For a start I shall come out and say I am in the “Love it” camp where the Nokia N8 is concerned. It’s almost a year now since the N8 hit the shelves, so I thought it was time to do a post about my experience with its camera over that time.
I can already hear the haters saying that the camera UI sucks,… well, yes it did to some extent but it’s got a whole lot better recentlywith the Symbian Anna update and the new beta from Nokia Beta Labs
Landscape Photography
- Westend coastline by sheridan01
Fishing at Dusk by Dave Proudlock
Waddington Fell by rokkor777
So is there a foolproof method for taking photos with the Nokia N8? No, of course not but for me I have some simple tips that I tend to use.
Do not take landscape images in “Auto” mode, take the time to set landscape mode. I also tend to set “colour tone” to vivid as well. The colours simply stand out more and in my opinion make for a better shot. I realise this might be teaching some of you to suck eggs but I bet most do not change their settings at all. The results are worth the couple of clicks. Also I tend to take landscape shots in the 16:9 aspect ratio but that is just a personal choice. As you can see from the shots above it does not really matter, it’s up to you.
HDR photography
Westend Coastline HDR by sheridan01
Sunset by Cristian VeVa
Westend Clouds by sheridan01
To do HDR photography on the Nokia N8 you will need an application. The one I use is HDR Photo Camera. I use this simply to take the three images required to create a HDR photo. I do not use the application to fuse the images together, for that I use a pc application called Photomatix Pro.
I am no expert when it comes to HDR, but I do enjoy tinkering with the images. You can get some pretty impressive results. I have uploaded 2 of my own efforts, not too bad for a rank amateur. I also found one from Cristian VeVa which I particularly like.
As of yet I do not think I have mastered the art of macro images, Not necessarily how to take them but how to select the right subject! Maybe my brain is not wired correctly for that.
However someone that has mastered the art of Macros is Nitish Murthy, visit his Flickr photostream here, some amazing images.
Anyway if you feel like looking at more N8 images then head on over to the Nokia N8 User Group or, if you prefer, my personal photostream on Flickr
Excellent post and great tips! Love the pics, keep posting new pictures from the N8, would love to see more! Feel free to comment on my N8 shots on flickr: http://www.flickr.com/photos/7709860@N05/
Looks really cool… love it…
Gotta love that N8 man!
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I like it…want to know u all who love nokia
And also please share some tips and details
Hi, I wrote a post for Nokia Innovation on the N8 and how I use the camera that might help. Here is the link http://nokiainnovation.com/?p=1822
please note that the camera’s default setting is 9 M and not 12 M.
Hmm Thanks for commenting but I never actually said what the default setting was, all I said was that I tend to use 16:9 for landscapes. I should also point out that 16:9 is not the default. The camera opens up in the resolution you left it last, so either 16:9(9Mp) or 4:3(12Mp)
great pics, thanks for the tips too.
some nice ones in the flickr n8 group too.. http://www.flickr.com/groups/nokian8/
What do you use to stabilize the N8 – particularly during HDR multi-exposures?
Most of the time I just use free hand, guess I have relatively steady hands, but mobilefun.co.uk do a tripod for mobile that fits the N8. Also the top part of this tripod uses the standard tripod screw so can be fitted to larger tripods used for DSLR’s
AMAZING colors!
Certainly are Sara
wow !!!!!!!!! that shot ,Waddington Fell by rokkor777 is sooo nice
yes. n8. there is no substitute. there is no better cameraphone
I love it got some amazing photos with mine
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