Rumor: Nokia EOS PureView to Have 41 MP Camera
Nokia is expected to announce the EOS PureView 41 megapixel camera with Xenon Flash on July 11.
Previously, we had started hearing rumors concerning Nokia's upcoming smartphone, the EOS PureView. So what's so special about this phone? It will probably come out with a massive 41 megapixel camera. While the number of megapixels in a camera is not the only factor to be considered in respect to total image quality, leaked photos and rumors have suggested that this device is more like a phone stuck on the back of a super lens, and will most certainly give you the picture quality for which you paid.
The latest news says that Nokia will announce this phone at its "zoom reinvented" event, scheduled for July 11, 2013 in New York. Rumors of the phone point to a quad-core processor clocked at 1.2 GHz, a 4.5 inch 720p display, and 32 GB of internal storage. As this phone is primarily focused on photography, a Xenon Flash is also expected. The phone is expected to come equipped with Windows Phone 8 operating system as well as coming in both a white and black version.
So, do you think that a phone (or just this phone) could ever be used as a professional camera, or should companies stop trying to add unnecessary features to phones and instead focus on improving the actual quality of them? Tell us what you think in the comments below.
Did you even read the article?
All I want is bulletproof phone with awesome batery that can handle from 2weeks- 1 month.
This is not just another camera phone ffs.
That's an awfully specific "or" clause. At least we know where you stand on the issue
This first gen device will likely be a duel core, not quad. Quad core CPUs will not be supported by WP8 until GDR3 is released this fall/winter, so unless this is just a product announcement for a phone coming out later in the year, then it cannot be a quad core device.
"Indeed please explain, because I see something that doesn't function at all at low light."
It does just fine in low light. It uses a huge sensor and supersampeling to compensate for low light situations, but where most cameras loose quality with the supersampeling this can still pump out a full 8MP image. Check out the Pureview 808 for an idea of what it can do. This will have had 2 more years to mature the tech, so I am pretty sure it will be pretty sweet.
It is still not going to replace a DSLR or anything, but it is going to put camera phones and little point and shoot devices to shame, and hopefully give the WP platform some better legs to stand on.
EXACTLY MY POINT! You should check out HTC ONE's camera. only 4MP but staggering low light. link is here for a good comparison. http://www.geek.com/apple/low-light-shooting-shootout-galaxy-s4-vs-htc-one-vs-iphone-5-vs-lumia-928-1557598/4/
Someone of the "highest quality" photographs ever taken have been professionally recorded on things as simple a sheet of sensitized metal well over a century ago.
Too many people seem to cling to silly standards about what tools art professionals should and should not use to do their work. Its clear -at least to me- that a competent photographer can shoot desirable images with a variety of devices, including those made with bits of junk lying around their home (e.g. pinhole) or basic point and shoot cameras. If a phone happens to fulfill a photographer's needs, then that's that. This Nokia would be one tool out of many a photographer could use. Does it matter that a photograph you like and are willing to pay for was made with an old, repurposed sardine tin or a phone? *shakes head*