Nokia squeezes 41mp camera into latest smartphone

[Tom172]

Nokia will be including a 41-megapixel - yes, forty one - camera in its latest smartphone, the Nokia 808 PureView.

The camera also sports Carl Zeiss optics with a maximum aperture of f/2.4 and is accompanied by a single Xenon flash. The sensor technology, which Nokia said was "inspired by satellite imaging technology", is the highest seen on any smartphone today, and higher than most consumer DSLRs.

Images produced by the new camera are 38-megapixels in size, and in demos showed less noise than we'd expected and a lot of detail and punch.

The phone can also produce lower resolution images (5 megapixels) with more dynamic range using a technique Nokia calls 'pixel oversampling' – condensing the information of seven pixels into one.

Oddly, though, Nokia has not chosen to squeeze its mind-boggling new camera technology into its latest Windows Phone handset, but into a smartphone sporting the new flavour of Symbian – Nokia Belle.

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[Nathan Wootton]

:O wow!! Wonder what the price is!

 

[ZeroDay]

Wow indeed.

 

[Jack]

Woww!!The pics should look great....... I currently own a Nokia E6 - http://www.emag.ro/telefoane-mobile/telefon-mobil-nokia-e6-black--pE6Black - with 8MP and it's more than enough ... I wonder why I would nee 41MP.....

 

[Ink]

I agree with Jack, 5-8MP are enough. If you want quality snaps buy a DSLR.

 

[WinAndLinuxTutorials]

lol if I owned one I will use it instead of the scanner to scan my documents, fast and an excellent resolution. What do you need more?
My father has a 5MP camera and is extremely happy with it. With a phone like this he will be 8 times more happier.

And the question is the price... Very cheap (oh sorry I mean the opposite)...

I am happy with my phone which has 1.3MP :lolz:

EDIT: Not really that interesting specs, except the camera. http://www.gsmarena.com/nokia_808_pureview-4577.php

 

[McLovin]

That one big camera. Would be crystal clear picture. Technology is getting better and this stuff will happen, but my HTC Wildfire 8MP camera is enough

 

[Tom172]

A follow up has been posted with many more details about the phone.

http://www.pcpro.co.uk/blogs/2012/02/28/why-nokias-41mp-smartphone-camera-isnt-as-mad-as-it-sounds/

 

[WinAndLinuxTutorials]

Nokia confirms working on multiple PureView phones: http://www.gsmarena.com/nokia_confirms_working_on_multiple_pureview_phones-news-4294.php

 

[Imran]

I will just say...
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ANDROID!

 

[WinAndLinuxTutorials]

Shame on Nokia, why dont they get phones with Android?
I love Nokia phones, but the lack of Android makes me forget about it.

 

[WinAndLinuxTutorials]

Future Nokia Lumia & PureView Phones Get "Superhydrophobic" Waterproofing Tech: http://news.softpedia.com/news/Future-Nokia-Lumia-PureView-Phones-Get-quot-Superhydrophobic-quot-Waterproofing-Tech-272095.shtml

 

[WinAndLinuxTutorials]

Sorry for The multiple posting.
Now the PureView started selling: http://www.gsmarena.com/nokia_808_pureview_is_now_on_sale_unboxing_pictures_are_here-news-4356.php

 

[Ink]

Bulky design, looks like my phone from 2006 (similarities) - Link.