The Nokia 6700 Classic is a Series S40 phone that comes with some pretty high-end phone features - none more so than the 5-Megapixel camera. With that in mind, we thought it was time to check out how practical the Nokia 6700 Classic camera really is. Join us after the jump the Nokia 6700 Classic camera review...
The Nokia 6700 Classic is a pleasing phone to use, as the candybar design and Chrome finish make it compact and highly pocketable. What's more, once you get passed the gloss, you'll find this is a cracking define stuffed with some serious top tech. Whether it's the GPS, Bluetooth or easy to use interface, the thing most people will be drawn to is the 5-Megapixel camera.
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On the right-hand side of the Nokia 6700 Classic you'll find a dedicated Capture button, as well as zoom buttons, which also double as volume control for the media player. The buttons are small and discrete and while the Capture button works well, we have found the zoom buttons a little fiddly to get to grips with.
You can load up the camera from the main scroll on the top of the S40 screen or you can press the Capture button on the side of the phone. The screen layout is rather minimal, with the mode (Still or Video) in the top left-hand corner, the number of shots remaining in the bottom-left and Exit, Capture and Options buttons on the right-hand side of the screen.
Options takes you into the main menu of the Nokia 6700 Classic camera and offers up View Images, which will take you into the photo album, while Switch to Video mode is also self explanatory.
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Settings that allow you to define where you want the images stored, along with image quality and image size. You can even pre-define titles, which is a nice touch as it will save tagged later on. Settings are also where you can define whether you want in-camera sound effects, as well as how long you can preview any taken snaps.
Next comes Flash, which has a mere three settings, On, Off and Automatic. Self-Timer can be sec to go off in 3-, 5-, or 10 seconds, while Image Sequence can be set to fire off four images in as many seconds. Then there four Effects settings, Normal, Greyscale, Sepia and Negative, which you can see examples of down below.
White Balance can be set to Auto, Daylight, Tungsten or Fluorescent round out the functions you can change the Nokia 6700 Classic camera to. You won't be able to fine tune focal length and aperture, which is all handled in-camera, but there are enough features to make sure you get the bets possible shots from most every day situations.
Putting all these together and actually using the Nokia 6700 Classic in daily use is easy, we've found this a decent camera to use. When it comes to taking pictures, this is very much a point-n-shoot camera. You can switch between Portrait and Landscape mode. Due to the screen being 2.2-inch, we have found ourselves preferring the Portrait mode but you'll get better group shots in Landscape mode.
We have found that using the D-pad to capture shots doesn't allow you to focus as sharply as using the Capture button. This is due to it not allowing you to half press to focus, as it will set the focal length but then when you lift off your thumb, it takes the snap. Thankfully, this doesn't happen with the dedicated Capture button and you can focus in the standard way.
The Nokia 6700 Classic camera has a few niggles but it works well and getting great results from the phone is easy. The 5-Megapixel camera on its own, may not be enough to make you want to switch to the Nokia 6700 Classic but it helps to tick one of the boxes that makes this a great mainstream device.
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