Best Smartphone Camera Features For The Money

By David Throop


As you check out smart phones, you will find some excellent models that come with quality cameras. Yet, there can be some major differences in these phones when it comes to taking good pictures. Here are some important features that may or may not be in your best interest, when you look for the best smartphone camera on the market.

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.

Many people are concerned about megapixels, but few smart phone owners actually know what a megapixel is and why it is an important feature. Digital images are made up of tiny particles called pixels and one million pixels are equal to a megapixel. Naturally, one would think that an image with more megapixels would be clearer and sharper than ones with fewer megapixels. However, megapixels do not tell the entire story.

When you check into megapixels (MP) on smart phone cameras, take your photo needs into consideration. For example, when you are taking images to upload to your favorite social network, 5 megapixels or more should be sufficient. However, if you plan to take images for prints, you will need more. Yet, most smart phone camera are not designed for print images, so megapixels are not as important as most people think and a 16 MP model may cost much more than an 8 MP model, but not deliver much better pictures.

You will find features like digital image stabilization in some of the top smartphones these days. This is a good feature to have because it can eliminate much of the blur from a moving or shaking camera. For instance, if you are making a video while traveling or moving, it is hard to keep your camera still, and digital image stabilization compensates for movements that can affect the quality of your photos.

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.

Any time the light is low your LED flash will come to the rescue. However, some phones have dual LED flash capabilities and this will provide better pictures in darkened areas. Yet, dual flash does use a great deal more battery power and can be an expensive feature.

As a general rule, if you want to get the most camera phone for your money, ease of operation is very important. Megapixels are not that big of a deal. Digital image stabilization and dual LED flash as two excellent options to consider, if you can afford them.




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