These are some of the essential camera phone features:
1. Autofocus -
Autofocus makes the camera focus on your subject correctly and can help avoid blurred shots. If you want photos you can actually see, then you need autofocus. It doesn't matter how many megapixels you have, without autofocus your photos will look ghastly. Many phones don't have autofocus therefore there pictures don't come out nice.
2. Duel LED or Xenon flash -
Most photos from a camera phone are taken from low light conditions (i.e pubs and clubs, then facebooks humiliation the next day), therefore a high quality flash is essential. Standerd LED flash won't just cut, however they through out less light then your camera's screen.
The best type of flash is Xenon , which produces a much brighter burst of light that helps your camera phone take good pictures even in the dark. The downside is that it's quite heavy on the battery, and it takes time to reset, so the time between shots is increased.
In between the standard LED flash and the Xenon flash is the Dual LED flash. It is twice as bright as the standard LED flash but 1/1000 of the Xenon, it does have the advantage of being able to run continuasly so it can be used in videos as well as photos. It's also much cheaper then Xenon.
Most photos from a camera phone are taken from low light conditions (i.e pubs and clubs, then facebooks humiliation the next day), therefore a high quality flash is essential. Standerd LED flash won't just cut, however they through out less light then your camera's screen.
The best type of flash is Xenon , which produces a much brighter burst of light that helps your camera phone take good pictures even in the dark. The downside is that it's quite heavy on the battery, and it takes time to reset, so the time between shots is increased.
In between the standard LED flash and the Xenon flash is the Dual LED flash. It is twice as bright as the standard LED flash but 1/1000 of the Xenon, it does have the advantage of being able to run continuasly so it can be used in videos as well as photos. It's also much cheaper then Xenon.
Xenon:
Pros: Birghtest by far, producest he best quality low light pics, photos are less blurred.
Cons: Expensive, heavy on the battery, no good for videos.
Photo taken with Xenon flash:
Dual LED:
Pros: Twice as bright as standard LED flash, cheaper than Xenon, acceptable low pics, great for videos.
Cons: Not a patch on Xenon for stills, photos of moving images can be blurred.
Photo taken with Dual LED flash:
Single LED fash (standard LED)
Pros: cheap
Cons: Useless
Photo taken with standar LED:
3. White balance, Exposure and Preset Scene Modes.
To allow you to take pictures outside in the sunlight, you'll need a phone that lets you tweak white balance or exposure settings. Over exposed shots will tend to look completely washed out, with a blue sky almost looking white. Being able to control white balance will reduce the effect.
