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• DPReview: Nokia Lumia 1020 takes better pictures than any other phone on the market! image quality is best-in-class
• Weekend Watch: Pollen Dance, Nokia 808 PureView
• Weekend Read: Stunning Nokia Collages
• Nokia Conversation: Surveys Show Removing People From Photos is One of the Most Asked for Feature in Cameras
• Spotted: Nokia Lumia 925 in Parachute’s latest Music Video, “Can’t Help”
• My Dream Nokia #98: E71 inspired WP8 Nokia concept
• NokConv: Here Auto – connecting your car to the cloud!
• Lumia 925 Advert: Dad Wins Thanks to SmartCam

DPReview: Nokia Lumia 1020 takes better pictures than any other phone on the market! image quality is best-in-class Posted: 30 Aug 2013 05:10 PM PDT   When the Nokia Lumia 1020 was launched, doubters said reviewers would hate on its camera. When reviewers unanimously loved the Nokia Lumia 1020 and crowned it as the best camera phone, doubters went on to specify which particular reviews to watch out for. One of which was the camera centric site, DPReview which looks on meticulously cameras they review. Well, weren’t they shocked when their first impressions of the 1020 looked super positive. But how will their full review’s perspective differ from the initial impression?  breaks new ground in terms of image quality The default camera app is a powerhouse that experienced photographers will welcome. The Lumia 1020's image quality is best-in-class: in both bright and low light conditions, it delivers impressive performance. The Nokia Lumia 1020's innovative zoom and impressive image quality set it apart from all competitors. By nearly every metric, it takes better pictures than any other phone on the market. The full review is spread over 11 pages. Grab a cup of coffee, sit back and enjoy. http://connect.dpreview.com/post/5234892048/nokia-lumia-1020-camera-review? via Reddit Whilst the whole phone is fast and fluid to their expectations, Pro Cam needs improving in terms of start up speed and shot to shot time. Another complaint heard is ‘lack of HDR’ and whilst it is possible over a lens app, it should be a direct option on Lumia. And of course, not as a separate lens app but within pro cam itself. Fortunately, DPreview doesn’t seem to mind separate lenses and praises the ‘nice panorama’. Sharpening, saturation and contrast options shouldn’t be too hard to implement in future updates to pro cam. The Good Best-in-class overall image quality Zoom doesn't compromise image quality Best-in-class low light performance Well-designed full manual control in camera app Sunlight-visible screen Solid ergonomics with two-stage shutter release Very good flash performance Nice panorama mode Very good video quality, especially in low light Optional camera grip available The Bad Long shot-to-shot times Slow camera app startup No control over imaging parameters like sharpening, saturation or contrast No HDR or true burst modes Images soft in corners Imaging app support limited compared to closest competition The review score kinda looks like 808 to me :p.

Weekend Watch: Pollen Dance, Nokia 808 PureView Posted: 30 Aug 2013 04:50 PM PDT Here’s a nice little video showing the Nokia 808 PureView and that zooming in action. This bee’s footwork is rather impressive :p Olivier Noirhomme

Weekend Read: Stunning Nokia Collages Posted: 30 Aug 2013 04:45 PM PDT NokConv has posted a collection of stunning collages taken on some Nokia phones by Nokia users. There are some really pretty results there. I like the results of the collages; combining several pictures in one to tell a story. http://conversations.nokia.com/2013/08/29/15-stunning-collage-photos-taken-on-a-nokia-smartphone/ Cheers Alvester for the tip!

