Nokia 808 PureView info and user review

by **Stany Buyle** » Fri 4 Jan 2013 23:27

My wife made me very happy with a new partly for work/partly for fun-tool...

I was searching for a long time already a really compact cam that can take nice pictures and do eventuelly some video of a decent quality.
After lots of debating it was Steve Bingham who convinced me that the Nokia 808 Pure View Smartphone is the only Smartphone that fits in the philosophy of a photography addicted person... While I fit in that category -

- the Nokia 808 became my new phone.

First impressions were great with the original firmware, after the update it's even better.
Photo quality is simply stunning taking into consideration that it basically is... a phone! Nice deep colours, nice basic creative mode, lots of detail and still a lot to discover for me... Will write a complete user review end of this month.

Kindest regards,

Stany

Nokia 808 Pure view webpage on the Nokia website:

by **Stany Buyle** » Sat 5 Jan 2013 09:45

More about Nokia 808 PureView and links to You Tube

Nokia 808 PureView - The next breakthrough in photography

Nokia 808 PureView: 5 years in the making

And that's just an eyelash: the purist meets the Nokia 808 PureView...

Nokia 808 PureView Time-Lapse Film - Original images, no photo editing...

Nokia 808 PureView Tips for new users:

Nokia 808 PureView Tips (Part 1): How to freeze the moment with Xenon Flash

Nokia 808 PureView Tips (Part 2): How to capture Bokeh pictures

Nokia 808 PureView Tips (Part 3): How to capture low light pictures

Nokia 808 PureView Tips (Part 4): How to Capture HD Video with Nokia Rich Recording

Nokia 808, some more links:

Nokia 808 pureview sample - Glimpses of a Finnish Spring 30

Very nice nature video with Nokia 808

HDR with Nokia 808
http://www.hdrfotos.nl/pureview/

Nokia 808 PureView: Digital Photography Review

A Nokia 808 professinal camera review by DPR
http://www.dpreview.com/articles/8083837371/review-nokia-808-pureview

A Nokia Pure View website with forum, lots of info and more
http://pureviewclub.com/

Will be completed.
Kindest regards,
Stany

by **ritaB** » Sat 5 Jan 2013 11:33

Click on the unerneath screenshot to start the download from the nokia.com website:

by **Stany Buyle** » Sat 5 Jan 2013 12:38

Underneath testshot was taken handhold at iso 1600 and 1/20 sec, AWB and no flash

The scene resized to 640px longest side:

and a 100% crop

by **Stany Buyle** » Sat 5 Jan 2013 12:40

Underneath test shot was taken handhold at iso 800, 1/35 sec, AWB and no flash
I was leaning on the side of the billiard table to get a more steady position.

The scene resized to 640px longest side:

and a 100% crop

First impressions about IQ:

Detail is impressing.

AWB is off under artificial light. I am curious if it works more perfect with manual WB set.

by **Steve Bingham** » Sat 5 Jan 2013 21:17

Nice job, Stany. Now you will always have a camera with you - no excuses.

What fun!!!!

by **Stany Buyle** » Thu 17 Jan 2013 23:46

Underneath picture has been taken handhold with my nokia 808 PureView.
1/17,1 sec - F2.4 - iso 320 - 38Mp resolution - jpeg fine

The picture has been cropped from this original scene:

Picture has been post processed in Adobe PS 5.5 and Nikon Capture NX2

by **Leen Koper** » Fri 18 Jan 2013 08:54

I think I'll soon be selling my cameras.....

As soon as they incorporate RAW files.

by **pam.meier** » Mon 21 Jan 2013 18:27

Sorry, not for me

I don´t take pictures with a phone, not even my iphone 5 ... I may phone with a camera, though, eventually

by **Stany Buyle** » Sat 2 Feb 2013 16:44

A pro movie made with a cellphone
http://www.olivethemovie.com/

Olive the Movie - Trailer

by **pam.meier** » Mon 4 Feb 2013 22:52

Ok, I´ll consider using a cell phone to shoot a video

by **Stany Buyle** » Fri 12 Apr 2013 20:15

Andernos at bassin d'Arcachon with my Nokia 808...

Click on the thumbnailn to go to the topic

by **Stany Buyle** » Fri 24 May 2013 08:55

Macro photography with my phone...

Kindest regards,
Stany

by **Stany Buyle** » Sat 8 Jun 2013 21:46

Photproc. Photo editing tool for Symbian (especially Pureview 808)

by **Stany Buyle** » Wed 24 Jul 2013 12:17

Nokia 808 successor is there...

by **Stany Buyle** » Mon 16 Sep 2013 09:25

.On shoot with Bruce Weber, David Bailey and the Nokia Lumia 1020

by **Stany Buyle** » Sun 29 Dec 2013 20:41

http://www.nikonuser.info/fotoforum/viewtopic.php?f=18&t=2218&sid=69dfd95b7726fe71acb05d8e8c84741f

by **Stany Buyle** » Sat 26 Apr 2014 21:59

Nokia PC Suite - Where are the Backup Files - and how to backup them was a mystery to me even after googling and binging for hours, so I tried to make a backup system for myself...

When you open Nokia PC Suite you can see all messages , contacts and more that you stored there after syncronising but the destiny folder seems unfindable for messages and contacts. (images and videos destiny folders are no problem to find...)

While I want a safety back up of everything (all messages since Phone 1st use) on an external HD -just for in case- I found the following workaround.

Step 1: Open PC Nokia Suite

Step 2: connect your Phone

Step 3: open the messages you want to back up externally by clicking "CTRL A"

And simply drag them to your messages in your Nokia 808 Phone and drop them there... ("drag and drop" like in windows explorer and other applications)

Step 4: make a backup of your Phone DB and store it wherever you want.

Or you backup on another location...

And you will find the file as this on your external HD

Step 5: If you prefer to empty the messages from your Phone again, for in case of loss or theft ( :!:

don't forget to delete the internal BA as well), you can and in case you crash or re-install Windows, you have a total backup for Nokia PC suite.

Also posted on pureviewclub.