Nokia is indeed working on camera tech which will be made available for licensing just like the PureView tech, which also belongs to Nokia. However, Nokia is working on camera-related tech focused on Android. Not Windows Phone.
So what you want to know is: is Microsoft's R&D team working on camera tech for a potential 1030 and what kind of camera tech are they working on. They are licensing the PureView tech (as they bought the "PureView" brand) from Nokia, but they have to build upon that technology because Nokia isn't working with the same aim now.
Wasn't Nokia using 41mp Pureview way back on a Symbian phone? The N900???? That used a hamster cage processor.
Why does everyone assume the 1020's (or an improved) sensor will cost so much more? How much more did the 1020 cost than other phones with the same specs? Not much...
Any reason why you chose to show images at different zooms? That is hardly a fair comparison...You mean to say all those who click pics should always carry a TRIPOD ?
As far as xenon flash, I never talked about the brightness ?
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Which Picture would you choose ?
No Doubt HDR is needed, but the 1020 (also 808) handles the lighting situations to a great extent. 1020 Successor will have the HDR so dont worry.
I doubt how many Actual cameras use HDRs ?
can anyone answer it ?
Tom Warren from The Verge had reported the 1020 successor wont have 41 mp, It does'nt mean the camera will be bad.
Is this recent? I know he said McLaren wouldn't, but that was back when it was rumored that McLaren was the 1030. Since McLaren with its non-41 MP camera is fortunately not the 1030, I hope the actual 1030 will have the full 41 MP (at least) camera.
The Verge declares the iPhone 5S as the best cameraphone out there, and rightfully so. It snaps photos lightning fast, it has slow-mo, better flash, HDR Auto, and much more natural colors than a 1020 does, not to mention the huge amount of people complaining about a yellow tint in their photos taken with the 1020.
Any reason why you chose to show images at different zooms? That is hardly a fair comparison...
better flash? 1020's flash is Xenon, way brighter and better than 5S' dual-LED
HDR? read this: http://www.gsmarena.com/camera_shootout-review-1104p4.php
and the yellow tint gets better after Black update, so it won't be THAT much unnatural compared to the 5S
2k video 4k video are just gimmicks, how many Percentage people own 2k-4k TVs or laptops.
will you record 1-3 min of 2k-4k video or 2-xx mins FULL HD video with lossless zoom ?
choice is yours.
thats just sad and lame, Pureview should be WPs secret weapon forever,why should evil google get their hands on it
WP carries on the legacy of symbian,maemo/meego and Windows Mobile and WP7
5 Operating systems which ruled the world before android and ios and the best of each OS has made it into WP8.1(some are yet to feature though )
nokia has always been my favourite brand and ive seen symbian,meego/maemo etc stumble because Elop stopped it at the last minute instead of letting the platforms mature
history shouldnt repeat itself,nokia should continue being WP exclusive
The problem is, although Microsoft bought the PureView name, they didn't bought the tech. The tech belongs to Nokia as Nokia holds the patents which are now open to licensing. Being Nokia an independent company, they can do whatever they want and have no more obligations towards Windows Phone.
Windows Phone wasn't making Nokia any money. The moment Microsoft bought Nokia's D&S, Nokia turned to the operating systems that offer them opportunities for money. Ultimately, it was Microsoft's purchase of the D&S division that put an end to the exclusivity of Nokia-tech. It sucks for Microsoft because they can license the tech but have no exclusivity on it and have to invest in their own R&D to offer something unique. But from Nokia's perspective, it allows them to make more money out of the tech they created. Microsoft was aware of what they were doing when they decided to move on Nokia's D&S division.
HDR is needed, not just for boosting contrast but for when you are shooting a subject with a lot of backlight.
The 1020 had an amazing sensor but if you compare it as a whole, 5S beat it, maybe not in the megapixel count or sharpness but that's not the only aspect of photography.
From my understanding, Microsoft bought the people, the patents, and the tech from Nokia. I never looked into it besides the WPCentral stories though.