I recently bought my first smart phone (I know, I seem to be a little behind the times), and I wanted to test the power of my new HTC Evo’s camera phone on a hiking trip Josh and I planned for New Years. I did the unthinkable; I left my camera at home.
I downloaded several camera apps, but decided to use the main camera phone without any effects to take a control set. The results really surprised me! The pictures turned out beautifully. The Texas sky was captured in its deepest blues and Enchanted Rock looked like the mountain it is; tall and alien.
While the camera on my phone took beautiful pictures, I still take into consideration a couple things. Firstly, the weather and light were perfect. There weren’t any difficult lighting situations, so any point-and-shoot would have done well. Secondly, while the pictures were beautiful, the quality of the photos was noisier than I would have liked. I don’t know what they would be like to print.
It was a fun experiment, but I think I will make room in my pack for my “real” camera. But take a look at the rest of the pictures, and see if you can see a difference; I’d love to know!