Mississippi School District Relies on IQinVision Megapixel Cameras

San Juan Capistrano, California (PRWEB) February 28, 2012

IQinVision (http://www.iqeye.com), market leader in high-performance HD megapixel IP cameras, today announced that the Meridian Public School District (MPSD) in Mississippi has installed approximately 373 IQeye HD megapixel cameras at their 12 school buildings and campuses. The Meridian Public School District has over 6,000 students in grades K-12 with more than 550 certified staff and approximately 500 classified staff.

At the end of the 2010 school year, MPSD embarked on their ambitious plan to install a unified video surveillance system in all their schools. By the start of the next school year, the system was up and running and the hundreds of IQeye 2 MP Alliance domes were transmitting new, high quality video images for security and administration personnel.

In this initial phase, explained Tim Boutwell, MPSD Director of Technology, we were looking to migrate a number of different systems and old camera technologies to a single, upgraded system covering all our schools. The focus was to get all the elementary and middle schools covered, as well as portions of the high school campus. Despite budget constraints and the occasional installation challenge, the system was up and running in short order and has been delivering positive results.

IQeye cameras are deployed at six elementary schools, three middle schools, and the vocational center at the high school to cover bus lanes, parent pick-up lanes, school entrances/exits, administrative offices, as well as many hallways. We had been talking about upgrading video surveillance for some time, recalled Boutwell. This project fit right in line with our number one district goal: safe and orderly schools. Now, there is no question that we have a much better idea what is going on at each of our campuses and that we have achieved a higher level of accountability.

Video is monitored at each school location by school personnel, using a 22-inch monitor at his/her workstation. Each principal also has access to their schools video, ensuring that at each school at least two people can monitor video at all times. At the District office, the Director of Security and the Director of Maintenance have access to video from all 373 cameras and they provide important back-up monitoring to the efforts at each school. The IQeye Alliance domes offer H.264 Main Profile compression, enabling MPSD to view and record at 30 frames per second. Video is stored for approximately one week.

Meridian staff have been using the new system for about five months. This video system makes it very easy for each principal to know who is on campus, explained Boutwell. We have great views of each campus and the surrounding areas. Its a tremendous benefit. We frequently have he said, she said incidents, and now the principal can easily and quickly go back and see exactly what happened. We also have some vandalism, and we have been able to catch the offenders based on the video imagesits worked tremendously for that.

Boutwell reports that hes confident that Meridian Schools identification of vandals and other perpetrators has greatly improved. Were pleased with the image quality of the cameras. Were really enjoying the new cameras.

The future calls for adding cameras and areas under surveillance as budget becomes available. In addition to product performance, according to Boutwell, MPSD has been pleased in its business dealings with IQinVision, You guys were real responsive in taking care of any questions that came up. Dealing with you has been a very pleasant experience.

About IQinVision
Since 1998, IQinVision has been designing the quality engineered IQeye line of HD megapixel cameras. IQinVision is a world leader in IP network camera products, renowned for image quality, stability, and reliability in the most demanding network environments. IQinVision was first to market with megapixel IP cameras, HD cameras with on-camera recording, intelligent network cameras, and a long list of other industry firsts. IQeye cameras are integrated with all leading Network Video Recorders (NVR) and can also be used for fail-over recording, as stand-alone event recorders, and as distributed processing platforms for video analytics. The companys products are widely deployed in government, military, city center, property management, education, retail, casino, transportation, and multiple other vertical applications. IQinVision is a privately-held corporation headquartered in San Juan Capistrano, California with a regional office in Amsterdam, Netherlands. For more information: http://www.iqeye.com

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Sound Advice: Rechargeable batteries and smart cards for an older-model digital camera

Q I have a Fujifilm S5200 digital camera. I am completely pleased with the camera itself but am running into limitations operating it. The first issue is the batteries. it takes AA batteries and though I have purchased good quality rechargeable NiMH batteries they never last very long unless I take them right off the charger, and that isn’t always convenient. My friends who have cameras that included rechargeable batteries don’t seem to run into this nearly as often.

The second issue is with the memory cards. it uses xD picture cards and no new cameras seem to use them any more. My biggest is 128 megabytes, which I purchased when I bought the camera and it was kind of expensive then. The cards fill up quickly and using movie mode is simply not an option given how quickly it fills up.

