Nokia Lumia 521, does the lack of a flash really matter?

The Nokia Lumia 521 is a very nice, budget oriented Windows Phone. To continue price low, Nokia trimmed back some of the features role of which was the camera light.

Admittedly, I've still to meet a camera lite that performed very well. They often lack the ability to distribute plenty light to your subjects or create a blue color cast. While I'one thousand not peculiarly fond of these lights, others may feel differently. Which brings us to this comparing.

In depression lighting situations how does the Lumia 521 measure out upwardly against a comparable camera that is fitted with a low-cal?

The most like Windows Phone camera I have available to the Lumia 521 is the Samsung Focus 2. The Focus 2 sports a 5MP camera with a 30mm f2.five lens. The Lumia 521 has a 5MP camera with a 28mm f2.iv lens. Both cameras were prepare to 4:three ratio to maximize image resolution. Other than that, the settings were left on automatic. I took four test shots with somewhat mixed results. Images have been resized for publishing and each shot was taken without support.

The first shot, indoors using just a tabular array lamp. The Lumia 521 (left image) was taken at ISO 160 at a shutter speed of one/125th. The Focus two (correct paradigm) was shot at ISO 64 at a shutter speed of 1/60th. The flash seemed to create a slight blueish or cooler color tone while the Lumia 521 image has a niggling warmer tone.

Nokia Lumia 521 and Samsung Focus 2 depression light test

Next up nosotros set up a few toys on a calorie-free tabular array, turned off the photo lamps and only used the two ceiling lights in the room. The Lumia 521 (left image) was shot at ISO 800 at one/tenth second and the Focus ii (correct image) was shot at ISO 80 at i/125th. The Lumia 521 didn't do a bad chore of things merely with the flash the Focus 2 had noticeably deeper depth of field.

Nokia Lumia 521 and Samsung Focus 2 light table examination shots

The photo lamps were turned upward to 25% and the shut-up image quality was tested. The Lumia 521 (left image) was shot at ISO 500 ane/60th while the Focus 2 (correct paradigm) was taken at ISO xl at 1/250th. The low-cal helped the Focuse 2 focus while I had to pull dorsum a little to provide plenty ambient low-cal and so the Lumia 521 could focus.

Nokia Lumia 521 and Samsung Focus 2 low-light close-up examination shot

Lastly, we headed to the garage and snapped this shot with 3 60 watt ceiling lights illuminating a two car garage. The RC Motorcar (which has seen improve days) is on a wall about six feet from the closest light. The Lumia 521 (left epitome) was shot at ISO 500 at 1/20th and the Focus two (right prototype) was shot at ISO 50 at 1/30th. Over again, the light helped the Focus two focus and provided better depth to the image.

Nokia Lumia 521 and Samung Focus 2 low-light indoor sample

I did have both cameras outdoors at night to encounter how things measured upwards (and neither really shined).  These two shots were taken but later sunset with only house lighting through the windows available.  The Nokia Lumia 521 image (left) was shot at ISO 800 and a shutter speed of 1/8th of a 2nd.  In contrast, the Samsung Focus ii image was shot at ISO 100 at a shutter speed of 1/15th.

The Nokia Lumia 521 did take its time focusing and considering of the slower shutter speed, move blur is oft present.  While the Samsung Focus 2 was able to shed a little light on things, the light only lacks the power to comprehend a lot of distance and often over powers subjects in the foreground.  Then you take the issue that the Focus 2 dialed down the ISO because of the wink so low that very trivial of the background detail is present.

Nokia Lumia 521 and Samsung Focus 2 outdoor dark sample

Personally, I'm more of a natural light photographer so the absence of a light on the Lumia 521 isn't that much of a loss to me. However, some like to use the camera light and it does assist add some depth of field to images.  Virtually importantly it acts as a focus assist calorie-free for those depression calorie-free conditions and I think that may be the biggest loss in non having a light on the Lumia 521.

Tin you survive without the calorie-free on the Lumia 521? I remember so, but proceed in mind the Lumia 521 is what it is.

The Lumia 521 is a budget oriented Windows Phone with a base-line camera.  If yous're looking for a Windows Phone with a knock-out photographic camera, the Lumia 521 might not be for y'all.   The Lumia 521's photographic camera does perform surprisingly well in many atmospheric condition only does have limitations.  Limitations, in part, due to the lack of a low-cal.  Outdoor images are all the same the Lumia 521'due south strength and while you may non be able to take good photos of friends while your enjoying a common cold one in a nighttime, smoke filled bar, you should be able to capture decent photos where the indoor lighting is more aplenty.

Then what say ye'?  Does the loss of a flash on the Lumia 521 matter or is it a feature you can live without?

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