Nokia Drops Slight Hint of 41-Megapixel Sensor in Forthcoming Smartphone
Nokia has dropped a hint that its forthcoming Lumia smartphone may include the eye-opening 41-megapixel camera technology that caught the industry by surprise when shown off earlier this year.The company first showed off the ability to embed a 41-megapixel sensor into a cameraphone earlier this year when it announced the Pureview 808, which also surprised by being based on Symbian instead of the Microsoft OS the company had committed to.

In a slightly cryptic reply to a self-confessed Windows Phone fan, Philip G, the official Nokia twitter account didn’t exactly brush off a question about whether the upcoming handset would come with the Pureview technology.
Responding to Nokia’s announcement that the current Pureview 808 smartphone won a camera award, Philip G asked about the upcoming Lumia handset, to which Nokia replied: “Just keep your eyes and ears open in the next coming weeks….”
Not conclusive, but not a complete brush off either.
In fact, the 41-megapixel camera is not really designed for use as a camera with a very high resolution though, but as a way of allowing a high-quality digital zoom to overcome a cameraphone’s lack of zoom lens. The higher the original resolution, the less quality is lost when using digital zooms.
So while the headline figure of a 41-megapixel camera grabbed headlines, it is the zoom capability which excited camera enthusiasts.
If Nokia have managed to modify the Windows Phone OS to support the 41-megapixel sensor, then it could be a break-through moment for the company.
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