I had an older camera that used SmartMedia cards and when the format was discontinued I quickly found it made more sense to get a new camera than invest in expensive, obsolete memory cards. I am at that point now with my S5200?

– J.R., Mt. Lebanon, Pa.

A If you are happy with your S5200 we can find solutions to keep you clicking along for a good while yet.

As you have discovered, rechargeable batteries lose a bit of their charge every day and if you charge typical NiMH batteries and try to use them a few weeks later you can quickly find yourself out of power. this problem gets worse as the batteries age and are used and recharged over and over. Taking them out of the camera when it is not in use will slow this rate of discharge somewhat, but won’t solve the problem entirely.

Sanyo’s Eneloop rechargeable batteries hold their charge much longer than other rechargeable batteries, holding 75 percent of their charge after 3 years. they cost a bit more than other rechargeables but are well worth the cost. they require a special Eneloop charger so you can’t just buy a 4-pack and charge them with your current charger. A starter kit with 4 AA batteries and a charger sells for about $20. I’d buy a starter kit and an extra set or two of batteries. given how long they hold their charge you probably won’t run out of power again as long as you charge them after you use them and top off your extra sets once in a while. with their slow discharge rate Eneloop batteries are the perfect rechargeable battery for remote controls and clock radios. you can learn more at www.eneloop.com.

I had a SmartMedia camera myself many years ago and you are right when you said the memory cards were extremely expensive once the market moved on to new formats. Fortunately this hasn’t happened with xD Picture Cards, which are used primarily in Fujifilm and Olympus cameras. these cards are not a high sales volume item so you may have to go online to find the best deal, but if you shop around you can find 2 GB cards for under $20. That’s about 16 times the capacity of your tiny 128 MB card. you probably won’t be able to use it in your next camera but it should see out your S5200 with room to spare.

Contact Don Lindich at www.soundadviceblog.com and use the “submit question” link on that site.

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Nikon Corporation : Nikon D800 Digital-SLR Camera Wins the Camera GP2012 Camera of the Year and Readers Awards

TOKYO – Nikon Corporation is pleased to announce that its D800 digital-SLR camera is the recipient of the Camera GP2012 Camera of the Year and Readers Awards.

The Camera GP2012 Camera of the Year award is presented to the best still camera released on the Japanese market between April 1, 2011 and March 31, 2012. This is the seventh time a Nikon camera has received a Camera Grand Prix "Camera of the Year award", the last being the Nikon D3, which won the award in 2008. The recipient of this year's Readers Awards was selected through online voting by general users between March 20 and April 10, 2012. with the selection of the Nikon D800 this year, Nikon digital cameras have received the Readers Awards four times in the past five years, proving just how highly regarded the cameras are by a large number of users.

Since its release in March of this year, the D800 has been extremely well received. It was also the recipient of the TIPA Awards 2012 best D-SLR Expert Award.

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Olympus OM-D E-M5 review

For professionals and photography enthusiasts alike, crossing the line between a DSLR and Micro Four Thirds camera has always been a bit of a compromise. The pioneers of the Micro Four Thirds category, Panasonic and Olympus, have been consistently improving their cameras with more advanced and prosumer features. last year, Olympus launched the PEN EP-3 Micro Four Thirds camera which was one of the best in its class. This year, the company has gone one step further with the OM-D E-M5, a camera which brings with it fond memories of Olympus’s highly successful OM range of film SLR cameras.

Look and build

One of the most significant features of a Micro Four Thirds camera is its compact size. The mirrorless design enables the camera to lose more than a couple of inches on the body and consequently, even the lenses are altered. The OM-D E-M5 retains this compact form factor but it isn’t as slim as the PEN cameras. But this camera is water resistant and dust-proof, making it one of the more durable Micro Four Thirds cameras launched by the company.

Drawing inspiration from rangefinder cameras, the OM-D E-M5 sports classic looks with all the functionality of a modern day DSLR. unlike other rangefinder inspired cameras like the Fujifilm X100, the E-M5 brings with it an array of manual and automatic controls to make shooting a far easier experience.

