Motorola gets snappy with Kodak

MOTOROLA AND KODAK unveiled a joint effort in the Motozine ZN5, combining the former’s phone technology and latter’s experience in cameras.

Galvin Manufacturing Corporation and the Eastman Kodak Company merge the Motorola ModeShift and Kodak imaging technology into one handset.

Motorola Motozine ZN5

“Today’s creative consumers not only want to be the photographer, but also the retoucher, the exhibitor and the critic, the Motozine ZN5 lets them be all the things they want to be.” burbled Jeremy Dale, corporate vice president, mobile devices marketing, Motorola, Inc

Kodak brings to the table its lens cover with a 5-megapixel camera including auto-focus and a Xenon flash. Also onboard is the firm's imaging technology and perfect touch features. The built-in camera functions include multiple capture modes, seen in multi-shot and panorama options, enabling the stitching together of continuous shots taken for a single extended image – apparently all for fun?

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“We have worked closely with Motorola to create a device that not only delivers Kodak-quality pictures, but allows consumers to explore a wide range of options for sharing their photos with friends and family around the world.” said John Blake, a Kodak veep.

All the photos can be viewed straight from the main screen, without getting any menus involved or any tedious searching. Images from the phone can be upped easily from the gallery link for instant sharing of dodgy photos to the whole world via the Kodak site or others.

The ZN5 is GSM based and arrives Wi-Fi enabled, with Motorola Crystaltalk aiding users in hear and being heard in noisy environments. Other notable phone facts are its 574 minutes talktime / 579 hours standby and the 2.4-inch 240x320 TFT screen – that’s about it.

Motozine ZN5 will be available in China first of all from July 2008, then is expected to roll out around the globe throughout the rest of the year. µ