Today, Nokia has brought a shocker to the mobile world. It announces a 41 MegaPixels camera Smartphone by the name of PureView. Until today, nobody has heard of a 41 MPX camera phone. So, what is Nokia PureView.
Since the leaked of a video about Nokia Pure View, many has been speculating what it is. Many have thought of Pure View as an high end camera. But I think no one would have guessed that Nokia will come out with Nokia 808 PureView that has 41 MegaPixels camera.
Specifications of Nokia 808 PureView
Still imaging camera
- 41 megapixel camera sensor with Nokia PureView imaging technology and Carl Zeiss optics
- Fullscreen 16:9 viewfinder with easy on-screen touch controls
- Xenon flash with operating range up to 3.5m depending on conditions
- LED for video recording
- Lossless zoom: 3x for stills
- Focal length: 8.02 mm (35 mm equivalent focal length -26 mm, 16:9 / 28 mm, 4:3)
- Auto focus and touch to focus
- Focus modes: Hyperfocal, Macro, Infinity and Auto
- Focus range: 15 cm ~ infinity
- Macro focus 15-50 cm
- F number/aperture: F2.4
- Supported aspect ratios and resolutions True 16:9 (2 MP, 5 MP [Default], 8 MP, 34 MP) 4:3 (3 MP, 5 MP, 8 MP, 38 MP)
- Three shooting modes: Auto, Scenes, Creative
- Face detection software
- Launch camera from lock with full press of capture key
Video camera
- 41 MP sensor with PureView imaging technology and Carl Zeiss optics
- Video resolutions: Full HD (1920×1080) 30fps [Default], HD (1280×720) 30fps, nHD (640×360) 30fps
- Lossless Zoom: 4x1080p [Default], 6x 720p, 12x360p
- Frame rates supported: 15, 24, 25, 30fps
- Stereo High Amplitude Audio Capture (HAAC)
- Three shooting modes: Auto, Scenes, Creative
- Integrated video editor for trimming video
Technical profile
- Size: 123.9 x 60.2 x 13.9 mm (17.95 mm at camera)
- Weight (with battery): 169 g
- Volume: 95.5 cc
- 16 GB internal user memory
- Support for up to 48 GB with an external microSD memory card
- Screen size: 4”
- Resolution: 16:9 nHD (640 x 360 pixels) AMOLED
- 16.7 million colours
- ClearBlack display
- Corning® Gorilla® Glass
- BV-4D 1400 mAh high voltage Li-ion battery Connectivity
- GSM/EDGE 850/900/1800/1900
- WCDMA 850/900/1700/-21001900/2100
- Bluetooth 3.0
- HDMI
- DLNA
- High-Speed USB 2.0 (micro USB connector)
- Micro USB connector and charging
- USB On-the-Go
- 3.5 mm Nokia standard audio connector with TV-out
- Secure NFC
- WLAN
- A-GPS
- FM transmitter Operating times
- Talk time (maximum): GSM 11 hours, WCDMA 6.5 hours
- Standby time (maximum): GSM 465 hours, WCDMA 540 hours
Standard Sales Package content
- Nokia 808 PureView
- Nokia Battery BL-4D
- Nokia stereo Headset WH-209
- Nokia Data Cable CA-190CD
- Nokia Charger AC-50
- Nokia Wrist Strap Black
- Fold-Out Quick Guide
- NFC info card Accessories
- Nokia Hard Cover CC-3046 for Nokia 808 PureView
- Nokia Tripod Mount HH-23
- Nokia Micro HDMI Cable CA-198
- Nokia Portable Charger DC-16
Colors
- White, black and red
Software and applications
- Software platform and user interface
- Nokia Belle Feature Pack 1
- Java MIDP 2.1
- Qt 4.7.3, Web Runtime 8.2
- HTML 4.1
- Basic HTML 5
- Software updates Over the Air (FOTA) and Over the internet (FOTI)
- Flash Lite 4.0
- OMA DM 1.2, OMA Client provisioning 1.1
In the Press Release, it states that the Nokia 808 PureView has lossless zoom. Here is a video to show you.
And on their white paper, they explained in details how they achieve the 41 MegaPixels and how they changed the way zooming is done.
Nokia 808 PureView lens and sensor specifications
- Carl Zeiss Optics
- Focal length: 8.02mm
- 35mm equivalent focal length: 26mm, 16:9 | 28mm, 4:3
- F-number: f/2.4
- Focus range: 15cm – Infinity (throughout the zoom range)
- Construction:
- 5 elements, 1 group.All lens surfaces are aspherical
- One high-index, low-dispersion glass mould lens
- Mechanical shutter with neutral density filter
- Optical format: 1/1.2”
- Total number of pixels: 7728 x 5368
- Pixel Size: 1.4 microns
One of the biggest feature (IMHO) is the sensor size. It has a 1/1.2″ sensor that is 2.5 times bigger than Nokia N8. I thought this Nokia 808 PureView will be on Windows Phone OS. Too bad, it is on Symbian Belle OS. Would love to see how it works.
Click below to see the Press Release
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