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The following are Macro Shots from all the devices I could find lying around my house. I did set a minimum bench mark of  5 MegaPixels for the device that I would shot from.

All devices were on Automode, and the scene was in hard light at 5:40pm, of flowers in my front garden.

The shots were just lined up quickly by hand but all taken within a few min of each other.

(Click on each Image to link through for the full size shots)

Macro Shots – Nokia N95-8gb	Macro Shots – JVC FM1
Camera Nokia N95 8GB Exposure 0.009 sec (1/111) Aperture f/2.8 Focal Length 5.6 mm ISO Speed 100 Flash Auto, Did not fire Orientation Horizontal (normal) X-Resolution 300 dpi Y-Resolution 300 dpi Custom Rendered Normal Exposure Mode Auto White Balance Auto Digital Zoom Ratio 1.04 Scene Capture Type Standard Gain Control None Compression JPEG (old-style)	Camera JVC GC-FM1 Exposure 0.002 sec (1/599) Aperture f/2.8 Focal Length 3.9 mm ISO Speed 100 Exposure Bias 0 EV Flash No flash function Orientation Horizontal (normal) X-Resolution 72 dpi Y-Resolution 72 dpi Date and Time (Modified) 2010:10:24 17:41:23 YCbCr Positioning Co-sited Exposure Program Program AE Metering Mode Center-weighted average Light Source Unknown Custom Rendered Normal Digital Zoom Ratio 1 Compression JPEG (old-style)
Macro Shots – Nokia X6	Macro Shots – Nokia N8
Camera Nokia X6-00 Exposure 0.003 sec (1/333) Aperture f/2.8 Focal Length 5.2 mm ISO Speed 100 Flash Auto, Did not fire Orientation Horizontal (normal) X-Resolution 300 dpi Y-Resolution 300 dpi YCbCr Positioning Centered Light Source Unknown Color Space sRGB Custom Rendered Normal Exposure Mode Auto White Balance Auto Digital Zoom Ratio 1 Scene Capture Type Standard Gain Control None Compression JPEG (old-style)	Camera Nokia N8-00 Exposure 0.012 sec (1/85) Aperture f/2.8 Focal Length 5.9 mm ISO Speed 102 Flash Auto, Did not fire X-Resolution 240 dpi Y-Resolution 240 dpi Custom Rendered Normal Exposure Mode Auto White Balance Auto Digital Zoom Ratio 0 Scene Capture Type Standard Gain Control Low gain up
Macro Shots – Nikon D90	Macro Shots – HTC Desire
Camera Nikon D90 Exposure 0.003 sec (1/400) Aperture f/10.0 Focal Length 18 mm ISO Speed 200 Exposure Bias 0 EV Flash Auto, Did not fire X-Resolution 240 dpi Y-Resolution 240 dpi Max Aperture Value 3.5 Subject Distance 0.45 m Metering Mode Multi-segment Light Source Unknown CFAPattern [Green,Blue][Red,Green] Custom Rendered Normal Exposure Mode Auto White Balance Auto Digital Zoom Ratio 1 Focal Length In35mm Format 27 mm Scene Capture Type Standard Compression JPEG (old-style) Color Transform YCbCr Flash Return No return detection Flash Mode Auto	Camera HTC Desire ISO Speed 100 X-Resolution 72 dpi Y-Resolution 72 dpi YCbCr Positioning Centered Compression JPEG (old-style)

The worst performer was the HTC Desire. Colour rendering is terrible, it is washed out and insipid. ( I’d like to see if the new HTC Desire HD camera is any better, but the current Desire’s camera is pathetic )

The N8, did a wonderful job. Colour rendition is very close, for what is a tricky shot, the depth of field is bang on as well.

The 3 year old Nokia N95-8gb, still stands up as a great camera, but it showing its age when compared to the Nokia N8

The D90, shot to dark in Automode. (But I don’t shot in Automode that often, and still have the RAW version to process)

I’ve yet to see a cameraphone that comes close to the Nokia N8. The new sensor, coupled with the Carl Zeiss F2.8 lens is simply stunning. 4000×3000 shots with real print DPI, give you a lot of wiggle room for cropping as well.

I have yet however to find a way to move the focus point on the N8. This makes playing with the depth of field very tricky. It comes down to lining up the focus point then moving the camera to get the out of focus elements you want. Which on the above camera phones is the only thing that the HTC Desire had going in its favour.  I’d like to see Nokia open up the camera app, to allow some real control over the image as well. Why, cause they could.  Sre I lug my Nikon D90 with me, but giving people some more fine control over the camera would help people get the most out of this device.

Whilst, in my big review, I pointed out there was a lot wrong with the N8, some of which I am sure will get ironed out with firmware updates and third party applications, Overall the camera is simply stunning. If you are a Nokia user, who likes to get photos on the run with their phone and not lug around a separate camera, get the N8.

For me, the USB as Host feature and its amazing Macro lens, means I will still be carrying around the N8 with me, because it does add to my overall set of tools.

Tags: HTC-Desire, n78, N8, n95, Nikon D90, nokia // Add Comment »