Congrats! Nokia N82 Wins The Best Mobile Imaging Device Award

We all knew the N82 is great at taking photos. No other mobile device out there can be it with its 5 megapixels and xenon  flash. Not to mention the Carl Zeiss lens. The software powering the camera application is also some of the fastest. But has the rest of the world acknowledged this?

Now they have.  The Nokia N82 has just won "The Best Mobile Imaging Device In Europe" for 2008. This award is givin out by TIPA (Technical Image Press Association) - Europe's largest photo and imaging press association. Sounds like a pretty good feat if you ask me. Hopefully Nokia sees the success of this and starts installing xenon flash on more of their Nseries products.

Here is the official press release by Nokia:

NOKIA PRESS RELEASE April 23, 2008

Nokia N82 wins renowned TIPA "Best Mobile Imaging Device in Europe" Award 2008

Largest European photo and imaging press association awards Nokia Nseries handset for camera capabilities

Espoo, Finland - Nokia today announced that the Nokia N82 multimedia computer has been awarded the 'Best Mobile Imaging Device in Europe 2008' by TIPA (Technical Image Press Association) - Europe's largest photo and imaging press association.

"The Nokia N82 is a compact multimedia computer that integrates GPS, web, video and music functions around a 5 Megapixel camera with a high-speed, f/2.8 autofocus lens," the TIPA jurors said. "This Carl Zeiss Tessar focuses from 10cm to infinity and produces sharp prints up to and beyond A4 size. Several scene modes are also available to optimize the Nokia N82 for great images, whether shooting portraits or night shots," TIPA continued. Other Nokia N82 features highlighted by the jurors are the Xenon flash and 20X digital zoom.

"We are very excited to hear that the Nokia N82 has been recognized for its excellent imaging features," says Juha Kokkonen, Director for Nokia Nseries devices. "The Nokia N82 is an excellent example of how converged devices entirely change the way people contribute to and share on the internet by combining strong camera capabilities with built-in A-GPS and an array of connectivity features."

Taking advantage of its integrated A-GPS functionality and high resolution camera, the Nokia N82 automatically geotags 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, people can upload their pictures or videos directly from their Nokia N82 to services like Share on Ovi, Flickr or YouTube.

The features of the Nokia N82 include:

- 5 megapixel camera with Carl Zeiss optics and Xenon flash
- Geotagging
- Possibility to capture print quality photos and DVD-like quality video clips
- Wireless LAN connectivity and HSDPA offering high download speeds
- Integrated A-GPS and access to maps for more than 150 countries

The Nokia N82 supports microSD memory cards of up to 8GB which allow the device to hold up to 3600 high-resolution pictures, 5 hours of high quality video capture, up to 6000 songs or all of the available regions for the Nokia Maps application.

TIPA was founded in 1991 as an independent, non-profit association of European photo and imaging magazines. At present, TIPA includes 31 member magazines from twelve countries.


What do you think? Have you had a better experience with a mobile camera?