Nokia introduced its so-called PureView camera tech brand just two years and a half ago, with the jaw-dropping 808 PureView
monster with a whopping 41 MP sensor hump on the back. This one marked
Phase I of the technology, indicated by the so-called pixel-binning and lossless zoom
technologies, that allowed for superior detail and quality unseen on a
mobile device until then. Then, later that same year, came the pivotal Lumia 920,
which was the first flagship that Nokia produced with the Windows Phone
mobile OS. It didn't have the giant 41 MP sensor of the 808 PureView,
opting for an 8.7 MP one instead. What could be considered PureView
Phase II there, however, was the optical image stabilization tech, that put the whole camera module on suspension, allowing it to compensate for hand tremor up to 500 times a second, and pushing most major phone makers to follow.
Nokia's CEO at the time, Stephen Elop, promised to merge Phase I and II in a PureView Phase III handset
that would feature both the OIS, and the pixel-binning, as well as
lossless zoom technologies in one module. That promise was realized last
summer, with Nokia's Lumia 1020,
which did sport a version of the 41 MP monster, and an
optically-stabilized module. Later on, in the fall, the company
introduced its first phablet, the Lumia 1520,
with a slimmed-down version of the signature 41 MP PureView sensor that
had a smaller, 20 MP resolution, aided by OIS tech in its turn, for
Phase IV of Nokia's groundbreaking mobile camera tech.
To see the phones in real size or compare them with other models, visit our Visual Phone Size Comparison page.
The company just introduced the Lumia 830,
and it looks like we are entering Phase V with it, as it sports an even
smaller than the 1520, new 10 MP PureView sensor, while at the same
time flaunting the slimmest OIS module Nokia has ever created, allowing
the shooter to fit in a thin, stylish chassis. As you can see from our
quick sensor size comparison chart below, the 1/3.4" is a tad smaller
than the grey area which indicates the average smartphone sensor size,
but the devil is in the details. Here's the nitty-gritty on the new
PureView sensor:
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Lumia 830 sensor is of pretty average size
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- Primary camera sensor size: 10 MP, PureView
- Camera Focus Type: Auto focus with two-stage capture key
- Camera digital zoom: 4 x
- ZEISS optics: Yes
- Sensor size: 1/3.4 inch
- Main camera f-number/aperture: f/2.2
- Camera focal length: 26 mm
- Camera minimum focus range: 10 cm
The new sensor features 6-lens Zeiss optics, backside illumination, and genuine 16:9 sensor format out of the box, like on the Galaxy S5.
The sensor's light sensitivity can go up to the decent 3200 ISO count,
which, coupled with the slower shutter speeds made possible by the
stabilisation tech, should allow for better-lit night and low-light
scenarios, hopefully without grain and blur. Here's an official demo of
the new Lumia 830 PureView camera from Microsoft, for your viewing
pleasure, as well as a few camera samples of our own.
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