The iPhone has been a game changer ever since it was
introduced and even though the pace has considerably
slowed down since, it is still the most sought after
mobile phones in the market. One of the areas that it
really made an impact was imaging. Up until the
introduction of
the iPhone, photography was the domain of actual cameras,
but
since its inception, the iPhone has become the defacto
camera of
choice for many across the world. Then Nokia changed the
game
again with the PureView 808, and then again with the Lumia
920
and no with the Lumia 1020.
The Lumia 1020 is a 41 megapixel shooter, courtesy of a
much
larger sensor complimented by Zeiss optics with optical
image
stabilization.
The iPhone 5s has none of that. It has an 8 megapixel
sensor
with a slight increase in sensor area. It has a fast f/2.2
aperture
lens, which the Lumia 1020 does as well. So which of the
two is
better? We set out to determine just that.
All iPhone 5S images are placed on
the left while the
ones on the right were shot on the
Lumia 1020. Stock camera
apps were used on both the phones
and shot on auto, unless
where mentioned.
Conclusion:
After using
the iPhone 5S and the Lumia 1020 side by side for a
lengthy
period of time, we have come to the conclusion that both
cameras
phones have their strong suites and weak points.
The iPhone’s
optics seem to be better than that of the Nokia 1020
in most
conditions, with better visibly and corner sharpness. It
would also
seem that the white balance on the iPhone is great
under harsh
sunlight, but tends to be a little off when the light
goes down.
The Lumia captures great detail for a camera phone
and stands
quite undefeated in that arena, but the camera is as
slow as a
tortoise and so very frustrating to use!
Both the
iPhone and the Lumia 1020 spit out excellent images.
So we can
safely conclude that the ‘better’ phone is more of a
personal opinion
than anything else.
However, what
remains clear is that the iPhone 5S will nail the
shot at least
95% of the time.
The Lumia
1020’s camera requires tweaking and a lot of
patience and
any burst capabilities are out of the question. Also,
do you really
NEED 38 Megapixel images when you easily make
do with 8
Megapixel ones?
What's hurts more, the pain of hard work or the pain of regret?
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