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Camera: N82 vs N97

Jul 1, 2009
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I got a couple of E63's today for my cousins. I took the opportunity to take a picture of my box collection. I closed the shutters so my room would be pretty dark.

Boxes on the N97. Shot with auto mode.
As you can see, the boxes are not well lit and many things are a bit blurry. The colors don't seem right. Its almost as if its a picture from 1909.

Boxes on the N82. Shot with auto mode.
Everything is sharp and bright. Xenon flash makes a world of difference. I am going to miss my N82.

The Nokia N82 is here

Nov 14, 2007
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Finally, the phone I have waited 5 years for is here. A real combination of a camera and phone and a whole lot more than I could have dreamed for back in 2002.

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The tech specs from Forum Nokia can be found here
Mobile Diva Darla Mack has the press release
James Burland posted amazing image samples on his Nokia Creative blog
And an excellent review of a prototype model

There's a 5MP camera with a xenon flash. Instant uploads to Flickr or Vox. There's the S60 OS to run N-Gage games. The S60 browser built on webkit that can surf the web over wifi. There are no boundaries for this puppy.

I love that there are speakers along the right side of the device. When you view videos in landscape mode, the sound is presented in stereo. With the headphone jack on top, it makes an excellent and unobtrusive mp3 player. There's a lens protector to keep the camera scratch free.

There's an accelerometer in there too. When you take a picture with the phone oriented in a vertical fashion, the picture you get will be in portrait rather than horizontal. There will be a UI option so that menus and applications also rotate according to how you hold the phone. People are already cooking up applications to take advantage of the accelerometer, such as a light saber or Wii-like d-pad emulator.

The N82 has an MSRP of 450 euros and is already available in select markets. I guess that means its only available in Lichtenstein. (wow, I spelled that right on the first try)

I really want one for Christmas.

External flash for the Nokia N95

Oct 26, 2007
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This is the Nokia PD-2. It was sold a few years back as an attachment for the Nokia 7610 and 6630 smartphones. It provides a xenon flash for excellent photographs in low light conditions and uses its own power source.

I think it would be a great idea to make a new version for the N95 and other camera phones with a mini-USB port. Just plug it in the bottom and not be worried about lighting conditions.