***The Official Nokia Lumia 920 Thread***

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^JP^ said:
Well on my Dell the res is 2560x1600 so looking at 100% is hardly pixel peeping, just looking full screen.

Everything was on default auto settings with the flash set to off.

When you buy a phone because it is meant to have the best camera it is a little disappointing that it doesn't deliver right from the box.
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Honestly, I think its to be expected that "out of the box" doesnt mean much, real world use is where it gets its testing, and so far we know Nokia are aware of it and their will be an update.
 
^JP^ said:
Well on my Dell the res is 2560x1600 so looking at 100% is hardly pixel peeping, just looking full screen.

Everything was on default auto settings with the flash set to off.

When you buy a phone because it is meant to have the best camera it is a little disappointing that it doesn't deliver right from the box.
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Best camera, for a mobile. I get the feeling you're expectations may have been a little high. Oh, analysing an image on a PC monitor at 100% is pixel peeping.

What are the manual settings like? Have you tried adjusting?
 
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Went into an EE store today and they let me compare the demo iPhone 5, HTC 8X, Lumia 820 and Lumia 920 side by side, got my heart set on a 920 now :) just gotta wait for Vodafone to get them of for sim free at a reasonable price.
 
A guy in work has just got his, similar weight to my iphone 4s but way bigger. The screen is more accurate, it's almost identical to another guys iphone 5 so that's pretty damn sweet. Fast as well, everything is slick to use. Not sure I'd want a phone that big though, just such a shame them didn't use the same res on the 820.

Hah they are just doing a camera shoot out between 920 and iphone 5
 
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cu3ed said:
Honestly, I think its to be expected that "out of the box" doesnt mean much, real world use is where it gets its testing, and so far we know Nokia are aware of it and their will be an update.
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True with most things but when they hype the camera up so much you would at least think that would be one thing that was right from day one.

I know being an early adopter has its downsides though and I will be sticking with the 920 as I really do like it!

BadMojo said:
Best camera, for a mobile. I get the feeling you're expectations may have been a little high. Oh, analysing an image on a PC monitor at 100% is pixel peeping.

What are the manual settings like? Have you tried adjusting?
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Expectations for something that takes better pictures than iPhone 4S/5 (not just in the dark).

I don't like this term pixel peeping, looking at my pictures in full screen is looking at my pictures, its not like I am blowing them up and making a billboard.
If I want to use a picture as a desktop background I can't because it wouldn't look good enough.


As for the camera settings, they are:

Scenes:
Auto (default)
Close-up
Night
Night Portrait
Sports
Backlight


ISO:
Auto (default)
100
200
400
800

Exposure Value:
2
1 2/3
1 1/3
1
2/3
1/3
0 (default)
-1/3
-2/3
-1
-1 1/3
-1 2/3
-1

Aspect Ratio:
16:9 (default)
4:3

Focus Assist Light:
On (default)
Off

Anything worth playing with there?
 
Now people are starting to get them, i think we should start posting some pictures of them with our different home screens. I'll start.

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^JP^ said:
Well on my Dell the res is 2560x1600 so looking at 100% is hardly pixel peeping, just looking full screen.

Everything was on default auto settings with the flash set to off.

When you buy a phone because it is meant to have the best camera it is a little disappointing that it doesn't deliver right from the box.
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Yes looking at it at 100% is called pixel peeping but it makes more sense when you're talking about a raw from a 15+ mega pixel camera where the image will look soft because it's not been processed and it's being shown on the wrong output medium.

Straight out of a phone it shouldn't look that soft but this matches up to a lot of the posts about 20 pages ago from the reviews as the majority of them also got soft results. The problem is compounded because other companies over saturate and sharpen pictures to try and make them look better which makes the 920's shots look softer and more neutral than they actually are. To my eye there is something wrong with the average shot out of the 920, it's just lacking detail but I seem to recall there being a post from France that they're going to be updating the camera software so hopefully that will fix it whenever it arrives.

I posted earlier suggesting to change the settings to 4:3 as I read somewhere that's the highest megapixel shot the camera can take but I never heard back if that was correct.
 
