I didn’t get to meet Stephen Quin in Barcelona, although we’ve both been attending the Nokia press conference – where I finally saw some other great bloggers I’ve come to know since the start of the PureViewClub. The Mobile World Congress is so busy and hectic, it looks like you only get to meet by chance.
Anyway, Stephen was there a day longer than I was since on his blog I read he was caught up in the fierce rainstorm that hit Barcelona when I was home already. But it’s had its advantages, since he got some really nice shots from a typical Spanish market at the Ramblas where he had to look for shelter. I borrowed six comparisons from his blog to share them here.
You’ll find all his shots on his blog, including some night comparisons from Barcelona – if you’re interested in those you’ll still have a good reason to visit it. I´ll focus on the Ramblas market in this post. Stephen writes all these shots were taken in auto, in case you wondered. So here we go: Nokia 808 PureView first, Nokia Lumia 920 second in all comparisons below.
I don’t think it’s very hard to tell why as a photographer looking for the very best camera smartphone, you still shouldn’t doubt getting the Nokia 808 PureView – but I must say the Lumia 920 is doing fine as well.
I think I can say that in every aspect the Nokia 808 PureView wins this comparison – no surprise there. In the shots from the liquor store you can see you’ll always have to try to wipe the Lumia 920 lens cover clean, to avoid even the slightest bit of lens flare.
Thanks Stephen, for these nice shots from a typical Spanish market in Barcelona! :-)
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ol Carmen58 is right here. It seems a bit of a mixed bag between the 920 and the 808. Especially for the likes of street photography. The 808 really does love to be on a tripod and when it does, for low lighting situations it can excel way past the 920, and even compete with the likes of DSLRs.
The f2.4 lens in low light unfortunately is disadvanteous for 808, as the more light hitting the sensor the better. The only way the 808 can compensate without a tripod is by pumping up the ISO sensitivity. Lucky for the 808, the sensor is a larger one, and with clever pixel binning pureview technology one can achieve relatively detailed high ISO images with relatively low noise.
The f2.0 lens combined with the optical stabilizer is a much welcomed addition for the 920, as it allows more light combined with a good camera shake reduction, means tripod use can be ommited, and the achievement of sharp images at low ISO can be achieved. The only issue is the quality of the sensor, which is so small, even at low ISO, image quality is only somewhat on par with cellphone cameras in the similar 8MP catergory.
Not having to carry a tripod everywhere is far more convenient, and allows for higher creativity for composition angles, kudos 920. The only issue though is the 920′s overall quality can never get really good due to the sensor quality. The 808 on the other hand can achieve similar results as the 920 thanks to high ISOs low noise sensor, but then the 808 can achieve superior results if a tripod accessory is used.
Then you have to consider the scenario where you want to capture natural low lit portraits, ie without the use of xenon flash or LED illumination, since flash or LEDs are not desirable as it can make a scene somewhat artifical. Even though the 920 has image stabilizer, unfortunately the subjects will not be stabilized as they tend to move, and failed images may occur. On the 808 since it depends on higher ISO sensitivity to capture, naturally the shutter speed will be higher, and hence not only is there no camera shake, the subjects will also be captured with no blurring.
Some photos of 920 look like b/w in comparison with 808… :)
Thanks for the coverage and link Mark , maybe we’ll meet up next time :-)
Always happy with my 808 :X
Gone to buy the second 808! For future )