13:41
  • m7qe

This can only be about < £100 if this was a standalone camera, and i agree with fdf, without OPTICAL ZOOM, it cant compare with a real camera whereas the N93 and Sharp's 902, 903, 904 & 910(?) have got the optical zoom.

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  • 2007-04-21 00:49
  • m54T

I just find that some people here do not read the review properly. It does not say anywhere that this phona can replace a camera phone and give the same definition. It talks about the difference between the two and how the camera phone is slowly catching up to the camera's resolution. It doesnt say that it is better. It keeps saying how cameras are better than phones. Can you not read? Are you, sorry to say, incompetent? Cant you understand simple english? The nokia n95 probably does take better pictures than your common 3.2 megapixel camera, but its not better than the 5 mp. Why? well if you read properly, it talks about lens size, not lens. Yes they both use the Carl Zeiss lens, but the camera one is much bigger, hence better resolutions. It's just funny to me that people are ranting about nothing.

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  • 2007-04-20 19:20
  • 4B16

Even N73 takes better pictures than K800, how can anyone compare K800 to N95, which is even better.
You Sony Ericsson fans are pathetic.

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  • 2007-04-20 17:25
  • SrJS

it looks like some cheapo saying bad about n95..
if n95's camera suck, sony dig cam cybershot sucks too cause they are using the same lens -.-

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  • 2007-04-20 17:23
  • F4ps

I dont think they are supporting Nokia as such - DO YOU REALLY THINK NOKIA NEED TO PAY A LITTLE WEBSITE OFF TO GIVE IT A GOOD REVIEW. NO.

The fact is that this phone is a stepping stone in technological advancement. It has raised the bar, and will hopefully make manufacturers aware that industry standard has just gone up a level. No more crappy 2MP cameras in every phone that's released!

And as for that KNOB HEAD who said MP3 is crap, battery is crap etc. Where do you get that idea from?? The MP3 and radio are as good as you will get out of a device which, including speakers weighs as much as your average remote control for a home stereo.
The battery life is around a day or so, but that's why it comes with a charger. I've got a 5MP digital camera, and the battery on that is nowhere near as much as this phone can provide.

Right, rant over. You can't slate this phone, because it has made a mark on tech advances, and that's what we need in this industry right now, in the same way that we need someone to produce a good electric car for the motor industry.

The reason these large corporations hold back is to try and sell us the old crap for as long as poss. People in the know will be aware of marketing extension strategies. I bet you all the money in the world that if Nokia wanted to make a 5MP cam phone a year ago they probably could, but if the ease us into the new technology they can make more $$$$$

It's all about the profit guys

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  • 2007-04-20 15:58
  • Tk0x

this is weird whee is my comment
i was saying nokia n95 has really bad battery mp3 palyer is very poor sound quality from radio and mp3 is so crap and the earphones are very very chaep just like the review on gsmarena
i think gsmarena get lots of money from nokia for this review cos camera in this phone is the strongest piont of it but so what if the battery life is so crap
i think we all should give up read this website cos they are supporting crap and do not care about customers at all !!!
not nice guys

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  • 2007-04-20 14:43
  • Tk4Y

now i hav 2 beliv dat da gsmarena editor is jst in favor of nokia..all da time hez boostin nokia...i think i hav 2 remind u all dat k800 has been chosen 2 b da best gsm fone...and huevr u r mr. dont say nethin 2 paul...hez absolutely ryt..
i jst don beliv dat how da editor had said dat n95 and da digi camera takes da same quality pictures! dis z jst unbelieveable! N95 z shootin pics with good sharpness??huh?? whoaa.. look at da pics carefully..specially da macro pics...shoot more pics n den test it..da black borders wil clarify all ur faults!...such a cheater!...god!
Read da review at mobileburn... http://www.mobileburn.com/stor...ge=1&Id=3298 ....dis review wil tell u guys wat kinda pics N95 can shoot..jst a good resolution..n nothin..its jst da big brother of N73 with more resolution...

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  • 2007-04-20 14:20
  • PGY%

Even the K800 has better details. The N95 has all the details smudged out.

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  • 2007-04-20 10:53
  • 2CLx

pual, you dont even used the phone before.. dont talk as if you know... n95 isn't just a camera, it's also has a wifi, gps, mp3.
dont take a camera to compare, use a moblie instead, compare with the pictures and video quailty.. and even compare whether it has wifi or not.. just like k800.. nothing special, video quality sucks..

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  • 2007-04-20 02:19
  • PU{T
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