As you know, I am not a geek (meant in a nice way… !), and can find my way around most things pretty ok though it makes sense for me to buy appliances and gadgets that do the job without too many distracting bells and whistles! Finding products in this technology-led age we live in without too much “detail” packed in can be difficult but this handset ticks all the boxes for me. Simple, smooth and does the job!
One of my New Year “intentions” is to take more photos. Not just posed, in the house ones but to do a better job of capturing our lives out and about, and of course recording and sharing our gorgeous North Yorkshire scenery! As a Mum I tend to lug about an enormous amount of well crap around so for me it is a good idea to reduce the bulk and have a phone with a camera that will do the job.
Paul at Womworld suggested I give the Nokia N86 a go, as the camera is a good one!
On opening up the box and lifting out the phone my first thought was “This is heavy!” – ok not heavy as in you’d need a week in the gym to enable you to lug it around, but more substantial than my current phone. This is not a bad thing!
The first thing I tested out, although this more a camera review than anything else, were the “usual” functions, and I was impressed. As well as the usual text, call, email etc this phone is packed with features to help you keep organised (definitely a plus point for a busy Mum or Dad!).
So.. the breakdown.
- This is a substantial phone, not too heavy but certainly not flimsy like some I have had.
- A slide phone – I much prefer slides or clam-type phone to permanently “open” ones.
- Buttons – real buttons, no touchscreen in sight! (I worry about the day the touchscreen takes over from proper keys altogether as I just can’t get on with touchscreen!)
- Easy take! Often things happen very quickly when out and about and by the time you’ve fumbled in the bag and got your tradition camera out and switched on, the moment has passed. With this phone it’s a case of sliding the camera lens cover open and pressing a button.
- It is very easy to sort, store and tag your photos. In the past I have been terrible at organising my pics – but no more. I like to have things labelled and in the right place and this is very easy to do on the phone, and transfer to your pc.
- PC transfer – very easy! You can connect your phone via USB for fast download.
- Sharing – it is very quick and easy to send your pics on via message or email (if you have this set up), or you can sign up online to share (Nokia Ovi).
- Photography features include panoramic pictures (my kitchen never looked so big lol), autofocus (great for wriggly subject matter!), fast shutter, a timer and much more. It is basically everything you would want from a separate camera, wrapped up in a convenient bundle.
And the quality….
I think that speaks for itself – don’t you?
As a Mum & Blogger – I sincerely hope this camera is one of the options I have come upgrade time because for what I would use it for – it’s perfect!