Seeing is believing, the old saying goes, but anyone who has attended a press conference typically knows that seeing isn’t always enough to inspire belief. Nokia underscored this fact with last week’s unveiling of its new Lumia 920 smartphone. As it turns out, the impressive image-stabilized video that was supposedly shot using the handset’s PureView camera system was actually obtained with a different camera. The deception was discovered in the company’s marketing video, where the cameraman’s reflection is apparent.
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Nokia Muddies Lumia's Image With Faked Footage
Posted by: Peter Suciu September 10, 2012 12:13 PMSeeing is believing, the old saying goes, but anyone who has attended a press conference typically knows that seeing isn’t always enough to inspire belief. Nokia underscored this fact with last week’s unveiling of its new Lumia 920 smartphone. As it turns out, the impressive image-stabilized video that was supposedly shot using the handset’s PureView camera system was actually obtained with a different camera. The deception was discovered in the company’s marketing video, where the cameraman’s reflection is apparent.