Nokia Conversation: Surveys Show Removing People From Photos is One of the Most Asked for Feature in Cameras Posted: 30 Aug 2013 10:45 AM PDT Nokia SmartCam brings some awesome features, one of which is the ability to remove unwanted people/subjects from a photo (something Nokia played on in their latest 925 advert). Well a recent survey asking about what features people want in their cameras/photos proved that most people want to remove an unwanted someone from their pics: The survey of a thousand online participants found that half of 18-25 year-olds most want a feature on their camera phone that removes a moving object or person from their images over any other feature. Of course some other manufacturers (Samsung and Sony) have their own “features” such as capturing underwater or by voice command, those didn’t match up so well with the surveyed crowd: The survey conducted by Redshift Research, on behalf of Nokia, found that over half of young people are more interested in having a feature on their camera phone that removes a moving object or person from their images than capturing photos underwater (25%) or taking photos with sound (7%) In case you’re interested in some more stats here’s some more data collected in the survey: Double the number of people (of any age) would most like to have a feature on their camera phone that removes a moving object / person from their image (39%) than have a camera phone that takes photos with sound (19%) 45% of 25-34 year-olds would most like to have a feature on their camera phone that removes a moving object / person from their image than have a camera phone that takes photos with sound (14%) or has the ability to capture photos underwater (26%) 62% of people would most like to delete passers by from photos, but 9% would rather delete former partners and 3% would prefer to delete former friends 64% of women would most like to remove passers by from photos they have already taken, vs. 59% of men 15% of men would most like to remove photobombers from photos they have already taken, vs. 12% of women 30% of 25-34 year-olds have been photobombed, vs. only 10% of 45-54 year-olds 39% of women and 29% of men say they regularly have to retake a picture because of an unwanted person or object obscuring the view Nokia Smartcam is pretty awesome, my only issue with it is the fact that it takes slightly lower quality images, and that it has to “capture” for a longer period (compared to BB10′s variant which starts capturing frames before you press the capture button, so it’s more of a “beneath the hood feature”).  Still it’s an awesome feature that doesn’t get half the recognition it deserves! source

Spotted: Nokia Lumia 925 in Parachute’s latest Music Video, “Can’t Help” Posted: 30 Aug 2013 09:42 AM PDT Not yet using pro-cam, here’s a Nokia Lumia 925 taking pics in the latest music video for Parachute in the song “Can’t help”. YouTube link (direct time) Thanks Alvester for the tip! Where else have you spotted some Nokias?

My Dream Nokia #98: E71 inspired WP8 Nokia concept Posted: 30 Aug 2013 09:34 AM PDT One of the most popular business handsets, the Nokia E71 gets a slight tweak with this concept for MDN #98, sent by Risto Hunt. The face is all touch (no physical QWERTY), and the back now features a xenon flash. Unlike the usual touch screen, this is somehow moulded around the ear piece and front sensors as opposed to being a rectangular screen. It picks up super long Eseries style battery life but Wireless charging from Lumia. There’s also waterproofing. I noticed at your webpage that you people have sent you their dream nokia phones. I have made mine too and thought why not to share. My dream nokia would be in size and shape of Nokia E71, with metal body. It would have all todays features, i.e. Nokia 820 has. 8MP camera with ‘real’ flash would be nice. It would have scroll bar on the background (the one recently seen on some other phone), so that when you move your finter up or down, left or right, then the screen will move same direction. Between the screen and bottom detail (the one with back, windows and search touchbuttons (with backlight)) is notification light (just like the E71 has) that gloves slowly to let know that the phone is alive and blinks quickly when unanswered calls, unseen messages. Screen resolution should not be from high-end (in order to save battery). BAttery should last 2-3 days easily. Wireless charging built-in and the back cover is covered with tiny solar panels. Must have 3.5mm audio jack, not the 2.5 like current e71 has. Water proof – nokia’s nano tech as they said is in works.

NokConv: Here Auto – connecting your car to the cloud! Posted: 30 Aug 2013 09:27 AM PDT A couple of stories over at NokConv that talks about their new ventures with automobiles and Here Mapping. Some say it might revolutionise the car industry by making cars more connected than ever. Intuitive navigation assistance that assists: When you plan your journey – on here.com or on your smartphone; When you drive – with embedded voice-guided turn-by-turn navigation in 95 countries, traffic re-routing and fuel prices; When you approach your destination – with street level images, parking availability and indoor maps. http://conversations.nokia.com/2013/08/30/here-auto-connect-your-car-to-the-cloud/ http://conversations.nokia.com/2013/08/30/the-intelligent-cloud-behind-here-auto/ Nokia’s also got a Here Auto companion app available for Windows Phone and Android. Nokia  Music seems to star in the Here auto car app.

Lumia 925 Advert: Dad Wins Thanks to SmartCam Posted: 30 Aug 2013 04:36 AM PDT Here’s the latest ad in the series of Nokia Lumia 925 adverts, this time the dad trolls his annoying daughters boyfriend by deleting him from the photos with Smartcam! Pretty good use eh? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=phGSl1UEi40 And this one shows the 925 throughout, so no reason for anyone to be upset right?

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