Microsoft had to change its Windows Phone 8 architecture to accommodate the Nokia Lumia 1020p's super high-res image capture and processing. by Jessica Dolcourt July 11, 2013 10:48 AM PDT Nokia's new Lumia 1020 may be a Windows 8 phone, but Microsoft's OS division had to do some shuffling before the phone's enormous 41-megapixel camera could work. First, Microsoft had to tweak Windows Phone 8 architecture to let the Lumia 1020's camera software processes two images, Windows Phone SVP Joe Belfiore said in an interview Microsoft posted online: one that captures a terrific amount of visual detail, and the condensed 5-megapixel version that's actually small enough to upload and e-mail. In addition, Microsoft also had to code Windows Phone 8's photo viewer to improve its zoom capability in order to handle the far greater information stored within the larger resolution Lumia 1020 shots. Nokia Lumia 1020: a cameraphone powerhouse (pictures) 1-2 of 23 Scroll Left Scroll Right These changes also equipped Nokia's own camera apps, which include the controls to manually change exposure settings as well as extra features like HDR and panorama modes. For even more details, catch CNET's hands-on impressions with the Nokia Lumia 1020 here. Read the CNET Editors' Take Nokia Lumia 1020 Editors' Take: Nokia's Lumia 1020 is the Windows Phone camera king we've been anxiously awaiting for two years. Here are our hands-on impressions. Read More
Microsoft had to change its Windows Phone 8 architecture to accommodate the Nokia Lumia 1020p's super high-res image capture and processing.
Nokia's new Lumia 1020 may be a Windows 8 phone, but Microsoft's OS division had to do some shuffling before the phone's enormous 41-megapixel camera could work.
First, Microsoft had to tweak Windows Phone 8 architecture to let the Lumia 1020's camera software processes two images, Windows Phone SVP Joe Belfiore said in an interview Microsoft posted online: one that captures a terrific amount of visual detail, and the condensed 5-megapixel version that's actually small enough to upload and e-mail.
In addition, Microsoft also had to code Windows Phone 8's photo viewer to improve its zoom capability in order to handle the far greater information stored within the larger resolution Lumia 1020 shots.
These changes also equipped Nokia's own camera apps, which include the controls to manually change exposure settings as well as extra features like HDR and panorama modes.
For even more details, catch CNET's hands-on impressions with the Nokia Lumia 1020 here.
Nokia Lumia 1020
Editors' Take: Nokia's Lumia 1020 is the Windows Phone camera king we've been anxiously awaiting for two years. Here are our hands-on impressions. Read More
