The Best Camera Smartphone under INR 10000
Analyse the Best Camera Specs • Here, we are going to analyse the best camera specs you can get on a smartphone below INR 10000 in India. We have especially chosen the budget segment for our assessment as most of the aforementioned digital cameras fell into this range. For our review we have chosen the mostly used 13-megapixel primary camera in this category and 8megapixel front camera or the selfie cam as it is popularly known these days. The device we are using for our review is LAVA Pixel V2 which retails for INR 8999. LAVA has steadily gained a fan following in the Indian phone market which is largely dominated by Samsung and Micromax. The company has become a significant player by presenting a competitive portfolio of devices and regular launches of newer handsets.
Some General Specs of the Smartphone • It is a sharp looking device, and even with its plastic finish, the device gives off a look of metal and ceramic build. The Pixel V2 is powered by a MediaTek Quad Core SOC and comes with 2GB of RAM and 16GB internal memory. The memory is extendable up to 32GB with an external memory card. The phone comes with a dual SIM configuration and supports 4G LTE. The Pixel V2 also comes with a 2500mAh battery. Since we are analysing the device for the budget smartphone with best camera category, we won’t be going into an in depth review of the device itself and rather focus on the camera capabilities alone.
Smart-Value Camera Device • The LAVA Pixel V2 is marketed as smart-value camera device for the budget conscious phone buyers in India. It sports the aforementioned 13megapixel primary shooter with a dual-LED flash and an 8-megapixel front camera for selfies and video chats. The highlight of the Pixel V2 is its front camera which is not only a touch above the generally seen 5-megapixel cameras in this category but also comes with a dedicated front flash.
Camera app on the phone • The Camera app on the phone takes cues from the Android 5.1 (which comes with the phone by default and shall be updated later by the company). The app has a decent layout, presenting all the key functions up top to minimise hassle while clicking photos or shooting videos. You can quickly switch from the primary to secondary camera and back again using the toggle and LAVA puts all the photo filters you need just a tap away. You can switch to different shooting modes without going into the detailed settings menu with LAVA Pixel V2. The company has also baked in a number of software based shooting modes along with the standard HDR and Panorama modes.
Wide Selfie Mode • We found that the additional modes work well and add some sprightliness to your camera experience on the Lava Pixel V2. A wide selfie mode lets you stitch your selfies together, others modes let you add sound to your pictures, do GIF shooting, bokeh and have a multiangle picture view. The innovation from LAVA has fairly impressed us in our search for the top budget Smartphone with best camera. The detailed camera settings put a number of useful tools at your disposal, including manual settings and resolutions controls.
Picture Quality Offered by LAVA • Coming to the picture quality offered by LAVA Pixel V2, images taken with the primary camera produced satisfactory levels of brightness and colour. The pictures retained details well, given the price point this phone is retailing at. Zooming in, the images lost some sharpness but retained overall detail. Indoor shots were also decent and handled dark areas well, some of this is due to the software tweaks by LAVA that balance out indoor lighting in the shots. The primary camera is capable of shooting video in 720p. Although some geeks might cry foul for the lack of full HD video capture, we feel it is an optimal resolution for a phone camera at this price. Plus, a budget phone buyer’s needs are quite different and 720p lets you save some memory space.
Front Camera Quality • The front camera is where the Pixel V2 outsmarts its competitors, entirely. Images were sharper and brighter than all other phones in this category and the addition of front flash is a welcome addition. So much so that we are now reluctant to go back to our much pricier Samsung for selfies.
Good camera phone below the Rs. 10000 • Wrapping up, LAVA has produced a remarkably good camera phone below the Rs. 10000 price point. The design is a fresh breath of air in the budget phone market which is dominated by similar looking Smartphone's from a number of Chinese and Indian phone makers. Moreover, the Pixel V2 by LAVA very well delivers on its promise of being the budget Smartphone with best camera in the market.