http://www.tomshardware.com/news/Nokia-808...rice,16050.html

finally going to US, price is higher though

Just collected the tripod mount holder , not tripod , so called accessory that came with the camera.

What mini tripod are you using ?

from which nokia store?

very nice, any post processing involved?

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Added on June 20, 2012, 2:43 pmis it possible to ask for it even though nokia store klcc didn't promise me anything?

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Added on June 20, 2012, 2:47 pmit certainly can last more than 1 day for my usage with data on. compared to my galaxy nexus, the battery life of 808 is way better. but bear in mind, my usage doesn't involve turn on the screen for a long time. in my Gnex, the main battery drainer is the screen itself.

This post has been edited by faizalmzain: Jun 20 2012, 02:49 PM

PureView Mode (5MP if not wrong) - Max Zoom + Close Up AF
1/14sec @ ISO 400
Extra: Cropped a little


PureView Mode (5MP if not wrong) - Max Zoom + Close Up AF
1/14sec @ ISO 400
Extra: Resize, else too large for upload

This post has been edited by Andy214: Jun 20 2012, 02:48 PM

Sifus, if taking indoor photos without flash, what ISO is normally used? Lighting is ok, flash is not allowed as its sports tournament - will distract and disturb the players eyesight.

i'm not an expert but you can set ISO 400 and above and play around based on the lighting condition. if the result is blurry then increase the ISO and set the the focus mode to hyperfocal.

last time i shot fireworks using sport mode only, just hold the shutter button and you may get some decent results out of all images taken.

This post has been edited by faizalmzain: Jun 20 2012, 03:00 PM

The controls are really limited. I tried increase the ISO, but seems unable to get a decent shutter speed for movement. Too bad we can't control the shutter speed... it'll be nice if there is.

Another options is to use Sports Mode, which in theory should prioritize shutter speed, but the AF will be lock to Hyperfocal.

I want AF, but seems adjusting the ISO manually doesn't really give a decent shutter speed; Need to test more.

Anyway, it will be nice also to have:
1. Manual Focus
2. 1/3 ISO selection

The Close-Up mode, seems need to keep quite a distance away, especially when shooting at full resolution mode; kind of defeat the purpose of Close Up in this case.

the Curve

Same here. Battery can last more than a day. But I use a battery saver app which switches to power saving mode after the phone stays idle for 30 minutes - you can set the time.
I use Whatsapp (always on), push email every hour, Nokia Social updates, etc. I think quite good.

This post has been edited by zack9999: Jun 20 2012, 03:57 PM

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Added on June 20, 2012, 4:18 pmhow close are you positioning the camera to the subject ? I can't seems to get a focus lock ...

This post has been edited by Demey: Jun 20 2012, 04:18 PM

which app do u use?

Need to be quite a distance (should be around 15cm, not sure, not good with estimation), especially if you're using full res or no zoom.
Try zoom in maximum, I notice it can get focus lock easier; since you're zoomed-in, it kind of make up for the longer distance.

taken under high res. , crop pic




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today just go play this phone at pavilion nokia store
1 word, awesome
quite light, very smooth, and the camera got too many function
can't even change the MP, keep showing 38
and can't zoom also due to using max MP @@

pureview zoom diff than other phone, swipe up n down, not pinch..its actually more accurate n precise with the box indicator

ya meh ? but I also can't zoom using the volume button @@

I think in 38 and 36MP mode, you couldn't zoom anymore because there is no extra pixel counts to perform lossless zoom at all D:

if i'm not mistaken, Damian Dinning mentioned this previously, and also, we can't use front facing camera in the camera apps,my guess is.. the FFC unable to support the comprehensive camera settings of pureview (especially 38/36MP mode)

zooming only available under PureView mode
no zoom for full resolution as 808 already abandoned the use of interpolation style of digital zoom
what 808 do for zoom is actually cropping out portion from the original full resolution(max zoom)
nokia name this as "lossless zoom"

This post has been edited by feimeng: Jun 20 2012, 10:24 PM

Anyone know how to bypass this?
"A sim card is needed in this phone to use this application."

I need to use this phone camera and apps only.