Be it Nexus 6 or Samsung Galaxy, Nokia Lumia or Moto G, camera is one of the best features of Android phones. All branded android smartphone manufacturers like Sony, Samsung and others are bringing new technologies and enhancing the camera features every day. The smartphone consumption is increasing day by day and the camera features are highly popular and even can give a DSLR or any point and shoot camera a run for their money!
With the advancement in the smartphone camera technology, smartphones are becoming first choice for everyone, be one is a simple young person who wants to just capture any instant or professional photographer who wants to take a deliberate and specific capture! However to match up to the specifications or shooting experience of a regular DSLR, the android’s phone’s inbuilt app are not surely enough. These cameras can provide you with limitless opportunities of a perfect shooting experience if one can team it up with the android apps which are available in Google play store for free!!!

1. Camera 360 Ultimate

• Camera 360 app is one of the most popular camera app available for android mobile phones
• The camera provides professional level manual controls and features along with post editing features
• Provides lots of Camera modes, exclusive filters, social sharing options to backup and share the photos online
• An all-rounder camera app for your Android device with added new features like Magic Skin Effects and importing and exporting pictures from other source.

Requires Android – 2.3 and up

2. Google Camera

• Very unique and great visual appeal
• Google Camera app comes pre-installed on Nexus devices.
• You can click pictures quickly and in several modes like HDR+, Lens blur, Photo sphere, wide angle and panorama.
• You can capture pictures while shooting a video.
• Google Camera also comes with Android Wear support.
• It shoots at the native resolution of the camera sensor
• Added Android 5.0/Lollipop compatibility and improved performance

Requires – Android 4.4 and up.

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3. VSCO Cam

• This app was very popular on iOS first before making its way onto android
• This app also has the regular possibility to click, process and share them.
• The best part is its unique post processing features or personalizing feature
• Sync your pictures through VSCO Grid with a social network
• You can edit your pictures and also personalize the pictures.
• The new version has few updates and fixes related to GPS activation, sharing images, date and time issue etc.

Requires Android- 4 and above

4. Snapseed

• Very popular Photo filter app but you can apply effects, share or post them to the web
• Auto Correct feature allows you to rectify the common issues on your photos and enhance the appeal to share it. Through features like Selective Adjust and Tune Image, you can either tweak any specific part of an image or change the overall look and feel of the shot
• You can apply photo filter edit, rotate, crop and resize.
• Added new HDR SCAPE filter and Shadows slider in Tune Image

Requires Android: 4 and above

5. Pixr Express

• This app is for someone who just doesn’t want to go into lots of options or menus. One can just simply turn on or off the choices to finally see the changes or effect onto the final image.
• This app also has the one tap basic regular feature of crop, resize, rotate, etc and photo editing and sharing feature to personalize, improve your photos and share with your friends online. Certain tools like fix redeye, remove blemishes and whiten teeth are also available.
• With more personalizing options like overlays and filter options, one can change the mood and feel of the shot, add borders, and customize the final product with stickers.

Requires Android: 2.3.3 and up

6. Photo Editor by Aviary

• It provides you with simple photo editing features which can improve the appearance of your pictures. This app is not for detailed photo editing.
• You can simply do all the basic requisites like color balance, blur or sharpen, photo effects, crop, contrast, straighten and rotate your pictures just like any other photo app can do.
• Added new tools like Overlays, Vignette, Color and Lighting!

Requires Android: 2.3.3 and up

8. LAPSE IT

This is a very popular app for capturing time lapse and stop motion videos with the phone camera. It is simple to use.
• Being able to produce fully edited time lapse videos right in your phone. You can create slow or fast motion version
• Captures shots fast and using full sensor and create full HD videos
• Now provides Android Lollipop camera mode that renders more controls

Requires Android: 2.2 and above

Conclusion

So above are the apps which are free for you to discover and do let us know the experience. If however, if you feel that we have missed out on any great app, feel free to mention it over in your comments!!