Motorola, Kodak launch ZN5 5-megapixel mobile phone
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By Eazzy Mintzberg
Published on 06/24/2008
BEIJING — Motorola Inc. and Kodak today launched the ZN5, a new candy bar-style mobile phone with a 5-megapixel camera, the first device from Motorola's new Zine line.
Aimed at users who don't want to carry a separate camera for photos, the ZN5 handset allows users to take photos in several modes, including multishot and panorama. The panorama mode guides users across a scene with three boxes, then uses Kodak's Perfect Touch Technology to stitch the three photos together into a single image. Multishot reduces the time between capturing images, to allow users to shoot action or a series of photos.
The ZN5 weighs 114 grams, or about 4 oz., measures 4.6 in. about 2 in., and is about 0.6 in. thick at the lens.
It stores photos to 4GB MicroSD cards and can share photos via MMS, by sending the photo from e-mail, or via Bluetooth to a PC or other device, or it can upload directly to photo-sharing Web sites like Flickr or MySpace. The ZN5 features Wi-Fi connectivity, although a source familiar with the handsets confirmed that the phones available in China, like many other models available from Motorola and other manufacturers, will not feature Wi-Fi.
Users can also print photos at more than 90,000 Kodak kiosks, which support printing from MicroSD cards.
To test the quality of the ZN5's camera, Motorola enlisted eight photographers to document their cities — including Beijing, Sao Paulo and London — during the 24-hour period, using only the handset.
Johnny Leijonhufvud participated in the project as the Beijing photographer. Leijonhufvud, who shoots for outlets such photo agency Corbis, said of the final pictures, "I was actually impressed because I don't shoot on digital. I wasn't sure how the results would turn out, but I'm impressed."
The suggested retail price in China will be $507.60, with the ZN5 available here from July, with other markets to follow. Pricing in other areas was not immediately available.
The new Zine line is a series of devices designed to facilitate social media, file sharing and multimedia, a Motorola representative said.
It is unclear whether other Zine devices will also use Kodak technology, how many devices the Zine line will contain, or when other devices in the line will be available, Motorola representatives said.
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It stores photos to 4GB MicroSD cards and can share photos via MMS, by
sending the photo from e-mail, or via Bluetooth to a PC or other
device, or it can upload directly to photo-sharing Web sites like
Flickr or MySpace. The ZN5 features Wi-Fi connectivity, although a
source familiar with the handsets confirmed that the phones available
in China, like many other models available from Motorola and other
manufacturers, will not feature Wi-Fi.
BEIJING — Motorola Inc. and Kodak today launched the ZN5, a new candy bar-style mobile phone with a 5-megapixel camera, the first device from Motorola's new Zine line.Aimed at users who don't want to carry a separate camera for photos, the ZN5 handset allows users to take photos in several modes, including multishot and panorama. The panorama mode guides users across a scene with three boxes, then uses Kodak's Perfect Touch Technology to stitch the three photos together into a single image. Multishot reduces the time between capturing images, to allow users to shoot action or a series of photos.
The ZN5 weighs 114 grams, or about 4 oz., measures 4.6 in. about 2 in., and is about 0.6 in. thick at the lens.
It stores photos to 4GB MicroSD cards and can share photos via MMS, by sending the photo from e-mail, or via Bluetooth to a PC or other device, or it can upload directly to photo-sharing Web sites like Flickr or MySpace. The ZN5 features Wi-Fi connectivity, although a source familiar with the handsets confirmed that the phones available in China, like many other models available from Motorola and other manufacturers, will not feature Wi-Fi.
Users can also print photos at more than 90,000 Kodak kiosks, which support printing from MicroSD cards.
To test the quality of the ZN5's camera, Motorola enlisted eight photographers to document their cities — including Beijing, Sao Paulo and London — during the 24-hour period, using only the handset.
Johnny Leijonhufvud participated in the project as the Beijing photographer. Leijonhufvud, who shoots for outlets such photo agency Corbis, said of the final pictures, "I was actually impressed because I don't shoot on digital. I wasn't sure how the results would turn out, but I'm impressed."
The suggested retail price in China will be $507.60, with the ZN5 available here from July, with other markets to follow. Pricing in other areas was not immediately available.
The new Zine line is a series of devices designed to facilitate social media, file sharing and multimedia, a Motorola representative said.
It is unclear whether other Zine devices will also use Kodak technology, how many devices the Zine line will contain, or when other devices in the line will be available, Motorola representatives said.
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