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Since the launch of Nikon’s new Nikon 1 camera system, public reactions have been very strong with a lot of negative feedback on blogs about the apparent shortcomings of Nikon’s new camera system.

imaging resource has conducted an exclusive interview with Masahiro Suzuki, General Manager R&D of Nikon. Asked about the image quality of Nikon’s new cameras, his answer surprises:

MS: We are quite confident that we achieved almost exactly the same quality as our DSLR.

DE: (surprised) The same quality as DSLRs.

MS: Yes…Please evaluate! (laughs)

DE: Yes, obviously, we’ll test and we’ll hold you to that! That’s very interesting, because this is a much smaller sensor, but you say the same quality.

MS: Mm-hmm.

I really doubt Nikon’s cameras will be able to live up to this claim.

Not discussing the recently uncovered privacy issues with Apple’s mobile phones, one impressive feature of an iPhone is that if you’re a MobileMe user, you can use the MobileMe service to track down your stolen iPhone using the GPS and connectivity integrated in the iPhone. If only something like this existed for cameras. I have never lost a camera to theft or otherwise – yet. Nevertheless, I stumbled across a new service online that may help you retrieve your lost camera – given someone else is bold enough to use it and post pictures taken with it on the Internet.