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- Nokia Event Invites: Zoom Reinvented, July 11, 11am, NYC
- Nokia 808 PureView vs S4 Zoom.
- Less than meets the eye: A rant on perception
- Name that Nokia: Nokia EOS or Nokia Lumia 920? Comparison
- Video: Discoveries waiting to happen — see the HERE apps on Nokia Lumia 720
| Nokia Event Invites: Zoom Reinvented, July 11, 11am, NYC Posted: 13 Jun 2013 10:45 AM PDT This invite has apparently been sent to press. 11 July, 11am. NYC. 41MP PureView EOS. Is it version 1 or True PureView or something else? What we do know is that it is Zoom Reinvented. Perhaps in the way the 808 does it or something else (internal zoom?) Source: WMPU Thanks Manpreet for the tip! | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nokia 808 PureView vs S4 Zoom. Posted: 13 Jun 2013 10:44 AM PDT
Quick heads up on this review which includes a quick comparison between the CameraPhone King, Nokia 808 PureView and the awkward looking S4 zoom.
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| Less than meets the eye: A rant on perception Posted: 13 Jun 2013 10:16 AM PDT A long time ago, my boss in a previous career once told me “Perception is reality” and he believed that 100%. I was never convinced because I know that the reality of something may be totally different that what it seems. Sure, people can perceive anything to be anything but that does NOT mean that it is what you think it is. Let’s start with the Galaxy S4 Zoom… First, I want to make it clear that this isn’t a bash Samsung, GS4 Zoomest Suxxors, Android lageth!!! post. If that isn’t what this post is about, then what is it about? It all goes back to perception. Let’s look at a few photos of the GS4 Zoom:
Look at it! (no seriously…look at it) This device has perception written all over it. What do I mean? When the average consumer sees the GS4 Zoom, all of their attention will be on the massive camera array and telescoping lens. Perception says “OMG there is a REAL camera on that phone!!! It MUST take the BEST pictures of any smartphone..seriously, did you SEE that real camera on the back??? Look at the size of that camera lens, it zooms just like my (insert camera brand)!! Best smartphone camera EVER!!! All other phones have smaller cameras and “cell phone” cameras but THIS is the real deal!!!” Yes, perception says a LOT. I can hear the ATT reps now “The Galaxy S4 Zoom has the best and most advanced camera of any smartphone known to man. Look at the size of the camera, it takes the best pictures ever. You will never need to take a separate camera with you again because your camera is right here (points to the zoom array). Customer buys GS4 Zoom..after perceiving that the camera LOOKS like a high-end point and shoot and hearing the high praises from the media and store reps. Perception is doing the consumer a BIG injustice. Here’s why: Our good friend, Steve Litchfield guessed the sensor size of the Zoom before the specifics were even mentioned. I have bolded the sentences that Steve was pointing out. From his article:
I have yet to see a press release that lists the sensor size BUT Samsung has released a video highlighting all of the neat things that you can do with the zoom and in the video, we can finally see the all important sensor size of…… 1/2.33, or rounded to 1/2.3 just as Steve predicted above! Perception….. The reality is that 1/2.33 is a small sensor! I would like to mention this again: this isn’t a bash GS4 Zoom or Samsung article. If Nokia did the same exact thing, I would write the same exact article. Samsung has, by design, given the perception that the GS4 Zoom is a serious camera phone with a best in class camera and the masses WILL believe it. It will be hard to convince the average consumer that the N8 may, that the 808 does and that the EOS will take better photos. Now that sentence is all speculation because I haven’t seen any thorough comparison of the Zoom to the aforementioned devices. What I can say as a FACT is that those Nokia devices have larger sensors and many proven advantages over smaller sensors similar to the GS4 Zoom. Perception will say “There is NO WAY that your 808′s puny camera (looking at both camera arrays) can beat this MONSTER camera on my S4 Zoom…no way!” it will also say “My Zoom has a real camera, your EOS has a cell phone camera and fake digital zoom!” Now, I am not going to touch on actual performance of the device, just the perception, but if you want to see a comparison of a similar situation, look no further than GSMArena’s excellent Galaxy Camera vs. 808 PureView: Shoot ‘em up From the article:
The original Galaxy Camera (GC) (no phone capabilities) has a 1/2.3 sensor and while I cannot confirm nor deny if it is the same sensor that is in the Zoom, Samsung has been known to reuse their camera sensors and modules in different devices. The end result is that the 808 took better pictures yet the GC (not GameCube) had better zoom capabilities. The 1/2.3 sensor does not, cannot live up to the design of the GC and the expectations of the buyers. Here is my big issue with Perception and my reason for this article: We are the consumers and we trust whatever company to deliver on what they sell us, on their promises. We have expectations. When a company, in this case Samsung, purposely designs a product for a specific purpose yet DOES NOT PUT TECH THAT IS IN LINE WITH THAT PURPOSE, they let us down, they deceive us, they basically bet on perception and do JUST ENOUGH to be acceptable. This is damaging to the consumers, damaging to the advancement of technology and damaging to competing companies and brands. Again, we have expectations, not just the techie people but general consumers. When they see devices like these, they EXPECT, perceive them to be the best because the look like a best fit for the intended purpose only to find out that looks can be deceiving and that perception is not reality. I had one of THESE…..
