What's the best camera app for SK17i?

[Maii03]

Hi Guys,

I am currently searching for a new camera app that would enhance my camera/photo shoots. So far I have been using Camera 360.

Mind if you share your own apps too? What are the Pros and Cons?

Thanks a lot!

[gjuhasz]

Try Camera FV-5. You can save your shots even in lossless png format (100% jpg is also available. However, jpg is not lossless due to 2x2 chroma subsampling in Sony mobile phones).

Other apps provide you with nice-to-have blings only.

[m4dj]

You can try also Camera ICS +

I noticed that often this application take a photo with smaller ISO compared with stock app. Its not always the better thing , but for now I find it very good application.

[gjuhasz]

Yeah, I also was happy noticing the smaller ISO using both Camera FV-5 and Camera ICS + but finally I decided to buy FV-5 due to its lossless png feature.

Other must-have photo apps are

• HDR Camera+
• Night Camera+
• CamScanner - Phone PDF Creator

Paid versions do worth.

Unfortunately, the camera driver is the bottleneck.

• In GB, video provides nice stereo sound but photos seem to be oversaturated/oversharpened and 2x2 subsampling makes jpegs quality worse.
• In ICS, video is lagging, sound is mono by default, some user reports minor improvement in photo quality.
• No official JB expected for 2011 Xperias. Currently available custom ROMs provide less lagging than in ICS and a bit better photo quality but there is no FM radio at all - although Sony published the source code for radio, see http://developer.sonymobile.com/downloads/code-example-module/fm-radio-for-the-2011-xperia-phones/