Snap Up the Best Camera Phone

If you want to take excellent pictures then get a separate device such as a digital camera, but if you want just good pictures to share with friends then give careful thought to the best camera phone for you. The best camera phone may not necessarily be the best phone though. Here are five to think about.

There is the stylish Nokia N73 that has a huge 3.2 mega pixel camera which subtly hides behind a protective sliding shutter on the back of the phone. It successfully takes sharp and clear photos with no evidence of the usual blurring that happen on most Nokia phones. Another useful feature it has is an impressive twenty times digital zoom. To top it all off the device is easy to use, has a shutter switch and LED flash to take nighttime shots and closer pictures.

Next we have Sony Ericsson W710iof which reviewers have found the camera quality passable. When tested with indoor photos the resulting photos were disappointing as they were blurry and fuzzy, the outdoor shots were of a similar quality level. They were taken in dull and quite cloudy conditions with little light, the camera was disturbed by the wind movement and in some of the test pictures it was apparent that some of the catkins were fuzzy. However photos taken indoors in a brightly lit room were much better quality. The phone itself was easy to use and had other interesting features.

Then there is the LG Fusic with a built in 1.3-mega pixel camera that has a flash. The camera is nothing special and it takes a couple of seconds to prepare itself. It was easy to use in terms of saving images and using the device (to adjust it) and the phone allows the user to send, delete, upload, print and use the picture on the computer for editing etc. The photo quality was standard and there were lots of adjustment options to get the best picture.

A final camera phone to consider is the Motorola SLVR L7c that had very disappointing VGA camera. It is only a one mega pixel camera which these days is very low indeed and really is the bare minimum, especially to a phone of which is being marketed so heavily. It only takes photos in three different resolutions. (640x480, 320x240, and 160x120), but at least it offers the choice of options for editing including quality settings, brightness that can be adjusted, white balance settings, a self timer, a zoom of 8x, three diverse color effects, three choices of fun frames and a choice of 6 different shutter sounds, including the silent option.

So which is the best camera phone for you? Test the ones mentioned here but be sure to know what your requirements are in order of importance to you and happy snapping.

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