Went for lunch to KC Grill restaurant in Islamabad, Pakistan. The presentation was good and the food was okay.

I took a couple of pics of the food, etc with my Nokia N82 Black, which has a 5 Megapixel camera with Carl Zeiss lens & Xenon Flash. All of the pictures were taken using Auto Scene Modes, which turned out quite nice.

I loved how the Auto White Balance worked well. Even my Sony digicam needs manual adjustment to get it right the first time. Noise levels in ISO 800 pics arn’t too bad. Putting the picture through “Neat Image” software will easily fix the noise levels.

The N82 cannot replace my Digital SLR, but has happily managed to take over my Point-n-Shoot Sony cam

Full-Size, Untouched sample pictures taken with the Nokia N82. Click to enlarge the images.

Scene Mode: Auto
ISO: 100
F-Number: 2.8
White Balance: Auto
Flash: Flash Fired [Auto]

Chicken Ala Kiev - Nicely cooked & delicious… Picture turned out well, but slightly over-exposed due to direct flash.

Scene Mode: Auto
ISO: 100
F-Number: 2.8
White Balance: Auto
Flash: Flash Fired [Auto]

Cheese [mustard dip] Fondue… As I’ve had the opportunity of eating (Halal) Cheese Fondue numerous times when I was living in Switzerland, I was expecting a pot of hot melted cheese with the works when I ordered this, but much to my dismay, KC Grill’s Fondue presentation had no Fondue pot, it didn’t look or smell like Fondue and certainly didn’t taste like it either It was more like a nice “Mustard Cheese Dip with Bread & Sautéed vegetables”

Scene Mode: Close-Up
ISO: 100
F-Number: 2.8
White Balance: Auto
Flash: Flash Fired [Auto]

The Auto Close-Up mode did its job well, and the Menu pic turned out good.

Scene Mode: Night
ISO: 800
F-Number: 2.8
White Balance: Auto
Flash: Flash Fired [Auto]

KC Grill restaurant, Islamabad – Inside view – It was a little dark inside the restaurant so I used the Auto Night Mode which raised the ISO to 800 & caused some Noise in the pictures

Scene Mode: Night
ISO: 800
F-Number: 2.8
White Balance: Auto
Flash: Flash Fired [Auto]

KC Grill restaurant, Islamabad – Inside view

As you all know, it’s been about 2 weeks since I bought my Nokia N82 Black, with the 5MP Carl Zeiss lens camera and Xenon Flash. I previously wrote a detailed post about what made me choose the Nokia N82 over the Nokia E71.

I love the Nokia N82, but I was having QWERTY withdrawal symptoms, so I bought an Apple Bluetooth Wireless Keyboard to use with it. (Couldn’t find Nokia’s SU-8W Wireless Keyboard anywhere in Pakistan)

I absolutely love the combination! I take the Nokia N82 everywhere with me and have fun taking awesome photographs, and when I have to chat, I just take out the wireless BT keyboard and start chatting away. The Apple keyboard isnt too big, but isnt very small either, so it’s not possible to carry it around everywhere unless I have my bag with me. That’s when I miss my old Nokia E61i.

I can play tons of N-Gage & other java games easily. I hook up my N82 with the television through TV-Out and use the Wireless Bluetooth keyboard to sit back comfortably on the Sofa and have fun!

I recently had the Batman movie “The Dark Knight” in my phone, I was over at a friend’s gathering, and as they had not seen it, I hooked up my N82 to a 32″ TV to let them watch it. It was great fun and they totally loved it

Taking pictures has been pure bliss. The camera is just wonderful. I use ShoZu to upload all my pictures to Flickr as soon as I take them. My old E61i’s camera was simply not good enough to capture pictures worthy of printing.

One problem is the D-pad of the phone, now that my nails are longer, I’m having a tough time dealing with  it. Clicks by mistake are very common, but I’m willing to let go of this minor issue just because of so many new things I’m getting to do with the Nokia N82.

In short,

• PROS:
• Love the 5 megapixel Camera with Carl Zeiss lens,
• Love the Xenon flash for night pics,
• Love the GPS,
• Love the N-Gage games,
• Love the TV-out! (its like carrying a mini-DVD player, I carry about 3 movies in my phone at all times. Its fantastic to be easily able to attach the phone to any TV and watch them on huge displays.
• Love it that now I can use both landscape as well as portrait display modes.
• Love the Stereo FM Radio,
• Love the ability to use a full-keyboard! (All symbian S60 3rd Edition phones are able to pair with Bluetooth wireless keyboards)
• Love the S60 3rd Ed. FP1 Web browser. It is way better then what I had in my Nokia E61i.
• Battery life is okay for me. Not as fantastic as the Nokia E61i and Nokia E71, but it does alright. Gives me about 1 day if used lightly, and about 2 days standby time with the display brightness down a bit.

