Motorola's ZN5 gets handled, camera shows promise
The best cameraphone ever made? That's Motorola's boastful claim about the new ZN5, but Crave UK's quick initial impression of it suggests that it might not be a baseless, ridiculous claim after all -- not totally, anyway. The cam apparently fires up lickety-split after popping the lens cover into its open position, and the xenon flash seems to outperform anything with an LED (no surprise there). The lack of 3G is a bummer, but at least you've got WiFi there to upload your crisp, clean photographic work. Crave also sends a shout out to Moto for including a 3.5mm headphone jack, and also for delivering a design that clearly contains absolutely no roots in the RAZR. We'll second that motion -- and if Moto can either deliver this mega-cheaply when it launches in September or pop out a second version with 3G at a slightly loftier price point, we're thinking this could end up being one of the most highly-praised products to come out of Schaumburg in a long, long time.
[Thanks, T.I.]
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Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
$e@alblaighter @ Jul 7th 2008 12:34PM
It is sad Motorola didn't make a phone with 5 Mp in 2007.Sony Ericsson has a 8Mp phone!!!
Riley Freeman @ Jul 7th 2008 12:46PM
if the phone wasnt FUGLY maybe just maybe it would have a chance to be popular.
that keyboard reminds me of one of the previously used designs of the motorolas who all ultimately take designs from the razr so i think the keys are razr esque
MrSqueezles @ Jul 7th 2008 3:13PM
Looks like the screen doesn't suck this time. I like the way it looks, but it seems that it would be pretty difficult to feel your way around the keypad.
Ben @ Jul 7th 2008 5:44PM
2, 3, 5, 8 megapixels, Most people cant tell the diference between 2 and 8 megapixels although most will scream they can, the primary diference is in the lens, Megapixels count but not nearly as much as most people think it does.
Anthony @ Jul 7th 2008 6:46PM
I agree. A 5 megapixel camera done right is very good for most everyday uses. I have an 8.2 Sony & a 5. Design is virtually identical & results are pretty close as well. Face detection & refresh time were what drew me to the update.
As for the Moto- this is a nice looking phone. It's a feature phone so I'll stick w/ my Nokia N82 for the time being, but nice none the less.
SteveT @ Jul 7th 2008 11:39PM
Well I can tell the difference between 2 & 8 Mp images, and I think most people could, even looking at them full screen on a monitor. Make a 2Mp image as big as your monitor screen, and do the same with an otherwise identical 8Mp image, if you don't believe me. Really, you can tell. Not screaming, just saying try it.
I do strongly agree with your overall point though, that other factors are more important than Mp in determining quality in photos; esp. the lens.
Ken Rockwell's site does a good job of explaining why megapixel counts don't matter as much as the marketing departments of camera/phone makers would have you believe:
http://www.kenrockwell.com/tech/mpmyth.htm
Jvijil @ Jul 8th 2008 9:28AM
the first time in a LONG time that a motorola product has attracted me to it.
cg1286 @ Jul 10th 2008 12:51PM
this is probably a dumb question but what market is this phone going to be in? any chance it will come to the states??