![]() The Nokia Lumia 520 is a great little device for the price. The app can see the drive online, but gives me an error during the connection process. Western Digital released WD 2go for Windows 8, that in theory allows me to connect to my wireless WD hard drive. Now all we need is the nifty camera control function. I tested it, and the images were transferred smoothly. But it does allow you to download images from the camera to the phone. It's not as full-featured as the iOS version. Olympus released OI Wireless for Windows 8. All the folders show up on the Nokia, and more importantly, I can send images from the device to my account. ![]() I had no problems browsing images or adding new ones.ĭropbox hasn't release a native app yet (to my knowledge), but there's a handy third party program called CloudSix that connected easily to my Dropbox account. After a day of use, this early release seems just fine. I was pleasantly surprised to find a number of my favorite photographer apps in the Windows Store. There are lots of adjustment sliders, auto fix, a before/after button, cropping, and even a handful of filters called "looks." If you have an Adobe ID, you can connect to your cloud storage too.įor those who want to take screenshots with a Windows 8.1 device, press the Volume Up and Power buttons at the same time, and the screen image will be saved to your Camera Roll. At the moment I'm using Adobe Photoshop Express. It's a good option to have.Īs you would imagine, there are a host of image editing apps in the Windows Store. If needed, I can swap that out anytime for a larger card. Since the Nokia 520 only has 8GBs on onboard memory, I added a 2GB micro SD card to store my pictures. The store is easy to use and has a surprising amount of software available.Įither way, the resulting file was 1456 Ã- 2592 pixels and around 1.5 MBs in size. You can download the app for free from the Windows Store. Otherwise, I'm using the Lumina Camera app that provides more options, such as settings for white balance, ISO, and exposure compensation. Press it again and it takes a picture once the image is in focus.ĭibs the cat captured with the Nokia Lumina 520 smartphone. The side button located near the bottom of the right edge of the phone activates the camera, whether the phone is on or off. It takes serviceable images with a minimum of fuss. And to be honest, it's about what I expected. Given that I have a very inexpensive smartphone, I tempered my expectations for the 5MP camera on the Nokia 520. Overall, I like the typography, design, and intuitive operation of Windows 8.1. The Nokia 520 can easily be updated to 8.1 over the air, and it's worth doing. And the magnifying glass icon on the right takes you directly to Bing on Windows 8, and to Cortana if your have Windows 8.1 installed. The Windows icon in the center is the home key. You can add any of these to the Home screen by tapping and holding on it, then selecting "pin to start."Īs for global navigation, at the bottom of the display is an arrow icon pointing left that's the go back key. At the bottom of your Home screen is an arrow icon that you can tap to see all of your apps in list form. Tap and hold on a tile and it pops forward allowing you to resize or remove it. There are three sizes to choose from, allowing you to design your Home screen to your liking. You can "pin" new apps to the screen and remove those you don't use often. The Home screen displays tiles that represent your favorite apps. The latest OS from Microsoft is attractive and easy to learn. And to be honest, I prefer it over my Android device. ![]() After just a day of use, I like what Microsoft has done with Windows Phone 8.1. Now if you're thinking that this is going to be a "bash Windows" article, you're wrong. It's an amazing deal at $29 with the "pay as you go" AT&T GoPhone Plan. But as I was looking around for an inexpensive smartphone to serve as a backup, I couldn't help but to notice that the Nokia Lumia 520 with Windows 8.1. Anyone who follows me knows that I'm a dyed-in-the-wool iOS user.
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