Nokia admits PureView Lumia 920 video fake

Nokia has confessed to faking the eye-catching PureView demo video for the freshly announced Lumia 920, admitting it manufactured the stabilization demo but insisting the real thing is just as capable. 

The “floating lens” 8-megapixel camera on the new Windows Phone 8 flagship was billed as a ground-breaking advance in mobile photography, but closer examination of Nokia’s initial demo footage raised doubts as to its authenticity. 

Now, Nokia has released a second video, showing exactly what PureView OIS on the Lumia 920 is able to do. Although the Lumia 920 and Lumia 820 were widely received as decent hardware, the absence of any pricing or specific availability information – beyond both phones launching “later in the year” – left Nokia looking unprepared.

Meanwhile, over-enthusiastic video pimping isn’t the only crime Nokia is accused of. Former Helsinki resident Youssef Sarhan took issue with the stills in Nokia’s original PureView video as well, arguing that the defractions around the bright light sources in the photos are simply impossible to capture with the Lumia 920′s f/2.0 camera.