Nokia 8 Camera Update

Dawood Kamran · February 2019

Wasn't the Nokia 8 set to receive a camera update after Android Pie? This phone has amazing camera hardware that can easily outperform other devices at the same price point but it has been undermined by not-so-good software (try using the Google Camera app for a few days and you'll get my point)
This thing is a flagship, and HMD should treat it like one, even the Nokia 5 got a camera update after Android Pie, which is even more staggering.
Hope to soon receive a proper update.
A loyal Nokia fan.

wilson shrestha · February 2019

We really don't know what kind of work goes in building good camera software for a particular camera hardware. But, we sure know that Nokia is taking too much time to provide a good camera update to their previous flagship devices like Nokia 8 and the Sirocco. As of now, Nokia is really only focusing on newer phone models and its camera software. There is no other way but to rely on Google Camera for now.

BLOOT · February 2019

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gavias · February 2019

Nokia does not seem to realize that letting Nokia 8 buyers, annoyed at a sensitive issue such as the camera, gives poor publicity to the brand that is being implemented in the market!
Unsatisfied consumers will say the brand bad, which will hurt sales not only of Nokia 8, but of all versions of Nokia. Not to mention the poor results obtained by the tests of bloggers, youtubers, and entities such as dxomark.

gavias · February 2019

Alternatives to nokia 8 camera like google camera are good for photographs, but are a poor choice for video because the sound is bad and does not take advantage of the sound ozo.

Nokia video does not allow manual mode, among other problems related to focusing. Nokia should be at the level of the best such as Huawei, Apple and Samsung; even Asus has more interesting camera functions than nokia 8. Wake up and pressure the developer team or get another team.

potemkin · February 2019

gavias said:

Wake up and pressure the developer team or get another team.

I guess they have current camera developer team because they were unwilling to pay higher salaries that real experts demand.

jdan · February 2019

May I refer to what I wrote here:
https://community.phones.nokia.com/discussion/comment/80925/#Comment_80925

Jonne Rautio · February 2019

I just had an intersting camera comparison yesterday evening. We were watching my friends band performing inside, low light conditions. My friend had a Google Pixel 2 and I took pictures with that device and my own Nokia 8. Result; Nokia 8 pictures were awful comparing Google pixel 2 pictures. This camera software just couldn't capture sharp pictures. My previous phone was Lumia 950 and you can imagine how disappointed I am with this phones camera software! This is a great phone and I hope that someone will react all these camera issues!!!

jdan · February 2019

To make the best of the camera in low light conditions - see my tips.
https://mijnnokia.wordpress.com/2019/02/12/taking-pictures-with-your-smartphone/
Or download and use Gcam.

Hugh Matthews · February 2019

@Jonne Rautio But did you try filming the band? The Nokia 8 records amazing sound!

Jonne Rautio · February 2019

Hi

Thank's for you tips! I' m sure that adjusting the settings

will give better results. Problem is that I' m too lazy😁 to use them and used to just bush the button and let the machine do the magic(again, Lumia 950...)I foud one Gcam app, but It jammed my camera. Well anyway, camera works well in the dayligh, IF sun is shining😂...

jdan · February 2019

Impressed by the crowd in my own town yesterday afternoon.
5 photos taken with quite difficult light circumstances - a low sun and lots of shadow.
Taken with my standard settings:
Twin - HDR On - Focus (tap on screen)
Zoom and examine how sharp the photos really are.
(Nice to edit and zoom in to make better compositions afterwards.)

Akhilesh N · March 2019

Any update if there will be new camera update ?

potemkin · March 2019

Akhilesh N said:

Any update if there will be new camera update ?

Nope. They are still burning the midnight oil.

marsic · March 2019

You mispelled "snake oil'...

petrus · March 2019

The midnight oil has already burned. We have a new version by number. HMD does not mind or does not know that the application still has a lot of bugs.

marsic · March 2019

@petrus i have a "vague certainty" that they know very well. Much, much better than they care to acknowledge. I don't know what it is that keeps them from fixing their software: developer shortage (or simply they get prioritised to other projects), laziness, don't-give-a-frack-ery, accursed consumerism, brink of bankruptcy, idiotic belief that people will go mad and buy newer Nokia (ROFLoL)...

potemkin · March 2019

@marsic I'm pretty sure it's a shortage of developers which is caused by both incompetence and don't-give-a-frack-ery of C-level management.

