Nokia 9 PureView Now Available: A Flagship with a 5+1-Camera Array

swarnie_ wrote: post #2

2 × 12 MP RGB, f/1.8, 1/2.9", 1.25µm 3 × 12 MP BW, f/1.8, 1/2.9", 1.25µm 1 × TOF depth sensor 1 × dual-LED/dual-tone flash Zeiss Optics Who is this phone even for? If you're that into cameras wouldn't you go buy... a camera?

The best camera is the one you have with you.

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Post by jplayer01 » Fri, Mar 29, 2019, 9:26 AM UTC

swarnie_ wrote: post #2

2 × 12 MP RGB, f/1.8, 1/2.9", 1.25µm 3 × 12 MP BW, f/1.8, 1/2.9", 1.25µm 1 × TOF depth sensor 1 × dual-LED/dual-tone flash Zeiss Optics Who is this phone even for? If you're that into cameras wouldn't you go buy... a camera?

Some people don't always want to carry around their DSLR. Having a decent back-up with great image quality in their phone that they always have with them is convenient. And not everybody is willing to buy a DSLR, but cares just enough about picture quality that they might get this. Apple and Samsung don't fill their advertising with how great their cameras are just for fun.

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Post by Tor3 » Fri, Mar 29, 2019, 9:29 AM UTC

swarnie_ wrote: post #2

2 × 12 MP RGB, f/1.8, 1/2.9", 1.25µm 3 × 12 MP BW, f/1.8, 1/2.9", 1.25µm 1 × TOF depth sensor 1 × dual-LED/dual-tone flash Zeiss Optics Who is this phone even for? If you're that into cameras wouldn't you go buy... a camera?

It's different from your normal DSLR, the point of those five cameras is to get control over the field of depth. You can shift the focus after you've taken the picture. https://www.bbc.com/news/av/technology-47350379/hands-on-wit...

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Post by a012 » Fri, Mar 29, 2019, 9:30 AM UTC

jplayer01 wrote: post #5

swarnie_ wrote: post #2

2 × 12 MP RGB, f/1.8, 1/2.9", 1.25µm 3 × 12 MP BW, f/1.8, 1/2.9", 1.25µm 1 × TOF depth sensor 1 × dual-LED/dual-tone flash Zeiss Optics Who is this phone even for? If you're that into cameras wouldn't you go buy... a camera?

Some people don't always want to carry around their DSLR. Having a decent back-up with great image quality in their phone that they always have with them is convenient. And not everybody is willing to buy a DSLR, but cares just enough about picture quality that they might get this. Apple and Samsung don't fill their advertising with how great their cameras are just for fun.

A compact camera like Sony RX100 or Ricoh GR II would give you better quality than phones camera yet smaller than a DSLR

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Post by rasz » Fri, Mar 29, 2019, 9:32 AM UTC

swarnie_ wrote: post #2

2 × 12 MP RGB, f/1.8, 1/2.9", 1.25µm 3 × 12 MP BW, f/1.8, 1/2.9", 1.25µm 1 × TOF depth sensor 1 × dual-LED/dual-tone flash Zeiss Optics Who is this phone even for? If you're that into cameras wouldn't you go buy... a camera?

The very best camera is the one you have on hand when opportunity for taking a shot arises. Good luck lugging a DSLR 24/7.

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Post by jj2ay0 » Fri, Mar 29, 2019, 9:34 AM UTC

https://www.zdnet.com/article/nokia-firmware-blunder-sent-so...

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Post by folex » Fri, Mar 29, 2019, 9:39 AM UTC

a012 wrote: post #7

jplayer01 wrote: post #5

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Some people don't always want to carry around their DSLR. Having a decent back-up with great image quality in their phone that they always have with them is convenient. And not everybody is willing to buy a DSLR, but cares just enough about picture quality that they might get this. Apple and Samsung don't fill their advertising with how great their cameras are just for fun.

A compact camera like Sony RX100 or Ricoh GR II would give you better quality than phones camera yet smaller than a DSLR

Having GR III, but not very skillful with it, I would say that taking an image as vivid and clear as AI-backed smartphone (e.g., Pixel 2XL) is pretty hard. And it would likely require some post-processing.

But of course, the GR's image is much more detailed and sharper. But that is almost negligible on the small Instagram photos.

edit: typo