Coupla NZ Questions: Battery and VidResolution

[Raptor]

Greetings all.

I just had a couple of questions regarding this new wonder that Sony has dropped on us.

First and foremost, I see that it has user-swappable batteries, and I'm very happy about that. Anyone hear logically how long one can have the battery out of the device before it wipes the RAM? At the moment I'm assuming that it's similar to all the AAA units where it'll last for up to 30 seconds to a minute before all your data is lost. Just curious if anyone else has heard anything specific.

In tandem with that, does anyone know if the batteries will be chargeable OUTSIDE of the device?

Secondly, what's the resolution on the video capture? The two megapixel camera is nice (I've got a standalone of that res, and it's fine for what I do), but I believed the NX's video capture resolution was something like 1/4 of its still picture resolution.

I skipped on the NX, believing that Sony would release something newer in a few months. Lo and behold, I come here after a couple of months of absence and I see this. Now I'm debating on whether or not my autographed NR with Bluetooth stick and Stowaway can be retired, or whether I'll wait another few months and see if Sony ups the internal RAM and moves the hotsync port back down.

[LITTLESIX]

Originally posted by bergito
i was under the impression that the video capture resolution on the nz is the same as the nx.

spcs for the nz:
• Camera Specifications
Effective pixels: 2 mega pixels
Imager: 1/2.7 CCD image sensor (2,110k gross pixels)
Lens: F2.8 focal length f=5mm (35mm film conversion f=approx. 33mm)
Focus range: 0.1m to infinity
Picture size (JPEG images): 1600x1200, 1600x1072(3:2), 1280x960, 800x600, 640x480, 320x480, 320x240
Picture size (movie): 160 x 112
Picture / movie format: JPEG (DCF), Movie Player Format, MPEG movie (playback only)
2x Digital Zoom
Auto focus
Manual exposure adjustment (±2EV, 1/3EV Steps)
White balance (Auto, Daylight, Cloudy, Fluorescent, Incandescent, Custom)
Scene modes (Normal, Twilight, Twilight Portrait)
Flash modes (Auto, Forced Off, Forced On)
Flash level (High, Normal, Low)
Red-eye reduction
Flash effective range (0.5 to 1.5m)
Picture effect (Black & White, Sepia)
Video output (NTSC / PAL selectable, JPEG still picture only)
Self-timer function

it says picture size for video is the same as the nx. (160x112)


As to the battery questions - beat me. Been wondering the same things myself - dm

[oneeyesquare]

Good question on the battery. Perhaps a small internal battery for battery changeover. It'd be nice if you could charge externally, but I'm guessing it's gonna be an onboard deal. Little bit of cradle hopping to make sure they're both fresh!!! And if you're gonna use the flash, I'm betting you'd better bring along the extra!!!
I think the Palm OS is still limited to 16megs of RAM. I've read elsewhere that the new Garmin PDA with 32 megs is actually split evenly between Palm RAM and map RAM. Just a rumour and not confirmed, but I really think if SOny could've given the NX and NZ more RAM they would've. Just from the sheer amount of *****ing alone , it would have been worth it!!! :)
The video capture intrigues me. Based on the specs of the new MemStick Pro will they be able to capture more(due to enhanced write times) or is the processor limitation? I wish it was capable of higher resolution. Not a deal breaker, but I'm guessing an enhancement on the next model.
The fast product rollout has me leery too. 4 months is quick, esp. with zero rumours prior to announcing...If I buy the NZ, I'm gonna have to sit out the next model. Of course ,I say that now....

[LITTLESIX]

I will be sitting out on the next model after the NZ - unless I hit the lottery :). The funding on this one is about as far as I can go for a while.

[oneeyesquare]

The feature set on the NZ is enough that I think I could sit for awhile with it. I love my Nx and am still having fun playing with it(downloading a Mpeg1 movie right now!). But when the gadget lust hits....:D