Lumia 1020 Reviewed - The phone with a 41MP camera - General

[QUOTE=paul simon;41612412][thumb]http://cdn.recombu.com/mobile/images/news/M19360/1373561200.jpg[/thumb] [img]http://puu.sh/3MVTc.png[/img] I wouldn't call that "blurry as hell". Really, the camera is better than any other phone camera on the market, and having that many megapixels helps it a lot with that task.[/QUOTE] That's impressive for a phone but the "true" resolution is somewhere between 10-14MP. Still very impressive for a phone. But nokia should rather work on the tonality and dynamic range of the sensor. The images still have that cell phone feel to them. Despire the huge resolution. [editline]28th July 2013[/editline] [QUOTE=juGGa;41604655]You don't go everywhere with your professional camera. Every time I don't have a camera with me I've been in places with great views and interesting things to take pics from.[/QUOTE] [t]http://asset3.cbsistatic.com/cnwk.1d/i/tim/2013/04/12/35662608_RICOH_GR_12_610x436.jpg[/t] If you are serious about photography and if you know that you are going to a new place you might as well take a compact camera with you.• Of course, a phone is still smaller. Especially if you already have it with you. But you don't really need a DSLR anymore to take photos with a DSLR-like quality.

[QUOTE=Desuh;41618212]That's impressive for a phone but the "true" resolution is somewhere between 10-14MP.[/QUOTE] What do you mean with this? [editline]28th July 2013[/editline] [QUOTE=Desuh;41618212]But you don't really need a DSLR anymore to take photos with a DSLR-like quality.[/QUOTE] Yes you do. You simply won't get the same sorts of lenses on a compact camera.

[QUOTE=paul simon;41618931]What do you mean with this? [editline]28th July 2013[/editline] Yes you do. You simply won't get the same sorts of lenses on a compact camera.[/QUOTE] Micro 4/3rd camera are quite popular now and some do have some pretty good lenses you can get for them.

-late to the punch- that looks like an incredibly good camera though for real

[QUOTE=paul simon;41618931]What do you mean with this? [/QUOTE] That those 41MP shots look like upscaled ~12MP shots. [QUOTE=paul simon;41618931] Yes you do. You simply won't get the same sorts of lenses on a compact camera.[/QUOTE] Of course but what I mean is that for general purposes a compact can give you a DSLR-like image quality because of aps-c sized sensor. And the fixed lens on the ricoh gr for example is quite good.

The bulge really breaks the design for me. It looks and probably feels bad and out of place.

[QUOTE=Desuh;41619127]That those 41MP shots look like upscaled ~12MP shots. Of course but what I mean is that for general purposes a compact can give you a DSLR-like image quality because of aps-c sized sensor. And the fixed lens on the ricoh gr for example is quite good.[/QUOTE] Well that actual image is 33.6 MP. So if I downscaled that image to about 14 MP and then upscaled it again you're saying it'll look roughly the same?

[QUOTE=Xmeagol;41604357]i love to listen to this guy, he has a nice voice[/QUOTE] i don't know why but the way he talks is pretty irritating, he'll pause in mid sentence and it bothers me

windows phone and no sd slot yuck

[QUOTE=Sivics;41619567]Well that actual image is 33.6 MP. So if I downscaled that image to about 14 MP and then upscaled it again you're saying it'll look roughly the same?[/QUOTE] Yes. Even though this isn't really scientific.

[QUOTE=Desuh;41623298]Yes. Even though this isn't really scientific.[/QUOTE] Setting aside the fact that downscaling this image isn't in any way the same as taking a new one with a 14MP sensor, the difference is actually quite perceivable, especially around edges.