BlackBerry Z3 Hands on And First Look: Good, But No Wow Factor

Rating:

3.5/5

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PROS

• Classic Design
• Long Battery Life
• BlackBerry 10 OS

CONS

• Poor Camera
• Average 5-inch display
• Missing NFC
• Slightly Old Processor
• Expensive

BlackBerry Z3 - Camera and Video

Launching the camera app on the BlackBerry Z3 is easy, all you need to do is tap on the camera icon at the bottom right of the screen. The camera UI is familiar, nothing much has changed.

Time Shift, as we know, allows you to take a series of shots and then select the best faces from them to get a perfect group picture. When we tried to take a group photo, it doesn't work accurately.

The rear-facing camera on the BlackBerry Z3 is pegged at 5-megapixels. It features auto focus and a single LED Flash. The camera's quality is not up-to-the mark when compared to other handsets in the same league. Do not get disappointed to see the lack of details on close-up shots. The rear-facing camera is capable of recording videos in 720p HD format. The front-facing camera, on the other hand, is way better. It is basically meant for video calls.

Talking about the device's video recording capabilities, the BlackBerry Z3 worked way better when we tried to record video indoors. The audio and video quality was very nice.