Phones Wow Nokia 930 wins Camera shoot out.

[jamezr]

This surprised me. I am not a Windows phone guy. But the camera does impress.

n a blind camera test conducted by Phone Arena, the 20 megapixel sensor that Nokia gave the 930 was put to the test - and came out on top. The 930 was up against Apple's iPhone 6 Plus, Samsung's Galaxy Note 4 and S5, Google's Nexus 6, and HTC's new One M9. Together, all of these phones represent the best of each respective smartphone operating system, both in terms of camera and other hardware.

The Lumia 930 garnered just over 6,000 votes in its favor, putting it ahead of the Note 4 which came in second with 5,936 votes. The 6 Plus came in third with 4,344 votes, followed by the Nexus 6 (3,965 votes), the Galaxy S5 (3,282 votes) and, in distant last, the new HTC One M9 with 1,247 votes.

http://www.neowin.net/news/nokia-93...galaxy-note-4-and-one-m9-in-blind-camera-test

 

[MRU]

Wow Nokia 930 wins Camera shoot out.

I still own one it's a great camera phone. And the Denim software brought great extra camera features.

Just a shame it's not the most comfortable phone to use and third party apps and lack of Google apps in particular make it my least used device other than camera.

 

[maflynn]

Yeah, I saw that, and not taking anything away from the 930, the IP6+ didn't really improve the camera from the IP5, other then OIS. To put it another way, Apple has focused on other areas and so the camera is not performing as well as others (in some ways - OIS is a plus to be sure).

 

[Lloydbm41]

Nokia has always had quality camera's in their flagship devices. The 1520, 930, and from what I have read, even the 830 have all been great shooters.

Even though the Lumia was labeled the best in a blind test, I can't imagine many people would complain about their pictures on an iPhone 5/6/6+ or a Galaxy S5/6/Note.

 

[TacticalDesire]

Nokias have always been known for excellent cameras so this isn't really a shocker. Still nice to see. WP needs all the traction it can get at this point.

 

[Tsepz]

No surprises there TBH, Nokia have been owning in the Imaging department since the Nokia N82 circa 2007! Both their Camera hardware and software has been incredible, thanks to Damian Dinning's team (although he left). Forget the Nokia Lumia 930, the even older Nokia 808 PureView itself will have no problem crushing the latest iPhone, Galaxy and Xperias in Camera.

Its unfortunate the Lumias run WP as that camera hardware mixed with a popular mobile OS would be awesome.

 

[ozaz]

Does anyone have details about how the photos used in these blind camera tests are captured?

Specifically,
Is the person taking the photos a casual user or a pro photographer?
Is the photographer using auto settings or are they free to change the settings?

This is relevant because a pro photographer may be able to get their best photos out of a phone with lots of camera settings, whilst the phone that produces best images for a non pro who always uses auto settings may be completely different.

 

[Savor]

No surprises there TBH, Nokia have been owning in the Imaging department since the Nokia N82 circa 2007! Both their Camera hardware and software has been incredible, thanks to Damian Dinning's team (although he left). Forget the Nokia Lumia 930, the even older Nokia 808 PureView itself will have no problem crushing the latest iPhone, Galaxy and Xperias in Camera.

Its unfortunate the Lumias run WP as that camera hardware mixed with a popular mobile OS would be awesome.

Yup since using the Carl Zeiss sensors. The Nokia N73 sans Xenon had pretty good imaging quality for its time. Then they got the ball rolling with N95, N82, N8, Lumia 1020 and so on...

http://www.redmondpie.com/iphone-5s-vs-lumia-1020-vs-dslr-elite-cameras-compared/

How many years are smartphones behind the best $2,000 DSLRs? Comparing detail resolved, I'll say the iPhone 5S currently sits 8-9 years behind the DLSRs in bright light, while the Nokia trails by less than 6 years — probably nearer to 3. This is even when you allow the DSLRs the luxury of a $1,700 lens, and shooting in raw. In bright light, the Nokia came close to competing with the detail from the best DLSR yet made.

 

[MRU]

Does anyone have details about how the photos used in these blind camera tests are captured?

Specifically,
Is the person taking the photos a casual user or a pro photographer?
Is the photographer using auto settings or are they free to change the settings?

This is relevant because a pro photographer may be able to get their best photos out of a phone with lots of camera settings, whilst the phone that produces best images for a non pro who always uses auto settings may be completely different.

Well the 930 offers vastly more control over your photo from ISO and aperture, manual focus etc.. That does give it a little edge when it comes to comparing to a shot in auto mode on another device.

 

[Vegastouch]

I still own one it's a great camera phone. And the Denim software brought great extra camera features.

Just a shame it's not the most comfortable phone to use and third party apps and lack of Google apps in particular make it my least used device other than camera.

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Biggest shame is that it is exclusive to Verizon in the USA so many people cant get one.

 

[whoknows87]

Would've been nice if Nokia made Android devices

If Nokia went the Android route oh boy would've been nice

 

[MRU]

Would've been nice if Nokia made Android devices



If Nokia went the Android route oh boy would've been nice

They did ..... Nokia X

 

[vantt1]

They did ..... Nokia X

Would be nice if they made Google Android phones, but that's never gonna happen...