• CONS:
• The D-pad! It’s not as bad as some people tend to imagine when they first look at it, but ever since my nails grew longer, clicks by mistake became regular. With shorter nails, mistakes are only once in a while. (So girls should definitely try out the D-pad, as well as the keypad before buying one)
• Keypad is usable, but slightly uncomfortable. Creaks a bit while typing.
• Auto-rotate feature is a little too sensitive. (I’ve heard that the sensitivity has been fixed with the latest firmware update)

Είναι η πρώτη απόπειρα παρουσίασης προϊόντος χωρίς να περιμένουμε τίποτα από την διαφήμιση.

Μετά από 3 χρόνια με το Nokia 6670, ήρθε ο καιρός για αλλαγή. Το 6670 έκανε πολύ καλά την δουλεία του αλλά υπήρχαν ελλείψεις που το N82 ήρθε και της κάλυψε.

Είμαι χαρούμενος για αρκετά πράγματα πάνω σε αυτό το κινητό.

• Wifi
• Bluetooth
• 3G
• 5 ΜPixel Camera
• Zion Flash
• Radio
• Memory Card
• GPS
• MP3 Player

Και όλα τα παραπάνω σε μια στιβαρή κατασκευή.

Παρακολουθήστε το Video.

The N82 with the killer looks is in the house. It is just BEAUTIFUL and at this point I will shut up and let the pictures do the talking. Loads of shots below.

- SLIDESHOW

- COMPLETE HI RES GALLERY ON OVI (54 Images)

CLICK TO ENLARGE

If you liked these pictures, check out the complete 54 Image Gallery here.

The Complete N82 Review:

- MultitasKING - N82

- Reflections – Nokia N82: Build, Feel & Camera

- Reflections – Nokia N82: Usability, Multimedia and Performance

- Reflections – Nokia N82: N95 8GB Comparison & Final Verdict

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- Este dispositivo multimedia convergente destaca como compañero de viajes con fotografía, navegación y conexión a Internet.

- En España, incluirá 2GB de memoria y una licencia de Nokia Maps para tres meses.

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Nokia anuncia el lanzamiento del N82 Black, que une un elegante color negro a funciones de imagen avanzadas, navegación integrada y conexión a Internet de alta velocidad. Este multimedia computer negro azabache permite al usuario “geolocalizar” las imágenes captadas, que se pueden guardar no sólo por fecha, sino también por localización GPS. Esto se suma a toda una serie de magníficas funciones fotográficas, como una cámara de 5 megapíxeles, óptica Carl Zeiss y flash de Xenón. El Nokia N82 Black no sólo hace fantásticas fotos, sino que, gracias a su conectividad de banda ancha móvil permite al usuario compartir fácilmente sus descubrimientos, viajes y lugares. Está previsto que el Nokia N82 Black –con 2GB de memoria y licencia de navegación de Nokia Maps para tres meses- se empiece a comercializar en España, a partir de este mes de mayo en la tienda online de Nokia (http://tienda.nokia.es), con un precio de venta al público de 419 euros (IVA incluido).

En cuanto a la capacidad de su cámara, el Nokia N82 en negro brillante, sin duda, sorprenderá por igual a grandes viajeros y a entusiastas de la fotografía. La cámara de 5 megapíxeles con potente flash de Xenón y óptica Carl Zeiss, activación ultrarrápida de la cámara, autoenfoque con lámpara auxiliar exclusiva, recarga rápida entre disparos y grabación de vídeo con calidad tipo DVD permitirá captar esos momentos especiales con una imagen perfecta, incluso en condiciones de escasa iluminación.

Aprovechando su función A-GPS integrada y su cámara de alta resolución, el Nokia N82 etiqueta automáticamente las imágenes con metadatos del lugar de captura, permitiendo ver el lugar de captura en un mapa, ya sea en Internet o en el propio dispositivo. A la hora de compartir, los usuarios pueden enviar sus fotos o vídeos directamente desde su Nokia N82 a servicios como Share on Ovi, Flickr o YouTube.

