There’s been plenty of discussion around the N86 8MP and the fact it doesn’t come with a Xenon flash. There’s good reason, as to why, some of which we outlined in the interview with Damian Dinning, the man behind both devices. Damian himself wanted to highlight the low light performance differences of both devices so set up a true like for like test which he’s shared with Conversations.

Photo by KhE 龙The test was conducted at a controlled lighting facility in Nokia’s UK HQ in Southwood. Using precise lighting control, Damian was able to exactly control the conditions for the shoot, using the same set to create like for like examples. The room itself can recreate specific types of lighting including daylight and tungsten and offers the user specific control over the amount of light (measured in Lux) used in the room at any time.

Nokia N86 8MP the evolution of mobile photography