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This is how Nokia camera phones evolved

This is how Nokia camera devices evolved from 2002 to the present.

Nokia's first camera device was the 7650. The engineers built 0,3 Megapixel optics into this, which allowed us to shoot at a resolution of 640 × 480. Although it was not possible to take serious pictures with it at all, it was definitely interesting to have a camera built into a cell phone at the time.

Nokia's camera phones have evolved

Nokia's camera phones have evolved

The next step is the 2004 model, which debuted in 6630 and included a 1,3 Mpixel camera, so we were able to capture images at a resolution of 1280 × 960, and we also had the opportunity to make a video call.

Nokia's camera phones have evolved

Nokia's camera phones have evolved

This was followed in 2005 by the N70 and then the N90, the first of which included a "plain" 2 Mpixel camera, and the manufacturer already built Carl Zeiss optics into the N90.

Nokia's camera phones have evolved

Nokia's camera phones have evolved

The next milestone was the N2006, introduced in 93 with its 3,15 Megapixel Carl Zeiss camera.

Nokia's camera phones have evolved

Nokia's camera phones have evolved

Then came the N73, which also features 3,2 Megapixels with Carl Zeiss optics.

Nokia's camera phones have evolved

Nokia's camera phones have evolved

An important milestone was the N2006, also introduced in 95, which is still popular today. This model received no less than a 5 Mpixel camera, also manufactured by Carl Zeiss. Photography already made sense here, as the pictures he took were of very good quality in his day, but that was still not enough.

Nokia's camera phones have evolved

Nokia's camera phones have evolved

The following year, the N82 was introduced, which also included a 5-megapixel camera, but in the dark, Xenon flashes helped with the Carl Zeiss optics, so it wasn't just for use in bright sunshine.

Nokia's camera phones have evolved

Nokia's camera phones have evolved

Then in 2009, the Nokia N86 was introduced with an 8 Megapixel sensor.

Nowadays, the company's "top optics" can be found in the N8, which has 12 Megapixels and is also assisted by a Xenon flash in the dark, so it already competes even with cheaper digital cameras.

Nokia's camera phones have evolved

Nokia's camera phones have evolved

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