Además, instalando la aplicación Nokia Sports Tracker gratuita y compatible para los móviles Symbian de Nokia, los usuarios pueden compartir su localización geográfica y su ruta de viaje completa -incluyendo el lugar de captura de las imágenes- con otras personas a través de la comunidad online existente en www.nokia.es/sportstracker

Nokia Sports Tracker es una aplicación que permite monitorizar y analizar cualquier actividad deportiva en movimiento. Los usuarios de un terminal Nokia compatible con conexión GPS -a través de Bluetooth o directamente integrado en el dispositivo-, podrán sacar el máximo provecho a sus sesiones de entrenamiento, a sus rutas turísticas o deportivas, quedando los datos de posición, velocidad, distancia, altura, tiempo, etc. automáticamente almacenados en el diario del móvil.

La aplicación móvil Nokia Sports Tracker ya está disponible también en español. Los usuarios de los terminales Nokia –compatibles con Symbian- pueden almacenar y compartir todos sus datos de localización GPS recibidos por el móvil, como la altura, la distancia y el tiempo transcurridos, sacando así el máximo rendimiento a los últimos móviles con GPS integrado, como el Nokia N95, Nokia N82, Nokia 6110 Navigator, o los próximos lanzamientos, Nokia 6220 Classic, Nokia 6210 Navigator, Nokia N78 y Nokia N96.

Los Urbanistas exploran el mundo

Para probar la gran utilidad de esta aplicación móvil, varios exploradores han emprendido un viaje por el mundo, cada uno de ellos equipado con un Nokia N82 como compañero de ruta. En la web www.nseries.com/urbanistadiaries, personas de todo el mundo están siguiendo las aventuras de estos intrépidos viajeros, compartiendo su experiencia casi en tiempo real, a través de las imágenes captadas por el dispositivo de cada explorador y de la ruta que están recorriendo a diario.

La aplicación Nokia Sports Tracker realiza un seguimiento de la localización geográfica de los exploradores, marcando también el lugar donde se ha captado cada imagen, y visualizándose todas las rutas en el mapa de la página web de Urbanista Diaries constantemente actualizada.

El Nokia N82 Black es compatible con la nueva plataforma online de juegos N-Gage para móviles (disponible en www.n-gage.es) y con las tarjetas de memoria microSD de hasta 8GB que permiten almacenar hasta 3.600 fotos de alta resolución, 5 horas de vídeo de alta calidad, hasta 6.000 canciones, ó todos los mapas disponibles en www.nokia.es/maps ..

Acerca de Nokia Nseries
Nokia Nseries es una gama de dispositivos multimedia de altas prestaciones que brinda incomparables experiencias multimedia móviles, combinando las últimas tecnologías con un diseño moderno y facilidad de uso. Con los productos Nokia Nseries, los consumidores pueden utilizar un solo dispositivo para disfrutar de entretenimiento, acceder a información y capturar y compartir fotos y vídeos, cuando y como lo deseen. Para más información, visite www.nseries.es.

Acerca de Nokia

Nokia es líder mundial en movilidad, impulsando el cambio y el crecimiento en los sectores de Internet y de las comunicaciones mediante la convergencia. Nokia ofrece una amplia gama de dispositivos móviles con servicios y software que ponen a disposición de las personas experiencias en música, navegación, vídeo, televisión, imagen, juegos y aplicaciones empresariales móviles, entre otras. Un área clave para la compañía es el desarrollo y crecimiento de nuestra oferta de servicios de Internet para los consumidores, así como también el software y las soluciones empresariales. Además, Nokia proporciona equipos, soluciones y servicios para redes de comunicaciones, a través de Nokia Siemens Networks.

Para más información, visite www.nokia.com

O blog Symbianworld está confirmando o lançamento dos esperados N96, N78 e da versão black do N82 para o dia 7 de maio. Isso é estranho porque todas as previsões para a venda do N96 eram para o segundo semestre. Vamos aguardar para ver. 

Aquí esta el vídeo del N82 Black

Today, Nokia released this press release announcing officially the much rumored Black N82, which adds a touch of elegancy to this camera powerhouse, It’ll ship within weeks and will be on sale for 400€ before taxes and subsidies.

The press release also mentioned some info about the ability of the N82 to upload videos directly to youtube which is currently not available for N82 users “Correct me if I’m wrong”, So could this be a hint

from Nokia that the N82 is expecting a firmware update real soon?!, could be!!

If you’re not familiar with the N82, The N82 is an S60 V3 Device, featuring a whopping 5 Megapixel Camera “Carl Zeiss Lens” with Xenon Flash, It also features WiFi, Built-in GPS Chip, 3.5G Connectivity and an expandable MicroSD Port.

