What’s in a video? Why we think Nokia is teasing a new PureView Windows Phone.

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Tell us your secrets, O off-white maiden!

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This morning we awoke to yet-some other Nokia video, teasing us that things are about to change. You accept to give the Finnish company credit—even as Samsung is unveiling their new flagship phone, they know how to proceed "Nokia" in the news.

Many people were befuddled at the brusque clip, which shows a adult female with carefree abandon riding a bicycle downwardly a road, mugging for the camera. Information technology's whimsical, cute and frankly it makes trivial sense for a smartphone ad...

That's the instance if you lot're looking for a inkling in the video, like the numbnuts at Information technology World who think it's the "worst " teaser always.

But what if the video itself is the clue?

While everyone is busy looking at straps, items in the background, etc., they all missed the obvious fact: this was shot on a smartphone. Non only was it shot on a smartphone, but it was almost likely shot on the Lumia 'Phi', which is expected to be revealed one week from today.

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The big deal of course is that that presumably someone else is riding the bike and the paradigm is, for the about part, steady. We cartel say if you tried the same, your video would be a little more than nauseating due to all the motion present. The lighting is also impressive as it is notoriously difficult to shoot subjects who are back-lit.

Yes folks, we think Nokia teasing a new camera feature here, perchance even a PureView type photographic camera.

Last week, we raised the question What is PureView? We argued that it was not so much about a 41MP camera sensor but the "technology" behind it, including the highly touted 'oversampling' feature, which allows you to shoot extremely precipitous and gorgeous photos even at 5MP.

Role of our argument was that we did not run across Windows Phone 8 supporting the necessary chipsets for a 41MP sensor, not to mention the notion of a chunky smartphone may non sell very well (despite how awesome it is).

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Instead we suggested that Nokia may do a lower resolution camera (20MP?) with the same PureView software as found on the 808. That was partially in response to Nokia themselves teasing the PureView on Lumia in a Tweet.

Combined with the video and a tip that WPDownUnder received from a "reliable" source on the matter, nosotros think that indeed the 'Phi' will feature a loftier-stop Carl-Zeiss camera with PureView applied science in information technology. Did we also mention that Nokia teased the original 808 back in February via video equally well? Then there is some precedence here.

That video was your first look at what it tin can exercise. Thoughts?