Nokia N8 vs. Samsung Pixon12 vs. Sony HX5v shootout: Blind test

05 October 2010
The Nokia N8 is an immensely popular phone and we’re already hard at work on a proper review of the handset. Since the N8 camera is its pivotal feature, we’re interested how you'd rate it in a blind shootout with two other cameras...

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  • Anonymous
  • S6e
  • 06 Oct 2010

I posted C being better than A. I changed my mind, I think they are pretty equal with A having the edge in quite a few pictures while C shows the small text more clearly. Anyway, B can be seen as the worst.

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    • Ph0toFr3aK
    • mhm
    • 06 Oct 2010

    A & C is best. Pretty equal..
    B falls short..

    C have some more detail and is best when it comes to noise.. Probably the sony camera.
    i Hope A is nokia N8. And B is prob the samsung.. Wich looses in all terms..

      • ?
      • Anonymous
      • mga
      • 06 Oct 2010

      Abdullah Usman, 06 Oct 20105:17 pm, October the 6th, Jamia Nagar, Okhla, New Delhi ... moreEven id the N8 isn't 'C', you will still be able to buy whatever is 'C'! They are all on the market.

        • ?
        • Anonymous
        • S6e
        • 06 Oct 2010

        I don't know which is which and I am not supposed to either.

        Overall, I came to the conclusion that the best pictures were in "C" the second best was "A" and the distant third was "B"

          • C
          • Comment
          • wHS
          • 06 Oct 2010

          1.C
          2.A
          3.B

            • j
            • jc
            • t7$
            • 06 Oct 2010

            Ammado, 06 Oct 20101: C > A > B 2: B > A > C 3: B > C > A ... moreye ur rite!!!!

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              • shayan
              • mg%
              • 06 Oct 2010

              C Is n8 you can check with the sample in gsmarenablog
              viva n8

                • A
                • Abdullah Usman
                • t}a
                • 06 Oct 2010

                5:17 pm, October the 6th,
                Jamia Nagar,
                Okhla,
                New Delhi

                Okay now, I've been stalking this post since yesterday night waiting for the never coming 'tomorrow'! When, can you or anyone please tell me, will GSMARENA put up the results and rest of the preview? What time, GMT. Please! Even guesses.

                I didn't look for traits, just judged the pictures, and once again,

                1st. C
                2nd. A
                3rd. B

                That's my order of preference. And B is a distant third though.

                Anyway, I've refrained from the guessing game up until now, but I've been waiting too long, and I'm bored, so well, according to the mentioned lenses, Sony, 25mm, Samsung, 30mm and Nokia, 28mm, from the first picture row itself, The A is the Sony, B is the Samsung, and C is the Nokia. Now, I don't know if I'm right, but that's based on logic and observation, not feelings or "loyalty" or other similar things that cloud judgement. Anyway, now, after the guessing, AFTER it, man do I hope I'm right about the C being the Nokia cuz I'm a bit passionate about photographs, and they're not just images for me, but THE image I see with my eyes, so natural reproduction has top marks for me. That being said, I sure hope the N8 is the C so I can finally buy something as amazing as it and be satisfied with its camera. My current INNOV8 isn't bad at pictures at all either. But the AMR audio in videos sure does suck! :D

                Abdullah Usman

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                  • thinker
                  • mtX
                  • 06 Oct 2010

                  in my honest opinion all pics are useless crap, bad contrast, no sharpness, this is just another proof that there is no good camera on phone...

                    • R
                    • Ravi
                    • kUW
                    • 06 Oct 2010

                    My favourite is C.
                    I bet it is the Nokia N8.
                    By judging the photos in which all the images are cropped the third image is the most natural looking and most sharp.
                    This can only be achieved by the N8.
                    Thanks!

                      • V
                      • VAMP
                      • ps@
                      • 06 Oct 2010

                      1 ACB
                      2 BAC
                      3 ABC
                      4 BAC
                      5 BCA
                      6 BCA
                      7 BAC (B has low Focus but black is black)
                      8 CAB (in terms of Focus)
                      8 BAC (in terms of Colors)

                      So overall, B-best, (very close) followed by A, then C

                        • H
                        • Herocoder
                        • yHx
                        • 06 Oct 2010

                        I loved all the C pics .. except for the McD Drive sign ..

                        A holds its ground as a fair all-round device ..

                        my guess is that A is Nokia N8, B is Pixon and C is the Sony cam..

                        Tell me that C is Nokia N8 and am buying it .. ;-)

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                          • Panasonic ZS3
                          • qbH
                          • 06 Oct 2010

                          the Panasonic ZS3 would have been a better choice to use as it has more image detail than the HX5v

                          Or even better the Panasonic ZS5 since its a 12mpx too

                            • A
                            • Ammado
                            • fu}
                            • 06 Oct 2010

                            1: C > A > B
                            2: B > A > C
                            3: B > C > A
                            4: B > C > A
                            5: C > A > B
                            6: C > B > A (Although it seems that "B" sample seems to be "twisted")
                            7: A > B > C (C is very sharp, which is obvious in the crop)
                            8: C > A > B (And the twist in "B" sample is very annoying, like looking through a convex)

                            Finally, I guess that (A) Pixon, (B) N8, (C) SONY.

                              • A
                              • Alui
                              • Am9
                              • 06 Oct 2010

                              Whichever is the Nokia, just remember how old the Pixon and the Cybershot are. So N8 camera does not clearly beat very old devices.

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                                • stylinred
                                • qbH
                                • 06 Oct 2010

                                Robert, 06 Oct 2010C makes the best pictures in my opinion. Both A and B are s... moreI think they ordered them differently in each comparison set

                                so just choosing C might be the wrong way to go about it

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                                    • Shine
                                    • Nva
                                    • 06 Oct 2010

                                    B-A-C
                                    B-A-C
                                    B-C-A
                                    B-C-A
                                    B-C-A
                                    B-A-C
                                    B-A-C

                                    1. B
                                    2. A
                                    3. C

                                      • R
                                      • Robert
                                      • Apd
                                      • 06 Oct 2010

                                      C makes the best pictures in my opinion. Both A and B are slightly oversaturated and B really has way too much noise reduction. C has the best focus in nearly every picture and shows the most detail and a clearly superior white balance.

                                      Kind regards, Robert

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                                        • guest
                                        • nm9
                                        • 06 Oct 2010

                                        i like B, very close colors to reality.