http://www.theverge.com/2013/7/11/4513556/nokia-lumia-1020-release-date-specifications-features

Nokia is making its Lumia 1020 handset official on Thursday. The Finnish smartphone maker has just unveiled its latest flagship Windows Phone on stage at an event in New York. The Lumia 1020 is a big upgrade over Nokia's previous Windows Phone efforts for one reason alone: a 41-megapixel camera. Nokia is taking its PureView 808 sensor from its Symbian days and adding a number of enhancements to bring it to Windows Phone.

The 41-megapixel Pureview sensor includes optical image stabilization, 6-lens Zeiss optics, and a xenon flash, making it the centerpiece for the rear of the phone. It can shoot still images at 38-megapixel in 4:3 and 16:9 aspect ratios. At the same time as it captures the high-resolution images, it also takes an oversampled 5-megapixel image using the sensor that can then be easily shared thanks to its smaller file size. The Lumia 1020 supports 1080p video capture, complete with 4x zoom and up to 6x at 720p. Nokia is releasing a Pro Camera app with the Lumia 1020 to take advantage of the sensor and manually adjust flash, focus, ISO, white balance, shutter speed, and exposure. It also includes a number of editing functions to crop and alter photos. Nokia is bundling a leather wrist strap with the Lumia 1020, making it even more point-and-shoot-like, but a optional Camera Grip accessory provides a casing for the device with extra battery, a shutter button, and even a tripod mount.

Excellent low light performance and image stabilization

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Source: http://conversations.nokia.com/2013/07/11/nokia-lumia-1020-picture-gallery-zoom-in/

texazzpete:

http://www.theverge.com/2013/7/11/4513556/nokia-lumia-1020-release-date-specifications-features

Nokia is making its Lumia 1020 handset official on Thursday. The Finnish smartphone maker has just unveiled its latest flagship Windows Phone on stage at an event in New York. The Lumia 1020 is a big upgrade over Nokia's previous Windows Phone efforts for one reason alone: a 41-megapixel camera. Nokia is taking its PureView 808 sensor from its Symbian days and adding a number of enhancements to bring it to Windows Phone.

The 41-megapixel Pureview sensor includes optical image stabilization, 6-lens Zeiss optics, and a xenon flash, making it the centerpiece for the rear of the phone. It can shoot still images at 38-megapixel in 4:3 and 16:9 aspect ratios. At the same time as it captures the high-resolution images, it also takes an oversampled 5-megapixel image using the sensor that can then be easily shared thanks to its smaller file size. The Lumia 1020 supports 1080p video capture, complete with 4x zoom and up to 6x at 720p. Nokia is releasing a Pro Camera app with the Lumia 1020 to take advantage of the sensor and manually adjust flash, focus, ISO, white balance, shutter speed, and exposure. It also includes a number of editing functions to crop and alter photos. Nokia is bundling a leather wrist strap with the Lumia 1020, making it even more point-and-shoot-like, but a optional Camera Grip accessory provides a casing for the device with extra battery, a shutter button, and even a tripod mount.

are you now calling it a phone or a camera? From all you have written up there, it shows that the only good thing about the phone is the camera. Pls tell me if Nokia just produced the best camera or best phone.

it's a record breaking phone. This ain't symbian OS again.

Red_Card: are you now calling it a phone or a camera? From all you have written up there, it shows that the only good thing about the phone is the camera. Pls tell me if Nokia just produced the best camera or best phone.

Not my fault if you struggle with comprehending simple written English. I'd have thought the initial blurb was clear enough...or at least you could take time out to follow the source link.

The naming convention though. 1020 sounds wierd

The part i like most "shoot first, zoom later" without sacrificing image quality.

mj: The part i like most "shoot first, zoom later" without sacrificing image quality.

a potent weapon indeed

Still not sold on the whole WP8 experience. Winmo6.5 left a very sour taste in my mouth that WP7 did not alleviate very much so I have lingering issues with the platform. I sincerely wish to see something attractive about it but a 41MP camera ain't it.

Lord_Reed: Still not sold on the whole WP8 experience. Winmo6.5 left a very sour taste in my mouth that WP7 did not alleviate very much so I have lingering issues with the platform. I sincerely wish to see something attractive about it but a 41MP camera ain't it.

So what do you think would make it attractive?

jedisco:

So what do you think would make it attractive?

Hmmm hard to say. I think it just needs that lil something, the wow factor if you will. Apple has the app store, Android has customisation, BlackBerry had bbm, WP8 needs its own. Maybe Nokia maps or Xbox gaming can do it but they've got to have something.

What's the state of the WP8 app store these days?