TOP 5 best Android camera apps around

Published on by Nadia

Camera Zoom FX

This $2.99 app calls itself the ultimate Android camera app, and really it is. It's certainly the most feature-filled, handling both shooting and editing duties from one interface.
And while I find them a bit corny, there are a bunch of free expansion packs for sticking celebrities or props in your photos.
Also worth checking out in this category is Vignette. While I don't like its interface and work flow as much as Camera Zoom FX's, it is loaded with features and the only thing that's held back for the $3.99 Pro version is the ability to use resolutions above 0.8 megapixel.
If you don't want to spend the money for either of those, check out Camera360 or PicsArt, which have similar features, but they're free.

Little Photo

Little Photo is nice because the work flow is pretty fast.
Open the app, tap the screen to shoot, and then tap your shot to open a vertical list of editing tools, filters, and effects with live previews as you select them.
It's free, but a $3.85 plug-in adds tools like cropping and contrast, exposure, and saturation controls.

Pudding Camera

Like Urbian's Retro Camera, the free Pudding Camera app from KTH offers several different camera types as well as films that you can combine for your desired effect. You also get quick exposure control, support for front-facing cameras, and tap-to-shoot.
The biggest problem I have with it is that your largest photo resolution is 1,280 pixels, but that's fine for sharing online.
Along the same lines as Pudding Camera is Cymera, a camera app from SK Communications. The interface is nice and snappy, and it has plenty of editing options after you shoot. It is, however, tied into SK Comm's Korean social network, Cyworld, and every time you start the app, it asks you to log in. You can choose not to and use the app, but it's an extra step that might get to you after awhile. Plus, it's limited to a maximum resolution of 1,024 pixels. It's free, though, so checking it out won't cost you anything.

BeFunky PhotoEditor

If you're just looking for a good, free photo editor, BeFunky's is solid and ad-free.
Everything you expect to find for fine-tuning your shots before you share them is here and easy to use.
The $3.99 Pro version more than doubles the number of effects, but, as with my next pick, the selection that's offered for free should be enough for most.

Aviary Photo Editor

Aviary isn't an app, but I included it here because it's free and works well. It's actually a plug-in that adds itself to the Share options on your phone. You take a photo with whatever app you want or open a photo and tap your Share icon. Select Aviary from the list and it opens up a window of editing options.
There are plenty of tools to work with -- everything from quick crops to teeth whitening -- as well as filters and effects. Aviary sells a couple of expansion packs of six effects each for 99 cents a pop, but the free stuff is all I've ever used.

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