Thread: N86 Camera vs. N900 Camera
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2009-11-17 , 11:50
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The Nokia Blog has a review of the N900, which I posted a thread on in the N900 section. But it has this useful paragraph about the N900 camera, which confirms and elaborates on some of what sinetype said above:

The Nokia N900’s camera does not disappoint. It features a 5mp camera labeled with Carl Zeiss lens. It also packs dual LEDs flash, but don’t expect miracles when taking photos in dark restaurants and bars. By default, the N900 takes 3.5mp photos. It crops the top and bottom to give a widescreen aspect picture. You can change this to 5mp in options. It does not include all the camera options from previous Nseries cameras. It’s missing sequence, self-timer, color tone, contrast, and sharpness that are found in the Nokia N97.
See: http://thenokiablog.com/2009/11/13/nokia-n900-review/

So it seems the N900 camera is not really comparable to the N97 as has been assumed (including by myself) in some posts earlier in this thread. It's a little perplexing that features would be left out that have become common place on N series cameras. I can't think of a reason other than that perhaps Nokia really is rushing the N900 out the door.