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N73 release date

2 replies · 12,291 views · Started 12 June 2006

yaaaaaay i get first thread 😉

anyways, any idea about the release date of N73???

cuz this is gonna be my next phone after my 3230 :tongue:

does it really have a mechanical shutter??? if so then thats awesome :love:

Nokia says "third quarter of 2006", which means some time in July / August / September.

You'll get a first clue about it being released when they remove the "coming soon" label on the phone list:

http://www.europe.nokia.com/nokia/0,,73,00.html

After that it's usually another few weeks before it makes it into the shops.

Yes, it does have a mechanical shutter, here's the official specs:

Camera Specifications
� CMOS sensor, 3.2 megapixel (2048x1536 pixels) with autofocus and digital zoom up to 20x
� Carl Zeiss Optics, Tessar� lens
� Focal length 5.6 mm
� Focus range 10 cm ~ infinity
� Macro mode with 10 cm focus distance
� Mechanical shutter with 1/1000~2s shutter speed
� Active slide cover for lens protection

Photography
� 3.2 megapixel camera (2048 x 1536 pixels) with up to 20x digital zoom
� 2-stage capture key for autofocus control
� 2.4 inch camera viewfinder in landscape orientation and with active toolbar
� Slide for camera protection and activation
� Integrated flash (operating range up to 1m)
� Modes: auto, off, on, red-eye reduction
� Advanced camera modes: still, sequence, video
� Scenes: automatic, user defined, close-up, portrait, landscape, sport and night
� White balance: automatic, daylight, cloudy, tungsten, fluorescent
� Color tone: normal, sepia, B&W, vivid, negative
� Light sensitivity: high, medium, low, automatic
� Settings for brightness adjustment, image quality, self-timer, white balance and color tones

Video
� Video: play, record, stream
� Audio recording AAC stereo
� Video stabilization
� Video clip up to 1.5h (limited by available memory)
� File format .mp4 (high), .3gp (normal, MMS)
� Video capture: 352x288 (CIF) at up to 15 fps MPEG-4
� Automatic white balance control
� Scenes: auto, night, close-up, snow/beach, cine, old film
� Digital zoom CIF up to 4x / QCIF up to 8x
� Two-way video call capability
� Second VGA camera (640 x 480 pixels ) with up to 2x digital zoom
� Real time video sharing to another compatible mobile device

Editing
� On device photo editor and video editors (manual & automatic)
� Home photo editing on compatible PC with Adobe Photoshop Album Starter Edition

It uses miniSD cards so you can get up to 2 gigabytes of memory to store pictures and video.