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41MP Nokia Lumia 1020 press images leak

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Press images of the Nokia’s next flagship phone, the Lumia 1020 (previously called the EOS & the 909), was seen making its round on the internet ahead of its alleged launch due next week.

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In addition to the leaked images, WPCentral has confirmed that the smartphone will sport a fairly large optics that has a f/2.2 aperture and will have some other nifty enhancements like oversampling technologies and optical image stabilization. It will also feature Nokia’s Pro Camera app which will enable the user to adjust settings such as the ISO, the white balance, manual focus, the shutter speed and the flash. NFC capabilities & the Amber update is expected to come with it too.

Nokia is launching the Lumia 1020 this July 11, 11AM in NYC.

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2013-14: A preview on the Year of Smartphone Cameras

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Our smartphones aim to be the all-around go-to device for all of us. Up to some extent, we might even say that they have partly eliminated the need for other gadgets such as netbooks, e-book readers, gaming devices and MP4 players. Majority of the mid-range to flagship models have become such a convergent device, we no longer find the need to bring anything else.

Yet, for some reason, the camera landscape has caught the eye of tech giants. Companies are taking different approaches with this opportunity as seen with the recent announcement of devices.

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They’re aiming to partly replace your point & shoots, and up to some extent, possibly your big and bulky DSLR (though we know that IS a stretch).

For Apple, they have announced “iSight“ long ago. Sure, it’s just a marketing term like “Retina Display”, but to anyone who finds the photos taken by those cameras to be bad needs to have their eyes checked; the cameras on the latest iPads and iPhones are very competitive — and in the smartphone battlefield, the iPhone remains to be one of the best and most widely-used shooters around.

Samsung, however, is still in the experimental stage. Believe it or not, they have announced more or less 30 devices for the year of 2013, and that includes the Galaxy S4 Zoom & the Galaxy NX. The Galaxy S4 Zoom simply takes a capable smartphone and stashes a fat-ass 16MP shooter on the back, capable of 10x optical zoom with a Xenon flash. The Galaxy NX on the other hand is a more serious approach since it hosts a mirrorless system, only this time it’s powered by Android.

Nokia’s quite a pioneer in this game, as they have had a huge head start with the N8. From there, they took it to another level with PureView. We have the Nokia 808 PureView, the Nokia Lumia 920 and the Lumia 925, which actually delivers their best at certain fields.

UltraPixel is where HTC turns to. For the meantime, the company is trying to get that branding out on every device that they could, starting with the One. The HTC Butterfly S followed that trend, and we’re pretty sure there are a lot more in the pipeline.

Now, let’s take a glimpse at the rumor mill, shall we?

Without a doubt, cameras on smartphones are going to be the next big craze. You can’t bring a point & shoot camera to a party to snap Vines and Instagram photos, can you?

While DSLRs are here to stay, we’re not sure if the same can be said for point & shoots. This year could be it — the year when mobile phones can actually change the photography landscape.

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Nokia EOS: What can the 41MP PureView Sensor do?

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Recently, we’ve seen and confirmed the existence of the long-rumored Nokia EOS in image leaks across the internet. There’s no doubt it, the Nokia EOS is the company’s next big thing, but what can it do? It seems that there is more to it than just a large and bulky 41MP sensor; there are new leaks showing that it packs a mechanical shutter and more.

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Nokia states that the PureView label indicates that the sensor on the phone is one of the best in its camera department. So far, these phones included the Nokia 808 PureView, the Nokia Lumia 920 & the Nokia Lumia 925. Take into note however, these phones excel in different fields.

