Nokia 6220 Classic Camera Review - Xenon Flash Test

August 27th, 2008 • Mark Guim • Filed Under •

Three of my friends celebrated their birthday last Saturday and I’m glad Nokia 6220 Classic was with me to take pictures of the night. What really makes the 6220c worth mentioning, even though it is not an Nseries, is its xenon flash. This is my xenon test and impressions of the Nokia 6220 Classic’s camera.

6220c Head way
Damnit… someone’s head got in the way.

There were over 100 photos taken and the 6220 classic did not disappoint. I was not the only one taking the pics, with friends being able to handle the phone, flick the lens cover open, and take a photo right away. Let me share the good and bad aspects of the Nokia 6220 Classic camera.

Note: The embedded flash slideshow below might not be visible in some RSS readers.

Good

The xenon flash is great. It is bright, illuminating portrait objects adequately indoors or outdoors at night. The image quality is comparable to the Nokia N82 also using its xenon flash.

I’ve thought that the Nokia N82 was a great party phone because of its pocketable size and great camera. The 6220 Classic is taking that title away because it is smaller, thinner, and lighter than the Nokia N82.

Bad

A negative thing about the Nokia 6220 classic is the red light for autofocus is not bright enough for the camera to achieve correct focus. Green bracket = correct focus. There were lots of times where the focus bracket would not turn green and we were forced to take the picture with the red bracket. These pics came out blurry, of course.

In completely dark environments, don’t even try taking a photo on automatic mode. It will not get a correct focus an the photos taken will most likely be blurry. The Nokia N82 does not struggle in this area.

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  1. ashu on 27 August 2008:

    cool pics mark. does really put 6220 camera credentials right up there just below n 82!!!!!!!

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  2. Mark Guim on 27 August 2008:

    @ashu. yup it’s pretty close with the n82.

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  3. MP on 28 August 2008:

    why don’t you use the red-eye tool to take better pics? All your pics have red eyes..it’s in cam settings and works perfectly

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  4. Mark Guim on 28 August 2008:

    @MP I should have put it on red eye mode but if I can’t even remember taking these pictures, I don’t think I had enough sense to change modes.

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  5. Anup on 28 August 2008:

    @ MArk

    LOL! real party huh…but good pics at least for the web…how do you think about printing them? will they be as good as the n82 or better? and how about doing a comparison study with n82 in real life…not shots of flowers or pots and such but people, pets, roads etc…

    you see i am planning to buy the n82 shortly, already ordered the accessories (noreve case+Invisble shield+martin fields+8GB microSDHC card)…all that is left is to buy the phone :-) the nokia shop guys are a bit annoyed at me as i have going almost daily and fondling the phone for sometime …

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  6. MP on 28 August 2008:

    @Mark

    Thats hilarious bro!! Point taken

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  7. Mark Guim on 28 August 2008:

    @anup I haven’t printed any photos from any camera, but that sounds like a good topic to write about.

    I have done other N82 photos samples if you want to compare it with the 6220 classic. I’m typing on a phone right now and can’t link, so try the search on the top right.

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  8. Kj Malc on 14 September 2008:

    I owned SE P1 but I want to change it because I don’t like the flash mode of the camera but P1 is also a nice phone fast response….

    Anyway I consider N95 8GB, N82 and also 6220 since you show some cool pics you’ve taked with 6220, but I’ve noticed the eyes of the people there like wearing an eye contact…

    Please advice me what to buy between the three (3) phones…

    * Main reason for changing phone:
    1. Camera
    2. Fast Response in terms of applications
    3. Clear and huge screen.
    4. Multimedia

    Thank you.

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