Wednesday, May 9, 2012

Seven popular Android camera apps reviewed and rated

This may come as a shock to anyone that has an iPhone, but not everyone has an iPhone.And if you don't have an iPhone then you missed getting your preferred username in Instagram and are sick of everyone's square pictures of their dinner turned all before-it-was-cool-antiquey with a droll filter.Perhaps more importantly, you're arriving to the Instagram hipster party late and have had the time to actually try out and enjoy other camera apps.Which is why, like me, you may not be crazy-impressed with Instagram.

Android users (like me) have had a lot of camera apps to sift through and plenty of time to do it. I take a lot of photos with my phone in a variety of situations.  I've been testing and using Android camera apps diligently for six months; Instagram from when it opened to Android.I'm currently enjoying a Galaxy Nexus on Ice Cream Sandwich and regularly use and test other droids, in addition to other operating systems.(Disclosure: I partner with Nokia on occasion to test and promote phones for special events if I like the phone and OS).Some people got tired of waiting for Instagram and joined the photo sharing community at MyTubo, a camera app that, well, is a bit like Instagram. It doesn't have critical mass, but is a simple and pretty app.

Pros: 15 easy to use filters, tons of sharing options including four Chinese social networks (Sina, RenRen, etc), users send each other "meows" for ratings, in-app social network is simple and easy to use, easy to switch cameras.Cons: No nudity or "erotic content" (with ToS caveat they can "interpret" this at any time), nothing exceptional about camera use, can't change phone shutter location, no camera adjustment settings, average in-app camera no different than native Android app.

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