http://thehandheldblog.com/2009/07/13/the-nokia-n86-has-an-effective-4x-digital-video-zoom/ Thu, 09 Feb 2012 20:06:36 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://thehandheldblog.com/2009/07/13/the-nokia-n86-has-an-effective-4x-digital-video-zoom/comment-page-1/#comment-7316 The Nokia N86 To Get Face Detection Via Firmware Upgrade | The Symbian Blog Tue, 15 Sep 2009 09:25:13 +0000 http://thehandheldblog.com/?p=3192#comment-7316 [...] The new firmware is also expected to brings a bucketload of bug fixes and even greater improvements to the camera such as less artefacts and better colours. I’ve always believed that the N86 was a great device, but all of this makes me wonder why doesn’t Nokia promote the N86 more, infact it should, much more. Remember the video zoom? [...] [...] The new firmware is also expected to brings a bucketload of bug fixes and even greater improvements to the camera such as less artefacts and better colours. I’ve always believed that the N86 was a great device, but all of this makes me wonder why doesn’t Nokia promote the N86 more, infact it should, much more. Remember the video zoom? [...]

]]> http://thehandheldblog.com/2009/07/13/the-nokia-n86-has-an-effective-4x-digital-video-zoom/comment-page-1/#comment-6360 Rupert Tue, 14 Jul 2009 07:42:53 +0000 http://thehandheldblog.com/?p=3192#comment-6360 This is great - thanks for demonstrating. The optical zoom is one of the main reasons I'm still using my brick-like N93 from 2006, but this is just as good as the N93 optical zoom, if not better - and Nokia seem to have fixed the old problem with sound recording when zooming, which I've heard on both optical and digital Nokia zooms. I hadn't realised about the limited use of the sensor when recording video with other Nokias - does this account for the much richer colours I've seen in @whatleydude's N86 videos and improved low light? I've always thought that dull colours and low light performance have been the biggest problems with Nokia video - am excited to see these finally addressed. This is great – thanks for demonstrating. The optical zoom is one of the main reasons I’m still using my brick-like N93 from 2006, but this is just as good as the N93 optical zoom, if not better – and Nokia seem to have fixed the old problem with sound recording when zooming, which I’ve heard on both optical and digital Nokia zooms.
I hadn’t realised about the limited use of the sensor when recording video with other Nokias – does this account for the much richer colours I’ve seen in @whatleydude’s N86 videos and improved low light? I’ve always thought that dull colours and low light performance have been the biggest problems with Nokia video – am excited to see these finally addressed.

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