In this entry we are going to talk about the six nominees for the best camera phones of 2010 and see who will take the first prize. Interested? Let’s get started!

After digging around for the best camera phone of 2010, we came across one important issue, nobody with the exception of Nokia is making camera phones anymore, Nokia comes to be the only company with a 12 mgx camera phone namely Nokia N8 that’s still on sale.

This fact eases our decision as for the best camera phone of 2010: it is Nokia N8, no doubts. However there are also other camera phones that deserve our attention and also we will see why the  Nokia N8 comes high up in our estimation.

Nokia N8

The Nokia N8 is equipped with a 12-megapixel camera with high end Carl Zeiss lens, a powerful Xenon flash and video recording HD-quality 720p.


I will give a list of other characteristics that relate to the camera:

  • Camera resolution 4000 x 3000
  • 12 megapixel sensor largest sensor
  • F 2.8
  • ISO 100, 400, 800, Auto
  • Focal length 5.9 mm
  • Focusing from 10 cm (macro), from 20 to infinity in the automatic mode
  • Autofocus
  • Digital zoom x2, when shooting video x 3
  • Face detection in the picture
  • Red-eye reduction

On top of all the Nokia N8 has a fantastic video performance (both capture and playback), and exactly this is why N8 comes to be the best in this competition, hands down!
So if you want to boast with the best camera phone then you should buy the Nokia N8 with its powerful features, however keep on reading the post to know other candidates for the best camera phone of 2010: the HTC Desire HD, the HTC 7 Mozart, Motorola Milestone XT720, Sony Ericsson Vivaz, Sony Ericsson Xperia X10.

Sony Ericsson Vivaz

Sony Ericsson Vivaz is a great smartphone that runs on the Symbian platform. Sony Ericsson Vivaz offers good quality photos; moreover it has a range of camera settings that can be useful, for example white balance adjustment,  exposure compensation, so it can as well work for you. Sony Ericsson Vivaz camera is good especially for a daylight pics. Sony Ericsson Vivaz features a 8 MP camera with a single LED flash and it  is good especially for a daylight pics.

Sony Ericsson Xperia X10

When we look at Sony Ericsson Xperia X10 we see that Sony Ericsson is still capable of producing great camera phones. TheSony Ericsson Xperia X10 provides several focus modes to choose from, as well as settings like face detection, macro mode, and white balance. Sony Ericsson Xperia X10 is a very beautiful and stylish Android smartphone, equipped with a 8 Mp camera , the flash helps to shoot in the lack of light and even at night and autofocus works out perfectly.

Motorola Milestone XT720

The Milestone XT720 is packed with a 8 megapixel camera enhanced with auto-focus, and a Xenon flash, it will surely make beautiful pictures.

HTC Desire HD

The HTC Desire HD has a unibody design built from a solid block of aluminum and packs a 4.3-inch LCD display, running Android OS 2.2.  HTC Desire HD is also equipped with a 8 megapixel camera with dual LED flash and video recording at 720p. Although the HTC camera is relatively weak as compared with the Nokia N8, however, we cannot deny that it HTC Desire HD is a fantastic smart-phone and will surely satisfy your camera needs, but for more details you can check out the HTC Desire HD review.

HTC 7 Mozart

The HTC 7 Mozart is running Windows Phone 7,  the handset is equipped with Qualcomm QSD8250 1 GHz processor, 512 MB RAM and 8 GB of internal flash memory. The integrated camera has an 8-megapixel sensor and a xenon flash which allows to take good quality pics. Besides the fact that it runs Windows Phone 7 can make you choose this handset.

I hope you enjoyed reading this post!