Thoughts on the 41 Megapixel Nokia Lumia 1020

As an amateur photographer I'm intrigued on having an always-ready-for-the-moment backup when I don't have my DSLR. Thoughts? (Disregard the make and OS its running, I'm just talking in terms of phone with such photography potential)

• Main camera sensor: 41 MP, PureView
• Main camera focus type: Auto focus
• Carl Zeiss Tessar lens: Yes
• Main camera f-number/aperture: f/2.2
• Camera focal length: 26.0 mm
• Camera minimum focus range: 15.0 cm
• Camera image formats: JPEG
• Flash type: Xenon flash
• Flash operating range: 4.0 m
• Flash modes: Off, Automatic, On
  
• Main camera - other features: Optical image stabilization, PureView, Backside-illuminated image sensor, 6-lens optics
• Capture 32 MP and 5 MP pictures simultaneously
  
• Capture modes: Video, Still
• Scene modes: Automatic, Night Portrait, Sports, Night, Close-up, Backlight
• White balance modes: Cloudy, Incandescent, Fluorescent, Daylight, Automatic
• Light sensitivity: Automatic, ISO 100, ISO 200, ISO 400, ISO 800, ISO 1600, ISO 3200
• Photos viewed by: Camera Roll, Month, Timeline, Photo editor, Favorites, Album, Photos from social networks

Sample Photos on Flickr


nokia-lumia-1020-pro-highres-16 by Momchil Karabulev, on Flickr


nokia-lumia-1020-pro-lowlight by Momchil Karabulev, on Flickr


nokia-lumia-1020-pro-highres-4 by Momchil Karabulev, on Flickr




Camera Housing




The 1020 housing is in the middle. A current-day phone camera housing is on the right.