Comments on: Nokia 5800 nHD Video Makes Objects Bigger

By: Clinton Jeff

Clinton Jeff — Thu, 14 May 2009 10:53:11 +0000

I've noticed this on the 5800 too. Not liking it at all tbh.

By: Clinton Jeff

Clinton Jeff — Thu, 14 May 2009 05:53:11 +0000

I've noticed this on the 5800 too. Not liking it at all tbh.

By: Clinton Jeff

Clinton Jeff — Thu, 14 May 2009 03:53:11 +0000

I've noticed this on the 5800 too. Not liking it at all tbh.

By: David

David — Tue, 12 May 2009 16:35:31 +0000

In one way it's cool because it is zooming the video without affecting its quality.Bigger object means better viewing.

By: Mark Guim

Mark Guim — Mon, 11 May 2009 14:39:11 +0000

The Nokia N85 was on video mode.

By: Norman John

Norman John — Mon, 11 May 2009 11:18:16 +0000

Hey,
indeed, I've noticed it and actually I don't like it.

By: ron

ron — Mon, 11 May 2009 09:59:55 +0000

but the n85 was on image mode while the 5800 was on video. of course that will give different resolutions. . . ryt?

By: Wes

Wes — Mon, 11 May 2009 08:48:26 +0000

It's mostly a crop effect. You see, to take a widescreen video, you're cropping top and bottom part of the image, so things seems ''bigger'' because you're “zooming in” However, if you set the camera back to highest quality (640×480) thing get back to normal, unzoomed state, so you can actually record some quality, 4:3 video without having to sit miles away from the phone. You can prove it yourself by setting the video to widescreen, catching a snapshot, setting it back to 4:3 and catching a second snap. You'll note the difference between distances.

ba-dum-DISH!

By: James Whatley

James Whatley — Mon, 11 May 2009 08:44:42 +0000

Nice one Mark, I wrote a follow up piece here:

http://thereallymobileproject.com/2009/05/nokia…

Good work.

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Mon, 11 May 2009 06:36:47 +0000

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By: Mark Guim

Mark Guim — Mon, 11 May 2009 03:09:26 +0000

Recording on “TV high quality” aka VGA mode isn't zoomed in, but you'll lose the widescreen aspect.

By: btomoran

btomoran — Mon, 11 May 2009 02:43:11 +0000

That means that nHD is only a zoom of VGA recording?

I want to know if that happens too in VGA 640/480/30fps mode…

By: Mark Guim

Mark Guim — Mon, 11 May 2009 02:32:10 +0000

Good point, I can see it as benefit if objects are already far away.

By: Al Pavangkanan

Al Pavangkanan — Mon, 11 May 2009 02:10:39 +0000

I like this. Would be great for when I go record concerts