I have to agree with the others that feel that the N9 is not up to par with other Nokia camera phones. That is why I still keep my N8.

The N9 has to be tweaked...ALOT to produce wonderful pictures. My N8 is literally point and shoot and 99% of the time the picture comes out great regardless of situation. My father's N82 IMO takes better pictures than the N9.

That being said the comparison between the N9 and N8 is not fair. The N8 has a larger sensor. The N9 is not terrible but it takes a fair bit of work to get the camera to the right settings in anything other than ideal situations.