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How the iPod Nano's Video Abilities Stack Up

Posted by timothy on from the now-equipped-for-one-night-stands dept.

andylim writes "Recombu.com has pitted the iPod Nano's video capabilities against an iPhone 3GS, a Nokia 5530 XpressMusic and Flip Mino HD. This simple test shows how the camera deals with motion, colour and audio. The iPod Nano's camera seems to offer a basic yet decent video experience and some might say delivers a higher picture quality than the iPhone 3GS's camera. What's interesting is how well it deals with close-ups."

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  1. _Handy_ is very, very important. by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    Shot some impromptu amateur porn with one today, and all the important bits look fine. I'm 100% serious, the mood came upon us and it was handy. It's not 1080p, but as the old saying goes, the best camera is the one you have with you when you need it. :)

    1. Re:_Handy_ is very, very important. by Tanman · · Score: 4, Funny

      It's really irritating when you refer to yourself as 'us' -- you are not Gollum, damnit!

    2. Re:_Handy_ is very, very important. by Genda · · Score: 5, Funny

      He was able to capture his hand in complete fidelity...

    3. Re:_Handy_ is very, very important. by LearnToSpell · · Score: 5, Funny

      1,400,000 registered /. geeks are living vicariously through you. Don't fuck this up.

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    4. Re:_Handy_ is very, very important. by Flere+Imsaho · · Score: 2, Funny

      Or his mistress in complete infidelity?

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      It gripped her hand gently. 'Regret is for humans,' it said.
    5. Re:_Handy_ is very, very important. by 93+Escort+Wagon · · Score: 3, Funny

      1,400,000 registered /. geeks are living vicariously through you. Don't fuck this up.

      Sounds like he already did.

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    6. Re:_Handy_ is very, very important. by gbarules2999 · · Score: 2, Funny

      "My precious" just got a whole new meaning.

  2. Re:Has anyone stopped to wonder... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    Its so it can be sold in Britain. Haven't you heard the new regulations yet? Absolutely everything in Britain must have a camera on it.

  3. Meatballs and Mackerel by Mean+Variance · · Score: 2, Funny

    I got hung up on wondering who the hell buys canned meatballs in gravy and canned mackerel in brine.

    1. Re:Meatballs and Mackerel by P1aGu3ed · · Score: 1, Funny

      Probably not the same people who buy cheese in a can, dried deer, pigs testicles and other unsavoury treats the Americans adore so much.

  4. Re:Has anyone stopped to wonder... by ProfM · · Score: 2, Funny

    Absolutely everything in Britain must have a camera on it.

    So my brand new Digital SLR camera must have a cheap-ass digital camera built in?

  5. Re:you can get that today by ceoyoyo · · Score: 4, Funny

    "An unlocked iPhone 3GS without a two year contract already costs around $1400, about three times the price of an entry-level DSLR (if you buy it with a contract, you pay the same, it's just hidden in your monthly fees)."

    Really? Can you move some at that price? I'll supply them to you for $1200. That's $200 you get to keep, for each one.

  6. Re:make a real camera please by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 2, Funny

    You don't say?

  7. Re:you can get that today by Jeremy+Erwin · · Score: 2, Funny

    I'm still willing to wager that the large majority of Symbian users don't even know what Symbian is, or think it's some kind of extreme sex toy.

    That's the Sybian.