Olympus sent me an all-black unit for review, but my favourite version is the more classic black and silver model. On the top panel you’ll find not one but three different control dials, all designed to make manual shooting a far easier experience. The mode dial which is conventionally located on the top right has been moved to the top left.

On the top right are two dials, one to adjust shutter speed/exposure and the other for aperture. There is also a dedicated video button and a Function button, which by default brings up the Highlight/Shadow adjust feature. Below them are two additional buttons, a secondary Function button and a Playback button. both these buttons are quite flimsy and tiny and can require more than a single press to activate. I felt that the Playback button could have been made more prominent, given its importance.

Next to the viewfinder on the right side you’ll find the Menu, Info, Delete and toggle power switch. The customary dial most of us are used to has been replaced by four navigation buttons which don’t bring up the usual shortcuts for Flash, Macro, etc. An improvement over the PEN EP-3 is that the E-M5 includes both an LCD viewfinder and an electronic viewfinder. The electronic viewfinder protrudes quite prominently over the top of the camera and over it is a hotshoe on which an external flash can be attached (the E-M5 does not have a built-in flash). This is also where Olympus’ proprietary Accessory Port 2 is located that allows you to hook up a range of Olympus accessories. The electronic viewfinder is one of the best I’ve used so far, even allowing for a short review period so you don’t have to take your eye off the camera. There’s a proximity sensor as well which gets activated when you bring your eye close to the viewfinder.

The 3-inch LCD panel has a resolution of 610 k dots and is tiltable. It is also touch-enabled and you can program it to touch to focus or touch to shoot. It’s really responsive and didn’t require more than a light press to activate. The E-M5 can also be fitted in with an external battery grip which locks in to the bottom of the camera. It can be separated into two to fit both landscape and portrait shooting and has a compartment to fit in an additional battery.

User interface

The E-M5 features an extensive menu for adjusting settings but your task is made easier by the quick menu which pops up when you press the OK button in the centre of the navigation controls. From here you can adjust Flash, ISO, White Balance, Shooting Mode, Aspect Ratio, Resolution, etc.

It’s a bit confusing to navigate through this menu at first but I got used to it within a few hours of using the camera. I did find that some functions were more complicated than usual, for example adjusting Kelvin in White Balance requires you to press the Info button to change it instead of just a press of the OK button.

As was the case with the PEN cameras, you can use various Image Tones and Art Filters in Manual modes as well. In addition to Olympus’ usual Art Filters, the E-M5 also includes a new Key Line filter which converts your photos into a cartoon style. Scene modes are aplenty and feature the usual bunch including a Fisheye, Wide-Angle, Panorama and 3D mode.

The kit lens that ships with the camera is a Micro Four Thirds M. Zuiko 12-50mm f/3.5-6.3 one. The lens features both optical and digital zoom which can be adjusted by pulling back the focus ring. A Macro button is located on the left side which can be depressed before the ring is pulled back to enable Macro shooting.

Shooting

The E-M5 features a 16-megapixel Live MOS Micro Four Thirds sensor with 5-axis sensor shift image stablisation. This means that in addition to vertical and horizontal shake, the camera also compensates for rotational shake, ideal for shooting movie or any kind of hand-held motion shooting.

While I rarely used the Scene modes except to try the Fisheye effect, which wasn’t very impressive, the Art Filters are an interesting way to play with photos. Apart from the Diorama mode which I felt was particularly versatile, the Grainy Film mode which goes one step ahead of plain ol’ Black and White to give photos a vintage look was my favourite.

Shooting in Manual was made convenient by the two dials which are within easy reach. The E-M5 is by far one of the fastest focussing cameras I’ve used with a maximum speed of 9fps, taking less than a second to focus and shoot.

I did notice that it had some trouble focussing in areas where there was too much contrast or too many layers, for example, any type of foliage, and I would often have to press the shutter button repeatedly for the camera to do its job.

Low light shooting was quite good and the camera has an ISO range of 100-25,600. ISO up to 1,600 was relatively grain free. When used with a 45mm f/1.8 pancake lens low light shooting becomes an absolute delight.

Macro Mode is extremely effective and allows focussing almost right up to the subject and gave me some stunning results.

A new feature Olympus has integrated is the Live Bulb mode, which displays changes on the LCD when you’re using long exposures, allowing you to release the shutter when you think you’ve got the result you want.

