Nokia N78 – New Video Sharing Mobile Handset

The Nokia N78 combines music, navigation, video and photography with the benefits of mobility. The Nokia N78 mobile phone is designed to take advantage of the new suite of Nokia services, including the Nokia Music Store, Nokia Maps, and Share on Ovi. Ovi is a new online service that enables consumers to share their personal media, video, etc...

The Nokia N78 is expected to start shipping during the second quarter of 2008, with an estimated retail price of approximately 350 euros, before taxes.

Other Features:

• Tag images automatically with capture location and upload directly to the web
• Browse the internet with large 2.4-inch display, access the web over Wireless LAN (WLAN) with automatic hotspot authentication
• Up to 24-hour music playback time, scroll to favorite tracks using Navi-wheel
• Built-in 3.2-megapixel CMOS camera with Carl Zeiss Optics Tessar lens
• Access images, music, podcasts, video with high speed WLAN, or 3.5G connection
• Search and find places and know how to get there, with integrated A-GPS
• Bluetooth wireless technology with A2DP stereo audio
• USB 2.0 via Micro-USB interface and mass storage class support to support drag and drop functionality

Here are the technical specifications for imaging and video:

Memory Functions
Up to 70MB internal memory
MicroSD memory card support (hot swappable)
Approx. memory capacity indication with included 2GB microSD card:
-Video (VGA @ 15fps): up to 120 min
-Photos (3.2 megapixel): up to 3,400 photos
-Music (eAAC+): up to 1,500 tracks

Imaging and video

• Up to 3.2 megapixel (2048×1536 pixels) camera, Carl Zeiss Optics, Tessar™ lens, MPEG-4 VGA video capture of at 15 fps
• Secondary camera, CIF (352×288 pixels) sensor
• On device photo editor (manual & automatic) and video editor (manual).
• 2.4″ QVGA (240 x 320 pixels) TFT color display with up to 16 million colors and wide 160° viewing angle. Ambient light detector - to optimize display brightness and power consumption
• Nokia XpressShare solution - share easily from Photos application or after capture via email, by using Bluetooth connectivity or MMS. Video call and video sharing support (WCDMA network services)
• Online album/blog: image/video uploading from Photos application or camera post-capture view
• Tag images automatically with capture location and show on a map where they were captured.
• Nokia XpressPrint solution – online printing service or direct printing via USB, Bluetooth connectivity (BPP), WLAN (UPnP), from compatible memory card.

Mobile Video

• Video resolutions: up to VGA @ 15 fps
• Audio recording: AAC stereo, 48kHz
• Digital video stabilization
• Video clip length: max 60 min per clip
• Video file format: .mp4 (default), .3gp (for MMS)
• White balance: automatic, sunny, cloudy, incandescent, fluorescent
• Scene: automatic, night
• Color tone: normal, sepia, B&W, negative
• Zoom: Digital up to 8x

Camera Specifications

• CMOS, 3.2 megapixel (2048×1536)
• Carl Zeiss optics: Tessar™ lens
• Focal length: 4.6 mm
• Focus range: 10 cm ~ infinity
• Macro focus distance: 10 cm - 30 cm