Nokia N73 3G Phone Review
Nokia tries a lot of variety with its handset design, and in some cases pushes at the outer edges of what we might think of as a mobile phone. The company also, though, works with the more traditional approach, and the N73 is in many ways a welcome breath of candybar fresh air in an arena awash with twisty clam shell N93-a-likes.
At 116g and 110×49x19mm the N73 can’t give some of the more superslim handsets currently around a run for their money, but it does feel tidy in the hand and pocket, and, importantly, shaves precious millimeters and grammes off the dimensions of its forebearer, the popular N70.
The star attraction of the N73 has to be its main camera. A front facing lens caters for video calling, but it is the main camera that grabs the attention.
Carl Zeiss optics are becoming something of a standard for higher end N range handsets, and in this case we have 3.2 megapixel image capture with an autofocus mode, flash, and a mechanical shutter which really does help you get clearer pictures.
Outdoor shots are particularly good, tending to the clear, crisp side of things which means you wouldn’t be embarrassed to show them to friends and relatives or keep them on file. We weren’t over the moon about the indoor test shots we took, but then no handset delivers as well as a digital camera indoors.
Nokia has thought quite hard about ease of use with the camera and for the most part has come up with the goods. The lens is protected by a large sliding cover. Pull it back and the camera software is activated. Now flip the handset into wide mode and use the mini joystick under the screen to make settings for the flash, self timer, exposure compensation, macro and other scene mode selection, white balance, ISO setting and suchlike. You just scroll down a column of icons click, scroll some more, click, and you are there.
Source and more info: 3g
November 1st, 2006 at 1:53 pm
Hi!.
I have to say I had a very different experience with the N73.
Big yes, but also a real disappointment in terms of quality, usability and design. I sent mine back within just a few days, having never ventured outside with it. I whacked down over £400 for it and quickly realised it just wasn’t worth it.
What’s really surprising though, is how good you found the still camera vs. the video cam.
I thought the vid-mode was excellent, (the only thing I did like in fact), but the still shots were just marginally better than the W800i - which I’m now back to using.
Each to their own I guess!
Thanks