Samsung Z710 review

And one of the first mass products in this very line-up is Samsung Z710, equipper with a 3.2 Mpix camera module, powered by CCD matrix. The majority of competitors apply CMOS solutions, as while the quality is nearly the same, energy consumption proves to be less. The history of GSM handsets mentions only a few models, featuring CCD module – one of this is Sony Ericsson S700. In fact, the core principles of the models' design are the same : the back part, holding a camera module, is alike a digital camera ; there is a possibility for getting a grip on the phone with two hands; the objective glass is covered by a shutter, with a flash located nearby.

Model Samsung Z710 is a clamshell with rotary exterior part – once you've opened the device and turned one of the halves, the handset obtains highest possible resemblance to a digital camera.

Camera mode is switched on simultaneously with the abovementioned manipulations. In order to start shooting, you have to open the shutter, though it's not an easy task since the latch is rather tight and small in size.

If you get a closer look at it, you'll discover that the shutter, covering the camera is not well-adjusted – as a matter of fact, the root of the problem lies in handset's exploitation, since usually the shutter gets this outlook after a month or two.

However it doesn't cause any inconveniences, in light of the fact the shutter preserves the objective glass from being touched rather than from dust, although it's a part of its functionality as well.

When in the shooting mode, the upper part of the device hold three buttons : a double key, allowing user to zoom image, a red button for switching between various modes and finally the last one performs shooting. I shall note that one can readily take pictures even when the screen is just open (not rotated), and in closed condition.

Though you will find it easy to set up the camera in open condition, as here you will only need to choose all the required settings from the menu or simply use the keypad. Besides, the handset provides shortcuts, assigned to numeric keys, which let you change picture size, shooting mode etc. in one touch.

The video recording quality is above average – all the clips look fine when watched on the handset and don't possess any obvious flaws in maximum resolution – further more, the quality remains fair even on PC.

I shall note that the clips, filmed with the help of this handset are better than the ones, recorded with many other devices, including Sony Ericsson K790 / K800, which features a 3 Mpix camera as well.

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