Nokia announced the Lumia 1520 with 20 megapixel PureView technology last
month and showed off their new Refocus application. Existing PureView owners,
including the Lumia 1020, 920, 925, and 928, can now download and install Nokia Refocus and enjoy multiple levels of focus in a single image.
The Nokia Refocus app performs similarly to the Lytro
camera. The application allows you to shoot between two and eight photos,
dependent on available focal planes in view of your shot.
To get the most out of the Refocus software, you need to
focus on the object closest to you and move your phone close to that object
until it is clear. Keep a steady hand and then you will have an image you can
tap and refocus on to share with others.
The Refocus app also includes Nokia's Color Pop utility
from other Nokia camera apps so you can color in sections of your photo while
making the rest black and white.
You can share your captured image
to SkyDrive with a unique page at refocus.nokia.com being
created. This site hosts the image where people can interact and change focus
themselves, right from their web browser. Try it out on the Nokia website, its
pretty slick.
Nokia is definitely setting the bar for smartphone
photography. I look forward to checking out a Lumia 1520 with the latest in
Nokia technology soon.
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