Nokia has published a video showcasing its partnership with optics maker Carl Zeiss, with an emphasis on the implementation of the Nokia N8's camera. The video details the specialised knowledge need to create the optics, highlights the importance of robustness and discusses the key camera characteristics. While the video has a marketing message, it does offer a rare behind the scenes glimpse of what goes into making a high-end camera phone.

In the image below, extracted from the video, you can see a N8 camera module that has been cut through vertically (note that the internal look is jagged because it has been cut in half). The arrangement of the four element Tessar Optics are clearly shown. The match head on the right of the image gives a sense of overall scale.

Nokia N8 Camera module, cut through to show four lens arrangement

  
Other notable points in the video include an example of a device 'shake-test' machine, a look inside the Nokia and Carl Zeiss labs, a gratuitous N8 drop (yes, you Juha Ala-Karhu), comparison with iPhone images, examples of the video performance and a sneaky look at an upcoming update to the N8's image editing application.
   

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