Nokia Apologizes for Deceptive Ad About Image Stabilization

Footage isn't from a Lumia 920 at all

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When advertisers get caught blurring the line between fact and fiction, the Internet can quickly and mercilessly bring their transgressions into focus.
     Case in point: Nokia has apologized for a video released Wednesday touting the optical image stabilization of its latest PureView camera—included in the upcoming Lumia 920 Windows 8 smartphone. The ad shows a woman riding a bike in footage seemingly taken by a guy riding next to her, with what the viewer assumes is a PureView camera.

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