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We have a separate article here discussing on how PureView acts on the 808 (you can also read our full review here). Basically, here is an overview of what the 41MP camera allows you to take:

  • Pixel Oversampling – taking so many pixels and create ‘superpixels’ when shooting at lower resolutions, aiding in eliminating noise, improving color accuracy and sharpness
  • Loseless Zoom - 3.6x zoom on stills and 12x zoom on clips without compromising the quality’

Nokia 808 PureView camera specs:
True 16:9/4:3 aspect ratios
1/1.2” 41mp sensor
Carl Zeiss Optics
Super wide-angle: 26mm – 16:9
f/2.4 aperture
Pixel oversampling technologies
Powerful xenon flash + Single LED

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On the other hand, the Nokia Lumia 920 didn’t take any of that when it released (probably because of porting problems from Symbian to Windows Phone). The Lumia 925, on the other hand, is said to just push that further. Instead of going the 808′s direction, they took another path:

  • Optical Image Stabilization – a bunch of springs supporting the camera allow the phone to take photos with less motion blur
  • Great Low-light performance

Nokia Lumia 920 camera specs:
True 16:9/4:3 aspect ratios
1.4 micron pixels, 8.7mp BSI sensor
Carl Zeiss Optics
Super wide-angle: 26mm – 16:9
f/2.0 aperture
Optical Image Stabiliser
Dual LED Flash

After that, the company has been touting that the steps that they’ve reached are labeled as Phase 1 & Phase 2. You can see all the details here. What’s next? What’s up for Phase 3 then?

“You should be able to give your phone to a 3-year old and still capture amazing photos, like with a big DSLR camera.”

Juha Alakarhu, head of Nokia imaging technologies {via}

A new video leak from Vizi Leaks reveals that the phone has a mechanical shutter as compared to the previous digital ones. This simply means that light management will be more effective. Moreover that, if you look closely, you can see the lens adjusting as well. The description of the video also states that it has optical image stabilization.

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With all of that said, I think we know what we’ll be seeing with the Nokia EOS; it’s going to be a combination of the 808 & the 920 and more, one that can possibly replace your standard DSLR.

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Nokia Lumia EOS finally seen, the 41MP Windows Phone

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It’s been rumored for so long now & we have no confirmations of its existence yet – but photos of the supposed Nokia EOS just made it to the internet. The EOS is reportedly packing a sensor similar to the 41MP Nokia PureView 808 (or even better), all housed into a slim Lumia design package and made to run Windows Phone.

PUREVIEW

We’ve been hearing the buzz from months ago, and we even thought that they would launch it last May; apparently, the announcement was for the Nokia Lumia 925.

BACK

the back of the phone; compared to the Lumia 920

The phone hosts a huge protruding camera & a clip for wireless charging on the back, and on the right side you’ll find the power button, the volume rocker and the two-stage camera key. Down below is the place for the micro USB and the speakers, and on top are the secondary microphone, the audio jack and the SIM card slot. Up front is a display of unknown size and resolution, and the rest simply screams Lumia 920 all over – from the bezels and all the design cues.

DESIGN

The phone will come in black & yellow; other colors and details are yet to be announced. Most likely however, Nokia will have a US launch first with a worldwide launch coming in a few more months.

SIDES

thinness comparison with the Lumia 920

What have you got to say about it? Is this the phone that will pull Nokia back from the ashes? Feel free to leave a comment down below.

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Man behind PureView, Damian Dinning, leaves Nokia

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Damian Dining has been with Nokia for 8 years and now he has decided to leave on November 30.

Following the release of the Lumia 920 and the PureView 808, it was very surprising that he would leave Nokia. Dinning was responsible for bringing us such breathtaking innovations such as the 41 megapixel shooter and the 8.7 megapixel camera on the Lumia 920.

But don’t think just yet that he will be transferring to another mobile company. He states that at such a young age, he had been interested in two major thing, photography and cars; now, he decides to enter the field of automobiles, specifically, Jaguar Land Rover.

As he and Nokia would call it, the PureView 808 was phase 1, and the Lumia 920 was phase 2; both specialized at doing entirely different things. What would happen to phase 3 and so forth?

Well, the PureView team isn’t gone and it’s just a man less. After all, Nokia has a very strong foundation on R&D. Maybe sooner or later, PureView phase 3 might showcase a high resolution camera with oversampling, loseless zoom, image stabilization and low-light capabilities combined.

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