Sunday, December 28, 2014

Examining The Best Smartphone Camera Models

By David Throop


Today's smart phone cameras are more powerful and smarter than ever. Yet, not all of these amazing phones are created equal and some have better features than others. Here are some important features to look for, to help you save money and get the best smartphone camera possible.

No one wants to spend time waiting for the camera to boot up. Look for phones that are quick and simple to use. Some phones are ready instantly to let you take the perfect shot every time. This is very important for people that like to capture life in action, especially when it comes to pets and children.

Megapixels are often heavily advertised with cameras. However, many smart phone users have very little knowledge of megapixels or even know what they are. A pixel is a tiny component of a digital image and it takes a million of them to create one megapixel. The more megapixels within an image the clearer it should be, but this is only up to a point. In fact, megapixels may not be such a major issue these days.

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.

High dynamic range or HDR is a good feature to have in smart phone cameras. It has special qualities that allow the camera to create 3 images of each picture you take. Those images are all blended together to give you one high quality photo. However, this feature is best used on still type images and may be of little use for action photos.

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.

To get the best buy on smart phone cameras, make sure you get one that is simple to use and operate. Do not be too concerned about megapixels or even HDR, but dual LED flash and digital image stabilization can come in very handy, if you want to spend a little extra.




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