14 DAY TRIAL // Roughly two weeks ago, Finnish mobile phone maker Nokia announced the upcoming availability of a new Windows Phone-based handset, in the form of Nokia Lumia 930, one of the first devices in its lineup to arrive on shelves with the Windows Phone 8.1 OS loaded on top.
The smartphone was revealed not only with the aforementioned platform loaded on top, but also with a series of updated applications and new features inside, including one called Living Images.
According to Nokia, it is meant to provide users with a new experience when it comes to viewing their photos on a mobile phone, while also enabling them to capture moments in new ways.
“Living images deepens the way you capture and relive your pictures, with added motion to every one of your shots, bringing your memories to life,” a recent post on Nokia Conversations explains.
The feature is based on the enhancements that the company has packed inside the Nokia Camera app on the Nokia Lumia 930 and is said to be integrated in all photos that users snap with their handsets.
Moreover, the company explains that the feature was designed to be very discreet, so as to let images be pictures, but that it also includes enough movement to take users back to the moment.
“While each Living Image is short, less than a second, it’s more than enough to make your photos come alive,” Sami Niemi, head of imaging experiences at Nokia, explains.
“It also works with the version of Storyteller announced at Build 2014, meaning the stories you export and share with friends on Facebook and other social networking sites all come to life.”
As mentioned above, Living Images has already been announced as included in the new Nokia Lumia 930 smartphone. It is also said to require an update to Nokia Camera and Nokia Storyteller apps.
Nokia also explains that all the photos that were taken using the Nokia Cinemagraph and Nokia Refocus applications, including videos, will appear as Living Images in the Camera Roll. When scrolling through them, each of these images will be momentarily brought to life, the company also notes.
The feature is meant not only to make looking at photos a more fun and direct action, but it was also aimed at reducing the time spent doing so. Moreover, it eliminated the need to launch a separate app to get a glimpse of them in action.
The handset vendor also announced that Living Images is set to become available for selected in-market devices over the next few months. To learn more on what the feature is all about, have a look at the video embedded below.
