Examining The Best Smartphone Camera Features

By David Throop


There are many excellent smart phones on the market today, and most of them have cameras. However, picture taking capabilities among modern mobile phones can vary a great deal. Here are some tips on smart phones, to help you get the best smartphone camera features for the least amount of money.

When you shop for smart phone cameras, you want something that is fast and simple. After all, you don't want to wait on one of those special moments "frozen in time". By the time you make adjustments or wait for the camera to boot up, you could miss the shot. A good model should be as easy as pointing and shooting, and yet it should still deliver good quality images.

When you compare smart phones you'll see major differences when it comes to megapixels, but not many people understand the importance of megapixels and photo images. One megapixel contains one million tiny units known as pixels and that is what makes up digital images. In fact, megapixels make the difference between normal and high definition images. Yet, megapixel capability in digital cameras can be deceiving.

Most of the better smart phones on the market today have cameras with enough megapixel images to do a good job. For example, there may be very little difference between 16 MP images and those from 8 MP cameras. Extra megapixels can make a big difference in full color images that you print from your computer, and because most mobile phone users do not print out their images, megapixels should not be much of an issue. For example, a five megapixel image should be just fine for uploading to online sources.

Many top smartphones have cameras with digital image stabilization. This feature helps to keep image blur to a minimum if you are taking pictures while traveling or moving. For example, you might want to take an image or movie from inside a vehicle as you travel down the road. Digital image stabilization will compensate for shaking or other movements that the car might make, and you will get a clear picture.

You may see an "HDR" function on some of the smart phone units and this refers to high dynamic range. HDR takes three separate images of the same picture and combines them into a single image that is clearer and sharper. It works best for images with still subjects like scenery and when taking photos with a lot of action, it may not be effective.

Whenever it is too dark for normal images, a good LED flash can save the day. Make sure your new phone has LED flash and you may want to pay extra for a phone that has dual LED flash. This will give you better flash photos but it comes with a price. It uses more power and it can be more expensive.

Generally speaking, to get the best camera phone for you money, look for ones that are simple to use and have automatic features. Most quality phones have enough megapixels. You may want to check out ones that have dual flash capability and digital image stabilization.




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