Our verdict

The Olympus OM-D E-M5 is in my opinion the most advanced Micro Four Thirds camera currently available. It’s definitely a step up from Olympus’ PEN range of cameras but serious photographers will still prefer DSLRs for their more professional needs.

Despite its capabilities, the steep pricing of the OM-D E-M5 might be a deterrent for many considering you can get a decent Canon or Nikon DSLR for half the amount.

Love: Retro looks, excellent performance

Hate: Flimsy buttons, steep price tag

Rs 66,990 (only body), Rs 77,990 (with 12-50mm kit lens)

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About AWR Hawkins: AWR Hawkins writes for all the BIG sites, for Pajamas Media, for RedCounty.com, for Townhall.com and now AmmoLand Shooting Sports News.

His southern drawl is frequently heard discussing his take on current events on radio shows like America’s Morning News, the G. Gordon Liddy show, the Ken Pittman show, and the NRA’s Cam & Company, among others. He was a Visiting Fellow at the Russell Kirk Center for Cultural Renewal (summer 2010), and he holds a PhD in military history from Texas Tech University.

If you have questions or comments, email him at awr@awrhawkins.com. You can find him on facebook at www.facebook.com/awr.hawkins.

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inMotion Announces the First Self-Contained, IR-Assisted Camera to Incorporate Pixim Nightwolf Imaging Solution and Motorized, Remote Lens Control

Mountain View, CA (PRWEB) May 11, 2012

Pixim Inc., a leading provider of imaging technology for enterprise security cameras, announced today that inMotion is introducing a new, Pixim Nightwolf-powered camera series. The inMotion in71 bullet and in21 box CCTV cameras, based on Nightwolf eliminate hot spots common to IR cameras. Using innovative digital imaging technology, inMotions Nightwolf-powered cameras are able to capture both foreground and background details even in cases where very strong IR lighting is deployed.

The in71 bullet camera supports Up the Coax (UTC) control. All camera and lens settings can be configured remotely which means the housing is never opened by the installer and remains sealed from the factory, eliminating any possibility of moisture in the housing during commissioning. Plus, the camera is the first Pixim Nightwolf-powered camera to offer motorized lens control eliminating lens back-focus issues common with other bullet cameras.

In addition to optimized night-mode operation, inMotion Nightwolf-powered cameras offer high-quality daytime images. With 690 HTVL effective resolution and a dynamic range of 120 dB max, the cameras capture all of the critical details in a scene including highlights, shadows, and mixed lighting without compromising image quality or color accuracy.

At inMotion, we have a team with more than 100 years combined experience in the CCTV industry, and we pride ourselves on launching products with ground-breaking features, explains Kai Leuze, chief executive officer for inMotion. The unique combination of Pixim Nightwolf together with remote control of zoom, focus, and all camera settings is unrivaled in the video security industry.

inMotion is constantly striving to create the highest quality, most innovative cameras in the most form factors, says John Monti, Pixims vice president of marketing and business development. With inMotion, well soon see Nightwolf utilized in almost every way imaginable for the ultimate benefit of the end customer.

About Pixim
Pixim Inc. has been developing innovative imaging technology for enterprise security cameras for more than 12 years. With millions of cameras installed around the globe, Pixim’s patented Digital Pixel System technology empowers hundreds of thousands of pixels to act like individual, self-adjusting cameras. This all-digital system enables Pixim-powered cameras to efficiently capture high resolution video in natural color, regardless of lighting condition. Headquartered in Mountain View, California with offices in Florida, Virginia, Colorado, Ohio, Israel, UK, Korea, Japan, Hong Kong, and Taiwan, Pixim is able to meet the needs of its worldwide customer base. Visit http://www.pixim.com/cameras for a complete listing of Pixim-based cameras. For general information, visit http://www.pixim.com or call Pixim’s headquarters in Mountain View, Calif., at (650) 605-1118.

About inMotion
inMotion cctv Inc. is a leading security products developer and supplier with a strong engineering backbone. Controlling R&D and manufacturing form A to Z – product quality and state-of-the-art technology is part of our designing process. Innovative developments in design and R&D centers around the world and intense quality requirements during the design and production process result in unique, high quality products. inMotion products are designed and engineered around the world and manufactured by inMotion factories in Asia – meaning global sourcing of parts, advanced logistics and lean and optimized manufacturing. As an international company you find inMotion offices in Los Angeles and Dallas/USA, Manchester/UK, Frankfurt/Main Germany, Hong Kong, Taipeh/Taiwan and Beijing/China.

