The camera is of course on the back, with a little cover over it. Although the small size, it was very easy to open and close even with the prototypes here at the show. The cover has a label mentioning these are Carl Zeiss lens (as of any other high-class Nokia) with 2.4-4.8/4.6 aperture – this shows that
the N86 is the first phone with variable aperture. This should allow it to keep the aperture opened for low-light photos but close it when there is plenty of light, resulting in a larger depth of the focus, thus “sharper” photos. Above is the dual-led flash, which we may say will be mediocre as it is not Xenon. However, Nokia claims that it is of “3rd generation” and will illuminate the objects at up to 3.5 meters – we’ll definitely test it when we review it! Below the lens is the “kick stand”, as in the N96. It is a nice feature for putting the phone on a flat surface with the display facing you for watching a movie for example, but it is not easy to pull out. We hope this will be fixed with the final units.