All the N series (probably the other S60v3 phones too) have an option to capture 6 shots in sequence without having to press the camera key 6 times.

Today, when I opened the Sequence mode for the first time on my N86, I noticed a flurry of choices. On taking a look at what they did, I realised that Nokia has added the support for Time Lapse Photography on the N86!

Basically, what you have are options to set the camera to capture a shot after every few seconds or minutes. Once set, the camera will keep on capturing an image till the memory runs out! As the N86 has 8GB of mass memory, that means a lot of pictures! You can choose anything from 10 seconds to 30 minutes as the interval between each shot.

I have got to say, Nokia have gone all guns blazing to offer a first class Camera experience with the N86. I showed you a sample of quality of photos shot in Macro Mode on the N86. I have just started with my posts exploring the N86, Keep checking www.oviapplications.com or follow us on twitter @oviapplications to follow our coverage on the N86.

Open the SW update app on the phone to download the update.

The guys at AAS have already got their hands on the changelog, which looks pretty good if you are a N86 owner.

Camera improvements:

• Improved still image quality
• Improved video quality
• Face detection added
• Red-eye removal added (Nokia note: “this is image processing which removes the red-eye. You need to be in red-eye reduction flash mode for it to be operational. Other flash modes it is disabled as there is a small shot to shot impact due to the extra image processing.”)
• New focus point indication – this shows where in the scene the camera is focussing
• Improved Close-up focus. (Nokia note: “As a result you will find in most situations you can focus much closer than before. The new focus point indication will also help in confirming which part of your subject is used for critical focus checking”)

Significant bug fixes to:

• Web
• Music store client
• RealPlayer
• Ovi Maps (including faster calibration of the digital compass)
• Here and Now
• N-Gage client
• Nokia Messaging

Additional changes & screenshots :

Ovi Contacts is now pre-installed (to the ROM) & the standby plug-in has also been added.

An OVI standby theme has been added. The Ovi Contacts plug-in is available via this theme. To disable the Ovi Contacts plug-in, use the Horizontal icon bar theme.

Face detection feature for Image captures.

My Nokia app has been updated to include a Tips History section.

Ovi Store client has also been included in the update, but it is an older version from the one which became available for download from the store last week. The version included in the firmware is not as responsive and fast as the downloadable version, though sadly, you can’t download the newer version now.

Also, an Ovi splash screen has been added when you start your phone for the first time, followed by a prompt to check for updates.

The guys at AAS are also reporting that Automatic VoIP re-registration has also been added.

After a hard reset, the C: drive showed around 70MB of free space & there was 63MB RAM free.

Although UDP will ensure that your data is intact even after the update, I would recommend you hard reset your phone and start over a fresh. If Music folder icon reverts back to the default folder icon after the update, a hard reset will bring back the Music folder icon.

Bought a new phone which came with Nokia Messaging integrated with the default messaging client for emails? You would have noticed that there is no direct access to Mail for Exchange client on these phones like on the other S60v3 phones. That is because Nokia has integrated the Mail for Exchange client with Nokia Messaging on the new S60v3 FP2 phones like the Nokia E75, Nokia E72, Nokia E55, Nokia E52, Nokia N86 8MP and Nokia 6710 Navigator. Due to this, users could not directly configure a Mail for Exchange profile for Google Contacts & Calendar syncing.

But if you still wish to use Google Sync for contacts & calendar syncing, here is a guide which will let you do so. I have faced a lot of problems with Google Sync whenever I try to use it, Hence I would recommend you back up your contacts & calendar before syncing with google.

Directions -

Start the E-mail setup wizard.

Enter your username followed by “@gmail.edu”. It has to be “.edu” and not “.com” Click OK.

In the next screen, Choose “Corporate” & press Next.

In the next screen, Choose “Mail for Exchange” & press Next.

You will now be required to enter your Google credentials & the server name. In the username, enter your google email id followed by the password. For the Server Name, enter “m.google.com”. Let the Secure login remain at On.

In the next screen, select “Email and data” & press Next.

This stage lets you decide whether you wish to Merge your phone data with google data. Choosing Replace will replace the data on your phone with the data on google.

The wizard will say email is now configured, but the set up isn’t over yet. Open Email settings.

In the settings, Open Mail for Exchange settings.

From the next screen, Open the Mailbox settings.

From the Mailbox settings, edit the “@Gmail.edu” back to “@gmail.com”. Leave the mailbox field blank. The User name will be your google email id & the password is your google password. After changing these settings, press Back.

Now go to the “What to sync” settings, change the “Sync email” setting to NO.

Next, Go to the “Personal Inform. Manag.” settings & from the next screen, Go to the “Applications” settings.

Go to “Calendar” settings, Leave it at “Yes”. The other settings can be according to your choice.

Next up, “Contacts” settings from the “Applications” settings. Leave it at “Yes”. You can choose whether to keep the current items on the phone or replace them with the ones on google.

This is important, Turn OFF the To-do sync. Otherwise, syncing will fail.

That should be it. You should be good to go. You phone contacts & calendar should now be syncing with your google contacts & calendar. There are a lot of settings for you to customize still, Open the settings and except for the settings mentioned above, tinker with the remaining settings according to your wishes.

Although I should warn you again, Google Sync is not perfect. I have only ended up messing my contacts & calendars everytime I used google sync. You can visit the Google Mobile Help forums and check out the problems other users are facing.

(With help from Google Mobile Help forums)

Nokia today officially announced the Nokia E72 business smart phone, the successor to widely popular E71. Here is a quick comparison between the two devices:

OS : E72 runs on Symbian S60 3.2 while E72 is on 3.1. Nothing major here but worth mentioning !

Audio: This was a big draw back for many E71 owners. Nokia goes back to standard 3.5 mm mini-jack instead of the 2mm on E71.

Camera: 5MP on E72 instead of the 3.2 on E71.

Memory: E71 can only go up to 8GB while E72  supports up to 16GB. Internal memory on E72 has also been increased to 250MB from 110MB on E71.

Battery : Up to 12h 30m on E72. The previous model E71 can support up to 11hours.

Connectivity: Faster connection on E72 with 10.2 Mbps  instead of the 3.2 Mbps on E71.

Size/Weight: E72 is pretty much the same size as E71 but E72 comes at a gram heavier at 128 g.

The Nokia E72 will also include A-GPS and compass with integrated Maps, active noise cancellation and a torch can be activated with a single press of the space bar key. Nokia officials are also  The phone will be released in September of this year and will be available in black, Metal grey & Topaz brown. The expected retail price is EURO 350.

Nokia just announced the 6600i slide phone. The phone is pretty much just an update to 6600 with 3G, 5 megapixel camera, and metal and slimmer shell. It’s also worth to note that the phone runs Series 40 and will support OVI apps and store at the time of the launch.

More specs:

• Quad-band GSM/EDGE and Dual-band WCDMA (850/2100MHz)
• 5 megapixels with autofocus and  dual LED flash
• 20MB internal memory and comes with 1GB microSD – Supports up to 16GB
• Bluetooth 2.0,  microUS
• FM Radio
• Available in Q3 in white & black- ~ $250 USD