….at the same time that I had this…
I would show people both phones and show the backside and people just KNEW that the Memoir would take better photos. They just knew it. Their perception was based on the fact that it looked like a real camera, felt like a real camera, the hump was bigger, the higher megapixels, the marketing stronger and they were TOLD that it takes pro-photos and stuff. It was such a disservice to the consumer who bought the Memoir based on design, expectations and perception when Samsung did not deliver on its design and use case promises. Reality showed that no matter how much the Memoir LOOKED like a real camera, its tiny sensor, sub par optics and crude software algorithms did not live up to the size of the hump, the design and consumer expectations. The 2007 Nokia N82 (pictured above) had a larger sensor, better optics and finely tuned imaging software that resulted in factually better photos, even at a lower 5 Megapixels compared to the Memoirs highly touted 8MP camera. Perception was definitely NOT reality. Consumers spent their hard-earned money and were let down when the best camera phones were found elsewhere, even if they didn’t look like a real camera. Fast forward to today. Technology has improved leaps and bounds, limits have been broken, the impossible has been done. Many companies possess the ability to design and manufacture ground breaking devices and have divisions dedicated to imaging, sound and other technologies. Samsung chose to target the photo centric consumer, seemingly, combining everything that many smartphone buyers have been looking for in a camera…a “real camera” but somehow decided to skimp on the most important part of the assembly…the sensor. I find it akin to coming to a car show, seeing an AMAZING muscle car, I mean, all the right muscular lines, oozing with a powerful stance, quad pipes, and it is being pitched as the best muscle car ever made. You are stoked, stumped at the fact that the car is in a certain price range and you walk up to the car….pop the hood……only to find a 4 Cylinder 150 HP engine. The perception was great, the stuff people have been asking for, wanting, needing, yet some how…the manufacturer, those that put the specifications together, decided to over promise by design and under deliver by decision while simultaneously letting down every consumer that trusted in their promise, their perception. It is my hope that in the future, when a company decides to target a specific group of consumers, with specific designs that they would choose the best interest of those consumers and deliver on their promises. The saying “You can’t judge a book by its cover” is as true as it has ever been in the world of technology. I encourage everyone to learn more about the products that we buy, the promises manufactures make to us and take them to task on those promises, on the perceptions that they give and on the words that they dazzle us with. Nokia isn’t excluded, we could write another 2000 words about how the PureView brand has changed since the introduction of the 808. In the end, a company must deliver. I am ok with the GS4 Zoom, with Zoom being in the name, it at least steers consumers to a factual perception that the zoom is the key but when a company or the media talks it up as being the best camera phone ever, then…I have a problem. Have you all experience a let down of perception? What is your take on the subject of the article? Any things that stand out? I was let down when Nokia made the X7 to appear to have stereo speakers when it only had one…. Sound off in the comments below and thank you for bearing with us………..2000 words later. As always, thank you for choosing MyNokiaBlog! Deaconclgi Image credits: AllAboutSymbian, PhoneArena, Google Images.
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| Name that Nokia: Nokia EOS or Nokia Lumia 920? Comparison Posted: 13 Jun 2013 03:06 AM PDT To the untrained eye, you’re looking at the same phone. Possibly a 920 on the right too with the Nokia Glance Screen beta update if you were aware of that. There are though some changes with regards to speaker/FFC/(proximity sensor?) it seems. The Lump on the back makes the EOS stand at an angle somewhat. That’s somewhat the beauty of the EOS. It still has the appearance of a industry design winning phone but with (hopefully) a really good camera. It is not a fat and ugly brick which some would call the Samsung Galaxy S4 Zoom. Source: Vizileaks Via: WMPU Cheers Derrek for the tip! | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Video: Discoveries waiting to happen — see the HERE apps on Nokia Lumia 720 Posted: 13 Jun 2013 03:06 AM PDT
A little promo for maps on the Nokia Lumia 720. It seems to be in blurry 360p at the moment, hopefully because the HD content is still processing.
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