SoldierKnowsBest on Nokia 808 PureView: “This thing is just crazy insane”
Tech video blogger, SoldierKnowsBest takes a look at the Nokia 808 PureView. I thought it was interesting to find his take on this because he’s a keen techy fan, likes a lot of Apple stuff and his audience seems mostly US based.
He’s really pleased with the camera and rich recording for video. I was shocked at the video quality presented as that’s possibly the worst I’ve ever seen shot on the 808. What was up with that? Everything kept wobbling. So video stabilisation actually makes videos WORSE?
The comment section in YouTube is quite funny. A lot of misinformation being spread against the Nokia 808 PureView. Time and time again, several tech blogs have done independent tests and have crowned the 808. Blind tests against not just phones but more dedicated cameras showing the 808 holding its own. But I guess that’s part and parcel of YouTube comment drivel.
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Wish you hadn’t highlighted this, I’m going mad downvoting and replying to the idiots on there.
YouTube is like that. Just ignore them…
Its more a case of the internet being full of them.
Selectively pick up facts, ignore ones they don’t like …. I shouldn’t rise to them, they can believe what they want and happily live in ignorance.
I hope Jolla can use PureView on its high end N9 successor! Imagine a Nokia N9 successor with PureView, dedicated camera button, Swipe UI and 2500 mAh removeable/replaceable battery!
Nice thought isn’t it …. but I’m expecting Pureview to be pretty much WP from now on in
Wonder what patents Nokia have on the technology & processing, would Jolla maybe get some ex pureview team staffers on their books for developing the camera?
wp only… ya, when they finally are able to port it properly.. I wonder how long it would take
WP8 wont get the 41mp sensor, thats for sure..Prepare to be dissapointed..
perhaps it’ll be the same 1/1.2″ sensor but @20mpx !! that would take awesome shots but not as much zoom
Don’t expect much from Jolla hardware wise, they might have “standard” specs (dual/quad core + 1GB RAM), but I’m guessing there will be nothing new or exciting.
nothing new and exciting has happened for the past 2 years :/ until the N9 and 808
N8 was kinda exciting.
Btw, horrible video in that vide.
I do hope 808 can do better than that.
Photos taken with the 808 really looks stunning, but video quality is imo far from being amazing, just average.
I can’t agree with that.. here are two raw samples from mine, see for youself
http://www.mediafire.com/?yf5qbs1ne805s8r
The youtube sample was certainly not representative..
Youtube mutilates the video quality – comparison of my 720p/1080p videos on the PC and on youtube, its almost as if they were totally different recordings.
off-topic:
I can’t remember names, but a few days prior to getting my 808, it was mentioned about Nokia music not working or something?
I opened it up yesterday and it’s functioning fine, even bought a track. lol
Also, has anyone used the pre-loaded silent film app yet? It’s awesome, had a lot of fun with it.
Yes, Slient film app damn awesome and cool to use
It is fun, but you need some serious patience if you’re recording anything in higher definitions over 30 seconds.
I never use Video stabilizer features in N8/808, to me it destroys the pure video recorded…just my 2 cents
Unexpectedly good review from a US-based Apple fan
Good news for those who own this phone that is affected by purple tint. nokia, at least according to a guy named craig mitchell, has acknowledged the defect & is working on a software update to fix the problem.
“… We have been made aware of an issue where the displays on some Nokia 808 PureView units are exhibiting purple discolourations. This phenomenon is due to performance restrictions of AMOLED displays in certain brightness conditions. However, we have identified the root cause and are currently working on a software update that will deliver improvements.
Short-time purple discolourations (purple tint) on the display can be seen in the type of AMOLED displays used in the Nokia 808 PureView in the following situations:
- In dark room conditions, when the display is automatically adjusted to lower luminance level to maximize dark room readability
- In bright sunlight, when the phone’s display is automatically adjusted to maximum luminance to enable the best possible readability
- If a user wakes up the phone from dimmed mode, a purple tint can be seen as a transition effect when changing the display brightness
Until the software update is available, affected customers can address the situation by going to “settings” and then “phone”, “display” and “brightness” on their device. Once there, users should shift the brightness slide switch towards “maximum” . This will improve colour tones.”
http://discussions.nokia.com/t5/Nseries-and-Symbian-Smartphones/808-PureView-gets-Purple-Tint-Display-Screen/td-p/1474562/page/3