Camera performance Lumia 920 vs N8

Hi all,
I just can't let it go. I am not happy with picture quality of my new Lumia 920. See crop of same thing taken with N8 and with Lumia 920.
I really hope Nokia do something about camera in Lumia 920, picture quality is not OK.
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Hi, I'm late to this thread but have just tweeted @NokiaHelps exactly same problem- though I was going mad! It's just not up to the N8-00 tho' granted that was a stunner. Am hoping to get it repaired/ replaced- distance shots don't seem to focus as well as I'd thought, plus there seems to be more blurring the closer you get to the edge of the lens. Anyone got their 920 replaced? Just looking at a shot taken in St Mary's Street, Cardiff just before kick off last saturday! My opinion: some static features should just be sharper. I can't expect a flag to stay motionless, but iron lettering fixed to the side of a solid stone building should be razor sharp. I try desperately to hold the 920 as still as possible, but the moment of taking seems to introduce blur. My photos certainly never look like the demo ones on Nokia's site...

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Lumia 920 Camera App not working with 8.1

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RobRoy_cro wrote:
Hi..i have same problem then i make nokia pro cam as default and turn off "more tile" in settings and now everything works
I hope this help
Thanks. Only had microsoft camera, so downloaded the Nokia Camera. Could not find a "nokia pro cam"
Also where in settings is the "more tile" option?
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AndyCalling wrote:
Beyond that, Nokia are entirely responsible for both the quality of the hardware they make and the software they provide to run it. They may choose to outsource the software creation, but they can't outsource the responsibility.
Not exactly. Nokia does not write or maintain the interface software to the MTP client in Windows Phone. This is part of the core OS and as such is the responsibility of Microsoft. The specifications clearly state the software requirements and for the most part if these are met things work as expected.
The minimum requirement is Windows XP SP3 with Windows Media Player 10. The MTP drivers are included with WMP here and in later versions of Windows are part of the OS. The software on the phone is only a client to this software and will expect the host t o be properly configured and set up to be able to communicate. It is fairly certain that in this case it is the host which is not working properly as I have myself seen multiple minimal spec system doing fine.
The point of the discussion so far was that the instigator assumed we (or I if you must) were basically saying he should update to 7 or 8 which is simply not the case. From the first response it wasmade clear what the min spec is. The phone as is is fine so there is no issue there at all. From a personal point of view I think it would benefit anyone greatly to at least upgrade to Windows 7 at least for too many reasons to mention but obviously anyone is free to stay with XP but they should not expect the rest of the world to do the same or expect indefinate support for a decade old OS. There is no current OS fo which the 10 year old version is currently still supported. The fact XP still runs most software is a testament of it's sturdyness and quality, but it will fall behind very quickly over the next few years.
Windows XP is an end of life OS for which mainstream support ended FOUR years ago and extended support will end in a year. At best it is now in maintenance mode with only critical patches being released but no further development of the OS has been done for a few years now. Windows 7 is the de-facto version of Windows now and it should be he minimal requirement for any current and future software development. XP support should be seen as a bonus.
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Lumia 920 "Unbeatable low-light performance" - is ...

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I’ve tried different settings (pretty much all that exist on 920) and my pictures were not even close to Nokia’s.
Is that a hoax? “low-light” pictures was one of the biggest (that and these floating lenses) reason I picked Lumia over HTC 8x.
What am I missing? What is your experience?
P.S.
on Nokia's picture, it says that the shot was taken by a protorype device....i wonder if that prototype has a better camera than end product.
Nokia's advertized low-ligh picture:
http://i.nokia.com/image/view/-/1824230/medRes/5/-/ApolloPureView-image2.jpg

@AlexOdin
I've attached a couple of stills comparing the N8's night mode and Lumia 920's night mode both without using flash. Both shots were taken with seconds of each other under the same low light conditions.
I'm quite impressed with the results of the 920.
Cheers.
Ray.
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hi mate,
have you checked that you are up to date with the latest firmware thur checking in Settings > Phone Update, and that you are up to date with all the latest Nokia system app updates from the Store? if you are, and you are still encountering problems then it appears you will need to visit your Nokia Care point for inspection of your phone.

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@Mohsin_786 if it was a software failure, it should be fixed after you reinstalled the firmware. You should better get your phone inspected at a local Nokia Care Center

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I've just noticed that the video function of Nokia Camera is not working.
The camera function *is* working.
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Hello all
about a month and a half ago, I sent my broken Lumia 800 in for repair (as it was still in warranty) after owning and using it for almost 2 years. A few days later, I received a message that told me my 800 could not be fixed, and asked me if I would accept a Lumia 920 instead. Of course I was extremely happy, and gratefully accepted the offer. I should note that I did not receive any warranty of some sort with the new phone.
We are now almost 2 months further, and I have to say I am very dissapointed.
The battery first of all was not good at all. The phone couldn't last 5 hours with minimal use, even though I keep wifi and location off at all times... the device gets incredibly hot too, basically after 2 minutes of browsing my emails.
After about 2 days of owning the device, I discovered 2 dead pixels on the screen, both on a very irritating location. I could not fix them in any way.
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The camera is also a problem: Sometimes the screen turns a darkish green, and I have to restart the phone to get it working properply.
These are just some of the many problems I have experienced. I just wanted to get these frustrations of my chest, because I feel like I got ripped off a little by the nokia repair team... The phone wasn't in its original packaging, but in a little plastic bag... Did anyone experience something similar?
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Clearly the 920 you received is not performing properly. In your place I would just take it back to the repair facility to have it checked out and repaired or replaced. If you wish to try some troubleshooting on your own you can start with resetting the phone from settings > about > reset my phone. This will wipe all data and settings from your phone, so please back up all you need before resetting. If the reset does not help, you can try a full complete firmware reinstall using the Software Recovery Tool on a PC. If you still have problems after that your remaining option is back to the repair centre. In any case, these methods will not fix the dead pixels. as they are a hardware fault.

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Unfortunately upon this manufacturer's sponsored forum we are prohibited from discussing disassembly of devices, due primarily to invalidation of any warranty. Must say that I would always tend to re-install device software after such intervention. In the motor industry it is no longer just a question of replacing car electrical component as ECU has to be re-programmed to accept the new one, so don't to what extent latest phones are following this trend.
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