Comments on: NokiaWorldWatch: The 8 megapixel question – where are the handsets Nokia? http://www.mobileindustryreview.com/2008/12/nokiaworldwatch_the_8_megapixel_question_where_are_the_handsets_nokia.html Daily news and opinion for 250,000 industry executives and mobile fanatics Wed, 15 Feb 2012 15:14:00 +0100 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: worldofnokia http://www.mobileindustryreview.com/2008/12/nokiaworldwatch_the_8_megapixel_question_where_are_the_handsets_nokia.html/comment-page-1#comment-245734 worldofnokia Sat, 06 Dec 2008 03:20:31 +0000 http://www.mobileindustryreview.com/?p=12180#comment-245734 the Nokia 8mp cameraphone is nicknamed 'Corolla' and would be out just after the N97 i would hope around August/September. Dont think its a touch screen though the Nokia 8mp cameraphone is nicknamed 'Corolla' and would be out just after the N97 i would hope around August/September. Dont think its a touch screen though

]]> By: Rofa http://www.mobileindustryreview.com/2008/12/nokiaworldwatch_the_8_megapixel_question_where_are_the_handsets_nokia.html/comment-page-1#comment-245733 Rofa Fri, 05 Dec 2008 22:50:43 +0000 http://www.mobileindustryreview.com/?p=12180#comment-245733 Agree with Nokia and all comments so far: 8MP cannot possibly produce decent quality images with the sensor size typically found in high end camera phones.<br>Inflating megapixels is just like cranking the volume up to 11 on an audio system with crappy speakers: sure, it'll be LOUD, but it'll sound like crap. Agree with Nokia and all comments so far: 8MP cannot possibly produce decent quality images with the sensor size typically found in high end camera phones.
Inflating megapixels is just like cranking the volume up to 11 on an audio system with crappy speakers: sure, it'll be LOUD, but it'll sound like crap.

]]> By: worldofnokia http://www.mobileindustryreview.com/2008/12/nokiaworldwatch_the_8_megapixel_question_where_are_the_handsets_nokia.html/comment-page-1#comment-235656 worldofnokia Fri, 05 Dec 2008 22:20:31 +0000 http://www.mobileindustryreview.com/?p=12180#comment-235656 the Nokia 8mp cameraphone is nicknamed 'Corolla' and would be out just after the N97 i would hope around August/September. Dont think its a touch screen though the Nokia 8mp cameraphone is nicknamed 'Corolla' and would be out just after the N97 i would hope around August/September. Dont think its a touch screen though

]]> By: worldofnokia http://www.mobileindustryreview.com/2008/12/nokiaworldwatch_the_8_megapixel_question_where_are_the_handsets_nokia.html/comment-page-1#comment-232217 worldofnokia Fri, 05 Dec 2008 21:20:31 +0000 http://www.mobileindustryreview.com/?p=12180#comment-232217 the Nokia 8mp cameraphone is nicknamed 'Corolla' and would be out just after the N97 i would hope around August/September. Dont think its a touch screen though the Nokia 8mp cameraphone is nicknamed 'Corolla' and would be out just after the N97 i would hope around August/September. Dont think its a touch screen though

]]> By: Abul http://www.mobileindustryreview.com/2008/12/nokiaworldwatch_the_8_megapixel_question_where_are_the_handsets_nokia.html/comment-page-1#comment-232204 Abul Fri, 05 Dec 2008 13:39:55 +0000 http://www.mobileindustryreview.com/?p=12180#comment-232204 Agree with both the above comments. It's not worth wasting time fighting over the Megapixel race. There's a bigger picture and broader audience to look at. 5 Megapixel is sufficient enough, if you want better than what a 5 Megapixel can do, you'll be wanting a proper SLR. Agree with both the above comments. It's not worth wasting time fighting over the Megapixel race. There's a bigger picture and broader audience to look at. 5 Megapixel is sufficient enough, if you want better than what a 5 Megapixel can do, you'll be wanting a proper SLR.

]]> By: Mike42 http://www.mobileindustryreview.com/2008/12/nokiaworldwatch_the_8_megapixel_question_where_are_the_handsets_nokia.html/comment-page-1#comment-232196 Mike42 Fri, 05 Dec 2008 09:05:45 +0000 http://www.mobileindustryreview.com/?p=12180#comment-232196 Right on.<br><br>In order to perceivably increase the image quality of a 6" x 4" print, you have to increase the pixel count by a factor of 4. If you use the same lense, software and sensor size, you won't be able to tell the difference between a 2MP and a 5MP. Certainly going from 5 to 8 will <a href="http://kenrockwell.com/tech/mpmyth.htm" rel="nofollow">make zero difference</a> - apart from, as Rob says, making for a much slower image processing and upload time. Also larger files mean less memory available on the phone, and slower image browsing - very important as 99.999999% of cameraphone snaps are only viewed on the phone itself.<br><br>New MIR Reader campaign: We call "Bullshit" on inflating MP counts. Every new handset with more than 5MP is officially tagged as a Hypemobile, unless 4 out of 5 normobs can actually tell the difference.<br><br>/m Right on.

In order to perceivably increase the image quality of a 6″ x 4″ print, you have to increase the pixel count by a factor of 4. If you use the same lense, software and sensor size, you won't be able to tell the difference between a 2MP and a 5MP. Certainly going from 5 to 8 will make zero difference – apart from, as Rob says, making for a much slower image processing and upload time. Also larger files mean less memory available on the phone, and slower image browsing – very important as 99.999999% of cameraphone snaps are only viewed on the phone itself.

New MIR Reader campaign: We call “Bullshit” on inflating MP counts. Every new handset with more than 5MP is officially tagged as a Hypemobile, unless 4 out of 5 normobs can actually tell the difference.

/m

]]> By: dansumption http://www.mobileindustryreview.com/2008/12/nokiaworldwatch_the_8_megapixel_question_where_are_the_handsets_nokia.html/comment-page-1#comment-232191 dansumption Fri, 05 Dec 2008 03:47:12 +0000 http://www.mobileindustryreview.com/?p=12180#comment-232191 There's a fourth factor, more important than processing software and directly related to the lens: sensor size. Trends towards thinner mobiles mean that lens and sensor can only get worse, and even 5Mp is pushing beyond the number of photons that a mobile's tiny sensor can reliably pick up. 8Mp phone cameras are purely a marketing gimmick and, like Nokia says, will actually produce worse images than 5Mp ones. All credit to Nokia for bucking the trend and aiming for real quality rather than just easily-marketable headline figures. There's a fourth factor, more important than processing software and directly related to the lens: sensor size. Trends towards thinner mobiles mean that lens and sensor can only get worse, and even 5Mp is pushing beyond the number of photons that a mobile's tiny sensor can reliably pick up. 8Mp phone cameras are purely a marketing gimmick and, like Nokia says, will actually produce worse images than 5Mp ones. All credit to Nokia for bucking the trend and aiming for real quality rather than just easily-marketable headline figures.

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