Camera Comparison Test: Nokia Lumia 720 vs. Nokia Lumia 920 vs. Nokia N8

WindowsTeca has recently published a great comparison between Nokia Lumia 720, 920 and N8’s camera under different lightening conditions. Nokia N8 and Nokia 808 PureView are still considered the best camera smartphones, but it seems Nokia and Microsoft both are working harder to bring excellent camera phones, examples of these phones include Nokia Lumia 920 and Lumia 720 which offer great night photography results. Nokia will also be announcing Nokia EOS (41MP) Lumia and Lumia 928 that offers Xenon Flash. Below you can have a look at specs & image comparison of three different Nokia smartphones Lumia 720, 920 and Nokia N8. Note that these are unedited high resolution shots from respective smartphones.

Nokia Lumia 720
Sensor: 6.7 Megapixel
Video Resolution: HD (1280 x 720 pixels)
Type of focus of the camera: Autofocus with two-stage capture key
Digital Camera Zoom: 4x
F number / aperture: f/2.0
Carl Zeiss Tessar lens
Camera focal length: 26 mm
Minimum range of focus of the camera: 10 cm
Flash: High-Brightness LED
Nokia Lumia 920
Sensor: 8.7 Megapixel PureView
Video resolution: Full HD (1920 x 1080 pixels)
Type of focus of the camera: Autofocus with two-stage capture key
Digital Camera Zoom: 4x
F number / aperture: f/2.0
Carl Zeiss Tessar lens
Camera focal length: 26 mm
Minimum range of focus of the camera: 8 cm
Flash: Dual LED high power short pulse
Nokia N8
Sensor: 12 Megapixels
Video Resolution: HD (1280 x 720 pixels)
Type of focus of the camera: Autofocus with two-stage capture key
Digital Camera Zoom: 2x
F number / aperture: f/2.8
Carl Zeiss Tessar lens
Camera focal length: 28 mm
Minimum range of focus of the camera: 10 cm
Flash: Xenon Flash

Automatic Mode
Lumia 720 - Shooting in Automatic

Lumia 720 – Trip in mod.Automatic

 

Lumia 920 - Shooting in Automatic

Lumia 920 – Shooting in mod.Automatic

 

Nokia N8 - Shooting in Automatic

Nokia N8 – Shooting in mod.Automatic

 

Lumia 720 - Trip in mod.  Automatic

Lumia 720 – Trip in mod.Automatic

 

Lumia 920 - Shooting in mod.  Automatic

Lumia 920 – Shooting in mod.Automatic

 

Nokia N8 - Shooting in mod.  Automatic

Nokia N8 – Shooting in mod.Automatic

 

Lumia 720 - Trip in mod.  Automatic

Lumia 720 – Trip in mod.Automatic

 

Lumia 920 - Shooting in mod.  Automatic

Lumia 920 – Shooting in mod.Automatic

 

Nokia N8 - Shooting in mod.  Automatic

Nokia N8 – Shooting in mod.Automatic

 

Lumia 720 - Trip in mod.  Automatic

Lumia 720 – Trip in mod.Automatic

 

Lumia 920 - Shooting in mod.  Automatic

Lumia 920 – Shooting in mod.Automatic

 

Nokia N8 - Shooting in mod.  Automatic

Nokia N8 – Shooting in mod.Automatic

 

Lumia 720 - Trip in mod.  Automatic

Lumia 720 – Trip in mod.Automatic

 

Lumia 920 - Shooting in mod.  Automatic

Lumia 920 – Shooting in mod.Automatic

 

Nokia N8 - Shooting in mod.  Automatic

Nokia N8 – Shooting in mod.Automatic

 

Lumia 720 - Trip in mod.  Automatic

Lumia 720 – Trip in mod.Automatic

 

Lumia 920 - Shooting in mod.  Automatic

Lumia 920 – Shooting in mod.Automatic

 

Nokia N8 - Shooting in mod.  Automatic

Nokia N8 – Shooting in mod.Automatic

 

Lumia 720 - Trip in mod.  Automatic

Lumia 720 – Trip in mod.Automatic

 

Lumia 920 - Shooting in mod.  Automatic

Lumia 920 – Shooting in mod.Automatic

 

Nokia N8 - Shooting in mod.  Automatic

Nokia N8 – Shooting in mod.Automatic

 

Lumia 720 - Trip in mod.  Automatic

Lumia 720 – Trip in mod.Automatic

 

Lumia 920 - Shooting in mod.  Automatic

Lumia 920 – Shooting in mod.Automatic

 

Nokia N8 - Shooting in mod.  Automatic

Nokia N8 – Shooting in mod.Automatic

Close-up Mode
Lumia 720 - Trip in mod.  First Floor

Lumia 720 – Trip in mod. First Floor

 

Lumia 920 - Shooting in mod.  First Floor

Lumia 920 – Shooting in mod.First Floor

 

Nokia N8 - Shooting in mod.  First Floor

Nokia N8 – Shooting in mod.First Floor

Backlight mode
Lumia 720 - Trip in mod.  Backlit

Lumia 720 – Trip in mod.Backlit

 

Lumia 920 - Shooting in mod.  Backlit

Lumia 920 – Shooting in mod.Backlit

 

Nokia N8 - Shooting in mod.  Automatic (against light)

Nokia N8 – Shooting in mod.Automatic (against light)

Shots of night
Lumia 720 - Trip in mod.  Automatic

Lumia 720 – Trip in mod.Automatic

 

Lumia 920 - Shooting in mod.  Automatic

Lumia 920 – Shooting in mod.Automatic

 

Nokia N8 - Shooting in mod.  Automatic

Nokia N8 – Shooting in mod.Automatic

 

Lumia 720 - Trip in mod.  Automatic with Flash

Lumia 720 – Trip in mod.Automatic with Flash

 

Lumia 920 - Shooting in mod.  Automatic with Flash

Lumia 920 – Shooting in mod.Automatic with Flash

 

Nokia N8 - Shooting in mod.  Automatic with Flash

Nokia N8 – Shooting in mod.Automatic with Flash

 

Lumia 720 - Trip in mod.  Night

Lumia 720 – Trip in mod.Night

 

Lumia 920 - Shooting in mod.  Night

Lumia 920 – Shooting in mod.Night

 

Nokia N8 - Shooting in mod.  Night

Nokia N8 – Shooting in mod.Night

 

Lumia 720 - Trip in mod.  First Floor

Lumia 720 – Trip in mod. First Floor

 

Lumia 920 - Shooting in mod.  First Floor

Lumia 920 – Shooting in mod.First Floor

 

Nokia N8 - Shooting in mod.  First Floor

Nokia N8 – Shooting in mod.First Floor

 

Lumia 720 - Trip in mod.  Automatic

Lumia 720 – Trip in mod.Automatic

 

Lumia 920 - Shooting in mod.  Automatic

Lumia 920 – Shooting in mod.Automatic

 

Nokia N8 - Shooting in mod.  Automatic

Nokia N8 – Shooting in mod.Automatic