This is what we were waiting for, the N82 Black is finally a reality. Nokia issued this press release today announcing the Black variant of the N82 which will have inbuilt geo-tagging and the ability to directly upload to Youtube, Flickr etc. This will most likely be implemented in existing N82’s with a firmware upgrade too.

Nokia seems to have got one formula absolutely spot on, introduce a good device, let it sell at a high price point, then slowly let the price fall. Next intoduce it in Black, thrown in a feature or two and sell it again at a higher price at what any other colour would. Later, give those features to the existing owners too and keep them happy with Nokia as a company. Smart!

The device is expected to cost 400 Euros and will be shipping in a few weeks. I am seriously considering buying this one. More pictures below and the press photos can be found here.

Multimedia computer excels as travel companion with photography, navigation and Internet connectivity

Espoo, Finland – Nokia today unveiled the Nokia N82 in stylish black, bringing a blend of state-of-the-art imaging, integrated navigation and high-speed Internet connectivity to the Nseries range of converged devices. This jet black multimedia computer enables people to “geotag” the images they capture – allowing them to not only be saved by date, but by location as well. This adds to a line-up of compelling photography features, including a 5 megapixel camera, Carl Zeiss optics and a Xenon flash. Not only does the Nokia N82 take great pictures, array of advanced connectivity features makes it easy for consumers to share their discoveries, journeys and locations. The Nokia N82 in black is expected to start shipping within weeks, with an estimated retail price of approximately 400 euros, before taxes and subsidies.
“The Nokia N82 is made for storytelling,” says Juha Kokkonen, Director for Nokia Nseries devices. “As one of Nokia’s leading-edge connected camera, the Nokia N82 in black captures people’s journeys and discoveries. With built-in A-GPS it even helps people to find new places by pairing ‘contextual’ information with a wide array of connectivity features such as Wi-Fi and HSDPA. We make it easy for consumers to quickly share those moments as they happen.”
When it comes to camera capabilities, the gloss-black Nokia N82 is set to wow world travelers and photography enthusiasts alike. The 5 megapixel camera, powerful Xenon flash and Carl Zeiss optics, ultra-fast camera activation, autofocus with a dedicated assist lamp, fast reloading between shots and DVD-like quality video capture all ensure that special moments can be captured “picture perfect” – even in low light conditions.
Taking advantage of its integrated A-GPS functionality and high resolution camera, the Nokia N82 automatically tags images with capture location metadata, making it possible to view the capture location on a map either on the Internet or on the device itself. When it comes to sharing, consumers can upload their pictures or videos directly from their Nokia N82 to services like Share on Ovi, Flickr or YouTube. By installing Nokia’s exclusive and free Sports Tracker application, consumers can share their whereabouts and travel route with others on the Sports Tracker website – including the capture locations of images. The Nokia Sports Tracker is a GPS based activity tracker that runs on Nokia smartphones. Information such as speed, distance and time are automatically stored in the application, and can be shared with others.

Urbanistas explore the world

To showcase this exciting application, several explorers took off across the globe, each with a GPS-enabled Nokia N82 as their travel companion. On www.nseries.com/urbanistadiaries, people around the world could follow these intrepid travelers, and share the experience in near real-time through images captured on each explorers’ device. The Sports Tracker widget tracked the explorers’ location and marked the spot where each image was taken on a constantly updated map. The widget has now been embedded in many blogs and social networking sites.
So that everyone can track and share their own journeys, stories and pictures with friends – just like one of the explorers – the Sports Tracker mobile widget will soon be made available with many new and existing S60-based converged mobile devices. It is also possible to share and compare travel routes or workouts with friends or the Sports Tracker community. Others’ journeys can also be browsed by location, for example to find a more exciting travel route.
The Nokia N82 is a true travel companion and supports microSD memory cards of up to 8GB which allow the device to hold the user’s choice of up to 3,600 high-resolution pictures, 5 hours of high quality video capture, up to 6,000 songs or all of the available regions for the Nokia Maps application.

Via: Intomobile

Stefan from intoMobile just spotted the brand new all black version of the N82 on the Nokia US website
Ordered N82’s are due to be shipped on 12 Feburary, One day after Mobile World Congress.

So, That’s one thing we’re sure Nokia will announce in MWC, along N-Gage, Ovi
Still, there  are unconfirmed  rumors that Nokia will announce the N96, Along with N78 in MWC.