Initial impressions coming soon, but in the meantime – since lots of people were asking about the camera – here’s some comparison shots between the N97 and Nokia’s previous top-performing camera phone (in my opinion) the N82…. oh and the HTC Magic as a mid-range benchmark (and kicks, but mostly as a benchmark).
It’s not a scientific comparison by any means, but the shots represent real-world outdoors usage – snatching shots in a hurry amidst the tourist crowds, purely handheld and accepting all the default options. To my eyes the N97 pips it visually (just) on the colouring of the images – quality’s trickier to call. However it beats the N82 hands-down for ease of use, taking around 3 to 5 seconds to start the camera from cold (versus over 10 secs on my N82) and shooting / focussing much more quickly too. Battery-wise taking and uploading this identical set of images via Shozu exhausted the entire N82 battery – the N97 was still showing over 80% at the same point.
Take a look at this Flickr set for all the images.
N97, N82 and HTC Magic Camera Comparison Images - click the image to see the gallery
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Well, whichever you decide is the best image (close call between N82 and N97, IMHO) this demonstrates that the quality of the camera isn’t going to be a deal-breaker for anyone considering the N97. I might be considering it. I might be considering that I want one *this minute*!
I do love my n82, but it’s tiny screen and crappy keyboard do frustrate me.
Glad to know i can upgrade to an n97 without losing any image quality… well in the daylight at least
Does N97 use dual LED supported by a supercapacitor?
In this document you can read how that kind of LED flashes could be better than xenon:
http://www.philipslumileds.com/pdfs/CS09-xenon_vs_LED_flash.pdf
Can you show us some pics taken in the dark (low light and even no light)?
Thank you in advance
Well, whichever you decide is the best image (close call between N82 and N97, IMHO) this demonstrates that the quality of the camera isn't going to be a deal-breaker for anyone considering the N97. I might be considering it. I might be considering that I want one *this minute*!
I do love my n82, but it's tiny screen and crappy keyboard do frustrate me.
Glad to know i can upgrade to an n97 without losing any image quality… well in the daylight at least
Does N97 use dual LED supported by a supercapacitor?
In this document you can read how that kind of LED flashes could be better than xenon:
http://www.philipslumileds.com/pdfs/CS09-xenon_...
Can you show us some pics taken in the dark (low light and even no light)?
Thank you in advance
Hi Ben,
Good on you for doing this, I love side by side photo comparisons.
Now the big question is a side by side comparison with the N82, the N86, and the N97.
;o)
Hi Ben,
Good on you for doing this, I love side by side photo comparisons.
Now the big question is a side by side comparison with the N82, the N86, and the N97.
;o)
No problem… given the effort the police have gone to in London to associate owing lots of phones with terrorism I did wonder if pulling out three to repeatedly photograph soldier on guard duty was wise, but they seemed to take it in their stride…!
I have no doubt the N86 will out-perform the N97 camera-wise overall – the pictures we got off the prototype we had were very promising, but 8MP images are going to be painful to get off a handset over the air so I think it will be things like low-light performance that are the deciders for N-series fans. Normobs will just choose on form factor…
Excellent comparison! I can see now that i won’t regret when I change my n82 for the n97.
This has been really helpfull.
No problem… given the effort the police have gone to in London to associate owing lots of phones with terrorism I did wonder if pulling out three to repeatedly photograph soldier on guard duty was wise, but they seemed to take it in their stride…!
I have no doubt the N86 will out-perform the N97 camera-wise overall – the pictures we got off the prototype we had were very promising, but 8MP images are going to be painful to get off a handset over the air so I think it will be things like low-light performance that are the deciders for N-series fans. Normobs will just choose on form factor…
Excellent comparison! I can see now that i won't regret when I change my n82 for the n97.
This has been really helpfull.
N97 photos not looking to bad at all.
N97 photos not looking to bad at all.
nice
Great! Thank for information, I'm looking for it for a long time,
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