Monday, March 7, 2011

COOLPIX S5100















Five advanced technologies for beautiful shots, even at night

Advanced flash control and lens shift VR image stabilization combine with enhanced Motion Detection and ISO 3200 capability at any image size to help ensure beautiful results when the lights are low. Auto detection and exposure setting for tripod and handheld shooting further ensures a higher ratio of keepers.
Note: Auto detection functions only when VR image stabilization is turned on in the setup menu and Night Landscape scene mode is selected, either manually or by Scene Auto Selector.

Quick response puts you in control of the moment


With fast start-up time, rapid AF focusing and quick shot-to-shot turnaround time, the COOLPIX S5100 keeps you ready at all times to preserve those special moments.








Stylishly slim and expressively colorful


The rounded edges of its easy-to-carry body are complemented by a rich selection of equally attractive colors to make the COOLPIX S5100 as much of a pleasure to carry as it is to express your personal style.







One-touch HD movie recording


A single press of a button lets you begin recording 720p high-definition movies with ease and speed that ensures you capture the moment.









Other features

  • 12.2 effective megapixels
  • 6.7cm(2.7-in) high-resolution LCD
  • NIKKOR wide-angle 5x zoom lens
  • Smart Portrait System
  • Scene Auto Selector
  • Subject Tracking with auto lock-on
  • USB charging via AC adapter (supplied) or PC


Sunday, March 6, 2011

Nokia N8


Introduction

We were almost starting to suspect mobile phones of giving up and playing soft. They seemed unstoppable you know. They went from 5 to 12 in no time and there was nothing to suggest that digicams will ever get a timeout for a much needed breather.
Nokia N8 official photos


Surprised or not, the game is back on and Nokia are pulling the big guns out. The N8 is the new wannabe king of cameraphones. Fat numbers on the specs sheet and all that shining armor, the new Nseries flagship is hitting hard and playing tough.
The Nokia N8 has two massive tasks on its hands: beat digicams at their own game and bring Symbian back to its past glory. The hardest thing perhaps is to tell which one is harder. But if anyone should be trusted to perform a seemingly impossible stunt, (still) market leaders Nokia are a safer bet than many.

Nokia N8 at a

  • General: GSM 850/900/1800/1900 MHz, UMTS 850/900/1700/1900/2100 MHz, HSDPA 10.2 Mbps, HSUPA 2 Mbps
  • Form factor: Touchscreen bar
  • Dimensions: 113.5 x 59.1 x 12.9 mm, 86 cc; 135 g
  • Display: 3.5-inch 16M-color nHD (360 x 640 pixels) AMOLED capacitive touchscreen
  • Memory: 16GB storage memory, hot-swappable microSD card slot (up to 32GB)
  • OS: Symbian^3
  • CPU: ARM 11 680 MHz processor, 3D Graphics HW accelerator; 256 MB RAM
  • Camera: 12 megapixel large-sensor (1/1.83”) autofocus camera with xenon flash, geo-tagging, face and smile detection and built-in ND filter; 720p video recording@25fps
  • Connectivity: Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Bluetooth v3.0 with A2DP, microUSB port with USB host support, 3.5mm audio jack, GPS receiver with A-GPS, HDMI port
  • Misc: Accelerometer, DivX/XviD video support, Stereo FM radio with RDS, FM transmitter, 720p TV-out, Flash support in the web browser, anodized aluminum unibody, proximity sensor, scratch-resistant display
  • Battery: 1200 mAh Li-Ion battery
As you see the hardware is all there – there’re not too many devices out there that can match the Nokia N8. Some will understandably frown at what looks like unimpressive CPU clock speed and scarce RAM. Just remember that it’s the performance to be judged here and not the sheer numbers.

Different platforms have different needs so we’ll only know if Symbian^3 can do without a 1GHz Snapdragon after we’ve seen the N8 in proper action.