with some obvious room for a better "self awareness" and correction of capability in relation to depth of focus, which seems more apparent given bright field backlighting issues ? All digital cameras have these issues. My top of the line Canons sure do. Flare with backlight is a lens problem, not a software one. The Nokia 808 PureView is no exception, even though it packs a killer Zeiss lens. So, that's not news to me, nor does it bother me. I'm used to it.
It does seem to manage a lot better with indoor lighting or in the shade... Again, same with my top of the line gear. Not much difference. In fact, I "believe" the 808 has a greater dynamic range: the built in image massaging software in the 808 is AWESOME. (Therefore, the "compressed" 8 megapixel files look VASTLY better than the full resolution, raw, unfiltered by Nokia ones.) I'd have to make side by side comparisons to prove this hunch of mine, but I'm pretty sure I'm right.
What and how variable are the f and aperture ? The f-stop is constant, @ f/2.4. Only the shutter speed and ISO vary. Shutter speed cannot be set by user, only the ISO can be adjusted to move the shutter speed up or down, accordingly. I don't really have a problem with that. Pretty much the way I work with the big toys: auto everything, with ISO set for what's needed, overriding the exposure up or down as needed.
One thing that's really nice on the 808 is the ability to over and under expose by up to 4 stops. That beats my pro toys by a stop, in each direction! |
