A Review of the Camera of the Nokia E72: Why the Nokia E72 Camera is Just Short of Excellent

The Nokia E72 is an excellent business phone, but many people are unaware just how good the camera on the phone really is, in fact it falls just short of excellent. Its 5 megapixel camera is no longer revolutionary but produces pictures that rival many low end digital cameras and can be used to print excellent photographs. The camera is located to the rear of the phone and comes equipped with a mirror which helps to take self portraits along with an LED light to illuminate low light settings when taking pictures or recording videos.

The camera takes photos at a maximum pixel resolution of 2592 x 1944 and uses an excellent interface which should have the developers at Nokia taking plaudits. The camera has a vast amount of settings seem in many premium digital cameras such as: ISO sensitivity, exposure compensation, contrast, sharpness and white balance.

Unfortunately there is no dedicated shutter key (a key that turns on the camera and takes a picture) though the trackpad controls the shutter with a half press actually turning on the camera and a full press after that taking the photo. The menu when taking a photo can be hidden to allow full use of the screen as a viewfinder. The photo cannot be taken while the camera menu is active however since pressing the trackpad would simply open the selected menu item, this is an oversight and should have been fixed, though simply pressing the left or right buttons on the directional pad removes the menu from the screen.

There is a gridline on the viewfinder when taking photos which can also help in framing and aligning of photos which can help to make them look that much more professional as well as increase their aesthetic value. The phone camera seen in the Nokia E72 has a sequence mode and self timer as well as numerous settings for the flash of the phone.

The Nokia E72 camera produces fantastic images which rival any other 5 megapixel camera phone on the market. The noise level of each photo is very low even in low light conditions and the camera captures a large amount of detail. The colors and contrast of the pictures are excellent even though purple edges and a yellow tint may be visible in some photos, though many of the photos seem warm and appealing.
The camera on the Nokia E72 is one of the best cameras in any mobile telephone on the market in the 5 megapixel segment and rivals many of the cheaper digital cameras. The actual camera interface could be better however and this causes the 5 megapixel camera to fall just short of excellent.

References
1. http://www.slashgear.com/nokia-e72-review-2464295/
2. http://dailymobile.se/2009/08/03/nokia-e72-review/
3. http://www.phonearena.com/htmls/Nokia-E72-Review-review-r_2327.html