08 September 2010

Helsinki HookUp & Pro Skate
Captured With Nokia N8 In HD Quality!

Here is the another HD video sample captured with the Nokia N8 at the skate Finnish championship ' Helsinki HookUp 2010 & Pro Skate' that were held in Helsinki, Finland on August 27. - 30. 2010. The video was shot with three Nokia N8 devices in 720p HD video quality and edited offline and the results are still seriously impressive.

With 28mm wide angle optics the team have a huge depth of field to play with in the Nokia N8’s camera. They used this to their advantage when it came to video, using active hyper-focal distance. Subjects from 60cm up to infinity remain in focus when you’re shooting.

The alternative of continuous auto focus wasn’t up to scratch so the team opted for active hyper-focal instead which negates the occasional ‘hunting behaviour’ found with continuous auto focus when the conditions aren’t right.

 The advantage the team have pulled out with the N8 is that if your subject is further than about 60cm away, they’ll remain in focus, even if your subject is running towards you.

The Nokia N8’s video abilities don’t stop at shooting either. Inside the device sits some smart on board editing – the most advanced seen in a Nokia device so far. Dinning sees the bigger display and touch interface offering a brilliant advantage in editing video directly on the device, and the combination of hardware and software has been something he believes people have been waiting for for a long time now.

Anyway, the video speaks for itself, so rather than read about its stunning quality, watch the full HD video and don't forget to switch to 720p mode ;)

Behind the Nokia N8 camera and imaging technology sits an orchestra of engineers and scientists dedicated to squeezing every last drop from the camera’s components. In every one of these engineers, perfection is the goal, creating natural looking images (both still and video) and putting high quality photography and video recording into the hands of many people as possible.