MJ said:
To those viewing the images, does it also not matter what the colour calibration is of their monitor?
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Yeah a little bit, looking at them on a colour calibrated right next to where they where shot. The 920 is cooler and slightly green tint, 5 is slightly warm but more pleasing, this is under tungsten lighting though which most cameras get wrong. Wouldn't draw too many conclusions from it :p
 
wow we shoved the 920 and iphone 5 up against the S3 screen. The S3 looks horrible, it's colours are all over the place, like a nice green on 920 looks luminous on the S3 but gentle gradients on the 920 are simply missing on the S3.
 
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DeathStorm said:
Yes looking at it at 100% is called pixel peeping but it makes more sense when you're talking about a raw from a 15+ mega pixel camera where the image will look soft because it's not been processed and it's being shown on the wrong output medium.

Straight out of a phone it shouldn't look that soft but this matches up to a lot of the posts about 20 pages ago from the reviews as the majority of them also got soft results. The problem is compounded because other companies over saturate and sharpen pictures to try and make them look better which makes the 920's shots look softer and more neutral than they actually are. To my eye there is something wrong with the average shot out of the 920, it's just lacking detail but I seem to recall there being a post from France that they're going to be updating the camera software so hopefully that will fix it whenever it arrives.

I posted earlier suggesting to change the settings to 4:3 as I read somewhere that's the highest megapixel shot the camera can take but I never heard back if that was correct.
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Thanks for your input! Not really knowing about cameras myself that clears things up.

DanF could you please post another duck picture with the 920 camera on 4:3 that would be good to compare.
 
pritchardavid said:
Just ordered a white one Lumia 920 from Expansys, shame I missed the Clove order, that was cheaper.

Anyone if we are untitled to claim the free charging plate through this site?
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Below is quoted from the P4U T's and C's.

Free Wireless Charging Plates Terms & Conditions

Entry is via online only. 1. The Free Wireless Charging Plate offer only applies to customers who have purchased a qualifying Nokia Lumia 820 or Nokia Lumia 920 promotional handset available through any P4U store, online or call centre between 02/11/12 and 31/12/12. 2.Open to residents of the UK and Republic of Ireland aged 16 or over, excluding employees and their immediate families of Nokia UK Ltd and P4U, its agents and anyone professionally connected with the promotion. 3. Opening date for applications is 16/11/12. Closing date for receipt of applications is midnight 30/01/13. 4. The offer is subject to availability. Customers are only eligible to redeem once per Nokia Lumia 820/ 920 purchased, while promotional phone stocks last. No cash alternatives in whole or in part. 5. The offer can be redeemed by visiting www.nokiafreecharger.com, 14 days after purchase and entering the unique code printed on this sticker and IMEI number which came with the phone (found on the side of your Nokia box). Customers must then complete an online form containing their name, address, mobile phone number, email address, date of purchase and date of birth. 6. The Free Wireless Charging Plate will be sent within 28 days of valid application. Only applications that adhere fully to the terms and conditions are valid. The Promoter reserves the right to verify any application. 7.The Promoter accepts no responsibility for entries that are misdirected, lost, delayed, damaged or corrupted during delivery to or from the Promoter due to any computer malfunction, virus, bug, delay or other reason whatsoever. 8.The Promoter reserves the right to amend or withdraw the promotion in whole or in part without prior notice or compensation if circumstances make this unavoidable. By participating in this promotion consumers agree to be bound by these terms and conditions. 9. In the event of any dispute the decision of the Promoter will be final and no correspondence will be entered into. The law of England and Wales shall apply to this promotion. 10. The promoter is Nokia UK Ltd, 2 Kingdom street, London W2 6PY (no correspondence to this address please). In the event of queries, please call the helpline on 0843 308 7877
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Although it mentions that you need this sticker a conflicting piece of info on there forums (http://support.phones4u.co.uk/pe/ac...D=10361757&channelID=10&portalPageId=10256075) states that if you have lost the sticker just fill in the IMEI, so I would still give it a go!
 
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