Who has the best Windows Phone camera app? Nokia, Microsoft or Proshot?

Choosing the best Windows Phone camera app may be as hard as choosing the best weather app. We are fortunate to take enough of quality choices in the Windows Phone Store that choosing the all-time app to satisfy our shutterbug needs can be tough.

Windows Phone Central reader bijak_riyandi has started a Forums word debating the claim of 3 camera app choices. He pits the Nokia Photographic camera, Microsoft Camera and ProShot apps up against each other to see which of these photography apps stands out from the pack. He tested all three on his Nokia Lumia 1020 running Windows Telephone 8.1 looking at the speed of the app and the quality of the photos.

Every bit far as the speed tests were concerned, Microsoft was the fastest to startup, ProShot won the shot-to-shot test (autofocus), Nokia Camera won the shot-to-shot test (manual focus) and Microsoft won the start to snap test.

Bijak_riyandi recognizes the quality test is somewhat subjective and deferred to the readers on which took the ameliorate motion picture. His opinion is that the Nokia Camera produced the better colors with a slight yellow color cast present with the Microsoft Camera and ProShot.

His overall conclusions are as follows:

Microsoft Camera

Pros: Fast shooting fourth dimension
Cons: No full-resolution shot, difficult to apply manual setting, slightly worse image quality

Nokia Photographic camera

Pros: Reframe capability, shooting in RAW format, easy manual settings
Cons: Tiresome

ProShot

Pros: More than features (manual-focus aid, customized manual settings, HDR, etc.)
Cons: Cannot be launched with the camera shutter push, heats upwardly the phone faster

The comments on this comparison seem to favor either ProShot or Nokia Camera. It would seem that the native Microsoft Camera is in need of work to compete with these (and other) feature rich photographic camera apps.

I tend to agree with WPCentral Reader David Lohrentz in that deciding which is best is a hard question to respond with a simple answer. In that location are a lot of variables to consider in choosing your camera app and while all three are quality choices, I'grand not sure one tin comprehend it all.

Personally, I lean on the simplicity of Nokia Camera and its zoom later feature when I need a quick shot. When I desire more control over the camera, I lean on ProShot and when my I want to tinker with filters I detect myself drawn to Camera360.

So what say you? What is your favorite Windows Phone camera app? Of the three, Microsoft Photographic camera, Nokia Camera or ProShot, which stands out and why? Feel free to hit the link beneath to join in on the Forums word or sound off below in the comments.

Forums Discussion - ProShot vs. Nokia Camera vs. Microsoft Camera

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