Apple's got a routine going with the nano. Never fail, come September, we get a new one.

• 1G - September 7, 2005
• 2G - September 12, 2006
• 3G - September 5, 2007
• 4G - September 9, 2008
• 5G - September 9, 2009

This is the first time Apple's had a similar exterior design two releases in a row. The rear-mounted video camera is the only clear sign that we have a new device in our hands.

Notice the white wrapper around the packaging. Not even Apple employees got to sneak a peek at this one.

Shiny!

Many of the new features include a pedometer, voice recorder, voiceover, a genius mix feature, FM radio, a speaker, oh, and a little thing called a VIDEO CAMERA!

The one thing the nano didn't receive this release is a capacity upgrade. Like the 4th Gen, this nano comes in 8 and 16 GB capacities.

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A video camera finally comes to the iPod line. Surprisingly, it's in the nano, and not the touch.

According to Apple, the video camera offers:

• H.264 VGA video
• 640 by 480 pixels
• Up to 30 frames per second
• AAC audio

Can you take photos? NO. There is no still camera option in the nano 5th Generation probably due to the low resolution of the VGA camera.

An iPod Opening Tool makes quick work of the plastic bezel surrounding the dock connector.

There's not much to see here yet. We're working on getting to the good stuff...

So far, there's a lot in common with the 4th Gen nano.

No surprises here. This design is identical to the 4th Gen nano. Even though the exterior hold switch is near the edge of the iPod, the internal hold switch is actually in the center of the iPod.

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Unlike some earlier iPods, the hold switch isn't directly attached to the logic board.

That's a really thin ribbon cable. Then again, there's not a lot of data that needs to go through it.

The camera bezel appears to be keeping the iPod's insides from coming out.

Eine Deutsche Rasierklinge should fix that...

The microphone by the camera ensures you get sound with your VGA moving pictures.

Use a pin to remove the small white retainer from between the camera and microphone holes. This keeps the components from sliding toward the bottom of the nano.

Apple has redesigned the click wheel on this nano. Instead of being (fairly permanently) affixed to the case, we were able to rotate and lift the click wheel.

You can use a spudger to completely remove the click wheel without taking the rest of the iPod apart.