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Make Free Calls To LinkedIn Contacts Using Your iPad – PSFK

Professional social network LinkedIn might just become even more useful with the upcoming app Hookflash. the iPad app works like Skype, but instead of building a list of contacts from scratch, it will automatically import your LinkedIn contacts when you log in. Hookflash allows users to place voice calls, video chats, and even send text messages to a LinkedIn contact for free.

Trent Johnsen, Chief Executive and Co-Founder of Hookflash, was recently interviewed by VentureBeat and explained that:

The value of your communications device or technology is directly proportional to how easy it makes it to communicate with the people in your network and maintain your directory of contacts. LinkedIn is the best service in the world at doing that for you, so we integrated LinkedIn as a directory instead of building our own.

Hookflash hopes to be available in the App Store in March. for now, users can sign up for early access online.

Hookflash

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Nikon recalls camera battery for Nikon 1, SLRs

Nikon Australia has issued a recall for a battery used in digital SLR cameras and compact system cameras including the Nikon D7000 and Nikon 1 V1.

The recall only affects batteries purchased after 29 February 2012, whether they were sold individually or in a package with a camera.

Affected batteries have serial numbers with either of the following sequences: 201XXXXXEXXXXX or 201XXXXXFXXXXX. the batteries were sold until April 15, individually and in retail packages for the Nikon D800, Nikon D800E, Nikon D7000 and Nikon 1 V1 cameras.

The ACCC Product Safety Recalls page for the battery states that “melting of the protective battery cap and overheating of the battery may lead to a fire hazard,” and that the battery may potentially deform the body of the camera it is used in.

While the My Nikon Life Australia web page says that the company has received no reports of this problem from the market, a Nikon USA service advisory says that there have been seven confirmed incidents worldwide.

Nikon says that no injuries have occurred due to the batteries’ defects, but “has initiated this recall of the affected lot numbers as a reflection of its commitment to safety and product quality.”

The Nikon EN-EL15 battery replaced the EN-EL14 in late 2010, debuting with the D7000 semi-professional digital SLR. While the company’s cheaper D3100 and D5100 DSLRs use smaller battery packs, the cell is also used in the compact Nikon 1 V1 mirrorless camera. the newly-released Nikon D800 and D800E also use the EL15 battery. Customers with affected batteries have been told to contact Nikon Australia by phone on 1800 810 259, or by email at recall@nikon.com.au.

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ESCORT Radar Releases New Defender BlackBerry Smartphone App for Driver Early Warning Speed Trap Protection

West Chester, Ohio (PRWEB) January 7, 2010

ESCORT Radar, a leading manufacturer of automotive electronic accessories, announced the release of its first ever BlackBerry Smartphone Application, the all new ESCORT Defender Speed Trap Early Warning Database. The new ESCORT Defender BlackBerry Smartphone App provides BlackBerry Smartphone users with the ability to receive early warning notification of approaching speed traps, speed cameras, red light cameras and other high target traffic citation threat areas. Savvy drivers are aware that many cameras and speed traps are located in highly traveled areas. said Tim Coomer VP of Product Development. They also know that the use of speed and red lights cameras is increasing across the country. The ESCORT Defender BlackBerry Smartphone App will help drivers become more aware of high risk areas and keep them ticket-free in these highly targeted locations. added Coomer.

Based on ESCORTs shootout winner, the Defender BlackBerry Smartphone App can be downloaded directly from the BlackBerry App World site. The Defender application, like most BlackBerry Smartphone apps, is an automatic installation. Once turned on, the Defender app works continually to protect drivers instantaneously by using GPS navigation and stored reliability points used as traffic alert informationthe data points are communicated to the BlackBerry Smartphone via the BlackBerry mobile phone network so drivers are protected anywhere they drive throughout North America. In a recent head-to-head test conducted by RadarTest.com, the Defender database scored head and shoulder above all other competitors for overall accuracy. According to RadarTest.com, the Defender Database accurately identified 95% of all camera locations tested, while the next closest competitor only identified 66% of these locations.

