Full Canon G1 X review at Digitalcamerareview (Click here).
Metabones EF to E-Mount adapter for Sony NEX Review (EosHD).
Interview with Canon at Megapixel.
Canon Powershot G1 X Sample Photos (ePhotozine).
NEX-7 and 50mm lens test (Bmupix)
Le Sony NEX-7, par Jean-Marie Sepulchre (Alpha Numerique).
German Panasonic Lumix DMC-GX1 review at Digitalkamera.
The crazy 41 megapixel camera fo the new Nokia smartphone (Image samples at Nokia website).
P.S.: Who said Megapixel race would end? I already knwo of a Sony sensor with 100 Megapixel sensor that will be shown at Photokina 🙂
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I think Nokia’s pixel binning approach is a very good thing if done correctly. Other manufacturers should make their own versions. I rarely need images larger than 8 Mpx, but I’d like less noise at higher ISOs.
I’m with you Miroslav – nothing crazy about it – very smart. It’s got the same pixel size as the iPhone but oversamples for better results and a useable “zoom”. Nice one Nokia !
Another kudos to Nokia. The ISO 800 pictures from their 808 look nicer than the ISO 800 RAWs from my GF1. Granted, you can pull a lot of detail from the GF1 and squash the noise to get it to levels as good as or better than the 808, but it’s still a very impressive output from a smartphone camera.
My Nokia N8 is getting a little long in the tooth… maybe it’s time to upgrade :P.
canon had an 120mp aps-h sensor years ago…
I’m hoping that Olympus takes note of Nokia’s approach here – whilst they can’t increase sensor size (as with the 808) a 45MP (?) sensor withth 4×4 pixel binning using an RGBW CFA would finally give them a sensor to match their engineering innovations!
They can’t beat APS-C on DR nor high ISO performance so they need to go in a “slightly” different direction to say… Sony.
Only issue with the Nokia is that if you do use the digital zoom (it is what it is) you will be loosing some quality, I’d love to know by how much!
(4×4 RGBW binning negates use of AA filter)
“Only issue with the Nokia is that if you do use the digital zoom (it is what it is) you will be loosing some quality, I’d love to know by how much!”
That Nokia sensor is similar to 4 1/2.3″ P&S sensors put together. So, if you don’t zoom, you get image quality on par with Nikon 1 and when you zoom, you get P&S quality. Not bad if you consider zooming is not the best idea when the light is low.