Nokia's Lumia 1020 Window Phone 8 + 41 Megapixel Camera | Lumia Series New Flagship

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The president and CEO of Nokia, Stephen Elop, announced on Thursday at an event in New York City in the United States to launch the Nokia Lumia 1020. The highlight is the camera of 41 megapixels, image stabilization with a high-resolution sensor, and six ZEISS technology PureView (feature that combines thousands of other pixels in one. A picture taken with zoom enabled has no loss of pixilation, making it a visible image.)

A feature called over sampling reduces images up to 5 megapixels, thus facilitating its sharing and sending the camera has a sensor that lets you take pictures in low light. In addition, features the Xenon Flash that leaves images with poor lighting and movement sharper.

Video recording is also important for the Lumia 1020, and the device is capable of recording video at 30 frames per second, and the same image innovations also dramatically improve the video quality. The display provides real-time feedback of configuration changes and adjustments advanced exposure.

"We want to take people on a journey from image capture to record and share their lives," said Stephen Elop, president and CEO of Nokia. "The Nokia Lumia 1020 will bring a new meaning to photos and continue to strengthen the leading position of Nokia in the picture."

He also made a comparison using photos taken with the Lumia 1020, the Galaxy S4 and iPhone 5.

MAIN SPECIFICATIONS OF LUMIA 1020

• Operating System: Windows Phone 8
• Nokia Music: Streaming free music channels and the ability to listen to playlists in offline mode
• Connectivity: Secure NFC, LTE (4G)
• Battery: 2000 mAh battery, compatibility with wireless charging cape sold separately
• Processor: Qualcomm 1.5 GHz dual-core Snapdragon S4
• Rear Camera: PureView 41 MP primary camera with Optical Image Stabilization, Resolution: 7712 x 5360. Includes Nokia Camera Pro. Xenon flash for images and Flash LED for video, autofocus
•  Front Camera: 1.2 MP front camera HD wide angle
• Memory: 2 GB RAM, 32 GB internal memory, 7 GB free cloud storage on SkyDrive
• Display: 4.5 "AMOLED WXGA (1280x768 Corning Gorilla Glass 3, ClearBlack screen super sensitive

FEATURES LUMIA 1020

Nokia Camera Pro is the new standard application Lumia 1020 that puts the full power of the camera in your hands and lets you make amazing photos. You can change settings such as level of exposure, white balance, shutter speed and ISO directly on the screen, even before taking the picture. The feature is entirely suitable for people who already know what they are doing, and especially for those who are eager to learn more about professional photos.

Double capture - Once you press the camera button, the Nokia Pro Camera takes both a full-resolution photo for endless editing possibilities, and also a 5 megapixel option to get easier in time to share on social networks.

Optical image stabilization - The second generation of optical image stabilization is now simply the best photo and video in low-light conditions that you could do with a smartphone. Nokia engineers went on an epic journey of innovation, resulting ball bearings for the camera module. Yes, the Lumia 1020 has ball bearings inside that will help to dampen any movement, which means you never need to worry about camera shake or movement, even at night.

Xenon Flash - Pictures in the dark can tell with all power Xenon flash lighting, even with the aperture setting minimum shutter 1/16.000 second. Speaking thus seems very technical, but the result is amazing.

Nokia Rich Recording - The Lumia 1020 captures stereo sound even at very high sound situations, the shows as they happen, due to Nokia Rich Recording technology that is capable of recording with sound pressure levels six times higher than conventional microphones smartphones.

PRICE & AVAILABILITY

The Lumia 1020 available on AT&T stores in the U.S. from July 26 for $299.99. China and the major markets of Europe, it is expected to arrive later this quarter. But we have no information about release date and price in Nigeria. The Nokia Lumia 1020 will be available in yellow, white and black.