Nano Shoots Color

[Jeff Campbell]

<div class='os_post_top_link'><a href='http://www.cultofmac.com/check-out-apples-new-tv-ads-one-is-pretty-fun/16257' target='_blank'>http://www.cultofmac.com/check-out-...retty-fun/16257</a><br /><br /></div><p>I seem to be on a Nano kick today. Apple ads are so well done I like to share them. Enjoy.</p><p><object classid="clsid:d27cdb6e-ae6d-11cf-96b8-444553540000" width="600" height="360" codebase="http://download.macromedia.com/pub/shockwave/cabs/flash/swflash.cab#version=6,0,40,0"><param name="src" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/Pv1dTwSI48w&amp;ap=&fmt=18" /><embed type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="600" height="360" src="http://www.youtube.com/v/Pv1dTwSI48w&amp;ap=&fmt=18"></embed></object></p><p>And if you are curious about a head to head competition with some of the pocket camcorders and the nano, PCWorld has a comparison test <a href="http://www.pcworld.com/article/171770/headtohead_ipod_nano_video_vs_pocket_camcorders.html" target="_blank">posted</a> on their site.&nbsp;</p>

[ptyork]

Best part about this is the absolute belly laugh I get thinking that over half of the shots of fingers holding Nano would have resulted in a completely obscured lens (really great shots of blood pumping through veins if only they'd implemented that x-ray feature). The rest probably would've picked up a blurred finger on the left/bottom of the frame. This is one of the most ill-conceived, under-engineered features Apple has ever put into a device. Very un-Apple and an embarrassingly lame feature for Jobs to "one-more-thing." Barring a special event, 2009 was an amazingly slow year for Apple "innovation" (except for obnoxious commercials about innovation, of course).

[Jason Dunn]

The Nano shoots *awful* video. I was expecting more from Apple...they usually tend to execute features pretty well!

[Jeff Campbell]

I wasn't too impressed with it either, and I don't use my iPhone video for anything other than spur of the moment things either, its not bad but its not great...If I know I'm going to video, I bring along the Sony :-). I would like to give one of the Kodak or Flip cameras a try though

[griph]

I wasn't too impressed with it either, and I don't use my iPhone video for anything other than spur of the moment things either, its not bad but its not great...If I know I'm going to video, I bring along the Sony :-). I would like to give one of the Kodak or Flip cameras a try though
There's a saying "The best camera for the occasion is the one you have with you at the time" - having a device that is always with me and provides passable video (I dont expect it to be as good as a dedicated VidCam) has IMO been invaluable - all those moments with my grandson - or the family that I know I would otherwise have missed!:)