Best Android Camera Apps

Although smart phone cameras have improved a lot in recent years, our ability to capture even more amazing images, if you have the skills. But often, if you want to make the most of your Android camera, you'll want to install a third-party option, and this is where this list of the best Android camera apps comes in handy. Plus, find out how to get the HDR + version of Google Camera on your non-Pixel phone.

Google Camera

With a clean layout and intuitive controls, the Google Camera app has been getting better for beginners and pros alike. You can take panoramic photos and use Photo Sphere, a spherical panorama feature that allows immersive viewing in the Google Photos app. Nexus or Pixel motion sensors work wonders, but true 360-degree cameras are even better suited for such shots. It's just one of his many characteristics. What is really impressive are the results of the application, especially on Nexus and Pixel phones.

Google Camera with HDR + for phones other than Google

Officially, it is really the owners of Nexus and Pixel that will benefit the most from this application since they are the only phones that support the HDR + mode of Google. HDR + adds little noise to its processing and is able to create one of the most beautiful smartphone images available, even in the darkest lighting conditions. But in reality, almost any smartphone with a Snapdragon 820, 821 or 835 processor can get Google Camera with HDR + by charging the APK. See the full instructions for how to get it here.

Camera Zoom FX

Camera Zoom FX is a classic among Android camera apps - having been on the market for quite some time, providing a continuous stream of updates and features for its users.

The camera app allows you to use predefined filters, but also allows you to use it as a pure, unadorned camera app. Camera Zoom FX allows you to define grid lines and display a stabilization indicator. With this option enabled, you will see a red circle on your screen if you tremble too much when trying to take a picture.

An interesting feature is the incognito mode. If you are already in a situation where you want to take a picture, but you do not want your environment to see what you are doing, you can start incognito mode. The camera launches an image that masks like a web page, with a small camera window in the upper corner. If you press the display, the camera will take a picture. Camera Zoom FX has a host feature that will make sure to satisfy every smartphone photographer. Camera Zoom FX is available as a free and paid application.

ProShot

While its interface may take a bit of time to learn to navigate, it's a feature-rich application for shooting better photos. Grid overlay is a useful thing to have at your fingertips, and there are two types of levels on the screen to make sure you shoot directly.

The usual manual controls are present - ISO, exposure, focus, white balance - and the built-in gallery also displays ISO and shutter speeds for each photo you shot. This is not the most beautiful gallery but it is certainly a powerful application that has intuitive features throughout - like the precise zoom to a finger and a fun light painting option that "develops" photos under your eyes .

It will even support video capture up to 4K, provided you have the right hardware.

While there was a free version to try, there is now only a paid version of $ 5.

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FV-5 camera

The FV-5 also offers grid overlays, histograms, and other similar options, but they are hidden in menus, making them less accessible than through the ProShot interface. You get full control over ISO, light metering, focus, white balance and more. There is also an exposure bracketing function that allows you to take multiple pictures in quick succession with different exposure values, allowing you to review them and choose the best one to keep.

It's cheaper than ProShot, and it's worth it considering that and a manual camera (see below) is there - if you're looking for high quality manual control. There is also now a "lite" version that also gives you an overview of the application.

Open the camera

When you want a light camera app, and you want it to be completely free, there's nothing better than Open Camera. It has many of the same manual control functions as premium apps and even offers a convenient home screen widget that lets you take a picture with a single tap.

Using this widget is not going to give you the best visual results from your camera, but when it's not a priority, it's a convenient button to have. Otherwise, the multitude of options provided in the app will help you get your images looking as you wish.

VSCO Cam

VSCO Cam is not the most user-friendly camera on our list, but it trusts a lot of people and has been around for a long time. It's a little different from most apps we've seen in this list so far.

This is mainly because it combines - and in fact focuses on - providing a capture and sharing experience like Instagram. There are a number of predefined filters that you can apply to your images to change the tone and feel, and the quality of these settings is one of the reasons to use VSCO Cam. And if they do not cut it, there are some non-intuitive menus to explore, in which you can manually adjust the image settings.

The company has removed the photo editing sync feature it offered, but VSCO Cam still has some interesting skills.

A better camera

A better camera is essentially what it says: a camera application superior to the Android standard that comes pre-installed on "vanilla" devices. A better camera brings a number of interesting features, including group portrait settings, "Sequence Shot" and the ability to simply remove unwanted objects from images. There is also a useful Best Shot option that takes multiple images, then lets you select the one that looks best, and the ability to use focus and exposure metering from separate points.

An improved camera also includes immediate post-processing, and you can record videos with an HDR in real time. Unfortunately, most of the best features of the app are only available through in-app purchase, so A Better Camera sometimes looks like a boring free game - for example, you get 5 free Super Shots, but you have to put in day. Fortunately, the app is on sale right now so you can unlock everything for very little money.

If you take a lot of pictures and are happy with a small investment, A Better Camera is certainly worthy of its name - and other camera apps should use its sliding grid gesture. If you want an application that lets you apply filters and edit photos easily after capturing, you need to install another companion app called A Better Editor.

Camera360 Ultimate

Camera360 is extremely popular on the Google Play Store. It offers a complete camera app that is capable of virtually everything. It uses a lens filter system that can be applied before a photo is taken, which means you do not have to wait until later to see if your image is repairable by adding a cheeky filter. It contains a wide variety of options and effects, although you might wonder if some of them are really very useful.

What is particularly good is that it is easy to use and does not bury all the options in the individual menus. It's something missing from other cameras, but it's really helpful to have everything in one place instead of going through different screens.

It also brings features like stickers and comic effects that you can apply to your photos quite easily before sharing or saving them. These are features most often found in email applications like Line or WhatsApp, but some people will find this ability directly in the camera app more useful.

Shutter speed, focus, white balance, exposure compensation - you control every detail of your photo. This application also allows you to save images in RAW format without loss.

So, if you take photos very seriously, but still want to use your smartphone, Manual Camera is a great solution. As this is a paid application ($ 2.99) on the Play Store, you will probably want to test the compatibility checker before coughing any money.

Pixlr

Pixlr has come a long way since it was a stand-alone image editor, and although it does not offer quite the same level of granular control as Manual Camera, it's a great choice if you need a good balance of tools. and impressive visual effects. There is even a fully functional integrated gallery that allows you to view the file size next to the thumbnails.

It has the option of automatic image correction, and adjustments such as healing, focus and splatter, it feels like a level experiment with Photoshop. Some effects and features are more useful than others. You can also add text to your photos with a number of different font styles or choose to pixelate or scramble other parts.

Pixlr is a great versatile tool and is also downloadable for free. Some filters and features require an in-app purchase but even without, it's worth a look.