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Nokia releases smartphone w/ 41megapixel camera

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dialedinmedia
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I dont get it
http://ca.ign.com/articles/2013/07/11/nokias-new-41-megapixel-lumia-1020-launching-july-26th
Jul 12 2013 1:17AM
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whoa-dere
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more pixels doesnt mean clearer pictures, it depends on the size of teh pixels too
Jul 12 2013 1:21AM
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Blake.P
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It's all marketing. The clueless consumer assumes more pixels means better pictures (which it can). But unless you plan on creating large, super high resolution images, anything higher than 21 is worthless to the average consumer
Jul 12 2013 5:04AM
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feihlination
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thats what people said about PCs and the interwebz.

Jul 12 2013 6:15AM
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CliffyByro
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great, now we're going to get even more teenage girl duck face selfies and photos of shitty food and starbucks, but in a resolution big enough to cover a football field
Jul 12 2013 6:33AM
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steezysteeze
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41 megapixels on a sensor the size of my baby toenail and with a lens with horrible optics. It's a ploy to get money from uninformed consumers.
Jul 12 2013 7:03AM
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steezysteeze
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"The Carl Zeiss optics are equipped with six lenses, matching the recently released Lumia 925. The Lumia 1020 also utilizes the company's new 2nd generation optical image stabilization to help keep video and photos steady and assist with low-light performance."

I'll hear it out since it's sporting some Zeiss.
Jul 12 2013 7:05AM
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CliffyByro
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quite a lot of cheap point and shoots have zeiss glass on them
Jul 12 2013 7:12AM
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steezysteeze
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Yeah I just remembered that, but given the fact that they're obviously trying to make this thing have decent photographic ability I feel like they'll try and make it pretty good.
Jul 12 2013 7:35AM
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Phil-X-
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My sisters old $300 point and shoot had a zeiss...... even though is regular camera lens with his name printed on
Jul 12 2013 7:57AM
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howlongcanausern
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that's why a buy a macbook pro 17" retina....i don't need 8 mb of memory and 17 porocessors...i just want to browse facebook and instagram...plus they just work
Jul 12 2013 11:25AM
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speedin
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41 mega pixel? Soo dumb. Unless someone is using their pics for gigantic prints, there mega pixel war is stupid.
Hence my gh3 takes pretty close stills to cameras with almost twice the mega pixels.


Jul 12 2013 12:07PM
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CaptainObvious.
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41 mpx is a stupid marketing ploy, but I really want to know if their low-light claims are true. Because I'm looking to get a new phone and all I really want to find is a phone that has a camera I can depend on not blowing my pics out when I use the flash and not washing my pics out when I don't have the flash. Anyone have any insight on this?
Jul 12 2013 12:37PM
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gotti
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everyone knows the sensor is what makes pictures good not megapixels
Jul 12 2013 3:40PM
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Phil-X-
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Perfect, finally my dick pics will be able to capture my entire girth
Jul 12 2013 8:37PM
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a_pla5tic_bag
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I don't beleive things labeled as zeiss really mean as much anymore. It might not be made by them I think they just use the same element arrangements. Whatevs though its a cell phone camera.
Jul 12 2013 8:42PM
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Bart.Man
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Well it's just like anything else- you get what you pay for. My dad worked for Zeiss for nearly 30 years, and he has several amazing pieces of optical equipment, as in honestly unparalleled (No camera gear though, binoculars and rifle scopes). It is, however, a shame that they have settled with putting their name on something less than excellent though.
Jul 13 2013 1:45AM
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Sno.
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They are. You can see it auto-adjust on the screen.
Sep 11 2013 5:36PM
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Skiingsnow
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why is everyone on this site against progression of any form? a 41 mega pixel camera sounds so sick, who gives a fuck if it not necessary, how many technologically incompetent people have iphones (including myself soon, can't wait)?

and of all the people saying its marketing, how many of you are wear new fill tilts this season?
Sep 11 2013 5:42PM
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CliffyByro
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Sep 11 2013 10:54PM
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Skiingsnow
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I now have a cramp from laughing.
Sep 12 2013 8:21AM
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TechnoPotamus
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when will advertisers learn that they need to just be honest and up front about what really matters to cell phone consumers? Clearly, we're talking about dick pics. "Dickies" make the world go round. I believe Michelle Obama was quoted as saying that.
Sep 12 2013 10:42AM
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