The official Nokia Conversations blog showed off the first HD video sample captured by the upcoming Nokia N8. It looks amazing! However, it looks like they’ve got help from tripods and dolly slider for some of the shots which I’m sure average users don’t carry around. Take a look.

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In the next sample videos, I’d like to see more handheld shots and hear some actual audio from the Nokia N8. According to a recent post on Conversations about the Nokia N8′s HD video, the device sports two mics. The N8 can capture the user’s voice and ambience in a loud room with music where competitors struggle.

Another cool video feature of the Nokia N8 is its active hyper-focal distance. Nokia claims this technology makes subjects from 60cm up to infinity remain in focus when you’re shooting. The sample video above does indeed show the object and background in focus.

I’m really liking the Nokia N8 after learning about its imaging and video capabilities. I love taking photos and videos. That’s the reason I carry my DSLR (it takes videos too) as much as I can. However, there are situations when it’s too big to carry around. Having a cameraphone that takes photos and videos comparable to standalone cameras makes a great backup to my DSLR. I look forward to testing it out myself.