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It's actually just as easy on WP as it is on iOS.... Snap a picture, hit the share button. The 5MP version is more than enough for any social purpose, whether it's Instagram of Facebook or whatever. You don't NEED a manual or tutorials, they are offered however, to help you show what more it can do over other smartphones and to help you get the most out of the tech that is a selling point and probably one of the reasons people buy the phone...It's a smartphone, not a PC and should not require a manual or tutorials. How would my dad for instance understand that, especially from coming from an iphone where it's tap to take photos and share.
The issue people are having is the unnecessary difficulty in taking high quality photos and sharing them. You shouldn't have to learn this, it should just work for every customer.
Just to clarify... this is not a WP issue. This is a Nokia issue, stemming from decisions they made in developing their Pureview tech. Take an Samsung Ativ S (example) and it will work like a 'normal' phone. It's shoots an 8MP picture, but of lesser quality and generally larger filesize.Exactly, the people shouting to read the manual etc are the ones who are used to the strange way WP works with photos.
Quick explanation of Pureview for anyone not familiar, this might help with 'newbie' questions:
- High MP sensor which is round, so taking a rectangular piece will be less MP than the actual sensor, therefore 19 or 16 MP
- From the high MP image they generate a 5MP image which filters out noise etc. as Nokia felt this is the sweet spot in terms of quality and file size for sharing.
- The high MP image is stored for later use if you want to reframe a shot or zoom in. It is not shown in the gallery since that would mean all your pics are shown twice. You can have this version uploaded to OneDrive automatically or manually, or transfer via USB.
- To have absolute control over your image you can shoot in a raw format and post-process. This is not for everyone and requires some basic photography knowlegde to get any decent results.
I think that about covers it. If you are expecting a standard snapshot experience, it's a bit different but even that is provided out of the box. I don't see how it is confusing if all you want to do is take pictures, since you can do so immediately without any help or instructions. The Pureview tech just offers more for those who are interested and those care enough to spend 30 seconds reading up on the options
