Comments on: Nokia N95 First Impressions http://www.metaphoriclabs.com/articles/nokia-n95-first-impressions/ Experiential Serendipity Thu, 02 Feb 2012 19:06:08 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Chuck Lawson http://www.metaphoriclabs.com/articles/nokia-n95-first-impressions/comment-page-1/#comment-706 Chuck Lawson Sat, 14 Apr 2007 19:54:02 +0000 http://www.metaphoriclabs.com/2007/nokia-n95-first-impressions/#comment-706 Jim, thanks for the comment! (for those who aren't familiar with Jim's work as a serious pro video journalist, please be sure to check out <a href="http://www.vergenewmedia.com/">Virge New Media</a>). I'm probably not the best judge of how good the optical zoom is -- I'm pretty much an out of practice amateur -- but in the half-dozen or so shots that I've taken, it's looked fairly good -- at least on par with what I've seen from the current crop of sub-SLR digitals in the 3-5 megapixel range. For motion work, it does have a built-in steadycam mode also. Jim, thanks for the comment!

(for those who aren’t familiar with Jim’s work as a serious pro video journalist, please be sure to check out Virge New Media).

I’m probably not the best judge of how good the optical zoom is — I’m pretty much an out of practice amateur — but in the half-dozen or so shots that I’ve taken, it’s looked fairly good — at least on par with what I’ve seen from the current crop of sub-SLR digitals in the 3-5 megapixel range.

For motion work, it does have a built-in steadycam mode also.

]]> By: Jim Long http://www.metaphoriclabs.com/articles/nokia-n95-first-impressions/comment-page-1/#comment-707 Jim Long Sat, 14 Apr 2007 19:13:46 +0000 http://www.metaphoriclabs.com/2007/nokia-n95-first-impressions/#comment-707 Small video/WiFi enabled phones are fast becoming a powerful video journalism tool. The ability to be <a href="http://vergenewmedia.com/2007/04/10/will-cell-phones-be-the-end-of-live-trucks/">live</a> from anywhere you have connectivity has huge implications from a television journalism point of view. Chuck, from a pracitcal, news photogs point of view, does the n95 have a decent optical zoom? Small video/WiFi enabled phones are fast becoming a powerful video journalism tool. The ability to be live from anywhere you have connectivity has huge implications from a television journalism point of view.

Chuck, from a pracitcal, news photogs point of view, does the n95 have a decent optical zoom?

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