Ammar ahmadh · April 2019

<img src="https://us.v-cdn.net/6031042/uploads/editor/5p/8ema93jxri74.png" alt="">if for switched to camera my phone automatically switched off

Akhilesh N · September 2019

Hi.. any update on camera app? I thought we would get one for Nokia 8 flagship with exiting features after pie update

manoj Kumar sah · September 2019

nokia 8 display cost

manoj Kumar sah · September 2019

in nokia care price nokia 8 folder(display) cost 20000₹

user1508928527225 · September 2019

Akhilesh N said:

Hi.. any update on camera app? I thought we would get one for Nokia 8 flagship with exiting features after pie update

Considering 8 was released about two years ago, that there will be no Android Q update and HMD is moving into quarterly security updates for it and despite promises the camera application received fairly minor updates so far, it's extremely unlikely that HMD will release an updated camera application with additional features at this point.

Nate · September 2019

2 years of disappointment from this $500 phone they called a flagship. Never buying a nokia again.

user1508938037450 · September 2019

I'm fully agree with your comments. My Nokia 8 is/ was my last "Nokia".
Many words, no facts. Especially for the camera- firmware.

It is "history" for me since 2 weeks.
Now I use a Samsung Galaxy S10 Plus and I can say, I' m happy.

Bye, Bye "Nokia" and the best wishes for all the users here in this community.

Mick1965 · September 2019

user1508938037450 said:

I'm fully agree with your comments. My Nokia 8 is/ was my last "Nokia".
Many words, no facts. Especially for the camera- firmware.

It is "history" for me since 2 weeks.
Now I use a Samsung Galaxy S10 Plus and I can say, I' m happy.

Bye, Bye "Nokia" and the best wishes for all the users here in this community.

I'm glad you are happy, but at 2-3 times the cost you should be.

As the saying goes pay peanuts expect monkeys.

Pay in gold coins and you will get service....... just ask John Wick 😜

user1508938037450 · September 2019

@Mick 1965 I bought my Galaxy S10 Plus together with a contract extension with my Provider for 50,00 Euros. With the same contract it would be possible to buy a Nokia 9 Pure View for 1,00 Euro. Yes, I had to pay 49,00 Euro more. But for the better quality/ the better Smartphone I can live with this difference.

jdan · September 2019

If you want to get the most out the disappointing camera app before you throw away your worthless phone you should look in:
1 - https://mijnnokia.wordpress.com/2019/02/12/taking-pictures-with-your-smartphone/
A manual for the standard camera app based on comments in this and other forums.
2 - https://mijnnokia.wordpress.com/2019/06/04/using-a-gcam-on-nokia-8/
Download an excellent gcam and use it side by side with the standard camera.

Mick1965 · September 2019

user1508938037450 said:

@Mick 1965 I bought my Galaxy S10 Plus together with a contract extension with my Provider for 50,00 Euros. With the same contract it would be possible to buy a Nokia 9 Pure View for 1,00 Euro. Yes, I had to pay 49,00 Euro more. But for the better quality/ the better Smartphone I can live with this difference.

Personally I'm not keen on the over sharpened and over saturated look from the Samsungs. Well alot of the newer crop of mobiles seem to have adopted this "popified" look.

As long as in your opinion it's better quality and you are happy with it, then that is all that matters.

Enjoy your new device.👍

Mick1965 · September 2019

jdan said:

If you want to get the most out the disappointing camera app before you throw away your worthless phone you should look in:
1 - https://mijnnokia.wordpress.com/2019/02/12/taking-pictures-with-your-smartphone/
A manual for the standard camera app based on comments in this and other forums.
2 - https://mijnnokia.wordpress.com/2019/06/04/using-a-gcam-on-nokia-8/
Download an excellent gcam and use it side by side with the standard camera.

As a matter of interest in your article, why do you suggest leaving raw turned off with out reason, I initially thought it was because the 8 didn't support raw files.

But with the raw option turned on in the settings you can then turn raw on and off from with in the app.

It produces a perfectly usable raw file that loads into lightroom for lossless editing.

user1521742998958 · November 2019

I had this phone one and a half year and still no good camera update, I don't like the groped video with electronic video stabilisation and no way to turn it off. And irritating focus jumping with no way put to manual focus in video.

Alternative camera app have better manual controlls and no cropped video, but in cost of bad audio.

So in my opinion I need shoose between good video or audio.

And in picture mode you can not lock focus and exposure for more then 5 seconds before go to default.

Come on how hard can it be to get a good camera app for a so called flagship phone.

Otherwise I like the phone.

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