Microsoft is now rolling out the Lumia Denim update

Good news if you’re a Lumia user – Microsoft has begun rolling out the much awaited Lumia Denim update to various devices. The update, announced back in September, comes with a lot of improvements and additions. The camera experience, in particular, has been improved a lot. Here’s a changelog of the update:

• Lumia Camera – Replacing Nokia Camera, Lumia Camera is faster and more intuitive than before to make the best camera experience, even better.
• Speed – Pocket to capture speeds are superfast, and it only takes milliseconds going from shot to shot.
• Moment Capture – A long press of the camera button starts 4K-quality* video recording at 24 FPS. With each frame at 8.3 megapixels, you can save individual frames as high quality still images.
• Rich Capture – Auto HDR and Dynamic Flash are now welcomed into the already-impressive feature set. Shoot first and adjust the camera settings later for that perfect photo.
• Improved image processing algorithms – Updated to give you clearer photos, even in lowlight.
• “Hey Cortana” Voice Activation** – Gone are the days of pressing the microphone button to wake-up Cortana. Simply say “Hey Cortana” while the phone is idle and Cortana will activate. This is possible thanks to the SensorCore technology.
• Glance Screen – Compatible Lumia devices can now show more at a glance with Bing Weather, or Bing Health & Fitness data, in addition to time and date, notifications and application data.

The Lumia Denim update shipped with the Lumia 830, Lumia 730 Dual SIM and the Lumia 735. Microsoft had promised to roll it out to other devices by Q4 2014, and the update has arrived just in time for the holidays.

The Lumia Denim update is hitting a few devices across Europe, China and India. In the US, the update should be available soon to VZW users of Lumia 822 and Lumia 928. The rollout will continue until early next year.