Camera & Video Phones

There is so much a hype about camera and video phones. Cell phone and gizmo savvies are raving about camera and video phones, which may very well give the digital camera a run for their money. With a camera or video phone, you can snap or shoot worthwhile and fun moments and share it with your family and friends. With so many camera and video phones available on the market to choose from, its not enough that you get the latest but you also have to score the best. Here are some of the hottest camera phones on the market to get you snapping and shooting.

Sony Ericsson K790a. The K90a comes with a 262, 144-color display and a 3.2 megapixel resolution that powerfully captures images in rich colors and sharp effects. Other features include 16x digital zoom, 15 fun frames; 6 lighting settings; 4 picture effects; panorama mode; macro setting; autofocus; white balance control; spot metering and BestPic function for snapping images in rapid succession. It also includes stabilization feature that corrects blurriness in camera phone pictures. Also a video phone, you can shoot MPEG-4 clips and adjust its settings too. It has a 64MB shared memory for saving your images. Pictures can be downloaded via Bluetooth, MMS, email, or to a computer via USB cable or an online blog. It also functions with an HP Printer for wireless photo printing, contacts and calendar entries. A downside about the K790, however, is its lack of world phone support and video imaging can be quite grainy as well.

LG enV VX9900. The enV comes with 2-megapixels, 2.5 digital zoom; four image resolutions, color effects and white balance settings and a photo editing option. Its autofocus feature keeps the phone steady and gets rids of blurriness when snapping pictures. Its video recording options allow you to take clips in two resolutions as well as perform editing manipulations the same as with a still camera. The enV can’t handle fast movements though, but videos may appear good when the camera is held steady.

Nokia N95. The N95 boasts of a 5-megapixel resolution equipped with a Carl Zeiss Vario-Tessar lens. Carl Zeiss, an optician, was an expert on camera lenses. It also has amazing editing and customization options that are almost the same as a digital camera. The N95 comes with seven shooting modes to get the best quality for your picture as possible. Its video features allow you to record videos at 640x480 VGA resolution and edit it as well. Moreover, it also has a video stabilization feature that reduces camera shake while you are taking videos. A good thing about the N95 is its video quality wherein imaging is devoid of any graininess, unlike other camera phones. However, this phone lacks US 3G network support, has poor standby battery life and sliding mechanism, low performance and is also very costly.

LG CU 500V. With a camera lens that rotates up to 180 degrees, taking pictures is easier than ever. This device promises good picture quality with 1.3 megapixels, 4x zooming, photo imaging in four resolutions, three quality settings, color effects and an image editor that allows you to crop, resize or rotate your pictures. You can also record videos in two video resolutions, although recording is only limited for up to 14 minutes. But what separates the LG CU500 from other video phones is its Video Share feature, in which you an instantly stream live video to another. However, this feature is only available upon subscription and within a 3G network.

So if you are looking for the best camera and video phone, why not try any of these top picks?