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
  • vG0
  • 05 Oct 2010

CAB .... not much to choose between C n A

    • d
    • daB
    • 32P
    • 05 Oct 2010

    1.B
    2.A
    3.C

      • s
      • sos
      • nmQ
      • 05 Oct 2010

      1.C
      2.B
      3.A
      C is a little better than B, but the difference is not big.

        • S
        • Syd
        • 3Jb
        • 05 Oct 2010

        i wouldn't be surprised if N8 came out on top ass it has beaten canon ixus130and gave EOS 550D a tough challenge!

          • R
          • Rajeev
          • uuh
          • 05 Oct 2010

          Anonymous, 05 Oct 2010Not true - jpegs can only handle a very limited amount of p... moreThats true. For complete tweaking you need RAW pics. But when you have only JPEGs (HX5V cant take RAW photos) C is the best option here.

            • S
            • Syd
            • 3Jb
            • 05 Oct 2010

            C then A then B
            CAB it is for me :)

              • o
              • oded
              • nm9
              • 05 Oct 2010

              b = pixon12
              (pixon12 user)

                • b
                • berlinpvd
                • Q6x
                • 05 Oct 2010

                As per me A is best

                  • ?
                  • Anonymous
                  • R1Y
                  • 05 Oct 2010

                  so the general verdict seems to be C,> A,> B
                  if you look at some of the corners and edges of C, there seems to be blurryness/smudging as compared to A... so i believe A and C are both good in thier own ways. Overall, C seems to reflect true colour rather than digitized colour more than A.

                  B is hands DOWN the worst. Probably the samsung. Although, the picutres are still very adequate for a cell phone.

                    • v
                    • vgfreak
                    • 0@1
                    • 05 Oct 2010

                    A = Samsung worst
                    B = Nokia middle
                    C = Sony best (not fair - a dedicated camera!!)

                      • l
                      • lord_RED
                      • Rxn
                      • 05 Oct 2010

                      B - Sony digicam
                      A - N8
                      C - Pixon12

                      B seems to have the best color rendering but there's just too much noticeable noise which happens to be consistent with digicams.
                      A & C are a tad too dim which is almost quite present on most camphones plus ofcourse the saturations and noise levels

                        • f
                        • follower
                        • ntg
                        • 05 Oct 2010

                        I love the idea. Great article GSM Arena!

                          • ?
                          • Anonymous
                          • 3bm
                          • 05 Oct 2010

                          Anonymous, 05 Oct 2010C is the Nokia; A is the Sony. I'm not sure you can say ... moreI agree with you C-Nokia N8 , B-Pixon because have more blue color and A is Sony

                            • S
                            • Size matters
                            • nbu
                            • 05 Oct 2010

                            James, 05 Oct 2010Altek Leo defeats Samsung & Nokia. There is no camerap... moreActually, the Altek phone has quite a small sensor. Smaller than these phones anyway. Altek is competing with other Android phones like HTC and Motorola.

                              • ?
                              • Anonymous
                              • 3XL
                              • 05 Oct 2010

                              C seems to be the best. And it's probably the Sony :]

                                • ?
                                • Anonymous
                                • 3xx
                                • 05 Oct 2010

                                Rajeev, 05 Oct 2010Details are the only thing that matter most. You can tweak ... moreNot true - jpegs can only handle a very limited amount of processing before they start to deteriorate badly.

                                  • ?
                                  • Anonymous
                                  • 3xx
                                  • 05 Oct 2010

                                  C is the Nokia; A is the Sony.

                                  I'm not sure you can say one is better than the other as they take completely different approaches to noise reduction - the Sony has less noise at the cost of detail, in line with most consumer compacts, and the Nokia has more detail and also a lot more noise.

                                  It's impressive though. At least until you want to zoom in...

                                    • M
                                    • Mark
                                    • mby
                                    • 05 Oct 2010

                                    So, just to be clear,

                                    1 C
                                    2 A
                                    3 B

                                      • M
                                      • Mark
                                      • mby
                                      • 05 Oct 2010

                                      Rajeev, 05 Oct 2010Details are the only thing that matter most. You can tweak ... moreI think I agree with you here. I think the poorest pics belong to the pixon, judging from the saturation and lack of detail. Its a toss up between the point and shoot and the N8, I think the point and shoot should be better, since it is an expensive one, but who knows.

                                        • b
                                        • bigfish
                                        • QI%
                                        • 05 Oct 2010

                                        the reddish/pinkish cast on A photos definitely are Pixon12's.
                                        while C has the best exposure and detail and I pretty sure it's N8's
                                        while B is sony's.