Flashback: the Nokia 808 PureView was from the future
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- Akyra
- pha
- 06 Dec 2023
I still use it sometimes. Try taking a photo of a cat sitting on a fence in 3MP mode and you will get something you won't believe. The control of the photography application is also very interesting, I wish such an application was still available today. I also enjoyed the ND filter.
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- Alex Norris
- SbF
- 07 Sep 2023
Huawei Photographic, 21 May 2021Still the best one!!!. I can not find better jpg quality ou... more100%
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- Huawei Photographic
- arT
- 21 May 2021
Still the best one!!!. I can not find better jpg quality out of box from recent cameraphones. Even so called flagships. Clean, smooth full of detail and natural grain images. Great job of Damian Dinning team from Nokia.
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- Certified Gamer
- XWE
- 24 Mar 2021
YUKI93, 19 Jan 2020Of course. You can always try to cheat things up with softw... moreexactly how google and apple is all out software processing hardware wins at the end anyway
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- xtcbt
- C9a
- 12 Feb 2020
YUKI93, 06 Jan 2020And it didn't have both OIS and Xenon flash. It is a great ... morepureview 808 has xenon flash
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- Popy
- D06
- 19 Jan 2020
YUKI93, 19 Jan 2020Of course. You can always try to cheat things up with softw... moreHell yeah hope these manufacturers realise that
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- IWc
- 19 Jan 2020
Popy, 18 Jan 2020Well enthusiasts like us want it back if it could bring bac... moreOf course. You can always try to cheat things up with software, but you definitely cannot cheat physics. At the end of the day, hardware definitely plays a much more important role.
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- Popy
- D06
- 18 Jan 2020
YUKI93, 05 Jan 2020The only trouble is that no one wants a smartphone with thi... moreWell enthusiasts like us want it back if it could bring back better quality cameras than now and better battery right?
- YUKI93
- TC$
- 06 Jan 2020
Kingslayer, 17 Nov 2019When Nokia was still revolutionary with the cameras but not... moreOh please, I definitely more than happy to choose Windows Phone over Android. Been using Android for 5 years from 2.3 until 6.0.1 before switching to Windows Phone and later to Windows 10 Mobile some 3.5 years ago to this day, definitely still not regretting that decision a single inch.
- YUKI93
- TC$
- 06 Jan 2020
SpiritWolf, 18 Nov 2019Only thing i agree is somewhat limited dynamic range. And w... moreDefinitely will NOT going to call the P30 Pro a great camera phone. The water painting-like oversharpening was so horrendously bad, I ended up selling it.
Luckily Huawei fixed that with the Mate 30 Pro, finally at last! A superb camera phone with superbly great detail. Yes, there is a slight hint of oversharpening, but it was so minute that I barely noticed it even on my big FHD PC monitor.
- YUKI93
- TC$
- 06 Jan 2020
Fayth, 18 Nov 2019me too, I wonder why flash is not popular in smartphoneToo expensive to make one. That is why after the Samsung Galaxy K zoom, Xenon flash on a smartphone is a total rarity.
- YUKI93
- TC$
- 06 Jan 2020
MarkusLeto, 18 Nov 2019And this was way back when there was no AI processing on ph... moreThe 1020 is not definitely on par with the 808 because of smaller sensor size and lower pixel size. But the inclusion of OIS and RAW format support definitely made up for that.
About natural bokeh, I'm so with you. It's just pure hardware physics doing the job, and it looks great even today.
- YUKI93
- TC$
- 06 Jan 2020
AnonD-476622, 19 Nov 2019Just a pity Panasonic couldn't get the processing quite rig... moreAnd it didn't have both OIS and Xenon flash. It is a great device, but it's not enough to win me over my Nokia Lumia 1020. It's the same problem with the 808's lack of OIS, it is a real struggle in low light condition. Keeping it stable isn't that simple.
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- Popy
- D0i
- 05 Jan 2020
YUKI93, 05 Jan 2020The only trouble is that no one wants a smartphone with thi... moreHuge shame
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- ibf
- 05 Jan 2020
ZolaIII, 17 Nov 2019Yes as a fancy name as we know it today. Back in the days t... moreQuad Bayer and oversampling are so different. Quad Bayer is about merging four pixels into one, whereas oversampling is about producing a low-resolution photo while maintaining the same quality as its original resolution. Another difference is that oversampling didn't involve any number alterations, the pixel count remains the same whereas the pixel count for Quad Bayer camera would change because it wants to simulate the pixel count of a camera with native pixel count.
- YUKI93
- ibf
- 05 Jan 2020
Popy, 17 Nov 2019I want 1\1.2 sensors back againThe only trouble is that no one wants a smartphone with thick cameras now, that's a shame.
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- Giuseppe Failla
- HLw
- 17 Dec 2019
That's not all the truth. iPhone 11 Pro e.g. might be better in most circumstances due to the advanced software, but AllAboutSymbian did a comparison recently, comparing it against the Nokia 808 PV and while the iPhone 11 Pro shots convince most of the times, when zooming in the Nokia 808 ones still do have less grain and show more natural details (instead of oversharpening and fake-details that seem like painted).
So for "pro" use, I'd still go for 808 PV, even if you need to do multiple shots on a Tripod sometimes, for HDR composition later on on the PC.
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- Anonymous
- rKb
- 01 Dec 2019
Can I still get one
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- Anonymous
- XLE
- 29 Nov 2019
Whackcar, 17 Nov 2019You know what's so great about the Nokia 808 though?
Som... morewow wow no bitter and hard truth than this.
big up man for honest comparison and assessment
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- Mivas_Greece
- 0s7
- 23 Nov 2019
I have to correct GSMarena. The 808 has the second largest sensor, it is behind the Panasonic LUMIX DMC-CM1, which was released in 2014 and had a 1-inch sensor.
However, the Nokia 808 PureView is still unique and one of a kind in all aspects! Very nice to give a flashback on the old king of photography and audio recording (in the second, it might still be the king)