Is This The Best Camera Phone 2011?

Because of 'happy slapping' we often see camera phones in the news for all the wrong reasons. However, this month three smartphones have made headlines for all the right reasons. Three Nokia N8 phones were used on a beach in South Wales to make the world's largest stop-motion film. So just how good is the N8's camera? Does it win best camera phone 2011? Or are there other camera phones out there that can compete? It has to be said that the Nokia N8's specifications are impressive. The 12 megapixel camera uses Carl Zeiss optics, has automatic red-eye removal, autofocus, a whole bunch of manual controls for when you're feeling adventurous, as well as face recognition software. Very impressive. The video function is good too. Not only do you get the 12MP, but it is HD quality and there's a secondary camera for video calls. 

Excellent stuff. But what other camera phones are available at the moment? And do any of them match up to the Nokia N8? Well there are certainly other 12MP camera phones about, and we think that this selection will leave you spoilt for choice. The Samsung Pixon 12 was the first 12 megapixel smartphone camera we saw on the market, and thus a leader of the market for quite some time. An OLED screen with a 480 x 800 pixel resolution, support for DivX/Xvid video playback, it's certainly still a Nokia contender despite being a little older than the N8. Reviews are certainly favourable and the phone itself has all the smartphone features we expect from a high end phone. The Sony Ericsson Sattio also boasts a 12 megapixel camera. A fun feature of this phone is that it allows you to take 9 pictures in just one second. You can then pick your favourite and delete the rest. Handy for those of us who are a little bit picky when it comes to your photographs! It has smile detection, touch focus, video light, and image stabiliser for those shaky moments. It's certainly a nice looking phone as well, with a wide screen and slim case. So there you have it. Although the Nokia N8 may be making headlines, that doesn't mean that it wins the best camera phone 2011 award. There are plenty of other options. If you don't need 12MP then there are a number of 8MP camera phones available at the moment, with more coming out all the time. Nokia, BlackBerry, HTC all offer 8MP cameras on their phones, to name but a few. 8MP won't set you back a small fortune either, so look around for a good deal. There are also rumours that the new iPhone will feature an 8MP camera, so Apple fans should keep an eye out for that!

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Article From Base Articles 24/08/2011