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GSMArena team, 12 June 2012

Basement window


Nokia Lumia 610 review: Basement window

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  • Lumia 610

6. Camera and image quality, video recording and quality
  1. 1. Introduction
  2. 2. Unboxing, retail package, 360-degree spin, display, battery
  3. 3. WP7.5 Tango, synthetic benchmarks
  4. 4. Phonebook, telephony, messaging
  5. 5. Photos, music and videos, audio quality
  6. 6. Camera and image quality, video recording and quality
  7. 7. Connectivity, web browser, Marketplace
  8. 8. Games, Bing Maps, Nokia Maps and Drive
  9. 9. Office, organizer, WindowsPhone.com integration
  10. 10. Conclusion
  11.  
  12. Nokia Lumia 610 specification
  13. User opinions and reviews
  14. Review comments (132)

Nokia Windows Touch UI

5MP still camera

The Nokia Lumia 610 has a 5MP camera (photos have a maximum resolution of 2592x1944) coupled with a single LED flash.

The camera UI is pretty simple - you have your viewfinder and some controls on the right. From top to bottom they are the still/video camera toggle, virtual zoom buttons and an extended settings menu. On the left you have an arrow that takes you to the gallery. Alternatively, you can do a swipe gesture too.

Nokia Lumia 800 Nokia Lumia 800
Camera app

The camera app on Windows Phone offers very extensive settings, ranging from scenes and effects to white balance, contrast, saturation, sharpness, ISO and more. You have a dedicated Macro mode but no face detection. The flash can be set to auto, always on or off.

The camera key will wake the phone with a single press - that is unlock it and start the camera. There's an option that prevents the shutter key from starting the camera if the proximity sensor is triggered (to prevent accidental launches when the phone is in your pocket). This option is off by default.

We like the shutter key on the Nokia Lumia 610. It's very soft to the touch and with distinct half-press.

The quality of the shots produced with the Nokia Lumia 610 camera is rather mediocre. Resolved detail just isn't up to 5MP standards, colors look washed out and the camera obviously struggles in low-lit scenes. The white balance is often off too.

Here are the full-res images for you guys to check out.


Nokia Lumia 610 camera samples

We have to admit we liked how fast the camera was on the Lumia 610, shot to shot times were really zippy.


Nokia Lumia 610 camera samples

Still the Lumia 610 is okay for those coming from lower megapixel phones and will do the job in case of an amateur photo-shoot emergency.

Photo quality comparison

The Nokia Lumia 610 steps up in our photo quality compare tool to face other 5MP shooters. It turns out that the its snapper is better suited to the studio environment and did slightly better here. It's not exactly a world beater, but at least it's average on the second and third charts and really good on the first one. The tool's page will give you more information on what to look out for.

Photo Compare Tool Photo Compare Tool Photo Compare Tool
The Nokia Lumia 610 in the Photo Compare Tool

VGA video recording only

The camcorder interface is identical to the still camera's and has plenty of features too. You can use scenes, set contrast, saturation and sharpness, change the white balance or exposure compensation and also apply image effects. You can use the LED as a video light too.

Nokia Lumia 800 Nokia Lumia 800
Camcorder interface

The Nokia Lumia 610 shoots video with up to VGA resolution, which just doesn't cut for a good smartphone anymore.

Continuous autofocus is available while recording. Unlike the Lumia 710 and 800 though, which were a bit too eager to refocus, especially in scenes with movement, the Lumia 610 chooses to lock focus in the center of the scene and keep it there for quite a while before the continuous autofocus eventually kicks back in.

We've prepared an untouched VGA video sample (0:12s, 2.36MB) from the Lumia 610's camera for direct download. The bitrate is a low 1600 Kbps, meaning that the videos taken with the Nokia 610 can't really preserve much detail.

Next Page » 7. Connectivity, web browser, Marketplace
6. Camera and image quality, video recording and quality
  1. 1. Introduction
  2. 2. Unboxing, retail package, 360-degree spin, display, battery
  3. 3. WP7.5 Tango, synthetic benchmarks
  4. 4. Phonebook, telephony, messaging
  5. 5. Photos, music and videos, audio quality
  6. 6. Camera and image quality, video recording and quality
  7. 7. Connectivity, web browser, Marketplace
  8. 8. Games, Bing Maps, Nokia Maps and Drive
  9. 9. Office, organizer, WindowsPhone.com integration
  10. 10. Conclusion
  11.  
  12. Nokia Lumia 610 specification
  13. User opinions and reviews
  14. Review comments (132)

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