Nokia reveals 41 megapixel phone

Nokia has unveiled a new handset with a 41 megapixel sensor which it claims can record "details never thought possible from a smartphone". It says consumers will be able to zoom in and reframe their photos without worrying about the image quality suffering. Analysts who have tested the device said that it was "without doubt" the best smartphone camera on the market. But they added that was not a guarantee that it would be a bestseller. Market research firm IDC recently carrieout a survey of smartphone owners in 25 countries to identify what factors were most likely to drive future purchases. The results placed camera resolution 15th on a list of 23 features. Audio quality for voice, battery life, device security and browsing came top of the poll. "Most people just look at their photos on their smartphone or via a social network on a computer - and for this the other vendors already provide very good quality," Francisco Jeronimo, a mobile phone analyst at the firm, told the BBC. "Nokia needs to convince consumers that this new handset outperforms others in low-light conditions, otherwise they would only really notice the difference if they zoomed in on the images on a large screen or printed out a poster. The Lumia 1020 allows owners to adjust focus, shutter speed and white balance via a new user interface "It may be the best smartphone out there but I doubt it will be enough to convince many users to jump platform from Android or iOS which accounted for 92% of global shipments in the last quarter." Zoomable video The Lumia 1020 marks the second time Nokia has fitted a 41MP sensor to one of its phones. Last year it launched the Pureview 808 model, but its appeal was limited by the fact it ran the ageing Symbian operating system for which few developers are still writing software. The new handset instead runs on Microsoft's Windows Phone platform which has more than 160,000 apps. Continue reading the main story Will smartphones kill the compact? Patrick Goss Editor-in-chief, TechRadar It may be too soon to sound the death knell for compact digital cameras, but perhaps the writing is on the wall. Cameras in phones have certainly come a long way from the days of badly-lit, pixelated pictures but still have some fairly hefty limitations. Not least is the size of their lenses and the ever-concerning matter of battery life. Compact system cameras, basically much smaller versions of DSLRs (digital single-lens reflex cameras) are also becoming more popular. So, these two types of device will probably squeeze out the cheaper, lower-end digital cameras at some point in the not-too-distant future. As well as offering highly detailed photos at up to 38MP resolution, the new phone also uses a process called "oversampling" to combine the pixels of an image into a smaller 5MP version from which it removes unwanted visual noise. Unlike its predecessor, the Lumia 1020 can save both types at the same time, meaning that the owner does not need to worry about switching settings. In addition, the handset's video recording capabilities take advantage of the extra resolution, allowing the user to zoom in four times while recording a 1080p high definition video without losing quality, and six times into a 720p version. It also adds optical image stabilisation by mounting the lens system on ball-bearings and using a gyroscope and motors to counteract any movement to prevent the problem of camera shake. Please turn on JavaScript. Media requires JavaScript to play. //

Nokia reveals 41 megapixel phone 2013-07-11T11:56:00-07:00 Rating: 4.5 Diposkan Oleh: Undercover 999