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01-14-2003, 01:49 PM	#1
EdFrmBrighthand Mobile Device Expert Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Atlanta Posts: 494	Hands-On with the NZ90 This was already mentioned but it got deleted in The Great Purge so I thought I'd repost that I have my first impressions of the NZ90, based on the 20 minutes I was able to play with one at CES, on Brighthand. http://www.brighthand.com/article/CES_Clie_NZ90 This has lots of pictures, a sample of what the camera can do, a size comparison with a NX70, and more. -Ed __________________ Editor-in-Chief www.Brighthand.com News, Views, and "Hands-On" Reviews of Mobile Devices of All Types

01-14-2003, 01:54 PM	#2
volcanopele The Man Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: Pelopennesos, Titan Posts: 1,241	Thanks for the preview. Also, thank you for post a real example of what the camera can do Jason __________________ Cassini Huygens Home - Images from Cassini - Titan Today Now I know you're a feminist and I think that's adorable. But this is grownup time and I'm the man...OWWWWW!!! What was that for?

01-14-2003, 02:12 PM	#3
sralmas UX50 / Mot 270C / Verizon Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Albany, NY, USA Posts: 258	Holy Hugeness Batman It's even bigger than I thought it was going to be.

01-15-2003, 06:27 AM	#4
texco Member Join Date: Dec 2002 Posts: 32	Thanks for the interesting post. But you failed to mention about the positioning of the camera. Is it basically the same with the NX where you can swivel the camera? Also, do you think Sony will come out with an external foldable keyboard since you said the port is at the back of the device? I'm just assuming, the present keyboard set-ups won't allow that, since all foldable keyboards are connected at the bottom of the device. How heavy is it? Is it twice the weight of the NX? __________________ GOD is good....... all the time!!!

01-15-2003, 06:45 AM	#5
Unregistered Guest Posts: n/a	On sonys site it says its 10oz, the NX is 8oz

01-15-2003, 06:46 AM	#6
Clie_Tek Member Join Date: Dec 2002 Posts: 32	jesus it's friggin' HUGE __________________ Duct Tape is like The Force, it has a light side, a dark side and it holds The Universe together

01-15-2003, 07:40 AM	#7
gunrunner Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Somewhere over the rainbow Posts: 39	The camera doesn't swivel.

01-15-2003, 08:18 AM

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Originally posted by gunrunner
The camera doesn't swivel.

Check your facts - it does.

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01-15-2003, 08:41 AM

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Originally posted by texco
Is it basically the same with the NX where you can swivel the camera?

You can no longer rotate the lens around independently of the handheld. You can only point it at yourself when it's in clamshell mode or away from yourself in tablet mode (with the keyboard hidden).

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Originally posted by texco
Also, do you think Sony will come out with an external foldable keyboard since you said the port is at the back of the device? I'm just assuming, the present keyboard set-ups won't allow that, since all foldable keyboards are connected at the bottom of the device.

Right, you aren't going to be able to use any current keyboard with the NZ90. And I doubt Sony will make an external keyboard for it. Some third-party might make one but I wouldn't count on it.

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01-15-2003, 08:51 AM	#10
mikedemo Registered User Join Date: Nov 2002 Posts: 6	Nice features but the size makes it impractical to being used mainly as a PDA. This is more like a camera that you carry around once in a while like on a trip or an event. It doesn't seem to fit in the carry every where I go arena. The NX is much more agreeable to carry all the time, barely though. __________________ Its all about how you spend the money.

01-15-2003, 09:00 AM	#11
EdFrmBrighthand Mobile Device Expert Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Atlanta Posts: 494	Sony has developed this for people who want to carry a handheld and a good camera with them wherever they go, not for people who want a handheld to take a picture with on rare occasions. People who this might be perfect for: real estate agents, claims adjusters, new parents. Please keep in mind, not every Sony handheld has been designed to appeal to every user. Sony's hardware strategy is to make lots of different models with lots of different feature sets and try to appeal to as many people as possible that way. Not make one model that appeals to as many people as possible. If you want a smaller model that doesn't have the camera, consider a NX70. Or, if you want something smaller than that, wait a bit until Sony releases its T-series replacement with OS 5. This is Sony, if you don't like the current model, something new is never more than a month or two away. :-) __________________ Editor-in-Chief www.Brighthand.com News, Views, and "Hands-On" Reviews of Mobile Devices of All Types

01-15-2003, 09:09 AM

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Originally posted by EdFrmBrighthand
Sony has developed this for people who want to carry a handheld and a good camera with them wherever they go, not for people who want a handheld to take a picture with on rare occasions. People who this might be perfect for: real estate agents, claims adjusters, new parents.

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01-15-2003, 10:51 AM

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Funny you should mention that, the one person I recommended the NZ90 to is a real estate agent.

01-15-2003, 04:28 PM	#14
divination23 Registered User Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: USA Posts: 54	if it had manual shutter speed adjustment, I would pick one up! I want something for automated hdr generation. www.debevec.org -div

01-15-2003, 05:29 PM	#15
oneeyesquare One kiss away Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 741	Contractors.. Grumpy ones at that... __________________ Single file line please,ladies...