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Great as the Nokia N93 is in many ways, one unavoidable result of the slightly odd form factor is that you can’t leave it with the video running and prop it up somewhere – at least not without lots of fiddling around. Which, for something that’s so insanely great at shooting video, is a major problem.
Enter the DT-22 accessory, so new that I can’t even find a price for it on the Web (though I’d guess at £30 or so), a standard portable digital camera tripod with a custom N93 mount screwed on the top. As shown below, it certainly looks the part, at least on the more common black N93 variant.
So far so good, it’s a reliable holder for the N93 and certainly beats cardboard or pile-of-books homemade ‘solutions’. But what about using it for filming while out and about? The main problem here is that the tripod, even at full extension, is only about 30cm tall. Luckily, the use of the standard camera thread, mentioned above, means that you can simply screw the N93 ‘grip’ assembly onto any standard camera tripod of full height. This works extremely well, to the point where you wonder why Nokia didn’t just market the grip assembly rather than branding an entire mini-tripod. Still, I guess this way round you get the best of both worlds.
Source: All About Symbian
Nokia and standards go together like oil and vinegar. Take any digital camera out on the market, any freaking camera, and turn it upside down. You see that little hole? That’s for mounting on a tripod. All cameras have this, trust me all. Nokia just has to "think different" and not include such a convenient hole but instead sell this entire setup, which by the way, only they make.
Now if it was a space saving issue, including a metal reinforced hole would’ve bulked up the phone too much, then this accessory should have been included in the bloody box! Price hasn’t been announced, but if it’s more than $20 heads need to roll.
Nokia wants some free PR? Make a website that asks you to enter the serial number of your N93 and you get this tripod shipped to you for free regardless of country. Now that would show people how much Nokia really cares about it’s customers. Will they do this? 99.9% no chance in hell. Prove me wrong Nokia!
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Stefan Constantinescu
Stefan Constantinescu (@WhatTheBit on Twitter) has loved technology since as far back as he can remember. It started with computers, but in the past few years his passion has turned to mobile devices. As a mobile phone enthusiast who lives and breathes devices that connect to the internet, he knows he is not alone with this radical fascination of all things wireless. He is strongly opinionated and enjoys a good debate so leave comments in his posts and he’ll get back to you! Stefan began blogging as a hobby in the fall of 2006 and joined IntoMobile in the summer of 2007. Later he got a job at Nokia in March 2008, but as of June 2009 he has rejoined the IntoMobile team. He is currently based out of Helsinki, Finland.