The new ESCORT Defender BlackBerry Smartphone App provides drivers real time early warning of law enforcement speed traps, speed cameras and red light camera intersections, all without the need and expense of purchasing any electronics or associated hardware. Defender eliminates the need for any added hardware, installation, windshield mount devices or wires. ESCORT Defender is based on a living database that is continually scrutinized and updated in order to maintain the integrity of the North American Defender speed trap early warning operation. With professional researchers continually canvassing every possible trap location, the Defender database is always current. Unlike many competitor systems, which rely heavily on unqualified and frequently incorrect user inputs, the early warning ESCORT Defender database contains data points that are accurate, reliable and location alerts that can be completely trusted by the driver. New data points are entered as known traps, camera locations or other high profile threat areas. Defender doesnt stop thereonce activated, new data points and database locations are never left permanent but are continually verified for reliability and accuracy, another major difference between the ESCORT Defender BlackBerry Smartphone App and all other competitor products.

Driving with the ESCORT Defender BlackBerry Smartphone App is a true peace of mind experience. Thats because drivers can trust that the Defender database will alert them to new threats even when traveling in unfamiliar territory. They will still be covered thanks to the international North American complete Defender networkno traps can remain hidden with Defender on the search. With trusted coverage that goes anywhere and everywhere, drivers will no longer have to worry about being distracted with continually scanning off the road in order to prevent being caught in an unknown trap. With Defender you never have to look away to find the trapsdrivers remain focused on the road and driving safety significantly improves.

The ESCORT Defender Smartphone App follows the recent SmartMirror GPS Navigation unit and the Entourage Personal Security product releases. The invitation for ESCORT customers: dont just drive Drive Smarter

The new ESCORT Defender BlackBerry Smartphone App can be seen in detail by visiting the BlackBerry Smartphone App Worldsite.

About BlackBerry / Research In Motion (RIM)
Research In Motion is a leading designer, manufacturer and marketer of innovative wireless solutions. RIMs portfolio of award-winning products, services and embedded technologies are used by thousands of organizations around the world and includes the BlackBerry wireless platform. Founded in 1984 and based in Waterloo, Ontario, RIM operates offices in North America, Europe and Asia Pacific (http://www.rim.com or http://www.blackberry.com).

About ESCORT, Inc.
ESCORT Inc. is the leading manufacturer of high-performance radar and laser detectors, GPS enabled products and other Drive Smarter products. ESCORT manufactures products under the ESCORT, PASSPORT, SOLO, Vector and BELTRONICSbrands. The company is headquartered in West Chester, Ohio with its principal manufacturing facility located in Mississauga, Ontario, Canada.

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Nokia corners Carl Zeiss to make lenses for high-end smartphone cameras

The Nokia 808 PureView capture 41MP digital images—a resolution higher than the top-end Nikon D800 DSLR.

Nokia and Carl Zeiss announced on Wednesday that the two companies will extend their exclusive partnership to design high-end smartphone cameras. The partnership, which first began in 2005, will continue for an undisclosed period of time. The extension comes just as Nokia announced that its high-end PureView 808, featuring Carl Zeiss optics, will begin rolling out this month.

Zeiss has a long history of making high-end lenses for photography, as well as microscopes, telescopes, and other scientific applications. The first fruit of its partnership with Nokia was the N90 smartphone. most recently, Zeiss aided in the optical design of the N8, N9, and PureView 808 flagship smartphones.

The PureView 808 couples a high-resolution lens with a large, 1/1.2″ 41 megapixel sensor. The resolution exceeds that of even top-end digital SLRs available today, but largely relies on the high pixel count to produce 5 megapixel images with increased sharpness and color accuracy with reduced noise. however, Zeiss optics are capable of producing sharp, full-resolution images in bright light.

“Carl Zeiss was a crucial partner in the creation of the first PureView experience,” Jo Harlow, executive vice president of Nokia Smart Devices, said in a statement. “The benefits of our ongoing collaboration will be more PureView innovation and further advancements in smartphone imaging in the coming months and years.”

While the PureView 808 runs Nokia’s now deprecated Symbian mobile operating system, Nokia has said that it will bring the PureView technology to future Windows Phone models.

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