Macro has been one of the mainstays of Nseries photography for quite some time. Can the 6220 Classic - a non Nseries device - equal the mighty N95 and N82 in this particular field?

The 6220 captures a great deal of detail in ‘Close Up’ mode. The focal distance is about 85mm (the long edge of a of credit card) which is about comparable to the N95. Focus lock is fast and reliable in bright daylight, less so in dim or artificial light.

As I mentioned in Day 3, for whatever reason the 6220 photos are slightly softer than the N95 and N82. Personally, I prefer the option of sharpening up a soft photo rather than trying to soften up a harsh capture, it’s easier and makes for more versatility.

In my opinion the 6220 Classic matches any other 5 mega pixel camera phone, it may not have all the options of the Nseries devices, or the heritage of the Sony Ericsson Cybershot series, but the results are superb and the diminutive 6220 is extremely handy!

Coming from the N95 8GB I have only two small complaints about the 6220 as a photo capture device. First, it’s a tad fiddly, I dropped the phone twice during this photo shoot, fortunately it fell onto the foliage below, so no harm done. Second, the screen is just too small. I accept that the size of the screen will dictate the size of the device - hence a small device has a small screen - but in all honesty, the 6220 is just too small for me, I consider the N95 8GB screen at 2.8" diagonal to be the smallest size screen for a phone that could be used as a camera replacement.

Anyway, enough of my rambling, take a look at the photos below ,shot at the Upwey Wishing Well Gardens .See the full resolution versions over at Flickr.

Note the rich colours captured here, the 6220 Classic doesn’t always get this right, but 75% of the time it’s spot on.

For a camera phone the 6220 has an above average dynamic range.

With each frame containing 5 million pixels and the largest LCD displays only managing 2 or 3 million, there are plenty of options for cropping 6220 photos, effectively enabling you to get even closer to your subject!

Occasionally, I even get to be in my own photos!