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Lenses, Drones, Steadicam: Expanding Your Nokia Lumia

As you know, we produce not only innovative smartphones, but also a number of branded accessories that organically complement our products. These include, for example, a JBL PowerUp Wireless Charging Speaker wireless speaker with induction charging, a CR-200 wireless car charger, and Monster's BH-940 Purity Pro wireless headphones.







Of course, in addition to our official collection of accessories, there are a whole host of other interesting gadgets that extend the functionality of smartphones and allow them to be used in an unusual quality.

We chose the five most interesting varieties of accessories and offer them to your judgment.



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Magnetic lenses



Nokia Lumia 920 is well known for its photographic capabilities. But if it seems that they are not enough, you can purchase additional lenses that are easily attached to the smartphone camera module.



There are different kits for sale that are easy to find on eBay for a request for "magnetic lens Lumia 920". For example, such a lens is available with a 12x zoom . Included with it comes a mini tripod, a special case for attaching the Nokia Lumia 920, a wiping cloth and a carrying case. It will cost this pleasure to fans of a mobile photo of about 1,100 rubles.



The other kit, the SKINA 3-1 Lens Kit , includes a wide-angle fisheye lens and a macro lens. This is a universal accessory that successfully works with the Lumia 920.



The result is in the video below:









Macro Shooting Example for Nokia Lumia 920



Solar energy and rotary charging



The ability to wirelessly charge is one of the hallmarks of the Lumia family of models. Plus, they can be powered with external batteries, such as the recently announced DC-18 Portable Power Pack . All this allows smartphones to remain in service longer without loss of functionality.



With all this, it is worth recognizing: sometimes wireless charging is useless. For example, somewhere in a hike, in the mountains, fishing or just on barbecues in the forest with friends. In general, in all cases where you are in nature and to the nearest housing is still kilometers and kilometers of the way. Recharge your smartphone and not miss the opportunity to take a photo for memory will allow the following type of accessories.



If you are going on a trip, you should think about purchasing, for example, this solar battery , which is also an additional battery for emergency charging a smartphone. The capacity of the device is 1500 mA. It can be mounted on the car's glass using a special case with a suction cup or fastened with a carbine on a backpack or clothes. The cost of the device is about 660 rubles (USD 19.99).



If you go to a region where sunlight is rare, you can use the good old dynamo . Many probably remember the inertial lights “Beetle”, which are very popular among Soviet children, which also served as an excellent trainer for hands.





Flashlight "Beetle"



Now you can purchase similar devices that allow you not only to charge your smartphone in the polar night, but also use the excellent LED flashlight.



The price of such devices starts from 150–160 rubles ( 3 pounds ), and a variety of interchangeable adapters will allow you to charge a whole range of mobile devices, including the Nokia Lumia 920.



Shooting under water. Waterproof covers



Fallen into the water the phone will be a tragedy for its owner. Manufacturers of accessories understand this well and therefore manufacture special waterproof covers. They will allow you to take a photo or record a video under water, watch the TV series in the bathroom, protect it from moisture and sand on the beach and protect it from drops during rain.



One of the proven manufacturers of such covers is rightly considered BeachBuoy . Fans of outdoor activities will surely like the case with a cycle fastener for riding in bad weather.



We fly on the drone? Drone ar. Drone and GoPro



It is unlikely that any accessory can be compared in coolness with a real flying drone. On Habré enough articles about assembly and management of these devices are already written . And now you can also install Fly My Drone 1 on your Lumia, which allows you to control AR Dron.



Of course, drones are not cheap. But those who rush into the sky, it is unlikely to stop. We offer to watch the video, shot by colleagues from Nokia US using Nokia Lumia 928 and as a camera, and to control the drone.







And with the help of the official GoPro application, you can control the camera of the same name by getting an image from it directly to your smartphone. The program allows you to change shooting settings, take photos and save them to the phone's gallery, as well as hear everything that the camera microphone catches. Of course, you need a compatible GoPro model, the application works with HERO3 White, Silver or Black Edition or HERO2 with the Wi-Fi BacPac module.



Four shooting modes are available:

• Video

• Photo

• Burst

• Time-lapse



We should also mention the PIP (Picture in Picture) mode, which is available only on Lumia smartphones. It allows you to simultaneously capture a GoPro camera and smartphone.











Stands and Stadikam



What to do if on vacation you want to make a classic “tourist photograph” against the sights, but there is no one to ask to take a picture? How to collect all those present at the party in a group photo? Come to the aid of numerous supports, tripods with a universal mount for your smartphone, for example, PhoneBoat . Together with the Voice Controlled Camera Free application, taking pictures will be easy and simple.



And QuikPod Explorer will help you make a self-portrait or make a video with the help of a “flying smartphone”, while not spending on an expensive drone. Hub user Kidar has already shared with us the capabilities of a self-made standikam, QuikPod Explorer is its counterpart of factory production. You are free to choose the necessary equipment from compatible components: this is a tripod, and a telescopic “fishing pole”, and a phone holder that can be used with both accessories.







Did you use something like that? Any interesting accessories you don’t tell about? Write about them in the comments.

Source: https://habr.com/ru/post/184740/



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