TRICKSJET

With a host of smartphones being sold
today, it may be difficult to differentiate
between them and find too drastic
differences in what they do. After all,
most of their functionality is based on
apps, and they are the same for all phones using the same platform.
However, apart from some other
hardware related features, one of the
things that can still significantly differ
from one phone to the next is the
camera that it sports. Even though there are still people who will only
occasionally snap a photo with their
phone, a large majority of smartphone
users take photos practically on daily
bases. However, the phones that we are
presenting today are not exactly ideal for causal photographers, instead they
would be better suited for people who
really need to take high quality pictures
and are prepared to pay the price.

Samsung Galaxy S4 Zoom

One of the largest advantages of digital
cameras over smartphones when it
comes to image quality was found in
the fact that digital cameras usually
come equipped with an optical zoom,
while smartphones had to rely on digital zooming. This would inevitably
reduce image quality and thus make
your smartphone inferior in this regard
to even an average digital camera.
People from Samsung recognized this
and decided to offer a perfect blend of a smartphone and a digital camera in
theirSamsung Galaxy S4 Zoom

This hybrid comes with a 16 megapixel
quality camera and a 10X optical zoom.
This does make the phone look
somewhat cumbersome, as it is roughly
the size of a typical digital camera, but
gives you the ability to make amazing images, which is coupled with the full
functionality of a smartphone. The Optical Image Stabilizer feature makes sure that your images are clear even if
you are not at your steadiest when
taking the photo, while Smart Mode
gives you live information on the focal
length and light levels, to help you
make better photos.

Nokia Lumia 1020

This masterpiece that comes with
Windows 8 and an astounding 41
megapixel PureView camera will make
you redefine your notion about what
exactly a camera phone is capable of
doing. Even though the camera protrudes from the back of the phone,
making it somewhat cumbersome, it is
more than worth the sacrifice when you
consider its features. The camera was
taken from theirPureView 808 phone and further improved. Camera holds Carl
Zeiss optics and has no less than 6
physical lenses, assuring great image
quality. With a host of interesting and
useful features and excellent low light
image quality, Nokia Lumia 1020 is by far one of the best camera phones
currently out there.

HTC One

While Nokia and Samsung opted for
hardware solutions when trying to
improve their cameras, HTC took an
interesting approach in redefining the
way images are taken. They introduced
UltraPixels, which are trying to take into account some aspects of taking a photo
that were previously not addressed.
They decided to use larger pixels which
could capture more light and provide
for better image quality. The F/2.0
aperture that the phone uses when taking images guarantees great picture
quality, and seeing that there are fewer
pixels to process, these images take up
less room on your storage drive and are
easier to share on social networks.