What really sets the Nokia N82 apart from other devices on the market is it’s camera. A 5 megapixel camera module with autofocus and Carl Zeiss optics, it sure sounds good on paper! But didn’t the N95 have the same?
Yes it does, but the N82 takes it one step further with a Xenon flash replacing the standard LED on previous models. But does it make a difference to the photographs taken?
With the camera really being the focus of the N82, Nokia have concentrated in making it their best ever! The 5 megapixel sensor produces images that are the same quality as the N95 series in normal conditions, it is when you are in low-light/dark condition that photos taken with the N82 really shines above the rest.
The device uses the same camera UI as other models in the Nseries range (see my post on the N81 8GB’s camera for screenshots of the Nseries UI)
Don’t think this is a bad thing at all because the UI is fantastic and is definately one of the best I have seen on a device. You are given a wide range of options, some of which you wouldn’t expect to find on a standalone digital camera. Plenty enough to keep a keen photographer happy! I would be lying if I said it wasn’t comepletely untouched… there have been lots of performance improvements to the camera and it’s UI over previous devices.
Many complained with the original N95 that the camera took too long to start up and take a picture which would mean that they would loose the moment they were trying to capture. Another common issue was that once you had captured an image, it took too long to process/store the image and get ready for the next shot. The speed of the camera has been dramatically improved on the N82 – and also on the N95 8GB which make the user experience of the camera so much better!
As you can see from the above video, the camera takes about 4 seconds to starup after a fresh boot, approximately the same amount of time to focus and take a picture and about a second to be ready to take the next. A total of 9 seconds which is comparable to my digital camera!!!
Note that these times are after a fresh boot up which is where it will be at its longest. Starting the camera after use takes approximately 2 seconds.
The photos taken with the Nokia N82 are outstanding , and you wouldn’t believe to look at that they were taken with (sorry Nokia!) a mobile phone!
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